Not if Doctor House is correct. We'll have the priviledge to see the Calgary Stampede though. And bass fishing. Possibly a BBQ program and extreme cage fighting. US coverage will go the way of German coverage.
But I don't think anything is written in stone yet. On the one hand, the number of viewers is far down since LA. Landis didn't help, and no one is really interested in seeing some Spanish rider win instead of LL. And the farce which was this year's TdF did certainly more harm than good. On the other hand, maybe with a new US team (Slipstream) there's hope for continued coverage. Of course it all comes down to money. How much do the TV rights cost, how much does the mobile studio cost**, and how much can VS recover by selling ad minutes? If the bottom line pleases the shareholders there'll be coverage. I think if ASO (or whoever owns them) lowers the cost for TV rights, it would be quite welcome. One could argue that TdF is 'damaged goods' right now.
**That's of course another way to make it more profitable. Decrease the number of commentators. Just keep Phil+Paul (or take the English ES audio feed), forget Al, Bob and all the sidekicks, just give the race coverage, no extended coverage and no background information. It would drive away some viewers, but the few which are left after this year don't need this stuff anyway.
