Curling Night in America

Curling Night in America
GenreSports
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes50
Original release
NetworkNBCSN
Universal Sports

Curling Night in America is an American television program broadcasting a made-for-television curling tournament called the U.S. Curling Grand Prix. The first season aired originally on Universal Sports, starting on January 22, 2015. It has since run for five additional seasons, from 2016 to 2020, on NBCSN.

Format

Each season covers a made-for-television tournament, called the U.S. Curling Grand Prix, where the United States and three other countries compete for the American Cup. The Grand Prix tournament is a double round-robin tournament, with each team playing every other team in their division twice. The country with the best overall record at the end of the tournament wins the American Cup. In the first season there were two divisions, men's and women's, with one team from each country in each division. In following seasons mixed doubles was added as a third division, thus three teams from each country for a total of twelve teams across all countries and divisions. Each episode shows one game including a team from the United States, along with highlights and score updates from the other games that occurred at the same time.

Production

The show is recorded in front of a live audience but broadcast at a later date. Originally the United States Curling Association published the results of the tournament in real-time but changed to keeping them secret until broadcast due to feedback. The first three seasons were filmed at curling clubs in Minnesota. The fourth season was the first to take place out of Minnesota and the first to take place out of a curling club; it was held at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Nebraska. This is the same venue that held the 2017 United States Olympic Curling Trials only a few months later. The fifth season returned to Minnesota, held at Chaska Curling Center. The sixth season was the first to take place out of the Midwest, held at an arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. In the fall of 2019 it was announced the seventh season would be filmed at the Great Park Ice arena in Irvine, California, in August 2020. The arena is also scheduled to serve as the venue for the 2021 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials.

All curlers competing in the televised game have microphones, allowing the audience to listen in on strategy discussions and player reactions to shots.

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedAverage viewership
(in thousands)
First airedLast airedNetwork
16January 22, 2015 (2015-01-22)March 13, 2015 (2015-03-13)Universal Sports79
29January 8, 2016 (2016-01-08)March 4, 2016 (2016-03-04)NBCSN101
39January 19, 2017 (2017-01-19)March 17, 2017 (2017-03-17)TBA
48October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10)December 5, 2017 (2017-12-05)TBA
59October 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)December 14, 2018 (2018-12-14)TBA
69January 3, 2020 (2020-01-03)March 6, 2020 (2020-03-06)TBA

Season 1

The inaugural U.S. Curling Grand Prix, filmed December 4 to 6, 2014 at Fours Seasons Curling Club in Blaine, Minnesota. Was aired on Universal Sports Network and NBCSN. Commentary provided by Jason Knapp, Pete Fenson, and Tracy Wilson. At the end of the tournament China won the inaugural American Cup, finishing first in both the men's and women's divisions.

Teams

Men
Country Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
 United States Heath McCormick Chris Plys Joe Polo Ryan Brunt Colin Hufman
 China Zang Jialiang Zou Dejia Ba Dexin Zou Qiang
 Japan Yusuke Morozumi Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Tetsuro Shimizu Kosuke Morozumi
 New Zealand Hans Frauenlob Dan Mustapic Scott Becker Warren Dobson
Women
Country Skip Third Second Lead
 United States Nina Roth Jamie Sinclair Becca Hamilton Tabitha Peterson
 China Liu Sijia Liu Jinli Yu Xinna Wang Rui
 Japan Ayumi Ogasawara Sayaka Yoshimura Kaho Onodera Anna Ohmiya
 New Zealand Chelsea Farley Thivya Jeyaranjan Tessa Farley Eleanor Adviento

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"USA vs China – Women"January 22, 2015 (2015-01-22)
The Chinese women defeated the United States, 5–3.
2"New Zealand vs USA – Men"January 30, 2015 (2015-01-30)
The American men defeated New Zealand, 6–3.
3"Japan vs USA – Women"February 6, 2015 (2015-02-06)
The American women defeated Japan, 7–4.
4"USA vs China – Men"February 15, 2015 (2015-02-15)
The American men defeated China, 6–2. Colin Hufman played second for the United States instead of Joe Polo.
5"USA vs New Zealand – Women"February 27, 2015 (2015-02-27)
The American women defeated New Zealand, 7–3.
6"Japan vs USA – Men"March 13, 2015 (2015-03-13)
The Japanese men defeated the United States, 10–6. Colin Hufman played lead for the United States instead of Ryan Brunt.

