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Nashville SC none too pleased after pickleball bumps club to FS2
TL;DR
Nashville SC's match against D.C. United was moved to FS2 due to a delay caused by the PPA Tour Finals. Fans were disappointed to find pickleball instead of soccer on FS1.
Key points
- Nashville SC's match against D.C. United was rescheduled to FS2.
- The change was due to the PPA Tour Finals running late.
- Fans were disappointed to see pickleball instead of soccer on FS1.
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San Clemente, California
Nashville SCD.C. UnitedPPA Tour Finals
Credit: Alan Poizner-Imagn Images
Pickleball has claimed its first MLS casualty.
Nashville SC fans who tuned into FS1 for Saturday night’s match against DC United were greeted with paddle sports instead of soccer. The club’s national broadcast window was bumped to FS2 because the PPA Tour Finals in San Clemente, California, ran long.
“The start of our match can be seen on FS2 rather than FS1 due to Pickleball running late,” wrote the official Nashville SC account on X. “Yes. Pickleball.”
Fox Sports has carried PPA Tour events since 2021 and has built pickleball into a regular part of its programming across FS1 and FS2. Good for pickleball. Not so good for Nashville SC, who have seen this kind of thing before and will likely see it again.
As we noted when Fox moved the end of the NASCAR Clash at Bowman Gray to FS2 for The Masked Singer back in February, the channel averages around 11,000 viewers and reaches roughly 49 million homes, compared to FS1’s 68 million. The FS2 programming lineup on a typical night is a mix of LIV Golf, horse racing, CONCACAF qualifiers, and copious amounts of replays of games from other Fox networks. A meaningful number of cable and satellite subscribers do not receive it at all, which means that for a segment of Nashville SC’s audience on Saturday, the match was effectively blacked out because a pickleball tournament went long.
Q&A
Why was Nashville SC's match moved to FS2?
The match was moved to FS2 because the PPA Tour Finals ran long, causing a scheduling conflict.
What was the reaction of Nashville SC fans to the broadcast change?
Nashville SC fans expressed disappointment after tuning into FS1 only to see pickleball instead of their soccer match.
What event caused the delay for Nashville SC's match broadcast?
The delay was caused by the PPA Tour Finals in San Clemente, California, which ran longer than scheduled.
