Universal Sports to air four different tape-delayed TV shows of World Wrestling Championships, Oct. 1-4
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by Gary Abbott
Universal Sports, which is available in 56 million homes, will air four different one-hour primetime shows with highlights from the World Wrestling Championships, held last week in Herning, Denmark.
Each show will include highlights from the medal matches, airing nightly from Thursday, Oct. 1 - Sunday, Oct. 4. There will be two airings each day, at 7 p.m. ET and 10 p.m. ET.
The broadcast team for the television shows consist of 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist Rulon Gardner and play-by-play commentator Jim Watson.
The United States won three medals during the World Wrestling Championships. Capturing silver medals were freestyle wrestler Jake Herbert at 84 kg/185 lbs. and Greco-Roman wrestler Dremiel Byers at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. Winning a bronze medal was freestyle wrestler Tervel Dlagnev at 120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Three U.S. women wrestlers participated in bronze medal matches and finished fifth in their divisions: Tatiana Padilla at 55 kg/121 lbs., Deanna Rix at 59 kg/130 lbs. and Adeline Gray at 67 kg/147.5 lbs.
Information about what matches will appear in each show will be announced soon.
Wrestling fans can see if Universal Sports is available in their area by visiting the link below:
http://www.universalsports.tv/Universal_Sports_on_TV.html
Don't miss the best action from the 2009 World Wrestling Championships. Make plans to watch all four shows by tuning into Universal Sports for four straight nights from Oct. 1-4.
There may be additional airings of each wrestling show besides the airings at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET, check your local listings for more information, or visit:
UniversalSports.com/tvschedule
WORLD WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS TELEVISION SCHEDULE
on Universal Sports
Thursday, Oct. 1 - Show #1 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time
Thusday, Oct. 1 - Show #1 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern time
Friday, Oct. 2 - Show #2 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time
Friday, Oct. 2 - Show #2 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern time
Saturday, Oct. 3 - Show #3 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time
Saturday, Oct. 3 - Show #3 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern time
Sunday, Oct. 4 - Show #4 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time
Sunday, Oct. 4 - Show #4 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern time
Complete videos all seven days of the Wrestling Championships, as well as highlights of top matches, are available for on-demand viewing at UniversalSports.com, on the Wrestling Channel.
ABOUT UNIVERSAL SPORTS: Universal Sports, a partnership between NBC Sports and InterMedia Partners, serves as the preeminent multiplatform destination for Olympic-related and lifestyle sports programming available on television and online. Universal Sports is now available in nine of the top 10 DMAs including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Dallas-Fort Worth and Washington, D.C. Recent expansion includes launches in Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Denver, Portland, and Jacksonville. Go to UniversalSports.com for a complete list of TV markets. Major world championship and Olympic qualifying events found on Universal Sports range from track and field, skiing, swimming, gymnastics, marathons and cycling, to volleyball, rowing, triathlon, fencing, speed skating and martial arts.
UniversalSports.com delivers an immersive experience via live and on-demand competition coverage, interaction with top athletes through blogs and in-depth access to Olympic sports news and information year round. For more information on the availability of the Universal Sports 24-hour television channel, please visit UniversalSports.tv.
Each show will include highlights from the medal matches, airing nightly from Thursday, Oct. 1 - Sunday, Oct. 4. There will be two airings each day, at 7 p.m. ET and 10 p.m. ET.
The broadcast team for the television shows consist of 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist Rulon Gardner and play-by-play commentator Jim Watson.
The United States won three medals during the World Wrestling Championships. Capturing silver medals were freestyle wrestler Jake Herbert at 84 kg/185 lbs. and Greco-Roman wrestler Dremiel Byers at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. Winning a bronze medal was freestyle wrestler Tervel Dlagnev at 120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Three U.S. women wrestlers participated in bronze medal matches and finished fifth in their divisions: Tatiana Padilla at 55 kg/121 lbs., Deanna Rix at 59 kg/130 lbs. and Adeline Gray at 67 kg/147.5 lbs.
Information about what matches will appear in each show will be announced soon.
Wrestling fans can see if Universal Sports is available in their area by visiting the link below:
http://www.universalsports.tv/Universal_Sports_on_TV.html
Don't miss the best action from the 2009 World Wrestling Championships. Make plans to watch all four shows by tuning into Universal Sports for four straight nights from Oct. 1-4.
There may be additional airings of each wrestling show besides the airings at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET, check your local listings for more information, or visit:
UniversalSports.com/tvschedule
WORLD WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS TELEVISION SCHEDULE
on Universal Sports
Thursday, Oct. 1 - Show #1 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time
Thusday, Oct. 1 - Show #1 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern time
Friday, Oct. 2 - Show #2 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time
Friday, Oct. 2 - Show #2 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern time
Saturday, Oct. 3 - Show #3 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time
Saturday, Oct. 3 - Show #3 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern time
Sunday, Oct. 4 - Show #4 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time
Sunday, Oct. 4 - Show #4 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern time
Complete videos all seven days of the Wrestling Championships, as well as highlights of top matches, are available for on-demand viewing at UniversalSports.com, on the Wrestling Channel.
ABOUT UNIVERSAL SPORTS: Universal Sports, a partnership between NBC Sports and InterMedia Partners, serves as the preeminent multiplatform destination for Olympic-related and lifestyle sports programming available on television and online. Universal Sports is now available in nine of the top 10 DMAs including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Dallas-Fort Worth and Washington, D.C. Recent expansion includes launches in Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Denver, Portland, and Jacksonville. Go to UniversalSports.com for a complete list of TV markets. Major world championship and Olympic qualifying events found on Universal Sports range from track and field, skiing, swimming, gymnastics, marathons and cycling, to volleyball, rowing, triathlon, fencing, speed skating and martial arts.
UniversalSports.com delivers an immersive experience via live and on-demand competition coverage, interaction with top athletes through blogs and in-depth access to Olympic sports news and information year round. For more information on the availability of the Universal Sports 24-hour television channel, please visit UniversalSports.tv.
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