TV Schedule, Sunday March 20

Auto Racing:

NASCAR Spring Cup: Food City 500 11:30am on Fox
MotoGP Racing: World Championship: Qatar 2pm on Speed Channel

Bull Riding: PBR Tour 7pm on VERSUS (same day tape)

College Basketball:

NCAA Men's Tournament Third Round:

Washington vs North Carolina 11am on CBS
Michigan vs Duke 1:30pm on CBS
George Mason vs Ohio St. 4pm on CBS
Arizona vs Texas 5pm on TNT
Virgina Commonwealth vs Purdue 6pm on TBS
Marquette vs Syracuse 6:30pm on TruTV
Illinois vs Kansas 7:30pm on TNT
Florida St. vs Notre Dame 8:30pm on TBS

NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round:

Teams TBA 11am on ESPN2
Teams TBA 1:30pm on ESPN2 & ESPNU
Teams TBA 4pm on ESPN2 & ESPNU
Teams TBA 6:30pm on ESPNU
Michigan St. vs Northern Iowa 6:30pm on ESPN2

NAIA Division III championship: Saint Francis vs Cornerstone 11am on CBS College Sports

NIT, Second Round:

Wichita St. @ Virgina 10am on ESPN
Kent. St. @ Fairfield 11:30am on ESPNU

Golf:

European PGA Tour: Sicilian Open (Final Round) 8am on Golf Channel
PGA Tour: Transitions Championship (Final Round) 12pm on Golf Channel & 2pm on NBC
LPGA Tour: RR Donnelley Founders Cup (Final Round) 6pm on Golf Channel

MLB Spring Training Baseball:

St. Louis @ Boston 12pm on MLB Network (subject to blackout on MLB Network)
LA Dodgers @ Chicago White Sox 3pm on WGN
San Francisco @ Chicago Cupbs 3pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
NY Yankees @ Philadelphia 4pm on MLB Network (same day tape)
Detroit @ Washington 10pm on MLB Network (same day tape)

NBA Basketball: Sacramento @ Minnesota 2:30pm on FS North

NHL Hockey:

NY Rangers @ Pittsburgh 11:30am on NBC
Chicago @ Phoenix 7pm on WGN

NLL Lacrosse: Boston @ Buffalo 3pm on VERSUS

Tennis: BNP Paribas Open (Men's & Women's Finals) 1pm on ABC

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

TV Schedule, Saturday March 19

Auto Racing:

Sprint Cup Series: Food City 500 Final Practice 11am on Speed Channel
Nationwide Series: Scotts Turf Builder 300 1pm on ESPN
NHRA Drag Racing: Lucas Oil Series 10pm on ESPN2 (same day tape)

Bull Riding: PBR Tour 7pm on VERSUS

College Basketball:

NCAA Tournament, 3rd Round:

Kentucky vs West Virgina 11am on CBS
Florida vs UCLA 1:30pm on CBS
Morehead St. vs Richmond 4pm on CBS
San Diego St. vs Temple 5pm on TNT
Butler vs Pitt 6pm on TBS
BYU vs Gonzaga 6:30pm on CBS
Kansas St. vs Wisconsin 7:30pm on TNT
Cincinnati vs UCONN 8:30pm on TBS

NIT Tournament, 2nd Round:

Northwestern @ Boston College 10am on ESPN
Charleston @ Cleveland St. 1pm on ESPNU

Women's NCAA Tournament:

Iowa St. vs Marist 10am on ESPN2
Teams TBA 12:30pm on ESPN2
Fresno St. vs North Carolina 3pm on ESPNU
Gonzaga vs Iowa 3pm on ESPN2
Teams TBA 5:30pm on ESPN2

College Gymnastics: Big 10 Women's Championships 2pm on Big 10 Network

College Hockey:

ECAC Tournament: Championship Game, Teams TBA 6:30pm on CBS College Sports
WCHA Final Five: Championship Game, Teams TBA 7pm on FS North

College Lacrosse:

Syracuse @ Florida (women's) 12pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic
Johns Hopkins @ Syracuse 5pm on ESPNU

