This is the schedule for the US Open. It used to be simple. USA Network with the weekday sessions from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. and the night sessions starting from 7:30 p.m. until 11 p.m.
CBS would take over the weekends from 11:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. USA would have the night sessions.
Now with Tennis Channel and ESPN2 with the cable contracts, the start times have changed. Tennis Channel will have coverage of the outer courts starting at 11 a.m. until 7 p.m.
ESPN2 will have coverage starting mostly at 1 p.m. of the main courts until 6 p.m. Then at night, it’s all ESPN2.
CBS still has its weekend coverage schedule. The difference here is that due to college football commitments, ESPN2 will not have weekend primetime coverage. That’s been outsourced to Tennis Channel. I have the schedule so take a look at what you’ll see. It’s a new world for coverage of the US Open for the next six years.
Mon. 8/31 11 am – 7 pm* Opening Round Tennis Channel 1 pm – 6 pm Opening Round ESPN2 6 pm – 7 pm US Open Scoreboard ESPN2 7 pm-11 pm Opening Round ESPN2 11 pm – 12 am US Open Tonight Tennis Channel Tue. 9/1 12 am – 3 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 3 am – 4 am US Open Tonight Tennis Channel 4 am – 6 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 6 am-7 am Breakfast at the Open Tennis Channel 7 am-10 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 10 am-11 am Breakfast at the Open Tennis Channel 11 am – 7 pm* Opening Round Tennis Channel 1 pm – 6 pm Opening Round ESPN2 6 pm – 7 pm US Open Scoreboard ESPN2 7 pm-11 pm Opening Round ESPN2 11 pm – 12 am US Open Tonight Tennis Channel Wed. 9/2 12 am – 3 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 3 am – 4 am US Open Tonight Tennis Channel 4 am – 6 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 6 am-7 am Breakfast at the Open Tennis Channel 7 am-10 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 10 am-11 am Breakfast at the Open Tennis Channel 11 am – 7 pm* Men’s First Round/Women’s Second Round Tennis Channel 1 pm – 6 pm Men’s First Round/Women’s Second Round ESPN2 6 pm – 7 pm US Open Scoreboard ESPN2 7 pm-11 pm Men’s First Round/Women’s Second Round ESPN2 11 pm – 12 am US Open Tonight Tennis Channel Thu. 9/3 12 am – 3 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 3 am – 4 am US Open Tonight Tennis Channel 4 am – 6 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 6 am-7 am Breakfast at the Open Tennis Channel 7 am-10 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 10 am-11 am Breakfast at the Open Tennis Channel 11 am – 7 pm* Second Round Tennis Channel 1 pm – 6 pm Second Round ESPN2 6 pm – 7 pm US Open Scoreboard ESPN2 7 pm-11 pm Second Round ESPN2 11 pm – 12 am US Open Tonight Tennis Channel Fri. 9/4 12 am – 3 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 3 am – 4 am US Open Tonight Tennis Channel 4 am – 6 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 6 am-7 am Breakfast at the Open Tennis Channel 7 am-10 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 10 am-11 am Breakfast at the Open Tennis Channel 11 am – 7 pm* Men’s Second Round/Women’s Third Round Tennis Channel 1 pm – 6 pm Men’s Second Round/Women’s Third Round ESPN2 6 pm – 7 pm US Open Scoreboard ESPN2 7 pm-11 pm Men’s Second Round/Women’s Third Round ESPN2 11 pm – 12 am US Open Tonight Tennis Channel Sat. 9/5 12 am – 3 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 3 am – 4 am US Open Tonight Tennis Channel 4 am – 6 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 6 am-7 am Breakfast at the Open Tennis Channel 7 am-10 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 10 am-11 am Breakfast at the Open Tennis Channel 11 am-6 pm Third Round CBS 7 pm-11 pm Third Round Tennis Channel 11 pm – 12 am US Open Tonight Tennis Channel Sun. 9/6 12 am – 3 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 3 am – 4 am US Open Tonight Tennis Channel 4 am – 6 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 6 am-7 am Breakfast at the Open Tennis Channel 7 am-10 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 10 am-11 am