CBS
Major American broadcaster
CBS is one of the major American broadcast television networks, alongside ABC and NBC.
Originally the Columbia Broadcasting System, it has operated since 1927 and is known for news programming and popular series.
The network is sometimes called the Tiffany Network, a reference to its historically high production standards.
American media conglomerate
- mergerCorporate combination
- ShowtimeParamount's premium cable network
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
acquisition · media empire · streaming · diversification · content creation · licensing · distribution
Episodic TV comedy series
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- primetimeTelevision's highest-viewership period
- episodeSerialized content unit
pilot · finale · season · reality · scripted · unscripted · showrunner · cliffhanger
Interconnected system
- affiliateConnected member organization
- stationFixed stopping point
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- FCCBroadcast oversight agency
transmission · signal · HDTV · terrestrial · over-the-air · local · market · call letters
Long-running TV news program
- Face the NationCBS Sunday interview program
- journalismNews gathering and dissemination
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
broadcast · coverage · newscast · breaking · investigation · interview · Walter Cronkite · Dan Rather
TV ratings firm
- viewershipCollective television audience
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
- sweepsUses a broom
timeslot · audience · share · lead-in · competition · NBC · ABC · Fox
Viacom
American media conglomerate
- mergerCorporate combination
- ShowtimeParamount's premium cable network
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
conglomerate · acquisition · media empire · streaming · diversification · content creation · licensing · distribution
sitcom
Episodic TV comedy series
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- primetimeTelevision's highest-viewership period
episode · pilot · finale · season · reality · scripted · unscripted · showrunner · cliffhanger · crossover
network
Interconnected system
FCC · transmission · signal · HDTV · terrestrial · over-the-air · local · market · call letters · tower
60 Minutes
Long-running TV news program
- Face the NationCBS Sunday interview program
- journalismNews gathering and dissemination
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
correspondent · broadcast · coverage · newscast · breaking · investigation · interview · Walter Cronkite · Dan Rather · Edward R. Murrow
Nielsen
TV ratings firm
- viewershipCollective television audience
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
sweeps · timeslot · audience · share · lead-in · competition · NBC · ABC · Fox · upfronts
- Television Historygolden age, broadcast networks, network television, color TV, live broadcasts
- TV industryNBC, ABC, Fox, HBO, CNN
- broadcast televisionnetworks, ABC, NBC, Fox, programming
- ChannelsTV channels, TV channel, cable channels, radio station, news channels
- media companiesDisney, Netflix, NBCUniversal, Paramount, Viacom
- TV NetworksABC, NBC, Fox, CNN, PBS
CBSNetflix
Subscription streaming service
HBO · Hulu · Amazon Prime Video · cable television · YouTube
Noncommercial local broadcasting for citizens
independent media · underground press · alternative media · community radio · pirate radio
- CBS NewsBroadcast news division
- CBS SportsTelevision sports programming division
- cbs sitcom