Season 2

Filmed December 3 to 5, 2015 at Curl Mesabi in Eveleth, Minnesota. Commentary provided by Jason Knapp, Pete Fenson, and Tanith White. At the end of the tournament China and the United States were tied for first in the overall standings with eleven points each, with Scotland finishing third and Japan fourth. A draw to the button tiebreaker was conducted to determine the overall winner, with the men's skips from China and the United States, Zang Jialiang and John Shuster, each throwing one stone. Zang won the tiebreaker, earning the American Cup for Team China for the second consecutive year. In the individual discipline standings Scotland won in men's, United States won in mixed doubles, and China won in women's.

Teams

Men
Country Skip Third Second Lead
 United States John Shuster Tyler George Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner
 China Zang Jialiang Zou Dejia Ba Dexin Zou Qiang
 Japan Yusuke Morozumi Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Tetsuro Shimizu Kosuke Morozumi
 Scotland Tom Brewster Glen Muirhead Ross Paterson Hammy McMillan Jr.
Women
Country Skip Third Second Lead
 United States Jamie Sinclair Tabitha Peterson Becca Hamilton Jenna Haag
 China Mei Jie Yu Xinna Liu Jinli Wang Rui
 Japan Satsuki Fujisawa Chinami Yoshida Yumi Suzuki Yurika Yoshida
 Scotland Hannah Fleming Sophie Jackson Laura Ritchie Karina Aitken
Mixed doubles
Country Female Male
 United States Sarah Anderson Korey Dropkin
 China Gao Xuesong Ma Xiuyue
 Japan Michiko Tomabechi Kenji Tomabechi
 Scotland Jennifer Dodds Alasdair Schreiber

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"USA vs Japan – Men"January 8, 2016 (2016-01-08)
The American men tied Japan, 5–5, and then won the draw to the button tiebreaker.
2"USA vs Japan – Mixed doubles"January 15, 2016 (2016-01-15)
The American team defeated Japan, 11–4.
3"USA vs China – Women"January 29, 2016 (2016-01-29)
The American women tied China 5–5 in regulation, then won the draw to the button tiebreaker.
4"USA vs Scotland – Men"February 5, 2016 (2016-02-05)
The American men defeated Scotland, 5–4.
5"USA vs China – Mixed doubles"February 5, 2016 (2016-02-05)
The American team defeated China.
6"USA vs Japan – Women"February 12, 2016 (2016-02-12)
The Japanese women defeated the United States, 5–3.
7"USA vs China – Men"February 19, 2016 (2016-02-19)
The Chinese men defeated United States, 5–3.
8"USA vs Scotland – Mixed doubles"February 26, 2016 (2016-02-26)
The American team defeated Scotland, 10–2.
9"USA vs Scotland – Women"March 4, 2016 (2016-03-04)
The American women defeated Scotland, 7–1.

Season 3

Filmed December 1 to 3, 2016 at Duluth Curling Club in Duluth, Minnesota. Jason Knapp, Pete Fenson, and Tanith White provided commentary. The United States won the overall tournament, earning the American Cup for the first time.

Teams

Men
Country Skip Third Second Lead
 United States John Shuster Tyler George Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner
 China Liu Rui Xu Xiaoming Ba Dexin Zang Jialiang
 Japan Yusuke Morozumi Tetsuro Shimizu Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Kosuke Morozumi
 Scotland Ally Fraser Ruairidh Greenwood Calum Greenwood Angus Dowell
Women
Country Skip Third Second Lead
 United States Nina Roth Tabitha Peterson Aileen Geving Becca Hamilton
 China Wang Bingyu Zhou Yan Liu Jinli Yang Ying
 Japan Junko Nishimuro (fourth) Tori Koana (skip) Yuna Kotani Mao Ishigaki
 Scotland Sarah Reid (fourth) Claire Hamilton Katie Murray Hazel Smith (skip)
Mixed doubles
Country Female Male
 United States Tabitha Peterson Joe Polo
 China Wang Rui Ba Dexin
 Japan Eri Araki Takuma Makanae
 Scotland Judith McCleary Lee McCleary

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"USA vs China – Men"January 19, 2017 (2017-01-19)
The Chinese men defeated the United States, 9–6.
2"USA vs China – Mixed doubles"January 27, 2017 (2017-01-27)
The Chinese team defeated the United States, 10–4.
3"USA vs Japan– Women"February 3, 2017 (2017-02-03)
The Japanese women defeated the United States, 6–3.
4"USA vs Scotland – Women"February 10, 2017 (2017-02-10)
The American women defeated Scotland, 7–3.
5"USA vs Japan– Mixed doubles"February 17, 2017 (2017-02-17)
The Japanese team defeated the United States, 7–4.
6"USA vs Japan – Men"February 24, 2017 (2017-02-24)
The American men defeated Japan, 7–4.
7"USA vs China – Women"March 2, 2017 (2017-03-02)
The American women defeated China, 8–1.
8"USA vs Scotland – Mixed doubles"March 11, 2017 (2017-03-11)
The American team defeated Scotland, 9–3.
9"USA vs Scotland – Men"March 17, 2017 (2017-03-17)
The Scottish men tied the United States 6–6, but then won the draw to the button tiebreaker.

