TV Schedule, Sunday December 26

College Football: Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl - Florida International vs Toledo 7:30pm on ESPN

NBA Basketball:

Chicago @ Detroit 5pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago

NFL Football:

NY Jets @ Chicago 12pm on CBS (Omaha & Sioux City TV markets will have Tennessee @ Kansas City)
San Francisco @ St. Louis 12pm on Fox (KDSM Des Moines will have Washington @ Jacksonville)
NY Giants @ Green Bay 3:15pm on Fox
Minnesota @ Philadelphia 7:20pm on NBC

NHL Hockey:

Columbs @ Chicago 7pm on WGN
Nashville @ St. Louis 6pm on FS Midwest
Detroit @ Minnesota 6pm on FS North

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

TV Schedule, Saturday December 25

College Basketball:

Teams TBA 6:30pm & 8:30pm on ESPN2

NBA Basketball:

Chicago @ New York 11am on ESPN
Boston @ Orlando 1:30pm on ABC
Miami @ LA Lakers 4pm on ABC
Denver @ Oklahoma City 7pm on ESPN
Portland @ Golden St. 9:30pm on ESPN

NFL Football: Dallas @ Arizona 7:30pm on NFL Network

Disclaimer: All Times are Central.

TV Schedule, Friday December 24th

College Basketball:

Cancun Governor's Tournament 6pm & 8pm on ESPN2

College Football: Hawaii Bowl Hawaii vs Tulsa 7pm on ESPN

Good News: Mediacom & Sinclair reach a retransmission agreement

Good news for Mediacom customers in Central & Eastern Iowa, Sinclair and Mediacom have agreed on a two year retransmission agreement. What this means is that Mediacom customers in Eastern Iowa won't lose their Cedar Rapids CBS & Fox affiliates from their cable lineup and Mediacom subscribers in Central Iowa won't lose their Des Moines Fox affiliate.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/461468-Mediacom_Sinclair_in_Two_Year_Retrans_Deal.php

TV Schedule, Thursday December 23

College Basketball:

Cancun Governor's First Semifinal: Teams TBA 1:30pm on ESPNU
Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic: Teams TBA 3:30pm on ESPNU
Bryant @ Michigan 5pm on Big 10 Network
Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic: Semi-final Teams TBA 5:30pm on ESPNU
Las Vegas Classic: Teams TBA 6:30pm on CBS College Sports
Georgetown @ Memphis 7pm on ESPN2
Oakland @ Ohio St 7pm on Big 10 Network
Cancun Governor's Second Semifinal: Teams TBA 8pm on ESPNU
Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic: Semi-final Teams TBA 9pm on ESPNU
Las Vegas Classic: Teams TBA 9pm on CBS College Sports
Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic: Teams TBA 11:30pm on ESPNU

College Football: Poinsettia Bowl: Navy vs San Diego St. 7pm on ESPN

NFL Football: Carolina @ Pittsburgh 7pm on NFL Network

NBA Basketball:

San Antonio @ Orlando 7pm on TNT
Miami @ Phoenix 9:30pm on TNT

NBA D-League: Maine @ Iowa 7pm on Mediacom Channel 22

NHL Hockey:

Pittsburgh @ Washington 6pm on NHL Network
Detroit @ St. Louis 7pm on FS Midwest
Minnesota @ Colorado 8pm on FS North

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

TV Schedule, Wednesday December 22

College Basketball:

Mississippi St. vs Washington St. 2pm on ESPNU
San Diego vs Baylor 4:30pm on ESPNU
Texas @ Michigan St. 6pm on ESPN2
Indiana vs Northern Iowa 6:30pm on CBS College Sports
Louisville @ Western Kentucky 7pm on Fox College Sports Central
Northern Iowa @ Iowa (women's) 7pm on Mediacom Channel 22
Robert Morris @ Arizona 7:30pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic
Nevada @ Washington 8pm on Fox College Sports Pacific
New Mexico vs Colorado 9pm on CBS College Sports
Xavier @ Gonzaga 10pm on ESPN2
Kansas @ Cal 10pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS Midwest, and FS North
Utah @ Butler 10pm on ESPNU

