The television schedule for the 2013 U.S. Open on CBS, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2 and The Tennis Channel. Click here to jump straight to the schedule.
In its second-to-last year on CBS, the U.S. Open will debut a new scheduling format. This year and next, the Women’s Final is scheduled for Sunday afternoon and the Men’s Final is set for the next day. Though the Sunday-Monday schedule has become commonplace in recent years, it had previously been because of rain.
Despite the scheduling change, both finals will air on CBS.
In another new wrinkle this year, the ESPN mothership will televise two U.S. Open windows — primetime coverage on September 3 and September 5.
As mentioned before, this is the second-to-last year of the current U.S. Open TV deal. Starting in 2015, the ESPN family of networks will have rights to every single match, with the singles finals airing exclusively on ESPN.
2013 US Open Tennis TV Schedule
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Time (ET)
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Round
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Net
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Start
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End
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Tuesday, August 20
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| 1:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Qualifying | CBSSN |
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Wednesday, August 21
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| 1:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Qualifying | CBSSN |
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Thursday, August 22
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| 5:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Qualifying | CBSSN |
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Friday, August 23
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| 11:00 AM | 1:00 PM | Qualifying | CBSSN |
| 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Qualifying | CBSSN |
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Sunday, August 25
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| 11:00 AM | 1:00 PM | Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day | CBS |
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Monday, August 26
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| 11:00 AM | 7:00 PM | First Round (Men/Women) | Tennis Channel |
| 1:00 PM | 7:00 PM | First Round (Men/Women) | ESPN2 |
| 7:00 PM | 11:00 PM | First Round (Men/Women) | ESPN2 |
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Tuesday, August 27
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| 11:00 AM | 7:00 PM | First Round (Men/Women) | Tennis Channel |
| 1:00 PM | 7:00 PM | First Round (Men/Women) | ESPN2 |
| 7:00 PM | 11:00 PM | First Round (Men/Women) | ESPN2 |
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Wednesday, August 28
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| 11:00 AM | 7:00 PM | First Round (Men); Second Round (Women) | Tennis Channel |
| 1:00 PM | 7:00 PM | First Round (Men); Second Round (Women) | ESPN2 |
| 7:00 PM | 11:00 PM | First Round (Men); Second Round (Women) | ESPN2 |
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Thursday, August 29
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| 11:00 AM | 7:00 PM | Second Round (Men/Women) | Tennis Channel |
| 1:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Second Round (Men/Women) | ESPN2 |
| 7:00 PM | 11:00 PM | Second Round (Men/Women) | ESPN2 |
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Friday, August 30
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| 11:00 AM | 7:00 PM | Second Round (Men); Third Round (Women) | Tennis Channel |
| 1:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Second Round (Men); Third Round (Women) | ESPN2 |
| 7:00 PM | 11:00 PM | Second Round (Men); Third Round (Women) | ESPN2 |
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Saturday, August 31
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| 11:00 AM | 6:00 PM | Third Round (Men/Women) | CBS, CBSSN |
| 7:00 PM | 11:00 PM | Third Round (Men/Women) | Tennis Channel |
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Sunday, September 1
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| 11:00 AM | 6:00 PM | Third Round (Men); Round of 16 (Women) | CBS, CBSSN |
| 7:00 PM | 11:00 PM | Third Round (Men); Round of 16 (Women) | Tennis Channel |
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Monday, September 2 (Labor Day)
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| 11:00 AM | 6:00 PM | Round of 16 (Men/Women) | CBS, CBSSN |
| 7:00 PM | 11:00 PM | Round of 16 (Men/Women) | ESPN2 |
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Tuesday, September 3
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| 11:00 AM | 7:00 PM | Round of 16 (Men); Quarterfinals (Women) | ESPN2 |
| 11:00 AM | 7:00 PM | Round of 16 (Men); Doubles (various) | Tennis Channel |
| 7:00 PM | 11:00 PM | Round of 16 (Men); Quarterfinals (Women) | ESPN |
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Wednesday, September 4
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| 11:00 AM | 7:00 PM | Doubles; Juniors | Tennis Channel |
| 12:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Quarterfinals (Men/Women) | ESPN2 |
| 7:00 PM | 11:00 PM | Quarterfinals (Men/Women) | ESPN2 |
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Thursday, September 5
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| 11:00 AM | 7:00 PM | Doubles; Juniors | Tennis Channel |
| 12:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Quarterfinals (Men) | ESPN2 |
| 8:00 PM | 11:00 PM | Quarterfinals (Men) | ESPN |
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Friday, September 6
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| 12:30 PM | 6:00 PM | Semifinals (Women); Doubles (Mixed Final) | CBS |
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Saturday, September 7
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| 12:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Semifinals (Men); Doubles (Women’s Final) | CBS |
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Sunday, September 8
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| 12:30 PM | 2:30 PM | Doubles (Men’s Final) | ESPN2 |
| 4:30 PM | 7:00 PM | Women’s Final | CBS |
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Monday, September 9
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| 5:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Men’s Final | CBS |
(Schedule info from usopen.org)

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