Editing CNN/SI (section)

==Closure==
CNN/SI's closure had been attributed to competition with other all-sports news networks and sports newscasts which started around the same time, such as [[ESPNews]] and [[Fox Sports Net]]'s ''[[National Sports Report]]''. Though CNN/SI aired exclusive content, such as the tape of former [[Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University]] coach [[Bob Knight]] choking player [[Neil Reed]], the channel reached only 20 million homes, not adequate enough to receive a rating by [[Nielsen Media Research]], which reduced sponsorship. ESPNews, in contrast, benefited from being bundled with [[ESPN]] (86.5 million homes). The news channel parent CNN did not have the same influence with cable operators for its all-sports news channel. CNN's cancellation of their flagship sports program, ''[[Sports Tonight (CNN)|Sports Tonight]]'' (which had already been retooled to compete with ''SportsCenter'') after the [[September 11 attacks]] contributed to the closure of CNN/SI, as it lost all connections to their mother network.<ref>{{cite news |author=Diamond Joe |date=January 24, 2013 |title=Rachel Nichols' New Quarters Are At CNN, Turner Sports |url=http://sportsrants.com/media/2013/01/24/rachel-nichols-leaves-espn-joins-cnn-turner-sports/ |work=SportsRants.com |access-date=June 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701034032/http://sportsrants.com/media/2013/01/24/rachel-nichols-leaves-espn-joins-cnn-turner-sports/ |archive-date=July 1, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Near its closure, ''Sports Tonight'' was exclusive to CNN/SI. CNN/SI added [[NASCAR]] qualifying,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.latimes.com/2001/aug/10/sports/sp-32697/2 | work=Los Angeles Times | first=Shav | last=Glick | title=Long Is Closing In on His F-1 Dream | date=August 10, 2001 | access-date=February 3, 2015 | archive-date=February 3, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203182307/http://articles.latimes.com/2001/aug/10/sports/sp-32697/2 | url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] matches,<ref>{{cite news |date=June 21, 2000 |title=Nick Charles to Host CNN/Sports Illustrated's Exclusive Prime Time Wimbledon Coverage |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Nick+Charles+to+Host+CNN%2fSports+Illustrated%27s+Exclusive+Prime+Time...-a062855626 |work=BW SportsWire |publisher=[[Business Wire]] |via=[[TheFreeLibrary.com]] |access-date=June 6, 2016}}</ref> [[National Lacrosse League]] matches,<ref>{{cite press release |date=August 20, 2001 |title=National Lacrosse League Tabs CNN/Sports Illustrated As National Broadcast Partner |url=https://nll.sportngin.com/news_article/show/119300?referrer_id=389128 |publisher=[[National Lacrosse League]] |access-date=June 6, 2016}}</ref> and televised the now-defunct [[Women's United Soccer Association]]<ref>{{cite news |date=February 20, 2001 |title=WUSA: TNT and CNNSI to show 22 games |url=http://www.socceramerica.com/article/13138/wusa-tnt-and-cnnsi-to-show-22-games.html |work=[[Soccer America]] |access-date=June 6, 2016}}</ref>

CNN/SI shut down on May 15, 2002.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kaplan|first1=Paul|title=CNN/Sports Illustrated Channel to Go Off Air in May|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-122954265.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921193007/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-122954265.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 21, 2014|access-date=August 20, 2014|work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|publisher=[[Highbeam Research]]|date=April 6, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Wilkerson|first1=David B.|title=AOL: CNN/SI to shut down May 15|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/aol-cnnsi-to-shut-down-may-15|access-date=August 20, 2014|publisher=[[MarketWatch]]|date=April 6, 2002}}</ref> On many cable systems, CNN/SI was replaced by [[NBA TV]]. NBA TV, which launched in [[1999 in television|1999]], eventually evolved into a joint venture between Time Warner and the NBA that officially launched on October 28, 2008.

Following the network's closure, its international sports program ''[[CNN World Sport|World Sport]]'' continues to air, and since 2002 has been produced by [[CNN International]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Welsh|first1=James|title=CNNI sports unaffected by CNN/SI shutdown|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/british-tv/news/a7337/cnni-sports-unaffected-by-cnnsi-shutdown.html#~oNw6DXdQsUHis6|access-date=August 20, 2014|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|date=May 9, 2002}}</ref>

CNN itself would not produce another regular sportscast until 2024, when a new CNN-produced newscast, ''[[TNT Sports (United States)|TNT Sports]] Tonight'', debuted on [[TruTV]] as part of a plan to increase sports programming on that network.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |date=2024-03-07 |title=Warner Bros. Discovery to Overhaul TruTV With Sports; Sets Nightly Block for Games and More (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/warner-bros-discovery-trutv-sports-nba-1235933020/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>