The Masters 2026 US TV Schedule: Your Ultimate Guide

We run through your complete viewing guide for The 2026 Masters, including where to watch each round live and extra post-round feature coverage

Rory McIlroy and Harry Diamond celebrate The Masters victory
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It's time for the first Major of the year and always the most hyped-up golf tournament on the calendar as we prepare for The 2026 Masters at Augusta National.

Rory McIlroy will swagger down Magnolia Lane to defend the Green Jacket he won in thrilling fashion last year when beating Justin Rose in a play-off to seal his Grand Slam dream.

The Masters - USA TV & streaming details

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Amazon Prime makes Masters debut

Main image of Jack Nicklaus speaking during a live CBS broadcast and an inset image of the Amazon Prime Video logo (top left)

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The 2026 Masters coverage as usual is being shared around with three main broadcasters this year - predominantly with CBS and ESPN but also with Amazon Prime, who are joining the party this year.

Prime Video will broadcast early coverage of The Masters for the opening two rounds of the tournament on April 9 and 10 - and they've pulled out all the stops to celebrate.

As six-time Masters champion Jack Nicklaus will be part of the Amazon Prime broadcast at Augusta National.

The rest of the first two days of action will go out on ESPN before the weekend switches to CBS for the third and fourth rounds on April 11 and 12 being shown by them on TV and streamed on it's Paramount+ platform.

The 2026 Masters - Live TV schedule & timings

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Day

Time (ET)

Service

Thursday, Apr 9

1pm–7:30pm

Amazon Prime Video (1–3 pm), ESPN / ESPN Unlimited (3–7:30pm)

Friday, Apr 10

1pm–7:30pm

Amazon Prime Video (1–3 pm), ESPN / ESPN Unlimited (3–7:30pm)

Saturday, Apr 11

11:30am–7pm

Paramount+ (11:30am–2pm), CBS (2–7pm)

Sunday, Apr 12

11:30am–7pm

Paramount+ (11:30am–2pm), CBS (2–7pm)

Watch The Masters free on tournament website

Rory McIlroy wearing the Masters green jacket

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The Masters may have some of the best traditions in golf but the tournament team are always way ahead of the curve for modern technology - with their website and app regularly getting great reviews.

And if you're in the United States you can watch The Masters simply by heading to the tournament website Masters.com to see it all live for free.

The folks at Masters.com will provide a simulcast of the TV broadcasts that are being aired across the four tournament day ESPN and CBS but will also show early coverage before the broadcast window opens.

It doesn't stop there though, as the renowned Masters website and app has plenty of different viewing options via live feeds of Featured Groups, Featured Holes and Amen Corner.

Heading to the leaderboard you can also find every shot by every player right at your fingertips and this alone would be enough to make it the best Major of the year.

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Masters coverage on Golf Channel

The Golf Channel will present Live From The Masters at Augusta National

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NBC and the Golf Channel don't have the rights to show The Masters, but that doesn't mean they won'e be all over it as usual with in-depth analysis and interviews throughout the week.

The broadcast team will be on site at Augusta National and will present 'Live from The Masters' both before and after the day's play, with previews in the morning and highlights after the final players have completed their rounds.

There'll also be wall-to-wall coverage ahead of the tournament so even once the golf has finished, those addicts among you can then dissect the action.

Full Masters week broadcast schedule

(All times Easter Time)

  • Monday April 6
  • 2-5pm: Live From the Masters (Golf Channel)
  • 7-9pm: Live From the Masters (Golf Channel)
  • Tuesday April 7
  • 9am-5pm: Live From the Masters (Golf Channel)
  • 7-9pm: Live From the Masters (Golf Channel)
  • Wednesday April 8
  • 9am-2pm: Live From the Masters (Golf Channel)
  • 12-2pm: The Par 3 Contest (ESPN+)
  • 2-4pm: The Par 3 Contest (ESPN)
  • 4-5pm: Live From the Masters (Golf Channel)
  • 6-9pm: Live From the Masters (Golf Channel)
  • Thursday April 9
  • 8am-3pm: Live From the Masters (Golf Channel)
  • 1-3pm: Masters Round One coverage (Amazon Prime Video)
  • 3-7:30pm: Masters Round One coverage (ESPN)
  • 7:30-9:30pm: Live From the Masters (Golf Channel)
  • Friday April 10
  • 8am-3pm: Live From the Masters (Golf Channel)
  • 1-3pm: Masters Round Two coverage (Prime Video)
  • 3-7:30pm: Masters Round Two coverage (ESPN)
  • 7:30-9:30pm: Live From the Masters (Golf Channel)
  • Saturday April 11
  • 8am-2pm: Live From the Masters (Golf Channel)
  • Noon-2pm: Masters Round Three coverage (Paramount+)
  • 2-7pm: Masters Round Three coverage (CBS)
  • 7-9pm: Live From the Masters (Golf Channel)
  • Sunday April 12
  • 8am-2pm: Live From the Masters (Golf Channel)
  • Noon-2pm: Masters final round coverage (Paramount+)
  • 2-7pm: Masters final round coverage (CBS)
  • 7-9pm: Live From the Masters (Golf Channel)
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Paul Higham
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Paul Higham is a sports journalist with over 20 years of experience in covering most major sporting events for both Sky Sports and BBC Sport. He is currently freelance and covers the golf majors on the BBC Sport website.  Highlights over the years include covering that epic Monday finish in the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor and watching Rory McIlroy produce one of the most dominant Major wins at the 2011 US Open at Congressional. He also writes betting previews and still feels strangely proud of backing Danny Willett when he won the Masters in 2016 - Willett also praised his putting stroke during a media event before the Open at Hoylake. Favourite interviews he's conducted have been with McIlroy, Paul McGinley, Thomas Bjorn, Rickie Fowler and the enigma that is Victor Dubuisson. A big fan of watching any golf from any tour, sadly he spends more time writing about golf than playing these days with two young children, and as a big fair weather golfer claims playing in shorts is worth at least five shots. Being from Liverpool he loves the likes of Hoylake, Birkdale and the stretch of tracks along England's Golf Coast, but would say his favourite courses played are Kingsbarns and Portrush. 

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