Newspaper columnist Jim Hunt later became co-host of the program, after Watters left to become assistant general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
When CJCL changed their format to all-sports radio in 1992, Prime Time Sports became the station's afternoon drive show, while also being syndicated nationwide.
In July 2010, the show's live broadcast hours were changed from 4:00–7:00 p.m. Howard Berger was the first producer of Prime Time Sports.
However, Ryan Walsh is the longest tenured producer of Prime Time Sports, spanning over a decade with McCown.
Since 2009, the co-hosting duties were usually provided on a weekly basis by either Stephen Brunt from The Globe and Mail newspaper or John Shannon, formerly the executive vice-president of programming and production for the NHL .
In February 2011, McCown was reunited with Damien Cox of the Toronto Star; sharing co-hosting duties with Stephen Brunt.
[1] After McCown's last broadcast of PTS, the show was hosted by Jeff Blair, along with co-hosts Stephen Brunt or Richard Deitsch.
"Speed Demons", an instrumental piece of music by Simon Holland, served as the program's theme for a majority of its run.