''60 Minutes Sports'' is a
newsmagazine
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that aired on
Showtime
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from January 2013 to March 2017. It was a
spin-off of ''
60 Minutes'', a program aired by Showtime's parent network
CBS
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, with a focus on Sports journalism, sport-related topics, interviews with notable figures, and sports-related stories from the archives of ''60 Minutes''.
The series also featured contributions from CBS Sports personalities.
CBS News chairman Jeff Fager stated that the program would "offer the same high-quality, original reporting and great storytelling our viewers have come to expect every Sunday night on CBS";
the premiere episode featured a story on Lance Armstrong's Lance Armstrong doping case, doping scandal, an interview with Lionel Messi, and an update to a past story on Alex Honnold. The ''Los Angeles Times'' noted that the series was likely intended as a competitor to ''Real Sports'', a similar sports newsmagazine broadcast by HBO.
In January 2017, a CBS News spokesperson confirmed to ''TVNewser'' that ''60 Minutes Sports'' had been cancelled. Its final episode aired on March 7, 2017.
On May 26, 2020 as schedule filler due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS announced that it would air a six-episode compilation of ''60 Minutes Sports'' segments on weekend afternoons from May 30 to June 14, under the title ''60 Minutes Sports: Timeless Stories''.
References
2013 American television series debuts
2017 American television series endings
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American sports television series
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American television spin-offs
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