Women’s Final Has TV Priority
NBC plans to begin today’s Wimbledon coverage with the Steffi Graf-Monica Seles women’s final, but portions of both men’s semifinals might be included during the scheduled four-hour telecast, depending on time and weather, an NBC Sports spokesman said Friday.
The women’s final has priority over the men’s matches because it will be shown live in the Eastern and Central time zones. In Southern California, Wimbledon coverage will begin at 8 a.m. on a two-hour delayed basis on Channels 4, 36 and 39.
Ed Markey, NBC Sports spokesman, said the network might be able to extend its telecast.
“If it looks as though we are going to run long with live programming, we will address it then,” Markey said.
Should rain, which has been forecast, delay the start of the John McEnroe-Andre Agassi semifinal, the match could begin the telecast.
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