ABC rival

The answer

CBS

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CBS answer page.

Used 15 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• NBC (6 uses in xd)

Other clues for CBS

Every other clue in this collection answered by CBS, most used first.

• "60 Minutes" network - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
• "Survivor" network - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
• Network with an eye logo - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Letterman's network - used 31 times, most recently in 2014
• "NCIS" network - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
• "CSI" network - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
• TV network with an eye logo - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• "Young Sheldon" network - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
• NBC rival - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• "60 Minutes" airer - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• "Survivor" airer - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• "Blue Bloods" network - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• "NCIS" airer - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• "Big Brother" network - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• "Eye" network - used 14 times, most recently in 2018
• "The Big Bang Theory" network - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
• "The Price Is Right" network - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• TV network - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• ABC competitor - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• "Face the Nation" network - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
• Major TV network - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Major broadcaster - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• "The Amazing Race" network - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Semi radios - used 10 times, most recently in 2010
• Stephen Colbert's network - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• "Blue Bloods" airer - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• "Criminal Minds" network - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• "Elementary" network - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• "Everybody Loves Raymond" network - used 9 times, most recently in 2004
• Major network - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
• "Big Brother" broadcaster - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Colbert's network - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• "Madam Secretary" network - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• "2 Broke Girls" network - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Couric's network - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
• "CSI: Miami" network - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
• Scott Pelley's network - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• You might have a handle on these - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• "CSI" airer - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Eye-logo network - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Letterman's employer - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• "Mom" network - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• "Numb3rs" network - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Semi professionals use them - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Stephen Colbert's employer - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• "Survivor" channel - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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