CBS Sports To Launch 'We Need To Talk,' First Ever Female Sports Show In America! Chairman Admits 'This Is A Proud Moment In CBS Sports'

Finally, after more than a year, the CBS Sports Network will launch the first-ever all-female sports show.

According to the article on Fox Sports, the network announced on Tuesday that We Need To Talk will debut on Tuesday, September 30 on the CBS Sports Network.

"This is a very proud moment for all of us at CBS Sports," said Sean McManus, Chairman of CBS Sports in the press release.

"A sports show featuring all women is long overdue, and we are thrilled to be able to make television history this fall with the national launch of WE NEED TO TALK," he added.

The panel will feature a core of CBS Sports announcers, including Lesley Visser, Amy Trask, Tracy Wolfson, Dana Jacobson and Allie LaForce. Other contributors include Andrea Kremer and former athletes Laila Ali, Lisa Leslie, Dara Torres, Swin Cash and Summer Sanders.

"From the moment news of the show spread, the reaction we've received has been nothing short of amazing," said David Berson the President of CBS Sports in the article on Fox Sports.

"We've been inundated with notes from women across the industry requesting to join the extraordinary women at CBS Sports to create a fun, unique and informative show for all sports fans," Berson added.

The CBS Sports show We Need To Talk will be spearheaded by Emmy Award-winning Coordinating Producers Emilie Deutsch and Suzanne Smith.

Moreover, according to the press release of the network on the website TV By The Number, the show each week will feature a "rotating group of female panelists from within the CBS Corporation and beyond," the show will discuss the latest news about sports including the NFL, MLB and among others.

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