CBS

CBS is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network owned by ViacomCBS through its CBS Entertainment Group division. The network is headquartered at the CBS Building in New York City, with major production facilities and operations in New York City (at the CBS Broadcast Center) and Los Angeles (at CBS Television City and the CBS Studio Center).

The name "CBS" is an initialism of its former legal name that was used from 1928 to 1974, Columbia Broadcasting System. CBS is also sometimes referred to as the Eye Network, in reference to the company's trademark symbol, in use since 1951. It has also been called the "Tiffany Network", alluding to the perceived high quality of its programming during the tenure of William S. Paley. It can also refer to some of CBS's first demonstrations of color television, which were held in a former Tiffany & Co. building in New York City in 1950.

The network has its origins in United Independent Broadcasters Inc., a radio network founded in Chicago by New York City talent agent Arthur Judson in January 1927. In April of that year, the Columbia Phonograph Company, parent of the Columbia record label, invested in the network, resulting in its rebranding as the Columbia Phonographic Broadcasting System (CPBS). In early 1928, Judson and Columbia sold the network to Isaac and Leon Levy, two brothers who owned WCAU, the network's Philadelphia affiliate, as well as their partner Jerome Louchheim. They installed Paley, an in-law of the Levys, as president of the network. With the Columbia record label out of ownership, Paley rebranded the network as the Columbia Broadcasting System. Under Paley's guidance, CBS would first become one of the largest radio networks in the United States, and eventually one of the Big Three American broadcast television networks. In 1974, CBS dropped its original full name and became known simply as CBS, Inc. The Westinghouse Electric Corporation acquired the network in 1995, renaming its corporate entity CBS Broadcasting, Inc. two years later, and eventually adopted the name of the company it had acquired to become CBS Corporation. In 2000, CBS came under the control of the original incarnation of Viacom, which was formed as a spin-off of CBS in 1971. In 2005, Viacom split itself into two separate companies and re-established CBS Corporation through the spin-off of its broadcast television, radio and select cable television and non-broadcasting assets, with the CBS network at its core. CBS Corporation was controlled by Sumner Redstone through National Amusements, which also controlled the second incarnation of Viacom until December 4, 2019, when the two separated companies agreed to re-merge to become ViacomCBS. Following the sale, CBS and its other broadcasting and entertainment assets were reorganized into a new division, CBS Entertainment Group.

CBS operated the CBS Radio network until 2017, when it sold its radio division to Entercom. Before this, CBS Radio mainly provided news and features content for its portfolio of owned-and-operated radio stations in large and mid-sized markets, as well as its affiliated radio stations in various other markets. While CBS Corporation shareholders own a 72% stake in Entercom, CBS no longer owns or operates any radio stations directly; however, it still provides radio news broadcasts to its radio affiliates and to the new owners of its former radio stations, and licenses the rights to use CBS trademarks under a long-term contract. The television network has over 240 owned-and-operated and affiliated television stations throughout the United States, some also available in Canada via pay-television providers or in border areas over-the-air. CBS was ranked 197th on the 2018 Fortune 500 of the largest American corporations by revenue.

### Hey, Look Us Over! (1965-1966)

* A Charlie Brown Christmas - Thursday December 9th 1965 - at 8:00-8:30pm

### You'll See Stars! (1966-1967)

* Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! - Sunday December 18th 1966

### Get In the Winner's Circle (1967-1968)

* He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown - Wednesday February 14th 1968 - at 8:30-9:00pm

### The Best Television on Television (1969-1970)

* Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969) - Saturday September 13th 1969-January 17th 1970 - at 10:30-11:00am
* Frosty the Snowman - Sunday December 7th 1969 - at 7:30-8:00pm
* Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! - Wednesday March 18th 1970

### We've Got it All Together (1970-1971)

* Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1970) - Saturday September 12th 1970-October 31st 1970 - at 12:00-12:30pm

### Where the Good Times Are (1971-1972)

* The Lorax (1972 TV Special) - Monday February 14th 1972

### The Best is Right Here on CBS (1973-1974)

* A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving - Tuesday November 20th 1973 - at 8:00-8:30pm

### See the Best...CBS (1974-1975)

* The Hoober-Bloob Highway - Wednesday February 19th 1975

### The Hot Ones (1976-1977)

* Bugs Bunny's Easter Special - Thursday April 7th 1977

### Turn Us On, We'll Turn You On (1978-1979)

* You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown - Monday March 19th 1979 - at 8:00-8:30pm

### We're Looking Good! (1979-1980)

* The New Adventures of Heckle and Jeckle and Quacula - Saturday September 8th 1979-December 22nd 1979 - 8:00-9:00am
* The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse - Saturday September 8th 1979-December 22nd 1979 - 8:00-9:00am
* Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales - Tuesday November 27th 1979

### Reach for the Stars (1981-1982)

* No Man's Valley - Monday November 23rd 1981

### Great Moments (1982-1983)

* Gilligan's Planet (1982) - Saturday September 18th 1982-December 11th 1982 - at 10:30-11:00am

### We've Got the Touch (1983-1986)

* The Wuzzles: Bulls of a Feather - Saturday September 14th 1985 - at 8:30am-9:00am
* You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1985) - Wednesday November 6th 1985 - at 8:00-8:30pm
* Happy New Year, Charlie Brown - Wednesday January 1st 1986 - at 8:30-9:00pm

### CBSpirit (1987-1988)

* Snoopy: The Musical (1988) - Friday January 29th 1988 - at 8:00-8:30pm

### CBS: Television You Can Feel (1988-1989)

* Clifford's Fun With Rhymes - 1988
* The Video Adventures of Clifford the Big Red Dog - 1988

### Get Ready for CBS (1989-1990)

* Why, Charlie Brown, Why? - Friday March 16th 1990 - at 8:00-8:30pm