CBS Sports Spectacular is a sports anthology television program that is produced by CBS Sports, the sports division of the CBS television network in the United States. The series began on January 3, 1960, as The CBS Sports Spectacular, and has been known under many different names, including CBS Sports Saturday, CBS Sports Sunday, Eye on Sports and The CBS Sports Show. The program continues to air on an irregular basis on weekend afternoons, especially during the late spring and summer months. Normally it airs pre-recorded "time-buy" sports events produced by outside companies, such as supercross or skiing competitions, or sponsored documentaries.
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Game 6 of the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals – The New York Islanders would defeat the Philadelphia Flyers in overtime, 5–4, to win their first ever Stanley Cup championship. This would be the first National Hockey League playoff game to air on American broadcast network television since 1975, and the last NHL game on American broadcast network television until the 1990 All-Star Game aired on NBC.
