The CW has secured broadcast rights to 50 Atlantic Coast Conference college football and basketball games.
The new deal will start on Saturday, Sept. 9, with a matchup between the Pittsburgh Panthers and their nonconference opponent, the Cincinnati Bearcats and will continue through the 2026-27 season. It will continue every Saturday afternoon and evening throughout the season.
As well as 13 football games, The CW will broadcast 28 men’s basketball games and nine women’s basketball games, which will take place in December, January and February. Men’s basketball doubleheaders will take place every Saturday afternoon with women’s basketball games taking place on Sunday afternoons.
“We are committed to making The CW a destination for live, appointment-viewing sporting events,” Dennis Miller the president of The CW Network said. “The ACC is home to some of the most decorated college football and basketball teams in the country and we look forward to welcoming these avid sports fans to the network as we continue to broaden our audience.”
“We are thrilled to be adding The CW to our weekly television lineup for ACC football and basketball games,” ACC commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D., added. “The CW’s national distribution will directly benefit our student-athletes, teams, alumni and fans. We appreciate ESPN and Raycom working together and look forward to the partnership with The CW.”
“The CW is going to be a terrific partner for the legendary ACC,” CEO of Raycom Sports Hunter Nickell said. “The longest-running television relationship in college sports belongs to the ACC and Raycom Sports. Now The CW brings national broadcast network coverage to the great fans of these 15 famous schools.”
All games will be produced for The CW by Raycom Sports, which sublicenses the rights from ESPN.
In the last two academic years, the ACC has won 16 national titles and has had a team in either the College Football Playoff or the BCS National Championship Game in eight of the last 10 years.
