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On September 24, 2015 [[Turner Broadcasting]] announced that it was partnering with talent agency [[WME/IMG]] for a new [[esports]] project.<ref name="rl dd">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailydot.com/esports/turner-brodcasting-counter-strike/|title=Turner set to unveil televised esports league featuring CS:GO|first=Richard|last=Lewis|website=[[The Daily Dot]]|date=September 23, 2015|access-date=November 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624002602/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/turner-brodcasting-counter-strike/|archive-date=June 24, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Matches were broadcast live on TBS on Friday nights, starting on May 27, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/turner-wme-img-esports-league-tbs-1201600921/|title=Turner, WME/IMG Form E-Sports League, With TBS to Air Live Events|first=Todd|last=Spangler|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=September 23, 2015|access-date=November 16, 2015}}</ref> The broadcast was simultaneously available on the online streaming service Twitch.<ref name="time warner wme img">{{cite web|url=http://www.timewarner.com/newsroom/press-releases/2015/09/24/turner-broadcasting-system-inc-and-wme-img-form-strategic|title=Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. and WME <nowiki>|</nowiki> IMG Form Strategic Partnership to Create Groundbreaking eSports League|website=[[Time Warner]]|date=September 24, 2015|access-date=November 20, 2015}}</ref> Matches were played at the Turner Studios facility in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (US)|Georgia]], United States. The semifinals and final were played at the [[Cobb Energy Center]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.dailydot.com/esports/eleague-esports-broadcast-on-twitter/| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160801071041/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/eleague-esports-broadcast-on-twitter| archive-date = 2016-08-01| title = ELEAGUE semis and finals to be broadcast on Twitter {{!}} The Daily Dot}}</ref>
Turner partnered with online streaming services to bring additional video content.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailydot.com/esports/turner-counter-strike-tbs/|title=Turner plans to partner with an online streaming company, expand into other esports|first=Jared |last=Wynne|website=The Daily Dot|date=November 6, 2015|access-date=November 20, 2015}}</ref> One such program featured the [[Renegades (esports)|Renegades]]' move from Australia to the United States. Additional content was
The season started with [[Luminosity Gaming]] sweeping [[Renegades (eSports)|Renegades]] in Group A's best of two and the first televised CS:GO match featured Luminosity Gaming defeating [[Cloud9]] 2–1. The season ended with [[Virtus.pro]] defeating [[Fnatic]] 2–0 to take home the first edition of ELEAGUE. At the end of the season 1 finals, analyst Richard Lewis announced that the second season of ELEAGUE would air on October 7, 2016.
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