List of College World Series broadcasters
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Through 1987, the College World Series was a pure double-elimination event. The format was changed in 1988, when the tournament was divided into two four-team double-elimination brackets, with the survivors of each bracket playing in a single championship game. The single-game championship was designed for network television, with the final game on CBS on Saturday afternoon.
In 2003, the tournament returned entirely to cable television on ESPN, which had been covering all of the other games of the CWS since 1982 (and a partial schedule since 1980).[1] The championship final became a best-of-three series between the two bracket winners, with games scheduled for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday evenings. In the results shown here, Score indicates the score of the championship game(s) only.
The following is a list of the American television networks and announcers that have broadcast the College World Series.
Television by decade[edit]
1980s[edit]
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Field reporter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | ESPN | Sam Rosen | Jim Price | |
| 1987 | ESPN | Sam Rosen | Joe Morgan | |
| 1988 | CBS | Brent Musburger[2] | Rick Monday | |
| 1989 | CBS | Brent Musburger[3] | Joe Morgan[4] |
1990s[edit]
2000s[edit]
2010s[edit]
2020s[edit]
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Field reporter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | ESPN[14] | Karl Ravech | Eduardo Pérez and Kyle Peterson | Kris Budden |
| 2022 | ESPN[15] | Karl Ravech (Game 1) Mike Monaco (Game 2) |
Kyle Peterson and Chris Burke | Kris Budden |
| 2023 | ESPN[16] | Karl Ravech (Game 1 & 3) Mike Monaco (Game 2) |
Kyle Peterson and Chris Burke | Kris Budden |
Radio by decade[edit]
2000s[edit]
2010s[edit]
2020s[edit]
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Field reporter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Scott Graham | |
| 2022 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Scott Graham | John Bishop |
| 2023 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Scott Graham | John Bishop |
Basic television broadcaster overview[edit]
- 1980[17]-1981[18] - ESPN (selected games of the CWS)
- 1982[19]-1987[20] - ESPN (entire CWS)
- 1988-1990 - CBS (championship game); ESPN[21][22][23] (remainder of CWS)
- 1991-2002 - CBS (championship game plus one game on first Saturday); ESPN (remainder of CWS)
- 2003–present - ESPN (entire CWS)
Note: ESPN aired some of these games on ESPN2[24]
References[edit]
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- ^ Jun 9, 1989 - CBS' Thursday night NBA Finals telecast had a notable absentee: host Brent Musburger. Musburger left his NBA Finals chair - Pat O'Brien filled in - to go to Omaha to prepare for Saturday's College World Series baseball final. Musburger and CBS face the problem that, as Musburger ...
- ^ Jun 12, 1989 - CBS' College World Series title game. 5. NBC SportsWorld Sports Fantasy, Pazienza-Burgese fight. Hustle award: 1. ... CBS' College World Series coverage, with Musburger and Joe Morgan as announcers coupled with informative graphics and touching shots of Wichita State players ...
- ^ Jun 14, 1994 - NBC used halftime to introduce Greg Gumbel as baseball All-Star host a day after he exited CBS via Oklahoma's College World Series triumph over Georgia Tech. Game 3 had a 15.0 overnight composite, way behind last year's 19.6 for Suns- Bulls triple overtime. NBC has Game 4 tomorrow night ...
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- ^ "Complete Coverage of College World Series Begins Saturday". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
- ^ "ESPN's 35th Consecutive Year of College World Series Coverage Begins Saturday". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
- ^ "New Cameras, Technology Highlight ESPN's 36th College World Series". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
- ^ ""Baseball Tonight" Makes its First Trip to the College World Series on ESPN". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
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- ^ "Every Game, Every Angle, Every Moment from Omaha and the College World Series on ESPN Networks". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
- ^ "ESPN Steps Up to the Plate to Showcase Every Moment from the 2019 NCAA College World Series". ESPN Press Room. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
- ^ "ESPN's Exclusive Coverage of the NCAA Division I Men's College World Series Begins Saturday from Omaha". ESPN Press Room. 17 June 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ "ESPN Returns to Omaha to Showcase Every Pitch of the 2022 Men's College World Series, June 17–23". ESPN Press Room. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ^ "ESPN Presents Exclusive Coverage of the 2023 Men's College World Series, June 16–26". ESPN Press Room. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
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