Editing CNN/SI

{{Short description|Former 24-hour sports news network}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox television channel
| bgcolor         =
| name            = CNN/SI
| logo            = CNN Sports Illustrated second logo.PNG
| logo_size       = 
| logo_alt        = CNNSI logo used from 1996 to 1999.
| launch_date     = {{start date and age|1996|12|12}}
| closed_date     = {{end date and age|2002|05|15}}
| picture_format  = 480i ([[Standard-definition television|SDTV]])
| country         = [[United States]]
| language        = [[English language|English]]
| area            = Nationwide
| replaced_by     = [[NBA TV]] (on many cable systems)
| sister_channels = [[CNN]]<br>[[CNN Headline News]]<br>[[TNT (U.S. TV network)|TNT]]<br>[[TBS Superstation]]<br>[[Turner South]]<br>[[Turner Classic Movies]]<br>[[Cartoon Network]]<br>[[Boomerang from Cartoon Network|Boomerang]]<br>[[CNNfn]]
| owner           = [[Turner Broadcasting System]] 
}}
'''CNN/Sports Illustrated''' ('''CNN/SI''') was a 24-hour sports news [[Television network|network]]. Created when [[Time Warner]] merged its [[CNN]] and ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' brands, it launched on December 12, 1996.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kent|first1=Milton|title=CNN/SI pairing channels energy into sports information battle|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1996-12-12-1996347080-story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821073804/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1996-12-12/sports/1996347080_1_cnn-sports-illustrated-newsroom|url-status=live|archive-date=August 21, 2014|access-date=August 20, 2014|agency=MediaWatch|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|date=December 12, 1996}}</ref>

[[File:CNNSI.png|thumb|150px|right|CNN/SI's first logo]]

Other news networks like ESPNews provided 30-minute blocks of news and highlights in a similar fashion to [[CNN Headline News]] at the time, but CNN/SI was live daily from 7am to 2am.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SeECAAAAMBAJ&q=cnn%2Fsi+7am+to+2am&pg=PA38|title=New York Magazine|date=23 December 1996|work=New York Media, LLC.|quote=CNN/SI will not rely on a "wheel" of repeating news segments and highlights. Rather, it promises a nineteen-hour "stream" of news reported fresh throughout the day, starting from 7 AM.}}</ref> Its purpose was to provide the most comprehensive sports news service on television, bringing in-depth sports news from around the world, and integrating the internet and television.<ref>{{cite news|title=CNN 20: CNN/SI Debuts, December 12, 1996|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0012/12/mn.06.html|access-date=August 20, 2014|publisher=CNN.com|date=December 12, 2000}}</ref>

==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>

== Website ==
[[File:CNN Sports Illustrated Sitelogo 2002.gif|thumb|150px|right|CNN Sports Illustrated site logo (2002)]]
The CNN/SI name was maintained for ''Sports Illustrated''{{'}}s online presence at cnnsi.com. In January 2013, CNN acquired [[Bleacher Report]] and after Time Warner's spin-off of their publishing assets into [[Time Inc.]] (and subsequently sale to [[Meredith Corporation]] and later, to [[IAC (company)|IAC]]'s [[Dotdash]]), they dropped all use of the ''Sports Illustrated'' name.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Thielman|first1=Sam|title=CNN's Bleacher Report Programming Launches Saturday|url=http://www.adweek.com/news/television/cnns-bleacher-report-programming-launches-saturday-146886|access-date=August 20, 2014|publisher=[[Adweek]]|date=January 30, 2013}}</ref>

==Programming==
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*''[[Sports Tonight (CNN)|Sports Tonight]]'' (1996–2001) hosted by various anchors<ref name=CNNSI.com>{{cite web|title=The Channel|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com:80/thenetwork/shows/|publisher=CNNSI.com|access-date=September 24, 2017|ref=CNNSI.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011110110724/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/thenetwork/shows/|archive-date=November 10, 2001|date=November 9, 2001|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*''NFL Preview'' hosted by [[Bob Lorenz]] with analysts [[Trev Alberts]], [[Irving Fryar]] and Peter King<ref name=CNNSI.com/>
*''College Football Preview'' hosted by Bob Lorenz with analyst Trev Alberts and [[Ivan Maisel]]<ref name=CNNSI.com/>
*''This Week in the NBA'' hosted by [[Andre Aldridge]] and [[Kevin Loughery]]<ref name=CNNSI.com/>
*''Sports Illustrated Golf Plus'' hosted by Bob Fiscella and Phil Jones<ref name=CNNSI.com/>
*''World Sport'' hosted by various anchors<ref name=CNNSI.com/>
*''Page One'' hosted by [[Laura Okmin]]<ref name=CNNSI.com/>
*''NASCAR Plus'' hosted by Johnny Phelps<ref name=CNNSI.com/>
*''Sports Illustrated - Cover to Cover''<ref name=CNNSI.com/>
*''Trev Alberts' Full Tilt''<ref name=CNNSI.com/>
*''The Sporting Life with [[Jim Huber]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=THE SPORTING LIFE WITH JIM HUBER|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com:80/thenetwork/shows/sporting_life/|website=CNNSI.com|access-date=September 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816164904/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/thenetwork/shows/sporting_life/|archive-date=August 16, 2000|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://si.com/ Sports Illustrated Homepage]
* [http://www.domaininvesting.com/cnnsi-com-sells-for-less/ CNNSi.com Domain Name Sells for $5,500]

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