NEW YORK, Jan. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — SailGP, essentially the most thrilling racing on water, and CBS Sports have introduced a two-year extension of their U.S. tv settlement at the moment. The first multi-year U.S. tv deal for SailGP will function greater than 50 hours of protection every season of the Rolex SailGP Championship throughout CBS Sports platforms in 2026 and 2027.
CBS will broadcast SailGP’s occasions with highlights on key weekends over the 2026 and 2027 Seasons to seize mass U.S. audiences, whereas CBS Sports Network will function dwell protection of a number of racing days.
Sir Russell Coutts, SailGP co-founder and CEO, mentioned: “This landmark multi-year extension with CBS Sports is a powerful endorsement of SailGP’s continued growth in the U.S. and the momentum of the championship globally. CBS Sports has been an outstanding partner since day one, and together we’ve brought high-performance racing to millions of new fans. This agreement ensures SailGP will continue to reach mainstream sports audiences and showcase one of the world’s fastest-growing sports properties.”
Dan Weinberg, Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Sports, mentioned: “CBS Sports is looking forward to building on the success of our partnership with SailGP as they continue to deliver world-class events that capture a global audience. We’re thrilled to bring even more electrifying, high-speed racing to fans across the U.S.”
CBS Sports has been residence to the worldwide racing championship within the U.S. since 2019, and in November, SailGP’s The Race to Abu Dhabi broadcast drew 3.469 million viewers (Nielsen) – the most-ever for a SailGP broadcast within the U.S. and the most-watched crusing race in historical past within the nation, surpassing the earlier excessive (3.266 million) from the 1992 America’s Cup on ABC. Overall final season, SailGP’s devoted international broadcast viewers soared to just about 215 million, averaging 18 million viewers per occasion.
The 2026 Season will kick off with the Oracle Perth Sail Grand Prix introduced by KPMG broadcast on CBS on Sunday, January 18 at 3 p.m. ET.
CBS broadcast home windows for 2026 embody:
- Sunday, January 18
- Saturday, February 28
- Saturday, April 18
- Sunday, June 7
- Saturday, July 5
- Saturday, September 5
- October broadcast – TBA
- November broadcast – TBA
- December broadcast – TBA
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