By David Ubben, Chris Vannini and Brendan Marks
The CW Network announced on Thursday that it has secured the rights to 50 ACC football and basketball games each season through 2026-27. Here’s what you need to know:
- The first ACC football game that will air on The CW on Sept. 9 will feature Pittsburgh in a nonconference game against Cincinnati.
- The CW will broadcast 13 football games, 28 men’s basketball games and nine women’s basketball games.
- The basketball games will be broadcast in December, January and February with men’s basketball doubleheaders each Saturday and women’s basketball games on Sundays.
The CW Network has secured exclusive broadcast rights to 50 ACC college football and basketball games each season through 2026-27.@TheCW acquired the rights to these live games from Raycom Sports who sublicenses the rights from ESPN.
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— The ACC (@theACC) July 13, 2023
What did the ACC say about the deal?
“We are thrilled to be adding The CW to our weekly television lineup for ACC football and basketball games,” ACC commissioner Jim Phillips said. “The CW’s national distribution will directly benefit our student-athletes, teams, alumni and fans. We appreciate ESPN and Raycom working together…