College Softball: Georgia @ Alabama 7pm on ESPNU

College Wrestling: NCAA Championships 10am on ESPNU & 6:30pm on ESPN

Golf:

European PGA Tour: Sicilian Open (Third Round) 8am on Golf Channel
PGA Tour: Transitions Championship (Third Round) 12pm on Golf Channel & 2pm on NBC
LPGA Tour: RR Donnelley Founders Cup (Third Round) 5:30pm on Golf Channel

NBA: Denver @ Miami 6:30pm on NBATV

NBA D-League: Springfield @ Fort Wayne 10pm on VERSUS (same day tape)

NHL Hockey:

Columbus @ Minnesota 1pm on FS North & Mediacom Channel 22
Boston @ Toronto 6pm on NHL Network
St. Louis @ San Jose 9:30pm on FS Midwest

MLB Spring Training Baseball:

Philadelphia @ Baltimore 12pm on MLB Network
St. Louis @ Houston 12pm on FS Midwest
Chicago Cubs @ San Diego 3pm on WGN
Milwaukee @ LA Dodgers 3pm on FS Wisconsin @ MLB Network (subject to blackout on MLB Network)
Toronto @ NY Yankees 8pm on MLB Network (same day tape)

Soccer:

English Premier League: Tottenham vs West Ham United 7:30am on ESPN2
English Premier League: Manchester United vs Bolton 10am on Fox Soccer Channel
English Premier League: Everton vs Fulham 12:30pm on Fox Soccer Channel
Italian Serie A: Palermo vs AC Milan 2:30pm on Fox Soccer Channel
MLS League: Chicago @ FC Dallas 7:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
MLS League: Portland @ Colorado 8pm on Fox Soccer Channel

Tennis: BNP Paribas Open 1pm on ABC & 6:30pm on Tennis Channel

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

CBS Sports & Turner score big ratings for day one

CBS Sports and the Turner Family of Networks scored big ratings for the Thursday coverage of the NCAA Basketball Tournament.

According to a pres release from CBS Sports, the games on Thursday scored a 24% increase in ratings when compared to the first Thursday a year ago.

More information can be found here: http://sportsmedianews.com/03/cbs-tbs-tnt-and-trutv-score-highest-overnight-ratings-in-20-years-for-first-thursday-of-2011-ncaa-division-i-mens-basketball-championship/

TV Schedule, Friday March 18

Arena Football League: Philadelphia @ Chicago 7pm on NFL Network

Boxing: Friday Night Fights 8pm on ESPN2

College Basketball:

NCAA Tournament 2nd round:

Texas vs. Oakland 11:15am on CBS
Michigan vs. Tennessee 11:40am on TruTV
Notre Dame vs. Akron 12:40pm on TBS
George Mason vs. Villanova 1:10pm on TNT
Arizona vs. Memphis 1:45pm on CBS
Duke vs. Hampton 2:10pm on TruTV
Texas A&M vs. Florida St. 3:10pm on TBS
Ohio St. vs. UTSA/Alabama St. 3:40pm on TNT
Kansas vs. Boston U. 5:50pm on TBS
North Carolina vs. Long Island 6:15pm on CBS
Purdue vs. St. Peter’s 6:20pm on TNT
Xavier vs. Marquette 6:27pm on TruTV
UNLV vs. Illinois 8:20pm on TBS
Washington vs. Georgia 8:45pm on CBS
Georgetown vs. Southern California/VCU 8:50pm on TNT
Syracuse vs. Indiana St. 8:57pm on TruTV

NIT Tournament, 2nd Round: Cal @ Colorado 8:30pm on ESPNU

College Hockey:

WCHA Final Five: 1st Semi-final, Teams TBA 2pm on FS North
ECAC Tournament: 1st Semi-final, Teams TBA 3:30pm on CBS College Sports
ECAC Tournament: 2nd Semi-final, Teams TBA 6:30pm on CBS College Sports
WCHA Final Five: 2nd Semi-final, Teams TBA 7pm on FS North

College Wrestling: NCAA Championships 9:30am, 4pm, & 6pm on ESPNU

European Winter X Games:

