TV Schedule, Sunday April 17

ATP Tennis: Monte Carlo Rolex Masters 7am on Tennis Channel

Auto Racing:

Formula One: Grand Prix of China 1:30am on Speed Channel
Sprint Cup Series: Aaron's 499 11am on Fox
Firestone Indy Lights 1pm on VERSUS
Indy Racing League: Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 2:30pm on VERSUS
FIM World Superbike 4pm on Speed Channel (same day tape)
Le Mans Racing: Tequila Patron American 4pm on ESPN2
NHRA Drag Racing: VisitMyrtleBeach.com Nationals 6pm on ESPN2 (same day tape)
Global Rallycross Championship 9pm on ESN2

Bowling:

PBA Tour 12pm on ESPN
NCAA Championship 1:30pm on ESPN

College Baseball: Vanderbilt @ South Carolina 12pm on ESPN2

Lacrosse:

North Carolina @ Lehigh 11am on CBS Sports Network
Ohio St. @ Penn St. (women's) 3pm on Big 10 Network (same day tape)

College Softball:

Wisconsin @ Indiana 11am on Big 10 Network
Northwestern @ Iowa 1pm on Big 10 Network
South Carolina @ Arkansas 2pm on ESPNU
Oklahoma @ Missouri 3pm on ESPN

Golf:

European PGA Tour 8am on Golf Channel
Champions Tour: Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am (Final Round) 12pm on NBC
PGA Tour: Valero Texas Open (Final Round) 12pm on Golf Channel & 2pm on CBS

MLB Baseball:

Minnesota @ Tampa Bay 12pm on FS North
Milwaukee @ Washington 12:30pm on FS Wisconsin
Toronto @ Boston 12:30pm on TBS
LA Angels of Anaheim @ Chicago White Sox 1pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Chicago Cubs @ Colorado 2pm on WGN
St. Louis @ LA Dodgers 3pm on FS Midwest
Texas @ NY Yankees 7pm on ESPN

NBA Playoffs:

Memphis @ San Antonio 12pm on TNT
New Orleans @ LA Lakers 2:30pm on ABC
New York @ Boston 6pm on TNT
Denver @ Oklahoma City 8:30pm on TNT

NBA D-League: Reno @ Rio Grande Valley 10pm on VERSUS (same day tape)

NHL Playoffs:

Washington @ NY Rangers 2pm on NBC
Vancouver @ Chicago 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & VERSUS (subject to blackout across Iowa on VERSUS)

Soccer:

Italian Serie A: Fiorentina vs Juventus 8am on Fox Soccer Channel
English Premier League: Aresnal vs Liverpool 10am on Fox Soccer Channel
Italian Serie A: Napoli vs Udinese 1:30pm on Fox Soccer Channel
WPS: Western New York @ Boston 5pm on Fox Soccer Channel

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

TV Schedule, Saturday April 15

ATP Tennis: Monte Carlo Rolex Masters 6am on Tennis Channel

Arena Football: Chicago @ Iowa 7pm on Mediacom Channel 22

Auto Racing:

Sprint Cup Series: Aaron's 499 Qualifying 10:30am on Speed Channel
Nationwide Series: Aaron's 312 2pm on ESPN2
Indy Racing League: Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Qualifying 5pm on VERSUS
NHRA Drag Racing: 5pm on ESPN2 (same day tape)
AMA Supercross 9:30pm on Speed Channel

College Baseball:

Florida St. @ Virgina Tech 12pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic
Michigan St. @ Ohio St. 1pm on Big 10 Network
Florida @ Georgia 4pm on ESPNU
Purdue @ Penn St. 4pm on Big 10 Network

College Football:

Michigan Spring Game 11am on Big 10 Network
Notre Dame Spring Game 1pm on VERSUS
Alabama Spring Game 2pm on ESPNU
Arkansas Spring Game 3pm on ESPN
Penn St. Spring Game 8pm on Big 10 Network (same day tape)
Florida St. Spring Game 9pm on ESPNU (same day tape)

College Lacrosse:

Syracuse @ Georgetown (women's) 11am on CBS Sports Network
Virgina @ Duke 11am on ESPNU
Army @ Navy 1pm on CBS Sports Network
Bellarmine @ Hobart, 6pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic
Johns Hopkins @ Maryland 7pm on ESPNU

College Softball:

Tennessee @ LSU 11am on ESPN2
Oklahoma @ Missouri 3:30pm on FS Midwest

High School Basketball: Jordan Brand Classic 7pm on ESPN2

Golf:

