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CBS SPORTS SERVES UP 2013 U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR 46th CONSECUTIVE YEAR
Women’s and Men’s Championships on Sunday and Monday Highlight CBS Sports’ Coverage CBS Sports Network Provides Live U.S. Open Action Throughout Labor Day Weekend CBS Sports presents the U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS, tennis’ final major of the year and the only one played in the United States, for the 46th consecutive year. Coverage begins on Saturday, Aug. 31 (11:00 AM–6:00 PM, ET) with men’s and women’s third-round action and concludes with the men’s singles championship on Monday, Sept. 9 (5:00 PM, ET). CBS Sports broadcasts over 36 hours of the 2013 U.S. Open live from the UST...
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CBS SPORTS NETWORK HITS THE HARDCOURT FOR US OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Network will Again Showcase Live Coverage of Third and Fourth-Rounds Throughout Labor Day Weekend CBS Sports Network provides coverage of the US Open Tennis Championships for the second consecutive year with live matches, studio shows and encore presentations of classic US Open matches. Live coverage of US Open qualifying matches begins Tuesday, Aug. 20 (1:00-9:00 PM, ET) and continues through Friday, Aug. 23. Play-by-play announcers Dave Ryan and Andrew Catalon are joined by analysts Chanda Rubin, Taylor Dent and Todd Martin to call the action. Katrina Adams serves as reporter. ...
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2013 U.S. OPEN GOLF CHAMPION JUSTIN ROSE TO PRESENT THE TOP TEN LIST ON CBS’s “LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN,” TUESDAY, JUNE 18
THIS JUST IN… …from CBS Entertainment NEW YORK, June 17 – 2013 U.S. Open golf champion Justin Rose will present the Top Ten List on the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, Tuesday, June 18 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Rose won his first major golf championship Sunday at the Merion Golf Club, shooting a closing round of 70 and finishing two shots ahead of contenders Phil Mickelson and Jason Day to secure his U.S. Open victory. Also, Rose became the first Englishman to win the championship since Tony Jacklin in 1970, ending a 43-year U.S. Open drought...
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This Just In... From CBS Entertainment: PROGRAMMING ADVISORY - Sept. 10, 2012
THIS JUST IN... ...from CBS Entertainment CBS Sports' live coverage of the 2012 U.S. OPEN TENNIS Men's Championship on Monday, Sept. 10 will pre-empt the season premiere of THE TALK in the Pacific time zone as well as several Mountain time zone cities. The full episode will be available for viewing on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 10:00 AM, PT on CBS or on TheTalk.com following Monday's East Coast broadcast. (Check local listings for new times for MT stations affected.) Press Contacts: Kelli Raftery 818-655-1598 kelli.raftery@cbs.com Erin O'Brien 818-655-1590 erin.obrien@cbs.com...
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CBS SPORTS' U.S. OPEN COVERAGE WATCHED IN ALL-OR-PART BY 51.3 MILLION
CBS Sports' live coverage of the 2011 U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS was watched in all-or-part by 51.3 million viewers (Persons 2+), a 17% increase from last year's 44.0 million. (The 51.3 million viewership total is based upon Persons 2+ watching at-least six minutes of the Network's coverage of the 2011 U.S. Open Tennis Championships.) * * * * * CBS Sports Contacts: Jerry Caraccioli 212/975-7466 gwcaraccioli@cbs.com Dan Sabreen 212/975-5936 dsabreen@cbs.com ...
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THIS JUST IN... ...from CBS Sports
CBS Sports' live coverage of the 2011 U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS on Monday, Sept. 12, featuring the men's championship, an epic four-set rematch that saw No. 1 Novak Djokovic defeat No. 2 Rafael Nadal, 6-2, 6-3, 6-7, 6-1, earned an average overnight household rating/share of 2.6/6, up 18% from last year's 2.2/6, which saw Nadal defeat Djokovic in four sets on Monday afternoon, Sept. 13 (CBS's 2010 coverage of the men's championship was halted due to rain and concluded on ESPN2). Overall, CBS Sports' coverage of the 2011 U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP earned an average overnight HH ra...
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THIS JUST IN... ...from CBS Sports
CBS Sports' live coverage of the 2011 U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS on Sunday, Sept. 11, featuring the women's championship match, which saw Samantha Stosur defeat Serena Williams in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3, earned an average overnight household rating/share of 4.2/8, up 100% from last year's 2.1/4, which consisted of rain-out coverage on Sunday afternoon, and up 121% from a 1.9/4 for last year's women's championship in prime time on Saturday night, Sept. 11 (Kim Clijsters def. Vera Zvonareva). * * * * * CBS Sports Contacts: Jerry Caraccioli 212/975-7466 ...
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WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHTS CBS SPORTS' U.S. OPEN TENNIS COVERAGE ON SUNDAY, SEPT. 11
MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHTS NETWORK'S COVERAGE ON MONDAY, SEPT. 12 No. 9 Samantha Stosur Takes On No. 28 Serena Williams in Women's Championship No. 1 Novak Djokovic To Play No. 2 Rafael Nadal in Men's U.S. Open Championship Rematch CBS Sports' continuing coverage of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships on Sunday, Sept. 11 (4:00 PM, ET) is highlighted by the women's championship as No. 9-seed Samantha Stosur takes on No. 28-seed Serena Williams. The men's championship, to be played on Monday, Sept. 12 (4:00 PM, ET), is a rematch of last year's championship as No. 1-seed N...
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MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SEMI-FINALS HIGHLIGHT CBS SPORTS' U.S. OPEN TENNIS COVERAGE ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 10
No. 1 Novak Djokovic Takes on No. 3 Roger Federer; No. 2 Rafael Nadal vs. No. 4 Andy Murray in Men's Semi-Finals in Afternoon No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki Takes on No. 28 Serena Williams in Women's Semi-Final in Prime Time CBS Sports' continuing coverage of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships on Saturday, Sept. 10 (12:00-6:00 PM, ET) and (8:00-10:00 PM, ET) is highlighted by the men's semi-finals during the day, and a women's semi-final match in prime time. Coverage during the day is highlighted by the top four men's seeds vying to play in the championship on Monday, Sept. 12 (4:00 ...