College World Series on CBS
From 1988-2002, CBS Sports televised a portion of the annual College World Series.
History
From 1988-1990, CBS only televised the championship game. From 1991 until the end of their coverage in 2002, CBS televised one game on the first Saturday of the World Series besides the championship game.
Format change
Prior to 1988, the College World Series was a pure double-elimination event. Beginning in 1988, the tournament was divided into two four-team double-elimination brackets, with the survivors of each bracket playing in a single championship game. The single-game championship was made for broadcast television, with the final game on CBS on Saturday afternoon.
The end of CBS' coverage
In 2003, the tournament was shifted entirely to cable on ESPN, which had begun covering all of the other games of the CWS since 1982 (and a partial schedule since 1980). The championship final became a best-of-three series between the two bracket winners, with games scheduled for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday evenings.
Commentators
2000s
| Year | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
| 2002[1][2] | Greg Gumbel[3] | Rick Cerone |
| 2001[4][5] | Greg Gumbel | Ray Knight |
| 2000[6][7] | Greg Gumbel | Jerry Kindall |
1990s
1980s
| Year | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
| 1989[26] | Brent Musburger | Joe Morgan |
| 1988[27] | Brent Musburger | Rick Monday |
See also
References
- ^ 2002 NCAA College World Series Part 2 on YouTube
- ^ 2002 College World Series on CBS
- ^ 2002 CWS - Texas v South Carolina on YouTube
- ^ 2001 NCAA College World Series on YouTube
- ^ 2001 College World Series on CBS
- ^ 2000 NCAA College World Series on YouTube
- ^ 2000 College World Series on CBS
- ^ 1999 NCAA College World Series on YouTube
- ^ 1999 College World Series on CBS
- ^ 1998 NCAA College World Series on YouTube
- ^ 1998 College World Series on CBS
- ^ 1997 NCAA College World Series on YouTube
- ^ 1996 NCAA College World Series on YouTube
- ^ 1996 College World Series on CBS
- ^ 1995 NCAA College World Series on YouTube
- ^ 1995 College World Series on CBS
- ^ 1994 NCAA College World Series on YouTube
- ^ 1994 College World Series on CBS
- ^ 1993 NCAA College World Series on YouTube
- ^ 1993 College World Series on CBS
- ^ 1992 NCAA College World Series on YouTube
- ^ 1992 College World Series on CBS
- ^ 1991 NCAA College World Series on YouTube
- ^ 1991 College World Series on CBS
- ^ 1990 College World Series on CBS
- ^ 1989 College World Series on CBS
- ^ 1988 College World Series on CBS