This might be the end of Iowa Tube Talk

There just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to do the blog. Last night was a bad night and it was this morning before I got today's TV listings posted and just now getting to my "alone time" for tonight.

With the start of college basketball looming, I was wondering how I was going to handle the blog as just the sheer amount of televised basketball games from Mid November-early April is enough to make anyone's head spin, not to mention i'm not a hoops junkie and really don't care for basketball on any level of play.

I'll be going home this weekend to Shenandoah, IA to enjoy a weekend of family, food, football, and beer drinking. Hopefully I'll return with my batteries recharged and ready to take this blog forward.

TV Schedule, Thursday October 21

College Basketball: ESPNU College Basketball Media Day 12pm on ESPNU

College Football:

Gopher Football Report 7:30 & 11:30am on FS North and 1pm on Big 10 Network
Pat Fitzgerald Show 1pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & 1:30pm on Big 10 Netwrok
Fighting Illini Insider 2pm on Big 10 Network
Badger Sports Report 2:30pm on Big 10 Network
College Football Live 2:30pm on ESPN and repeated numerous times on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU
ESPNU Recruiting Insider 4pm on ESPNU
Mediacom Cyclone Express 5:30pm on Mediacom Channel 22
Big 10 Football Report 6pm on Big 10 Network
College Football Saturday Preview 6pm & 10pm on FS Midwest
Arkansas Pine Bluff @ Alcorn St. 6:30pm on ESPNU
Big 10 Football Behind the Schemes 7:30pm on Big 10 Network
Big 10 Pulse 8pm on Big 10 Network
UCLA @ Oregon 8pm on ESPN

Golf:

European PGA Tour 8am on Golf Channel
Nationwide Tour 1pm on Golf Channel
PGA Tour 4pm on Golf Channel

MLB:

MLB Tonight Live 12:30am-10:30am & 4:30pm-11:30pm on MLB Network
NLDS Game 5: Philadelphia @ San Francisco 6:30pm on Fox

MLS Soccer: New England @ New York 6:30pm on ESPN2

NASCAR:

NASCAR Now 4pm on ESPN2
NASCAR RaceHub 6pm on Speed Channel

NHL:

NHL On The Fly 12am-11am & 8:30pm-12am on NHL Network
Washington @ Boston 6pm on NHL Network
Minnesota @ Edmonton 8:30pm on FS North

NFL:

NFL Total Access (Wednesday’s show) repeated all morning on NFL Network
NFL Live 3pm on ESPN and repeated numerous times on ESPN and ESPN2
Bears Blitz 4:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Playbook AFC 5pm, 9pm, & 11pm on NFL Network
Pro Football Weekly 9pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
NFL Total Access 6pm & 10pm on NFL Network

Disclaimer: All times are Central and blackouts may apply outside of Central Iowa for regional NHL games.

TV Schedule, Wednesday October 20th

High School Football Replays

Cedar Rapids Prairie vs. Dubuque Hempstead 10:30am on Mediacom Channel 22
Union vs. Marion 10pm on Mediacom Channel 22

College Football Programming

College Football Live 2pm on ESPN and repeated numerous times on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU
Big 12 this Week 2:30pm on ESPNU
Iowa Football with Kirk Ferentz 2:30pm on Big 10 Network
SEC Weekly 4pm on ESPNU
Big 12 Showcase 6pm & 10pm on FS Midwest
Gopher Football Weekly 6:30pm on FS North
Black & Gold Breakdown 7pm on Mediacom Channel 22
Big 10 Football & Beyond 8-10pm & 11pm on Big 10 Network

College Volleyball

Penn St. @ Ohio St. 6pm on Big 10 Network
Tennessee @ Florida 7pm on ESPNU
Texas Tech @ Nebraska 7pm on NET and CBS College Sports
Pepperdine @ St. Marys 9pm on ESPNU

MLB Programming

MLB Tonight LCS 12:30am-8am on MLB Network
MLB Tonight 12:30pm-12am on MLB Network
ALCS Game 5: Texas @ New York Yankees 3pm on TBS
Baseball Tonight 6:30pm & 11pm on ESPN
NLCS Game 4: Philadelphia @ San Fransisco 6:30pm on Fox

NASCAR

NASCAR Now 4pm on ESPN2
NASCAR RaceHub 6pm on Speed Channel

NBA Preseason Basketball: Dallas @ Orlando 6pm on NBATV

NFL

NFL Total Access (Tuesday show) repeated all morning on NFL Network
Playbook 11am & 5pm on NFL Network
Around the League Live 3pm on NFL Network
NFL Live 3pm on ESPN
NFL Total Access 6pm & 10pm on NFL Network

NHL

NHL On The Fly 5am-1pm & 7pm-12am on NHL Network
Vancouver @ Chicago 8pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago

Disclaimer: All times are Central and outside of Iowa, blackouts may apply for regional NHL telecasts.

Just how popular is the NFL?