European PGA Tour 8am on Golf Channel (same day tape)
PGA Tour: Valero Texas Open (Third Round) 12pm on Golf Channel & 2pm on CBS
Champions Tour: Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am (Second Round) 3pm on NBC

MLB Baseball:

Milwaukee @ Washington 12pm on FS Wisconsin
Seattle @ Kansas City 12pm on FS Kansas City & on FS Midwest across Iowa
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim @ Chicago White Sox 3pm on Fox (some Iowa markets may receive Minnesota @ Tampa Bay)
San Diego @ Houston or Houston @ Florida 6pm on MLB Network
Chicago Cubs @ Colorado 7pm on WGN
St. Louis @ Los Angeles Dodgers 9pm on FS Midwest

NBA Playoffs:

Indiana @ Chicago 12pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & ESPN (subject to blackout across Iowa on ESPN)
Philadelphia @ Miami 2:30pm on ABC
Atlanta @ Orlando 6pm on ESPN
Portland @ Dallas 8:30pm on ESPN

NHL Playoffs:

Phoenix @ Detroit 12pm on NBC
Montreal @ Boston 6pm on VERSUS
Los Angeles @ San Jose 9pm on VERSUS

NLL Lacrosse: Calgary @ Colorado 3:30pm on VERSUS

Soccer:

English Premier League: West Bromwetch Albion vs Chelsea 9am on Fox Soccer Channel
FA Cup: Manchester City vs Manchester United 11am on Fox Soccer Channel
Italian Serie A: AC Milan vs Sampdoria 1:30pm on Fox Soccer Channel
MLS Soccer: D.C. United @ Toronto FC 6pm on Fox Soccer Channel

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

TV Schedule, Friday April 15

Arena Football: Tampa Bay @ Philadelphia 7pm on NFL Network

Auto Racing:

Nationwide Series: Aaron's 312 Qualifying 11am Speed Channel
Sprint Cup Series: Aaron's 499 Practice 1pm on Speed Channel
Spring Cup Series: Aaron's 499 Final Practice 2:30pm on Speed Channel
ARCA Race 4pm on Speed Channel

Boxing: Friday Night Fights 8pm on ESPN2

College Baseball:

North Carolina A&T @ Florida A&M 2:30pm on ESPNU
Indiana @ Iowa 6pm on Big 10 Network
West Virginia @ Notre Dame 6pm on ESPNU
Oklahoma @ Oklahoma St. 7:30pm on Fox College Sports Central
TCU @ San Diego St. 8pm on CBS Sports Network

Golf:

European PGA Tour 8am on Golf Channel (same day tape)
Champions Tour: Outback Steakhouse ProAm 11:30am on Golf Channel
PGA Tour: Valero Texas Open (Second Round) 2pm on Golf Channel
Nationwide Tour: Fresh Express Classic (Second Round) 5:30pm on Golf Channel

MLB Baseball:

Texas @ New York Yankees 6pm on MLB Network
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim @ Chicago White Sox 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chiacgo+
Milwaukee @ Washington 6pm on FS Wisconsin
Minnesota @ Tampa Bay 6pm on FS North
Seattle @ Kansas City 7pm on FS Kansas City & Mediacom Channel 22
St. Louis @ Los Angeles Dodgers 9pm on FS Midwest

NHL Playoffs:

NY Rangers @ Washington 6:30pm on VERSUS
Chicago @ Vancouver 9pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & VERSUS (subject to blackout across Iowa on VERSUS)

Tennis: Monte Carolo Rolex 5am on Tennis Channel

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

ESPN announces it's NBA Playoff schedule

ESPN will look to continue it's strong ratings run in the post season as ESPN has announced that ESPN & ABC will televise up to 44 post season games, including exclusive coverage of The NBA Finals on ABC.

According to a press release, ESPN's coverage the playoffs will begin this Saturday with an Eastern Conference 1st round game with Indiana at Chicago beginning at 12pm (CT).

For a complete opening week schedule, please click here: http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2011/04/14/2011-nba-playoffs-tip-off-saturday-across-espn-platforms/

TNT posts big NBA ratings & announces playoff schedule

Just like the ratings for ABC & ESPN's coverage of the NBA, TNT's ratings were up this year as well.

According to a press release from Turner Sports, the 2010-11 NBA season was the highest rated season in the 27 years of the NBA airing on TNT, up 45% from the 2009-10 NBA season.

