ACC on The CW
The ACC on The CW is a presentation of Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) college athletics broadcast by The CW, and produced by Raycom Sports.
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 210 minutes or until game ends (inc. adverts) |
Production companies | The CW Sports Raycom Sports |
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Original network | The CW |
Original release | September 9, 2023 – present |
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ACC on Regional Sports Networks |
History
After Nexstar Media Group acquired a majority stake in The CW, the company began efforts to broaden the network's programming. The network planned to broaden its demographics to encompass older viewers within the key demographic and linear television viewership, citing preferences towards streaming platforms by younger viewers. This would include an increased focus on imported programs from other countries, and sports programming. The network began to establish a The CW Sports division in 2023, initially with the acquisition of U.S. rights to the LIV Golf League.[1]
Raycom Sports has had a long-standing relationship with the Atlantic Coast Conference, having syndicated ACC basketball games, and later football, since 1982. Raycom maintained the rights to this package after ESPN acquired the conference's media rights in 2010. The broadcast television package ended after the 2018–19 season, when its inventory was acquired by ESPN for its new ACC Network cable channel.[2][3][4]
As an aspect of this agreement, Raycom also held rights to syndicate a separate package of ACC telecasts to regional sports networks. In June 2023, Bally Sports—the package's primary rightsholder—announced that it would drop the ACC RSN package, amid the bankruptcy of parent company Diamond Sports Group.[5] The following month, Raycom announced that it had sold the package to The CW, consisting of 13 football games, 28 men's basketball games, and 9 women's basketball games per-season.[6][7] The CW aired its first ACC broadcast on September 9, 2023, featuring Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.[8]
Production
With the limited turnaround time between the announcement and the start of the 2023 ACC football season, Raycom and The CW subcontracted resources from other broadcasters for its initial season of college football broadcasts, including ESPN (the conference's main rightsholder) temporarily allowing use of the ESPN College Football on-air graphics (pending the development of a dedicated The CW Sports graphics package in time for basketball season), and its first game at Pitt sharing resources with Fox Sports (which was already at Acrisure Stadium for an NFL broadcast the following afternoon).[9]
ACC on The CW matchups
2023
- September 9: Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, Cincinnati 27–21
- September 16: VMI at NC State, NC State 45–7
- September 23: Georgia Tech at Wake Forest, Georgia Tech 30–16
- September 30: Virginia at Boston College, Boston College 27–24
- October 7: Marshall at NC State, NC State 48–41
- October 14: No. 14 Louisville at Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh 38–21
- October 21: Virginia at No. 10 North Carolina, Virginia 31–27
- October 28: Clemson at NC State,
- November 4: Georgia Tech at Virginia,
- November 11: TBD
- November 18: TBD
- November 25: TBD
- December 2: TBD
All rankings are from that week's AP Poll, and that week's CFP rankings.
On-air talent
References
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- Smith, Michael; Ourand, John (October 5, 2010). "History with ACC secures future for Raycom". Washington Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- Luke DeCock (March 11, 2019). "The pilot sails no more: After four decades, ACC's longtime TV partner signs off". Raleigh News & Observer. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- Smith, Michael (October 4, 2010). "History with ACC secures Future for Raycom" (PDF). Sports and Business Journal. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- Frankel, Daniel (2023-06-15). "Bally Sports Kicks Another Asset to the Curb: ACC Football and Basketball Games". NextTV. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- Lucia, Joe (2023-07-15). "The CW has added the 50 Raycom-produced ACC basketball and football games". Awful Announcing. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- Petski, Denise (July 13, 2023). "The CW Lands Rights To Atlantic Coast Conference College Football & Basketball Games Through 2026-27". Deadline. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- "WPNT-TV to officially become Pittsburgh's new CW affiliate, carry ACC football". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- Hernández, Kristian (2023-10-03). "College Football on The CW: Raycom Sports Extends Legacy With New ACC Broadcast Package". Sports Video Group. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- Baxley, Rodd (2023-10-03). "What channel is NC State football vs Marshall? Time, TV schedule for Wolfpack". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- Ludwig, Karl (2023-09-04). "Broadcast Crew Announced for the Pitt CW Network Debut". Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved 2023-10-15.