Last night, Monday Night Football on ESPN and the MLB Playoffs on TBS went head to head. The Monday Night Matchup wasn’t great, two teams with small fan bases. In fact last night was the first time Jacksonville wasn’t looking at a home blackout within 75 miles of the stadium in Jacksonville. Compare that to the ALDS, New York vs Texas, two top 10 TV markets. Monday Night Football won the ratings war.

Just another sign that the NFL & NFLPA need to get their labor issues settled.

College football programming note for this weekend

This afternoon, I received e-mail confirmation from WOI-TV that they have received permission from ABC to televise the Nebraska @ Oklahoma St. game on WOI digital subchannel 5.2. This is not the first time WOI has done this as last year, the Nebraska/Kansas game was shown on digital subchannel 5.2 as Iowa/Ohio St. was on ABC.

It may not be in HD, but it is better than nothing, just a few years ago, the only wa to watch the game from the comforts of home was to order ESPN GamePlan for the day or on ESPN3.com.

TV Schedule, Monday October 19th

High School Football Replay: Cedar Rapids Prairie vs. Dubuque Hempstead 7:30pm on Mediacom Channel 22

College Basketball: Big 10 Hoops Hysteria 9pm on Big 10 Network

College Football Programming

Big 10 Football Breakdown: All morning on Big 10 Network
Bo Pelini Show 12pm on FS Midwest
The Experts 12pm & 6pm on ESPNU
College Football Live 2:30pm on ESPN & repeated numerous times on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU
Paul Rhoads Show 3:30pm on Mediacom Channel 22
Mediacom Cyclone Express 4pm on Mediacom Channel 22
Inside Notre Dame Football 4:30pm on FS Midwest & 5pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Pat Fitzgerald Show 4:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
This Week in Mizzou Football 6pm on FS Midwest
Bill Snyder Show 6:30pm on FS Midwest
Big 10 Press Pass 7pm on Big 10 Network & repeated numerous times
Tony Barnhart 8pm & 10pm on CBS College Sports & repeated numerous times
Inside College Football 9pm & 11pm on CBS College Sports & repeated numerous times

MLB Programming

MLB Tonight LCS 4am-11am on MLB Network
MLB Tonight Live 1pm-12am on MLB Network
NLDS Game 3: Philadelphia @ San Francisco 6pm on Fox
ALDS Game 4: Texas @ New York Yankees 7pm on TBS
Baseball Tonight 6:30pm on ESPN2 & 11:00pm on ESPN

NASCAR Programming

NASCAR Now 4pm on ESPN2
NASCAR RaceHub 6pm on Speed Channel

NBA Preseason Basketball

Sacramento @ Los Angeles Clippers 9:30pm on NBATV
Indiana @ Minnesota 11pm (same day tape-delayed) on FS North

NFL Programming

NFL Total Access (Late Monday show) all morning on NFL Network
Around the League Live 3pm on NFL Network
NFL Live 3pm on ESPN & repeated numerous times on ESPN & ESPN2
Playbook 5pm & 11pm on NFL Network

NHL Programming

NHL on The Fly 5am-10am & 7pm-12am on NHL Network
Boston @ Washington 6:30pm on VERSUS
Vancouver @ Minnesota 8pm on FS North

Disclaimer: All times are Central and outside of Iowa, blackouts may apply for regional NHL & NBA telecasts.

TV Schedule, Monday October 18

High School Football Replay: Union vs Marion 10:30am on Mediacom Channel 22

College Football Programming

Big 10 Football Wrapup 4am-9am on Big 10 Network
College Football Live 2pm on ESPN and repeated numerous times on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU
BCS Countdown 5pm & 10pm on ESPNU
Big 10 Extra Points 6pm & 7:30pm on Big 10 Network
Paul Rhoads Show 6pm on Mediacom Channel 22
Big 10 Football Breakdown 7pm & 8pm on Big 10 Network

MLB

MLB Tonight LCS 12am-12pm on MLB Network
MLB Tonight Live 4:30pm-12am on MLB Network
Baseball Tonight 6:30pm & 11pm on ESPN2
ALDS Game 3: Texas @ New York Yankees 7pm on TBS

NASCAR

NASCAR Now 4pm on ESPN2
NASCAR RaceHup 6pm on Speed Channel

NFL Programming

NFL GameDay Final 12:30pm-2pm on NFL Network
NFL LIve 2:30pm on ESPN
Around the League Live 3pm on NFL Network
NFL Primetime 3pm on ESPN
NFL Total Access 6pm & 10:30pm on NFL Network
Monday Night Countdown 7:30pm on ESPN
Monday Night Football: Tennessee @ Jacksonville 7:30pm on ESPN


NHL

NHL On The Fly 12am-11am & 7pm-12am on NHL Network
Colorado @ New York Rangers 6pm on VERSUS
St. Louis @ Chicago 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & FS Midwest

Disclaimer: All times are Central and blackouts are likely for regional NHL games outside of Iowa.