CBS - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 History 2 Programming Toggle Programming subsection 2.1 Daytime 2.2 Children's programming 2.3 Specials 2.3.1 Animated primetime holiday specials 2.3.2 Classical music specials 2.3.3 Cinderella 2.3.4 National Geographic 2.3.5 Other notable specials 3 Stations 4 Related services Toggle Related services subsection 4.1 Video-on-demand services 4.1.1 Paramount+ (formerly CBS All Access) 4.2 CBS HD 5 Branding Toggle Branding subsection 5.1 Logos 5.2 Image campaigns 5.2.1 1980s 5.2.2 1990s 5.2.3 2000s 5.2.4 2020s 6 International broadcasts Toggle International broadcasts subsection 6.1 Canada 6.2 Bermuda 6.3 Mexico 6.4 Central America, the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean 6.5 Guam 6.6 Puerto Rico 6.7 South America 6.8 United Kingdom 6.9 Australia 6.10 Asia 6.10.1 Hong Kong 6.10.2 Philippines 6.10.3 India 6.10.4 Israel 7 Controversies Toggle Controversies subsection 7.1 "Gay Power, Gay Politics" 7.2 Brown & Williamson interview 7.3 Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy 7.4 Killian documents controversy 7.5 Hopper controversy 7.6 Harassment allegations 7.7 Second Trump administration 7.7.1 Postponed CECOT story 7.7.2 Peter Attia resignation over involvement in Epstein files 8 Presidents of CBS Entertainment 9 See also 10 Further reading 11 References 12 External links Toggle the table of contents CBS 95 languages Afrikaans العربية مصرى অসমীয়া Asturianu Azərbaycanca Žemaitėška Беларуская Български বাংলা Bosanski Català Cebuano کوردی Čeština Чӑвашла Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Ελληνικά Esperanto Español Eesti Euskara فارسی Suomi Français Frysk Galego Avañe'ẽ Hausa עברית हिन्दी Hrvatski Kreyòl ayisyen Magyar Հայերեն Bahasa Indonesia Ido Íslenska Italiano 日本語 Jawa ქართული Qaraqalpaqsha Қазақша ភាសាខ្មែរ ಕನ್ನಡ 한국어 Kurdî Кыргызча Lëtzebuergesch ລາວ Lietuvių Latviešu Malagasy मराठी Bahasa Melayu မြန်မာဘာသာ नेपाली Nederlands Norsk nynorsk Norsk bokmål Polski Português Română Русский Саха тыла Sicilianu Scots Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Simple English Slovenčina Slovenščina Soomaaliga Shqip Српски / srpski Sunda Svenska Kiswahili தமிழ் Тоҷикӣ ไทย Tagalog Türkçe Українська اردو Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча Vèneto Tiếng Việt 吴语 მარგალური ייִדיש 粵語 中文 Edit links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Switch to legacy parser Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikimedia Commons Wikinews Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American broadcast television and radio network "Columbia Phonographic Broadcasting System" and "Columbia Broadcasting System" redirect here. For other uses, see CBS (disambiguation). [[Pluto TV]]"},"online_serv_2":{"wt":"[[DirecTV Stream]]"},"online_chan_2":{"wt":"Channel 390 (CBS HD [[WCBS-TV|East]])<br>Channel 391 (CBS HD [[KCBS-TV|West]])"},"online_serv_3":{"wt":"Service(s)"},"online_chan_3":{"wt":"[[DirecTV Stream]], [[FuboTV]], [[Hulu#Hulu + Live TV service|Hulu + Live TV]], Paramount+, [[YouTube TV]]"}},"i":0}}]}'>Television channel CBS Broadcasting Inc. Type Television network Country United States Broadcast area Worldwide Affiliates State Headquarters CBS Broadcast Center, Manhattan, New York City, United States Programming Language English Picture format 1080i HDTV Ownership Owner Paramount Skydance Parent CBS Entertainment Group Key people George Cheeks (President and CEO, CBS Entertainment Group) Amy Reisenbach (President, CBS Entertainment) Bari Weiss (Editor-in-chief, CBS News) David Berson (President and CEO, CBS Sports) Sister channels List BET BET Her CBS Sports Network CMT CMT Music Comedy Central FLiX Logo TV MTV MTV2 MTV Classic MTV Live MTV Tres MTVU Nickelodeon Nick Jr. TeenNick NickMusic NickToons Paramount Network Pop TV Showtime Smithsonian Channel The Movie Channel TV Land VH1 History Founded January 27, 1927; 99 years ago (1927-01-27) Launched Radio: September 18, 1927 (1927-09-18) Television: July 1, 1941; 85 years ago (1941-07-01) Founder Arthur Judson William S. Paley Closed Radio: May 22, 2026; 2 months ago (2026-05-22) Former names United Independent Broadcasters, Inc. (1927) Columbia Phonographic Broadcasting System (1927–28) Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. (1928–74) CBS, Inc. (1974–97) Links Website cbs.com Availability Streaming media Affiliated Streaming Service(s) Paramount+ Pluto TV DirecTV Stream Channel 390 (CBS HD East) Channel 391 (CBS HD West) Service(s) DirecTV Stream, FuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, Paramount+, YouTube TV CBS Building CBS Broadcasting Inc., doing business as the CBS Television Network,[1] (commonly shortened to CBS, an abbreviation of its original name, the Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television network and the flagship property of the CBS Entertainment Group division of Paramount Skydance. It is one of Paramount Skydance's three flagship subsidiaries, along with