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TNT sports gets two 2024 College Football Playoff games in ESPN deal

Turner gets its hands on two first-round College Football Playoff games.

The College Football Playoff will have a non-ESPN television presence after all. In March of this year, reports emerged that ESPN would be the sole outlet for the playoff. If true, that would have cemented ESPN’s grip on the playoff and limited the way the playoff was covered. It was important for other outlets to be part of the playoff mix. It turns out that ESPN, in exchange for paying a massive amount of money to control distribution rights for the playoff, needed to sublicense some playoff games to claw back some revenue. That process occurred on Wednesday, when ESPN sublicensed multiple 2024 College Football Playoff first-round games to TNT Sports. TNT will air two first-round games this year, in 2025, and in future playoffs as well.

A number of questions emerge from this deal, beginning with how many games Fox, CBS, and NBC might get from ESPN in similar sublicensing arrangements. Another really big question is who will staff TNT’s studio show and broadcast booth for College Football Playoff coverage. A lot of fans think that with TNT’s “Inside the NBA” ending after next season (due to TNT losing the NBA after next season), Charles Barkley would be a natural for TNT studio commentary, even though no one would view him as a football expert. Sports are entertainment, and Barkley is one of the most entertaining talkers on television.

It will be fascinating to see how the College Football Playoff and TNT college football both evolve.

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It’s dynamite! TNT set to broadcast College Football Playoff through ESPN sublicense

TNT, ESPN reach College Football Playoff sublicense deal.

There is a new media partner for the College Football platform. TNT has agreed to a five-year sublicense with ESPN that will allow for the carrying of select College Football Playoff games.

Beginning in 2024, TNT will broadcast two first-round match-ups from the College Football Playoff (CFP). Starting in 2026, TNT will begin broadcasting quarterfinal games in the CFP.

The deal allows ESPN to broadcast all the other games including the CFP championship. This is the first year of an expanded CFP that will include 12 teams.

The deal allows TNT to broadcast these select games on their other distribution platforms.

Big Ten program Michigan won the CFP last year.

“We’re delighted to reach this agreement with ESPN, providing TNT Sports the opportunity to showcase these College Football Playoff games on our platforms for years to come,” Luis Silberwasser, the chairman and CEO of TNT Sports said in a statement.

“TNT Sports aims to delight fans and drive maximum reach and engagement for these marquee games.”

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The first round of the CFP will take place during a two-day window beginning on Dec. 20. The championship game takes place on Jan. 20 at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA.

TNT confirms Atlanta to launch its 2025 NASCAR telecasts

Atlanta Motor Speedway will be the site of TNT Sports return to telecasting NASCAR races in 2025. The second race date at Atlanta Motor Speedway moves to June, on a Saturday night, and will also be the first race of the $1 million in-season …

Atlanta Motor Speedway will be the site of TNT Sports return to telecasting NASCAR races in 2025.

The second race date at Atlanta Motor Speedway moves to June, on a Saturday night, and will also be the first race of the $1 million in-season tournament, with each race exclusively airing on TNT and Max. TNT Sports will broadcast the Quaker State 400 on June 28, 2025.

“The energy and the atmosphere a night race at Atlanta brings is second to none,” said the track’s Executive Vice President and General Manager Brandon Hutchison. “That’s why our fans have been telling us they want the night race back in Atlanta and we’re thrilled to make it happen.”

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TNT Sports will broadcast five NASCAR summer races. They will follow the five that are broadcast on Prime Video.

The races on TNT Sports will also stream live on the Bleacher Report Add-On on Max. All practice and qualifying events during NASCAR’s second half of the season will be simulcast on Max and truTV.

Atlanta Motor Speedway’s second race date this season is in September. It is the first race of the playoffs.