August 2005

CBS SPORTS' 2005-06 SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTED BY 46TH YEAR OF NFL, 51ST YEAR OF THE MASTERS®, 25TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL, NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP, THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP, COLLEGE FOOTBALL AND 38TH YEAR OF U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

CBS Sports' 2005-06 schedule includes a prominent lineup of events, including the 46th year of broadcasting the NFL ON CBS (see separate release) and the 51st year of broadcasting the Masters®. Some of the other highlights of the CBS Television Network's sports broadcast schedule follow.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE -- This is the 46th season the NFL will be broadcast on CBS. THE NFL ON CBS schedule kicks off on Sunday, Sept. 11, and continues over the 17-week regular season. The culmination of the Network's coverage is its broadcast of an AFC Wild Card Playoff game, the Divisional Playoff games and the AFC Championship game. Jim Nantz and Phil Simms comprise CBS Sports' lead announce team for game coverage. The Network's pre-game studio show, THE NFL TODAY, will be hosted by Greg Gumbel, along with analysts Dan Marino, Boomer Esiason and Shannon Sharpe, with Marcus Allen reporting.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL -- CBS continues to be the leading network broadcaster of college basketball. For the 16th consecutive year, the Network will have exclusive television rights to the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, annually one of the most-watched sporting events on television. More than 65 hours of coverage of this coveted property are scheduled during the 2006 tournament, which culminates in the Final Four and Championship game from the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Ind., on Saturday, April 1, and Monday, April 3, respectively. In addition to covering all tournament games, CBS Sports will broadcast the NCAA SELECTION SHOW and preview programs.

For the 25th consecutive season, CBS Sports features college basketball, with a comprehensive regular-season schedule. The 2005-06 season marks the continuation of agreements with the Big Ten, Big East and Southeastern (SEC) Conferences. Regular-season coverage debuts with national coverage of North Carolina at Kentucky on Saturday, Dec. 3. In addition, CBS Sports broadcasts several matchups from the ACC, Big 12 and PAC-10 Conferences.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL -- CBS Sports kicks off its 2005 college football coverage this fall on Saturday, Sept. 17, with a national doubleheader featuring Alabama at South Carolina (3:30 PM, ET), followed by Tennessee at Florida (8:00 PM, ET) live in prime time. The 12-week regular-season schedule features exclusive Network broadcasts of the home games of the Southeastern Conference, highlighted by coverage of SEC powerhouses Georgia, Florida, LSU and Tennessee; the Florida-Florida State game on Saturday, Nov. 26 (3:30 PM, ET); and one of the greatest rivalries in sports, the Army-Navy game, on Saturday, Dec. 3. Following Army-Navy, CBS Sports will present for the fifth consecutive year the SEC Championship Game, featuring the Eastern and Western Division champions, beginning at 6:00 PM, ET. CBS Sports' college football schedule concludes with coverage of the Vitalis Sun Bowl on Friday, Dec. 30, from Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas.

GOLF -- CBS Sports' 2005 golf broadcast schedule, the most comprehensive of any on network television, is headlined by extensive coverage of two of the four majors: the Masters® and the PGA Championship. The Masters, broadcast from Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., perennially ranks as the highest-rated golf tournament on television. The 2006 Masters, scheduled for April 6-9, marks its 51st consecutive year on CBS, making it the longest-running sports event on network television. Another tradition marks its 16th consecutive year as CBS Sports broadcasts the 88th PGA Championship, Aug. 17-20, from Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill. In all, CBS Sports will broadcast 16 PGA TOUR events, with a total of 22 golf events showcasing more than 140 hours of tournament coverage, including three LPGA competitions and one Champions Tour event.

U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS -- The 38th U.S. Open Tennis Championships, America's only Grand Slam event and a cornerstone event of the 2005 season, will feature 14 days of coverage and more than 40 broadcast hours beginning on Monday, Aug. 29, and culminating in the men's final on Sunday, Sept. 11. Late-night highlight coverage follows the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, Monday, Aug. 29, through Friday, Sept. 2, and Monday, Sept. 5, through Friday, Sept. 9. First-weekend coverage includes men's and women's third-round action on Saturday, Sept. 3, men's third-round and women's fourth-round action on Sunday, Sept. 4, and men's and women's fourth-round action on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5.

CBS Sports' final weekend of U.S. Open coverage begins on Friday, Sept. 9, with the women's semifinals and men's doubles final and continues on Saturday, Sept. 10, with "Super Saturday," featuring the men's semifinals and primetime coverage of the women's final. This will mark the fifth time in network television history that a Grand Slam event final will be broadcast in prime time. Coverage concludes with the men's final on Sunday, Sept. 11.

CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR -- The Network's sports anthology series includes a unique and diverse lineup of event coverage originating from venues both national and international. It is broadcast during the second and third quarters and features such events as track and field, tennis and figure skating.

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