The CBS Sunday Movie (also known at various times as the CBS Sunday Night Movie) is the umbrella title for a made-for-TV and feature film showcase series originally airing from 1941 on CBS until the end of the 2005–2006 television season, when it was replaced with a drama series. It was the last of the weekly Sunday night movie showcases aired by the Big Three television networks to be canceled, outside of special event premieres and the network's previous run of the Hallmark Hall of Fame film anthology.
On April 7, 2020, as part of schedule changes associated with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television in the United States, CBS announced that it would air feature films under the CBS Sunday Night Movies banner for a five-week event in May 2020, featuring films from corporate sister Paramount Pictures. A sixth week was added to the event to fill the timeslot of the postponed 74th Tony Awards, featuring a sing-along version of Grease.[1]
In September 2020, CBS announced that the block would return for six additional weeks beginning in October, filling the network's Sunday-night schedule to allow time for its Sunday-night dramas (The Equalizer, NCIS: Los Angeles, and NCIS: New Orleans) to resume production.[2]
Titles
This is a listing of topics pertaining to CBS movies broadcast on television under various umbrella titles.[1][3]
- Film Theatre of the Air (1941-42, & 1949, Saturday; 1951 and 1953, Tuesday)
- Premiere Playhouse (March–July 1949, Friday; 1949–50, Saturday)
- Budweiser Summer Theatre (1951, Saturday)
- Schlitz Film Firsts[4] (1951, Friday)
- Summer Cinema (1952, Saturday)
- The CBS Thursday Night Movies[5] (1965–75)
- The CBS Friday Night Movies[6] (1966–77)
- The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies (1972–74)
- The CBS Wednesday Night Movies (1977–81)
- The CBS Tuesday Night Movies[7] (1978–86)
- The CBS Saturday Night Movies[8] (1981–86)
- CBS Sunday Movie[9] (1986–2006)
- CBS Tuesday Movie[10] (1986–2000)
- CBS Wednesday Movie[11] (1986–2000)
- The CBS Late Movie (1972–89)
- A CBS Special Movie Presentation (1974–2006)
- CBS Sunday Night Movies (2020–present)
Schedules
This list may be incomplete
1971
1972
1981
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2015
2020
2021
2022
2023
References
- ^ a b "CBS Announces Sunday Night at the Movies - Five Iconic, Acclaimed Films from the Paramount Pictures Library to Be Broadcast Every Sunday in May" (Press release). CBS. April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2020-09-17). "CBS Brings Back Sunday Night Movies To Fill Gap Until Scripted Dramas Return, Moves 'Big Brother' To Monday". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
- ^ Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows: 1946-Present New York: Ballantine Books, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2003. ISBN 0-345-45542-8
- ^ "Episode List: Schlitz Playhouse of Stars". TV Tango.
- ^ "Episode List: CBS Thursday Movie Special". TV Tango.
- ^ "Episode List: CBS Friday Movie". TV Tango.
- ^ "Episode List: CBS Tuesday Night Movie". TV Tango.
- ^ "Episode List: CBS Saturday Movie". TV Tango.
- ^ "Episode List: CBS Sunday Movie". TV Tango.
- ^ "Episode List: CBS Tuesday Movie Special". TV Tango.
- ^ "Episode List: CBS Wednesday Movie". TV Tango.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2020-05-14). "CBS Adds 'Grease Sing-A-Long' To Its Sunday Night Movies Schedule; Watch The Trailer – Update". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ "Shows A-Z | TheFutonCritic.com - The Web's Best Television Resource". www.thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ^ a b c "Breaking News - More the Merrier! CBS Announces Airdates to Celebrate the 2022 CBS Holiday Collection with Original Movies and Specials | TheFutonCritic.com". www.thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
External links
- CBS Sunday Movie - TV Tango