11am on ESPN2 (same day tape)
12pm on ESPN2 (same day tape)
2pm on ESPN2 (same day tape)
6pm on ESPN (same day tape)
7pm on ESPN (same day tape)

Golf;

European PGA Tour: Sicilian Open (Second Round) 8:30am on Golf Channel
PGA Tour: Transitions Championship (Second Round) 2pm on Golf Channel
LPGA Tour: RR Donnelley Founders Cup (First Round) 5:30pm on Golf Channel

MLB Spring Training Baseball:

Atlanta @ NY Mets 12pm on MLB Network
Arizona @ Seattle 3pm on MLB Network
Texas @ Cleveland 9pm on MLB Network

NASCAR:

Sprint Cup Series: Food City 500 Practice 11am on Speed Channel
Nationwide Series: Scotts Turf Builder 300 Practice 12:30pm on Speed Channel
Nationwide Series: Food City 500 Qualifying 2:30pm on Speed Channel
Nationwide Series: Scotts Turf Builder 300 Final Practice 4pm on Speed Channel

NBA Basketball:

Chicago @ Indiana 6pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Golden St. @ Phoenix 9pm on NBATV
Minnesota @ LA Lakers 9:30pm on FS North

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

NHL Hockey: Montreal @ NY Ranges 6pm on NHL Network

Tennis:

ATP Tour: BNP Paribas Open 1pm on Tennis Channel & 3pm on ESPN2
ATP Tour: BNP Paribas Open 5pm on Tennis Channel & 10pm on ESPN2

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

The First Four on TruTV is a ratings hit

More than enough college basketball fans knew were to find TruV for the first two games of the First Four that it gave the unknown to many cable TV channel a nice bump in ratings.

According to a press release for the first night of the First Four, 2.6 million fans found their way to TruV. For comparison purposes, last year's play in game on ESPN drew an audience of just over a million viewers.

More information can be found here: http://sportsmedianews.com/03/trutv-delivers-combined-audience-of-2-6-million-total-viewers-and-1-7-u-s-hh-rating-for-first-two-games-of-ncaa-first-four/

TV Schedule, Thursday March 17

ATP Tennis: BNP Paribas Open 1pm on Tennis Channel

College Basketball - NCAA Tournament, 2nd Round:

Clemson vs West Virgina 11am on CBS
Old Dominion vs Butler 11:30am on TruTV
Morehead St. vs Lousiville 12:30pm on TBS
Penn St. vs Temple 1pm on TNT
Princeton vs Kentucky 1:30pm on CBS
Pitt vs UNC-Asheville 2pm on TruTV
Richmond vs Vanderbilt 3pm on TBS
Northern Colorado vs San Diego St. 3:30pm on TNT
UC Santa Barbara vs Floria 5:45pm on TBS
Wofford vs BYU 6pm on CBS
Belmont vs Wisconsin 6:15pm on TruTV
Bucknell vs UCONN 6:15pm on TNT
Michigan St. vs UCLA 8:20pm on TBS
Gonzaga vs St. John's 8:30pm on CBS
Missouri vs Cincinnati 8:45pm on TNT
Utah St. vs Kansas St. 8:55pm on TruTV

College Hockey:

Bemidji State vs Minnesota-Duluth 3:30pm on FS North
Alaska-Anchorage vs Colorado College 7pm on FS North

College Lacrosse: Duke @ North Carolina 6pm on ESPNU

Golf:

European PGA Tour: Sicilian Open (First Round) 8:30am on Golf Channel
PGA Tour: Transitions Championship (First Round) 2pm on Golf Channel

MLB Spring Training Baseball:

Florida @ St. Louis 12pm on FS Midwest & MLB Network (MLB Network telecast subject to blackout across Iowa)
Washington @ Atlanta 5pm on MLB Network
Texas @ San Diego 9pm on MLB Network

NBA Basketball:

Chicago @ New Jersey 6pm on WGN
Cleveland @ Portland 9pm on NBATV

NHL Hockey:

Chicago @ Dallas 7:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
St. Louis @ Los Angeles 9pm on FS Midwest
Minnesota @ San Jose 9:30pm on FS North

Winter X Games, Europe:

11am on ESPN2 (same day tape)
1pm on ESPN2 (same day tape)
2pm on ESPN2 (same day tape)
7pm on ESPN2 (same day tape)

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

ESPN networks to air the Women's NCAA Tournament from start to finish

For the ninth straight year, the ESPN Family of Networks will televise every game of the Women's NCAA Tournament and for the first time ever, every game will be televised in HD.