Paramount Pictures and MTV. Founded in 1927 as a radio network, headquartered at the CBS Building in New York City and being part of the "Big Three" television networks, CBS has major production facilities and operations at the CBS Broadcast Center and One Astor Plaza in New York City, and Television City and the CBS Studio Center in Los Angeles. It is sometimes referred to as the Eye Network, after the company's trademark symbol of an eye, which has been in use since October 20, 1951,[2] and also the Tiffany Network, which alludes to the perceived high quality of its programming during the tenure of William S. Paley (and can also refer to some of CBS's first demonstrations of color television, which were held in the former Tiffany and Company Building in New York City in 1950).[3][4] History [edit source] Main article: History of CBS The network has its origins in United Independent Broadcasters, Inc., a radio network founded in Chicago by New York City talent agent Arthur Judson on January 27, 1927. In April of that year, the Columbia Phonograph Company, parent of Columbia Records' record label, invested in the network, resulting in its rebranding as the Columbia Phonographic Broadcasting System (CPBS).[5] 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 William S. 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.[6] By September 1928, Paley became the network's majority owner with 51 percent of the business.[7] Paramount Pictures then acquired the other 49 percent of CBS in 1929, but the Great Depression eventually forced the studio to sell its shares back to the network in 1932.[5] CBS would then remain primarily an independent company throughout the next 63 years. 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. CBS ventured and expanded its horizons through television starting in the 1940s, spinning off its broadcast syndication division Viacom to a separate company in 1971. In 1974, CBS dropped its original full name and became known simply as CBS, Inc. The company was listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CBS". The Westinghouse Electric Corporation acquired the network in 1994, renaming its legal name to the current CBS Broadcasting Inc. two years later, and in 1997 adopted the name of the company it had acquired to become CBS Corporation. In 1999, 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.[8][9][10] 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 (later Paramount Global and now known as Paramount Skydance Corporation). 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 (now known as Audacy, Inc. since 2021).[11] Before this, CBS Radio mainly provided news and feature 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 common shareholders (i.e. not the multiple-voting shares held by National Amusements) were given a 72% stake in the combined Entercom,[12] CBS no longer owns or operates any radio stations directly; however, it still provides radio news broadcasts to its radio affiliates and 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 (O&O) and affiliated television stations throughout the United States, some also available in Canada via pay-television providers or border areas over-the-air. Programming [edit source] Main articles: List of programs broadcast by CBS, List of programs previously broadcast by CBS, CBS News, and CBS Sports As of 2026[update], CBS provides 87+1⁄2 hours of regularly scheduled network programming each week. The network provides 22 hours of primetime programming to affiliated stations Monday through Saturday from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. and Sunday from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific time (7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Sunday in Central/Mountain time). The network also provides daytime programming from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific weekdays (subtract 1 hour for all other time zones), including a half-hour break for local news and features game shows The Price Is Right and Let's Make a Deal and soap operas The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Beyond the Gates. CBS News programming includes CBS Mornings from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. weekdays and CBS Saturday Morning in the same period on Saturdays; nightly editions of CBS Evening News; the Sunday political talk show Face the Nation; early morning news program CBS News Mornings; and the newsmagazines 60 Minutes, CBS News Sunday Morning, and 48 Hours. On weeknights, CBS aired the talk show The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and reruns of Comics Unleashed until May 21, 2026, and after that, reruns of Comics Unleashed and Funny You Should Ask aired in the 11:35 and 12:37 am ET/PT slots respectively.[13] CBS Sports programming is also provided most weekend afternoons. Due to the unpredictable length of sporting events, CBS occasionally delays scheduled primetime programs to allow the programs …