ESPN, Drone Racing League Announce U.S. & International Telecast Agreement

ESPN and DRL announced a multi-year agreement to bring the thrill of FPV racing to the masses, covering telecast and digital distribution in North, South and Central America and the Caribbean. In the U.S., the 2016 season will air as ten, one-hour episodes covering five races on ESPN/ESPN2 beginning with an "Intro to DRL" episode tomorrow, Thursday, September 15 at 11 PM ET on ESPN2, and kicking off the full season on Sunday, October 23. ESPN will help connect a new audience to drone racing, committing to help innovate the space and LEVERAGE their expertise in growing emerging sports.

"Coverage of DRL lets us merge storytelling, technology and competition into compelling weekly content that we believe will appeal to a growing audience," said Matthew Volk, ESPN Director, Programming & Acquisitions. "We look forward to delivering events and programming to passionate fans of this emerging sport."

The ESPN/ESPN2 telecast schedule in the U.S.:

Date	Time (ET)	Episode	Network
Thu, Sep 15	11:00 p.m.	Intro to Drone Racing	ESPN2
Sun, Oct 23	9:00 p.m.	Intro to Drone Racing	ESPN2
	10:00 p.m.	Race 1: Miami Lights	ESPN2
Thu, Oct 27	7:00 p.m.	Race 2, Episode 1: L.A.Pocalypse	ESPN2
Sun, Oct 30	10:00 p.m.	Race 2, Episode 2: L.A.Pocalypse	ESPN2
Thu, Nov 3	7:00 p.m.	Race 3, Episode 1: Project Manhattan	ESPN2
Sun, Nov 6	10:00 p.m.	Race 3, Episode 2: Project Manhattan	ESPN2
Thu, Nov 10	10:00 p.m.	Race 4, Episode 1: The Ohio Crash Site	ESPN2
Sun, Nov 13	10:00 p.m.	Race 4, Episode 2: The Ohio Crash Site	ESPN
Sun, Nov 20	9:00 p.m.	Race 5, Episode 1: DRL 2016 World Championship	ESPN
	10:00 p.m.	Race 5, Episode 2: DRL 2016 World Championship	ESPN