Season 4

Filmed August 24 to 26, 2017 at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Nebraska; a precursor to the arena holding the Olympic trials. Commentary provided by Jason Knapp, Pete Fenson, and Trenni Kusnierek. The United States won the overall tournament for the second year in a row. In the individual discipline standings Japan won the men's with a draw to the button tiebreaker over the United States, the United States won the women's with a tiebreaker over China, and the United States won in mixed doubles.

Teams

Men
Country Skip Third Second Lead
 United States Heath McCormick Chris Plys Korey Dropkin Thomas Howell
 China Zou Dejia Zou Qiang Xu Jingtao Shao Zhilin
 Japan Yusuke Morozumi Tetsuro Shimizu Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi Kosuke Morozumi
 Scotland Cameron Bryce Ross Whyte Robin Brydone Euan Kyle
Women
Country Skip Third Second Lead
 United States Jamie Sinclair Alex Carlson Vicky Persinger Monica Walker
 China Jiang Yilun Jiang Xindi Yao Mingyue Yan Hui
 Japan Junko Nishimuro (fourth) Tori Koana (skip) Yuna Kotani Mao Ishigaki
 Scotland Sophie Jackson Naomi Brown Mili Smith Sophie Sinclair
Mixed doubles
Country Female Male
 United States Becca Hamilton Matt Hamilton
 China Mei Jie Shao Zhilin
 Japan Michiko Tomabechi Kenji Tomabechi
 Scotland Laura Barr Gavin Barr

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"USA vs Scotland – Men"October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10)
The Scottish men tied the United States 5–5, but then won the draw to the button tiebreaker.
2"USA vs Scotland – Women"October 17, 2017 (2017-10-17)
The Scottish women tied the United States 3–3, but then won the draw to the button tiebreaker.
3"USA vs China – Men"October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24)
The American men defeated China, 7–3.
4"USA vs Japan – Women"October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31)
The American women tied Japan 6–6, but then won the draw to the button tiebreaker.
5"USA vs Japan– Men"November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07)
The American men defeated Japan, 6–3.
6"USA vs China – Women, USA vs China – Mixed doubles"November 21, 2017 (2017-11-21)
The American mixed doubles team defeated China 6–5 and the Chinese women defeated the United States 5–3.
7"USA vs Japan – Mixed doubles"November 28, 2017 (2017-11-28)
The American team defeated Japan, 8–5.
8"USA vs Scotland – Mixed doubles"December 5, 2017 (2017-12-05)
The American team defeated Scotland, 9–2.

Season 5

Filmed August 27 to 29, 2018 at Chaska Curling Center in Chaska, Minnesota. Commentary provided by Jason Knapp, Pete Fenson, and Tanith White. United States represented by three out of five men's Olympic team members, four out of five women's Olympic team members, and the Olympic mixed doubles team of the Hamilton siblings. The United States won the American Cup for a third year in a row, only losing one game across the overall tournament.

Teams

Men
Country Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
 United States John Shuster Chris Plys Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Kroy Nernberger
 China Zou Qiang Zhang Zhipeng Xu Jingtao Shao Zhilin
 Japan Go Aoki (fourth) Masaki Iwai (skip) Ryotaro Shukuya Kouki Ogiwara
 Italy Amos Mosaner (fourth) Joël Retornaz (skip) Sebastiano Arman Alberto Pimpini
Women
Country Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
 United States Nina Roth Tabitha Peterson Becca Hamilton Aileen Geving Tara Peterson
 China Wang Rui (fourth) Mei Jie (skip) Yao Mingyue Ma Jingyi
 Japan Tori Koana Yuna Kotani Mao Ishigaki Arisa Kotani
 Italy Stefania Constantini Angela Romei Valeria Girardi Federica Ghedina
Mixed doubles
Country Female Male
 United States Becca Hamilton Matt Hamilton
 China Yang Ying Jiang Dongxu
 Japan Ikue Kitazawa Kohsuke Hirata
 Italy Veronica Zappone Simone Gonin