College Football: Las Vegas Bowl Boise St. vs Utah 7pm on ESPN

NBA Basketball:

Chicago @ Washington 6pm on NBATV
Utah @ Minnesota 7pm on FS North

NHL Hockey:

Vancouver @ Detroit 6:30pm on NHL Network
Nashville @ Chicago 7:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago

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

Another carriage dispute

DirecTV and Comcast owned cable channels really need some sort of counseling. In the fall of 2009, Comcast owned VERSUS went dark on DirecTV and was off DirecTV until the spring of 2010. This fall, DirecTV removed the Comcast owned G4 channel and word comes out tonight that the Comcast owned Golf Channel is in jeopardy of going dark on DirecTV due to a carriage dispute.

When VERSUS went dark on DirecTV, hockey fans were up in arms over the dispute. Will golf fans have the same reaction? Golf Channel airs alot of the 1st and second rounds of numerous PGA events and in some instances, Golf Channel airs all 4 rounds in addition, Golf Channel is the home of the Champions Tour.

http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/article/67600

TV Schedule, Tuesday December 21

College Basketball:

Indiana-Purde of Ft. Wayne @ Purdue 5:30pm on Big 10 Network
Willam & Mary @ North Carolina 6pm on ESPNU
Florida St. @ Connecticut (women's) 6pm on ESPN2
Long Beach St. @ Arizona St. 6pm on Fox College Sports Pacific
USC @ Tennessee 6pm on FS Midwest & FS North
Chicago St. @ Iowa St. 7pm on Mediacom Channel 22
UNC-Asheville @ Ohio St. 7:30pm on Big 10 Network
Stanford @ Oklahoma St. 8pm on ESPNU
UNLV vs Kansas St. 8pm on ESPN2

College Football:

St. Petersburg Bowl: Louisville vs Southern Miss 7pm on ESPN

NBA Basketball:

Dallas @ Miami 6:30pm on NBATV
Philadelphia @ Chicago 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago


NHL Hockey: New Jersey @ Washington 6:30pm on VERSUS

Disclaimer: All times are Central and outside of Iowa, blackouts are likely for regional NBA telecasts.

TV Schedule, Monday December 20

College Basketball:

Coppin St. @ UCONN 6pm on ESPNU
Southern Illinois @ Purdue (Women's) 6:30pm on Big 10 Network
Iowa @ Drake (Women's) 7pm on Mediacom Channel 22

Monday Night Football: Chicago @ Minnesota 7;30pm on ESPN

NBA Basketball:

Dallas @ Miami 6:30pm on NBATV
Minnesota @ LA Clippers 9:30pm on FS North

NHL Hockey:

Anaheim @ Boston 6:30pm on VERSUS
Calgary @ Minnesota 7pm on FS North
Vancouver @ St. Louis 7pm on FS Midwest

Disclaimer: All times are Central and outside of Iowa, blackouts are likely for regional NBA & NHL Telecasts.

TV Schedule, Sunday December 19

College Basketball:

Rutgers vs Texas A&M (women's) 11am on ESPNU
Northern Arizona @ Northwestern (women's) 1pm on Big 10 Network
Connecticut vs Ohio St. (Women's) 1:30pm on ESPNU
South Carolina St. @ Indiana 3pm on Big 10 Network
Arizona @ North Carolina St. 3:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS Midwest, and FS North
Stony Brook @ Notre Dame 3:30pm on ESPNU
Stanford @ Tennessee (women's) 6pm on ESPN2

Golf: European PGA Tour 8:30am on Golf Channel

NBA Basketball: Phoenix @ Oklahoma City 6pm on NBATV

NHL Hockey: Los Angeles @ Chicago 6pm on NHL Network (Subject to blackout across Iowa)

NFL:

Kansas City @ St. Louis 12pm on CBS (Mason City & Davenport TV markets will have Jacksonville @ Indianapolis)
Philadelphia @ NY Giants 12pm on Fox (KDSM will have New Orleans @ Baltimore)
NY Jets @ Pittsburgh 3:15pm on CBS
Green Bay @ New England 7:15pm on NBC

Disclaimer: All times are Central.