Film broadcast series by CBS
TheCBS Sunday Movie (also known at various times as theCBS Sunday Night Movie ) is the umbrella title for amade-for-TV andfeature film showcase series originally airing from 1941 onCBS until the end of the2005–2006 television season , when it was replaced with a drama series. It was the last of the weekly Sunday night movie showcases aired by theBig Three television networks to be canceled, outside of special event premieres and the network's previous run of theHallmark Hall of Fame film anthology.
On April 7, 2020, as part of schedule changes associated with theimpact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television in the United States , CBS announced that it would air feature films under theCBS Sunday Night Movies banner for a five-week event in May 2020, featuring films from corporate sisterParamount Pictures (as well as other studios for exampleSony Pictures ,Warner Bros. Pictures ,Walt Disney Studios ,Lionsgate ,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ,Samuel Goldwyn Films andUniversal Pictures . A sixth week was added to the event to fill the timeslot of the postponed74th Tony Awards , featuring a sing-along version ofGrease .[ 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 , andNCIS: New Orleans ) to resume production.[ 2]
This is a listing of topics pertaining toCBS movies broadcast ontelevision 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)This list may be incomplete
Date Movie January 12 Rockabye January 19 January 26 February 2 February 9 February 16 February 23 March 2 March 9 March 16 March 23 March 30 April 6 April 13 April 20 April 27 May 4 May 11 May 18 May 25 June 1 June 8 June 15 June 22 June 29 July 6 July 13 July 20 July 27
Date Movie March 20 Hot Paint
Date Movie March 29 Highway Heartbreaker April 12 Stompin' At The Savoy April 29 Batman May 12 With Murder in Mind September 20 Terror on Track 9 September 27 A House of Secrets and Lies December 6 A Man Upstairs
Date Movie May 14 Top Gun [ 13] December 4 Fit For Christmas [ 14] December 11 Must Love Christmas [ 14] December 18 When Christmas Was Young [ 14]
^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. RetrievedApril 7, 2020 .^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 17, 2020)."CBS Brings Back Sunday Night Movies To Fill Gap Until Scripted Dramas Return, Moves 'Big Brother' To Monday" .Deadline . RetrievedSeptember 22, 2020 . ^ 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 (May 14, 2020)."CBS Adds 'Grease Sing-A-Long' To Its Sunday Night Movies Schedule; Watch The Trailer – Update" .Deadline . RetrievedMay 17, 2020 . ^ "Shows A-Z | TheFutonCritic.com - The Web's Best Television Resource" .www.thefutoncritic.com . RetrievedDecember 7, 2022 .^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 . RetrievedDecember 7, 2022 .
Motion picture television series on CBS
Movie umbrella titles