2015 US Open TV Schedule – ESPN
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For the first time sports juggernaut ESPN will televise the entire US Open starting Monday, August 31 with the first round through the men’s finals on Sunday, September 13.
With ESPN in and CBS out, the Super Saturday schedule created by CBS and hated by the players is finished. The tournament will now return to a traditional day-off, do-on schedule.
The first round will now be played in two days, not three. And the women’s semifinals will be played Thursday night September 10 with the women’s final at 3pm on Saturday.
The men’s semifinals will be Friday, September 11 at 3pm with the final returning to 4pm on Sunday.
Live tennis will also be streamed on ESPN3.
Players and viewers should be pleased with the new schedule.
During the first week of the tournament, the television coverage will start on ESPN at 1 p.m. ET each weekday and will continue nonstop – transitioning to ESPN2 (except Tuesday) – for at least 10 hours through both the day and the 7 p.m. Primetime at the US Open presented by IBM sessions until play is concluded.
With ESPN’s new exclusivity, new day-long coverage over Labor Day Weekend will now be found in one place – ESPN2, starting at 11 a.m. all three days.
Beginning with the quarterfinals Tuesday, Sept. 8, all the TV coverage is on ESPN (except Wednesday evening).
Play will begin each day on ESPN3 – at 11 a.m. through Wednesday, Sept. 9, and at noon the final four days – totalling 1,100 hours of action from up to 11 courts simultaneously, including the Mixed, Women’s and Men’s Doubles Championships. For the semifinals and singles championships, a separate ESPN3 Surround feed with offer three perspectives – the traditional TV angle plus cameras focused on each player.
The ESPN Tennis Team – quite familiar to fans and the best in the business – includes former players Darren Cahill, Mary Joe Fernandez, Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert, and Patrick McEnroe; plus Hall of Famers Cliff Drysdale, Chrissie Evert, John McEnroe and Pam Shriver. The group is joined by reporters Tom Rinaldi and LZ Granderson, hosts Chris McKendry, Hannah Storm and Mike Tirico, who also calls matches.
2015 US Open TV Schedule – ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3
Mon Aug 31, 10:45 a.m., US Open First Round, ESPN3
Mon Aug 31, 1 p.m., US Open First Round, ESPN
Mon Aug 31, 6 p.m., US Open First Round, ESPN2
Tue Sep 1, 10:45 a.m., US Open First Round, ESPN3
Tue Sep 1, 1 p.m., US Open First Round, ESPN
Wed Sep 2, 10:45 a.m., US Open Second Round, ESPN3
Wed Sep 2, 1 p.m., US Open Second Round, ESPN
Wed Sep 2, 6 p.m., US Open Second Round, ESPN2
Thur Sep 3, 10:45 a.m., US Open Second Round, ESPN3
Thur Sep 3, 1 p.m., US Open Second Round, ESPN
Thur Sep 3, 5 p.m., US Open Second Round, ESPN2
Fri Sep 4, 10:45 a.m., US Open Third Round, ESPN3
Fri Sep 4, 1 p.m., US Open Third Round, ESPN
Fri Sep 4, 6 p.m., US Open Third Round, ESPN2
Sat Sep 5, 10:45 a.m., US Open Third Round, ESPN3
Sat Sep 5, 11 a.m., US Open Third Round, ESPN2
Sun Sep 6, 10:45 a.m., US Open Round of 16, ESPN3
Sun Sep 6, 11 a.m., US Open Round of 16, ESPN2
Mon Sept 7, 10:45 a.m., US Open Round of 16, ESPN3
Mon Sept 7, 11 a.m., US Open Round of 16, ESPN2
Tue Sep 8, 10:45 a.m., US Open Quarterfinals, ESPN3
Tue Sep 8, Noon, US Open Quarterfinals, ESPN
Wed Sep 9, 10:45 a.m., US Open Quarterfinals, ESPN3
Wed Sep 9, 11 a.m., US Open Quarterfinals, ESPN
Wed Sep 9, 8 p.m., US Open Men’s Quarterfinals, ESPN2
Thur Sep 10, Noon, US Open Doubles Matches, ESPN3
Thur Sep 10, 7 p.m., US Open Women’s Semifinals, ESPN
Fri Sep 11, Noon, US Open Mixed Doubles Championship, ESPN3
Fri Sep 11, 3 p.m., US Open Men’s Semifinals, ESPN / ESPN3
Sat Sep 12, Noon, US Open Men’s Doubles Championship, ESPN3
Sat Sep 12, 3 p.m., US Open Women’s Championship, ESPN / ESPN3
Sun Sep 13, Noon, US Open Women’s Doubles Championship, ESPN3
Sun Sep 13, 3:30 p.m., US Open Men’s Championship Blue Carpet Special, ESPN
Sun Sep 13, 4 p.m., US Open Men’s Championship, ESPN
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