NASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell made waves when he discussed a litany of topics on Tuesday’s sports “In” midday “Tuned” midday. Among those, the sports chief executive discussed a possible move to CBS for the NASCAR circuit board in the future.
O’Donnell said he has met with CBS Sports President and CEO David Berson, who also manages TNT Sports under the CBS umbrella, about the possibility of moving the five-race NASCAR Cup race broadcast on TNT to CBS.
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Based on his history with TNT, O’Donnell expressed hope in getting the job done.
O’Donnell on NASCAR Moving CBS: ‘Who knows?’
During the Sports Front Office’s “Tuned In” midday, O’Donnell discussed the idea that CBS might return as the station that broadcasts the NASCAR races. CBS was once the flagship station for NASCAR racing until 2000.
NASCAR is now in its second year of a seven-year deal with TNT Sports to broadcast five Cup Series races. The company has tied up with Prime Video, which airs the five Nations Cup series ahead of TNT.
While O’Donnell is pleased with the current deal they have with TNT, he plans to meet with Berson to have talks about returning NASCAR to CBS in the future.
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“CBS used to be a great partner of ours, Turner was fantastic, who knows? I think it’s a good fit for us, especially as we look forward to keeping everyone close, but we’re very happy with the people we have now for sure,” O’Donnell said via Sports Media Watch.
While O’Donnell has floated the possibility of NASCAR returning to CBS, there’s no telling when the CEO would like that to happen.
NASCAR Current TV World Widespread
The NASCAR Cup Series season can best be divided into three different TV broadcast seasons. For the first time in three years, FOX Sports is the exclusive home to the Cup Series.
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With long-time story announcer Mike Laetitia alongside color commentators, former NASCAR drivers Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick, the Circuit Cup is set to begin racing between FOX and FS1 for the season.
Then, Prime Video and TNT Sports take over for a 10-race stretch. When news story Adam Alexander retired from the team, crew chiefs Steve Letarte and NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. as the color commentators, the first streams of five courses starting from Coca-Cola DC.
TNT Sports is busy announcing the biggest team as Prime, with few changes in the pit of the middle of the team crowd. Finally, USA Network and NBC retired for the rest of the season play by announcer Leigh Diffey and color commentators Letarte and NASCAR driver Jeff Burton.
The CW is the exclusive home to the O’Reilly Auto series, while FS1 fans all of the artist’s Truck Series races.