According to a press release from ESPN, "whip around coverage" will be used this year and home market games will be protected and shown with minimal interruptions. Here is more information regarding ESPN's coverage of the first and second rounds of the Women's NCAA Tournament:

*Regionalized/Home Market Protection – In the home markets of the competing teams, ESPN2 will primarily televise the game of local interest. While constant updates from the other games will be provided, the networks, for the most part, will generally not switch to another game during live action, thereby establishing home market protection.

*Whip-Around Coverage – For the first and second rounds, multiple games (as many as four) will begin within one telecast window on ESPN2. During those windows, the network plans to “whip-around” or switch to the best action from different games for viewers in the majority of the nation (except in the home markets of the competing teams). Select games will be made available to a full national audience on ESPNU.

Additional information on ESPN's coverage of the Women's NCAA Tournament can be found here: http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2011/03/14/espn-networks-to-air-all-63-ncaa-division-i-women%E2%80%99s-basketball-championship-games/

TV Schedule, Wednesday March 16

ATP Tennis: BNP Paribas Open 1pm on Tennis Channel

College Basketball:

NCAA Tournament, 1st round: Alabama St. vs Texas-San Antonio 5:30pm on TruTV
NIT Tournament, 1st round: Nebraska @ Wichita St. 6pm on ESPN2
NIT Tournament, 1st round: Bethune-Cookman @ Virgina Tech 7pm on ESPNU
NCAA Tournament, 1st round: USC vs Virginia Commonwealth 8pm on TruTV
NIT Tournament, 1st round: Ole Miss @ Cal 8pm on ESPN2
NIY Tournament, 1st round: Long Beach St. @ Washington St. 9pm on ESPNU

College Lacrosse: Georgetown @ Johns Hopkins (women's) 5pm on ESPNU

MLB Spring Training Baseball:

Boston @ Atlanta 12pm on ESPN
St. Louis @ Detroit 12pm on FS Midwest
San Francisco @ Chicago White Sox 3pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago @ MLB Network (subject to blackout across Iowa on MLB Network)
Colorado @ Texas 8pm on MLB Network

NBA Basketball:

Oklahoma City @ Miami 7pm on ESPN
Minnesota @ Utah 8pm on FS North & Mediacom Channel 22
Dallas @ Golden St. 9:30pm on ESPN

NHL Hockey:

Washington @ Detroit 6:30pm on VERSUS
St. Louis @ Anaheim 9pm on FS Midwest

Soccer:

UEFA Champions League: Chelsea vs Kobenhawn 2:30pm on Fox Soccer Channel
CONCACAF Champions League: Monterrey vs Cruz Azul 9pm on Fox Soccer Channel

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

TV Schedule, Tuesday March 15

ATP Tennis: BNP Paribas Open 1pm on Tennis Channel

College Baseball: Florida St. @ Florida 6pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic

College Basketball:

NCAA Tournament, 1st round: Arkansas-Little Rock vs UNC-Asheville 5:30pm on TruTV
NIT Tournament, 1st round: Dayton @ College of Charleston 6pm on ESPN2
NIT Tournament, 1st round: Coastal Carolina @ Alabama 6pm on ESPNU
NIT Tournament, 1st round: Harvard @ Oklahoma St. 6:30pm on ESPN
NAIA Division II Women's Championship: Teams TBA 7pm on CBS College Sports
NCAA Tournament, 1st round: UAB vs Clemson 8pm on TruTV
NIT Tournament, 1st round: UTEP @ New Mexico 8pm on ESPN2
NIT Tournament, 1st round: Boston College @ McNeese St.8pm on ESPNU
NAIA Division II Championship: Teams TBA 9pm on CBS College Sports
NIT Tournament, 1st round: Kent St. @ St. Mary's 10pm on ESPN2