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"USA vs Italy – Men"October 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)
The American men defeated Italy, 8–3.
2"USA vs China – Mixed doubles"October 19, 2018 (2018-10-19)
The American team defeated China, 7–4.
3"USA vs China – Women"October 26, 2018 (2018-10-26)
The American women defeated China, 7–6.
4"USA vs Japan – Women"November 2, 2018 (2018-11-02)
The American women defeated Japan, 9–2.
5"USA vs Italy – Mixed doubles"November 9, 2018 (2018-11-09)
The Italian team defeated the United States, 5–4.
6"USA vs Japan – Men"November 23, 2018 (2018-11-23)
The American men defeated Japan, 9–2.
7"USA vs Italy – Women"November 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)
The American women defeated Italy, 10–1.
8"USA vs Japan – Mixed doubles"December 14, 2018 (2018-12-14)
The American team defeated Japan, 10–5.
9"USA vs China – Men"December 14, 2018 (2018-12-14)
The American men defeated China, 5–3.

Season 6

Filmed August 22 to 24, 2019 at Polar Iceplex in Raleigh, North Carolina. Commentary provided by Jason Knapp, Pete Fenson, and Tanith White. The United States won their fourth American Cup in a row, with Italy finishing second overall, Japan third, and Scotland fourth.

Teams

Men
Country Skip Third Second Lead
 United States John Shuster Chris Plys Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner
 Scotland Luke Carlson Stuart Taylor Mark Taylor Alasdair Schreiber
 Japan Yuta Matsumura Tetsuro Shimizu Yasumasa Tanida Shinya Abe
 Italy Joël Retornaz Amos Mosaner Sebastiano Arman Simone Gonin
Women
Country Skip Third Second Lead
 United States Jamie Sinclair Cory Christensen Vicky Persinger Taylor Anderson
 Scotland Rebecca Morrison Maggie Wilson Jennifer Marshall Eilidh Yeats
 Japan Satsuki Fujisawa Chinami Yoshida Yumi Suzuki Yurika Yoshida
 Italy Veronica Zappone Stefania Constantini Angela Romei Federica Ghedina
Mixed doubles
Country Female Male
 United States Sarah Anderson Korey Dropkin
 Scotland Amy MacDonald Robin Brydone
 Japan Shiori Fujisawa Kota Onodera
 Italy Stefania Constantini Amos Mosaner

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"USA vs Scotland – Men"January 3, 2020 (2020-01-03)
The American men defeated Scotland, 10–4.
2"USA vs Japan – Mixed doubles"January 10, 2020 (2020-01-10)
The American team defeated Japan, 10–5.
3"USA vs Scotland – Women"January 17, 2020 (2020-01-17)
The American women defeated Scotland, 7–2.
4"USA vs Italy – Women"January 31, 2020 (2020-01-31)
The American women defeated Scotland, 7–6.
5"USA vs Italy – Mixed doubles"February 14, 2020 (2020-02-14)
The American team defeated Italy, 6–3.
6"USA vs Japan – Men"February 21, 2020 (2020-02-21)
The American men defeated Japan, 7–6.
7"USA vs Japan – Women"February 21, 2020 (2020-02-21)
The American women defeated Scotland, 6–4.
8"USA vs Scotland – Mixed doubles"February 28, 2020 (2020-02-28)
The American team defeated Scotland, 8–5.
9"USA vs Italy – Men"March 6, 2020 (2020-03-06)
The American men tied Italy 4–4, but then won the draw to the button tiebreaker.

Season 7

To be filmed August 25 to 27, 2021 at the Great Park Ice Arena in Irvine, California.

Teams

Men
Country Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
 United States John Shuster Chris Plys Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Colin Hufman
 Canada Tyler Tardi Alex Horvath Sterling Middleton Jason Ginter
 Germany Felix Messenzehl Benjamin Kapp Magnus Sutor Johannes Scheuerl
 Denmark Tobias Thune Kasper Wiksten Daniel Poulsen Oliver Rosenkrands Søe
Women
Country Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
 United States Tabitha Peterson Nina Roth Tara Peterson Becca Hamilton Aileen Geving
 Canada Kaitlyn Lawes Jocelyn Peterman Selena Njegovan Lisa Weagle
 Germany Daniela Jentsch Emira Abbes Mia Höhne Analena Jentsch
 Denmark Madeleine Dupont Denise Dupont Mathilde Halse My Larsen
Mixed doubles
Country Female Male
 United States Vicky Persinger Chris Plys
 Canada Bobbie Sauder Brendan Bottcher
 Germany Lena Kapp Klaudius Harsch
 Denmark Jasmin Lander Henrik Holtermann

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