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The show remained popular in the 1970s, but ratings declined and the last edition produced by ABC came in 1984. NBC Sports picked up the program the next year and carried it from 1985 to 1990. ABC took the show back in 1991, and broadcast it through 1994. During a three-year period (1991–1993) the event was held in Cancun, Mexico.
Another memorable regular feature in the 1960s and 1970s was Mexican cliff diving. The lone national television broadcast of the Continental Football League was a Wide World of Sports broadcast of the 1966 championship game; ABC paid the league $500 for a rights fee, a minuscule sum by professional football standards.
Pages in category "1970s American sports television series" The following 84 pages are in this category, out of 84 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The following is the 1970–71 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1970 through August 1971.
Adventure racing; Aerobatics; Air shows; Air races; Auto racing: CART, NASCAR, Formula One, Endurance car racing, Dirt track racing, Late Model Racing, Modified Racing, Midget car racing, Sprint car racing, Drag racing, Jeep racing, Super truck racing, Dune buggy racing, KART racing, Sports car racing on ice, Touring car racing, Cross country racing
Battle of the Network Stars is a series of competitions in which television stars from ABC, CBS and NBC would compete in various sporting events. A total of 19 of these competitions were held between 1976 and 1988, all of which were aired by ABC. In 2003, NBC attempted to revive Battle of the Network Stars with a two-hour special.
For the few stars who reach the country stratosphere, fame and wealth are all but guaranteed.
The Superstars was first broadcast by ABC Sports as a two-hour special in 1973. Bob Seagren, an Olympic pole vault gold medalist, was the first winner. The U.S. version grew to encompass women, entire sporting teams, and celebrities running from 1973 until 2003. It was briefly revived in 2009.