Breakfast at the Open Tennis Channel 11 am-6 pm Men’s Third Round/Women’s Fourth Round CBS 7 pm-11 pm Men’s Third Round/Women’s Fourth Round Tennis Channel 11 pm – 12 am US Open Tonight Tennis Channel Mon. 9/7 12 am – 3 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 3 am – 4 am US Open Tonight Tennis Channel 4 am – 6 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 6 am-7 am Breakfast at the Open Tennis Channel 7 am-10 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 10 am-11 am Breakfast at the Open Tennis Channel 11 am-6 pm Fourth Round CBS 7 pm-11 pm Fourth Round ESPN2 11 pm – 12 am US Open Tonight Tennis Channel Tue. 9/8 12 am – 3 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 3 am – 4 am US Open Tonight Tennis Channel 4 am – 6 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 6 am-7 am Breakfast at the Open Tennis Channel 7 am-10 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 10 am-11 am Breakfast at the Open Tennis Channel 11 am – 7 pm** Men’s Fourth Round/Various Doubles Matches Tennis Channel 11 am-6 pm Men’s Fourth Round/Women’s Quarterfinals ESPN2 6 pm – 7 pm US Open Scoreboard ESPN2 7 pm-11 pm Men’s Fourth Round/Women’s Quarterfinal ESPN2 11 pm – 12 am US Open Tonight Tennis Channel Wed. 9/9 12 am – 3 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 3 am – 4 am US Open Tonight Tennis Channel 4 am – 6 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 6 am-7 am Breakfast at the Open Tennis Channel 7 am-10 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 10 am-11 am Breakfast at the Open Tennis Channel 11 am – 7 pm** Doubles/Juniors/Wheelchair Tennis Channel 11 am-6 pm Quarterfinals ESPN2 6 pm – 7 pm US Open Scoreboard ESPN2 7 pm-11 pm Quarterfinals ESPN2 11 pm – 12 am US Open Tonight Tennis Channel Thu. 9/10 12 am – 3 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 3 am – 4 am US Open Tonight Tennis Channel 4 am – 6 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 6 am-7 am Breakfast at the Open Tennis Channel 7 am-10 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 10 am-11 am Breakfast at the Open Tennis Channel 11 am – 7 pm** Doubles/Juniors/Wheelchair Tennis Channel 11 am-6 pm Men’s Quarterfinal/Mixed Doubles Final ESPN2 Women’s Doubles Match 6 pm – 7 pm US Open Scoreboard ESPN2 7 pm – 11 pm Men’s Quarterfinal ESPN2 11 pm – 12 am US Open Tonight Tennis Channel Fri. 9/11 12 am – 3 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 3 am – 4 am US Open Tonight Tennis Channel 4 am – 6 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 6 am-7 am Breakfast at the Open Tennis Channel 7 am-10 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 10 am-11 am Breakfast at the Open Tennis Channel 12:30 pm – 6 pm Men’s Doubles Final/Women’s Semifinals CBS 7 pm-11 pm US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 11 pm – 12 am US Open Tonight Tennis Channel Sat. 9/12 12 am – 3 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 3 am – 4 am US Open Tonight Tennis Channel 4 am – 6 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 6 am-7 am Breakfast at the Open Tennis Channel 7 am-10 am US Open Daily Match Encores Tennis Channel 10 am-11 am Breakfast at the Open Tennis Channel 12 pm – 6 pm Men’s Semifinals CBS 8 pm – 10 pm Women’s Final CBS 11 pm – 6 am US Open Tonight: Women’s Final & Men’s Semifinal Tennis Channel Sun. 9/13 6 am -1 pm Breakfast at the Open: Women’s Final & Men’s Semifinal Tennis Channel 1 pm – 3p Women’s Doubles Final ESPN2 4 pm – 7 pm Men’s Final CBS 9 pm -11 pm SportsCenter at the US Open ESPN2 11 pm – 2 am US Open Tonight: Men’s Final Encore Tennis Channel Mon. 9/14 2 am -5 am US Open Tonight: Men’s Final Encore Tennis Channel 6 am-9 am Breakfast at the Open: Men’s Final Encore Tennis Channel * From 2 pm – 7 pm Tennis Channel coverage will emanate from courts 11 and/or 13 only
** From 11 am – 7 pm Tennis Channel coverage will emanate from outside of Arthur Ashe Stadium and will not include matches in Arthur Ashe Stadium
DirecTV also has coverage of the outer courts as well with dedicated channels. If you have the service, it’s no added charge and will be on channels 701-708.