Golf: Tavistock Cup, Final Day 11am on Golf Channel

MLB Spring Training Baseball:

Houston @ Baltimore 12pm on MLB Network
Texas @ LA Dodgers 3pm on MLB Network
Milwaukee @ Cleveland 9pm on MLB Network (same day tape)

NBA Basketball:

Washington @ Chicago 7:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Dallas @ Portland 9pm on NBATV

NHL Hockey: Carolina @ Buffalo 6:30pm on VERSUS

Soccer:

UEFA Champions League: Bayern Munich vs Inter Milan 2:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS Midwest, & FS North
UEFA Champions League: Manchester United vs Olympique de Marsella 2:30pm on Fox Soccer Channel
MLS: Los Angeles @ Seattle 8:30pm on ESPN
CONCACAF Champions League: Real Salt Lake vs Saprissa 9pm on Fox Soccer Channel

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

Start Times & TV networks are announced for the NCAA Tournament

Tuesday:

UNC Asheville vs Arkansas-Little Rock 5:40pm on TruTV
UAB vs Clemson 8:10pm on TruTV

Wednesday:

Texas-San Antonio vs Alabama St. 5:40pm on TruTV
USC vs Virginia-Commonwealth 8:10pm on TruTV

Thursday:

West Virginia vs. UAB/Clemson 11:15am on CBS
Butler vs. Old Dominion 11:40am on TruTV
Louisville vs. Morehead St. 12:40pm on TBS
Temple vs. Penn St. 1:10pm on TNT
Kentucky vs. Princeton 1:45pm on CBS
Pitt vs. Asheville/Ark-LR 2:10pm on TruTV
Vanderbilt vs. Richmond 3:10pm on TBS
San Diego St. vs. Northern Colorado 3:40pm on TNT
Florida vs. UC Santa Barbara 5:50pm on TBS
BYU vs. Wofford 6:15pm on CBS
Connecticut vs. Bucknell 6:20pm on TNT
Wisconsin vs. Belmont 6:27pm on TruTV
UCLA vs. Michigan St. 8:20pm on TBS
St. John’s vs. Gonzaga 8:45pm on CBS
Cincinnati vs. Missouri 8:45pm on TNT
Kansas St. vs. Utah St. 8:57pm on TruTV

Friday:

Texas vs. Oakland 11:15am on CBS
Michigan vs. Tennessee 11:40am on TruTV
Notre Dame vs. Akron 12:40pm on TBS
George Mason vs. Villanova 1:10pm on TNT
Arizona vs. Memphis 1:45pm on CBS
Duke vs. Hampton 2:10pm on TruTV
Texas A&M vs. Florida St. 3:10pm on TBS
Ohio St. vs. UTSA/Alabama St. 3:40pm on TNT
Kansas vs. Boston U. 5:50pm on TBS
North Carolina vs. Long Island 6:15pm on CBS
Purdue vs. St. Peter’s 6:20pm on TNT
Xavier vs. Marquette 6:27pm on TruTV
UNLV vs. Illinois 8:20pm on TBS
Washington vs. Georgia 8:45pm on CBS
Georgetown vs. Southern California/VCU 8:50pm on TNT
Syracuse vs. Indiana St. 8:57pm on TruTV

Disclaimer: All times are Central.

TV Schedule, Monday March 14

ATP Tennis: BNP Paribas Open 1pm on Tennis Channel

College Basketball: Women's NCAA Tournament Selection Show, 6:00pm on ESPN

Cycling: Paris Nice 3pm on VERSUS (same day tape)

Golf: Tavistock Cup, Day 1 11am on Golf Channel

MLB Spring Training Baseball:

Florida @ Minnesota 12pm on FS North
Pittsburgh @ Baltimore 12pm on MLB Network
Oakland @ Cleveland 3pm on MLB Network
San Diego @ Chicago White Sox 3pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
New York Yankees @ Boston 6pm on ESPN2

NBA Basketball:

San Antonio @ Miami 7pm on ESPN
Orlando @ LA Lakers 9:30pm ESPN

NHL Hockey:

San Jose @ Chicago 7pm on VERSUS
Minnesota @ Vancouver 9pm on FS North

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