Why Kentucky vs. Louisville college basketball game isn't on YouTube TV tonight

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It's the biggest game in the state of Kentucky.

Kentucky Wildcats and Louisville Cardinals. College basketball. The Battle of the Bluegrass.

And if you're at home on your couch tonight and have YouTube TV, you won't be able to watch it.

Kentucky is 2-0, ranked No. 9 in the country.

Louisville is 2-0, ranked No. 12 in the country.

But rights negotiations will keep it off of YouTube TV unless there's a last-minute deal.

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What channel is Kentucky vs. Louisville basketball on?

  • Date: Nov. 11
  • Time: 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT)
  • TV channel: ESPN

The big game is on ESPN, which usually wouldn't be a problem, except it is right now on YouTube TV.

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Why isn't the Kentucky-Louisville game on YouTube TV tonight?

The Wildcats and Cardinals are missing on YouTube TV because of an incomplete deal between ESPN's parent company and YouTube TV's parent company.

ESPN networks went dark on YouTube TV on Oct. 30.

Google's YouTube TV and Disney's ESPN remain locked in a stalemate over carriage fees.

"Disney is proposing costly economic terms that would raise prices for YouTube TV customers and give our customers fewer choices, while benefitting Disney’s own live TV products," YouTube TV said in an early statement.

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According to Deadline, Google submitted a "revised proposal" over the weekend, although it's not clear exactly how the talks are progressing.

This was a big deal on Monday night, when YouTube TV subscribers couldn't watch the Packers and Eagles play on Monday Night Football. And it has carried over to this big hoops game.

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