The ''CBS Sunday Movie'' (also known at various times as the ''CBS Sunday Night Movie'') is the

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for a made-for-TV and

feature film A feature film or feature-length film is a narrative film (motion picture or "movie") with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment program. The term ''feature film'' originall ...

showcase series carried by CBS until the end of the 2005–2006 television season, when it was replaced with drama series. It was the last of the weekly Sunday night movie showcases aired by the

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to be canceled, outside of special event premieres and the network's previous run of the ''

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'' film anthology. On April 7, 2020, as part of schedule changes associated with the

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, CBS announced that it would air feature films under the ''CBS Sunday Night Movies'' banner for a five-week event in May 2020, featuring films from corporate sister

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. A sixth week was added to the event to fill the timeslot of the postponed

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, featuring a sing-along version of '' Grease''. 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'', and '' NCIS: New Orleans'') to resume production.

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broadcast on

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under various

s.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. *''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'' (1951, Friday) *''Summer Cinema'' (1952, Saturday) *'' The CBS Thursday Night Movies'' (1965–75) *''The CBS Friday Night Movies'' (1966–77) *''The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies'' (1972–74) *''The CBS Wednesday Night Movies'' (1977–81) *''The CBS Tuesday Night Movies'' (1978–86) *''The CBS Saturday Night Movies'' (1981–86) *''CBS Sunday Movie'' (1986–2006) *''CBS Tuesday Movie'' (1986–2000) *''CBS Wednesday Movie'' (1986–2000) *''

The CBS Late Movie ''The CBS Late Movie'' is a CBS television series (later known as ''CBS Late Night'') during the 1970s and 1980s. The program ran in most American television markets from 11:30 p.m. ( ET/ PT) until 2:30 a.m. or later, on weeknights. ...

'' (1972–89) *''A CBS Special Movie Presentation'' (1974–2006) *''CBS Sunday Night Movies'' (2020–present)

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