TNT will look to continue the ratings success in the post season as TNT will air over 40 playoff games.

For more information on the NBA on TNT ratings as well as a schedule of playoff games for the upcoming week on TNT, please click here: http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?instance_code=turner&article_id=5646

ABC & ESPN post big NBA ratings

As the NBA regular season comes to a close and an uncertain labor future looming this Summer, NBA fans across the country were watching the NBA regular season in record numbers on ABC & ESPN.

According to a press release, ratings for the NBA on ABC is up 43% in viewership from last year, while ratings on ESPN is up 29% in viewership from last year.

For more information, please click here: http://sportsmedianews.com/04/espn-abc-to-deliver-their-highest-rated-nba-seasons/

TV Schedule, Thursday April 14

College Baseball: Tennessee @ Alabama 6:30pm on ESPNU

Golf:

European PGA Tour: 8am on Golf Channel (same day tape)
PGA Tour: Valero Texas Open (First Round) 2pm on Golf Channel
Nationwide Tour: Fresh Express Classic (First Round) 5:30pm on Golf Channel

MLB Baseball:

Milwaukee @ Pittsburgh 6pm on FS Wisconsin
Minnesota @ Tampa Bay 6pm on FS North
Philadelphia @ Washington 6pm on MLB Network
Seattle @ Kansas City 7pm on FS Kansas City & Mediacom Channel 22
St. Louis @ LA Dodgers 9pm on FS Midwest

MLS Soccer: Chicago @ Portland 10pm on ESPN2

NHL Playoffs:

Montreal @ Boston 6pm on VERSUS
Buffalo @ Philadelphia (joined in progress) 8:30pm on VERSUS
Los Angeles @ San Jose 9pm on VERSUS

Tennis: ATP Tour; Monte Carlo Rolex Masters 3:30am on Tennis Channel

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

TV Schedule, Wednesday April 13

College Softball: Iowa @ Minnesota 4:30pm & 7pm on Big 10 Network

MLB Baseball:

Kansas City @ Minnesota 12pm on FS North
Texas @ Detroit 12pm on MLB Network (DirecTV Channel 214)
Oakland @ Chicago White Sox 1pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Philadelphia @ Washington 6pm on ESPN2
Chicago Cubs @ Houston 7pm on WGN
St. Louis @ Arizona 8:30pm on FS Midwest

NBA Basketball:

Houston @ Minnesota 7pn on FS North & Mediacom Channel 22
New Jersey @ Chicago 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago+
New Orleans @ Dallas 7pm on ESPN
Memphis @ LA Clippers 9:30pm on ESPN

NHL Playoffs:

Phoenix @ Detroit 6pm on VERSUS
NY Rangers @ Washington 8:30pm on VERSUS (joined in progress)
Chicago @ Vancouver 9pn on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & VERSUS (subject to blackout across Iowa on VERSUS)

Soccer:

UEFA Champions League: Tottenham Hotspur vs Real Madrid 1:30pm on Fox Soccer Channel

Tennis: Monte Carol Rolex Masters 3:30am on Tennis Channel

NFL Network to provide 38 hours of NFL Draft Week coverage

NFL Lockout or no NFL Lockout, the NFL is proceeding with it's annual late April draft, including live coverage of the draft itself from the first to last pick on the league owned NFL Network.

According to a press release from The NFL Network, "Draft Week Coverage" beings Monday, April 25 and concludes Sunday, May 1. All total, more than 38 hours of draft week coverage will be aired on The NFL Network.

For more information, including a complete run down of NFL Network’s "Draft Week Coverage", please click here: http://sportsmedianews.com/04/primetime-debut-of-mayocks-2011-mock-draft-puts-nfl-networks-2011-draft-coverage-on-the-clock/#.

CSN Chicago to provide coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs

The Chicago Blackhawks open defense of their Stanley Cup Championship this week and Comcast SportsNet Chicago ("CSN Chicago") will have extensive coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

According to a press release from CSN Chicago, the 24 hour regional sports network will televise games 1-4 and if necessary, games 5-7 of the Blackhawks opening round series against the Vancouver Canucks.

For more coverage, including a preview of the Blackhawks run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs as well as programming changes to previously scheduled televised games, please click here: http://www.csnchicago.com/04/11/11/Blackhawks-Stanley-Cup-Playoffs-action-r/landing.html?blockID=501706&feedID=4321

TV Schedule, Tuesday April 12

MLB Baseball:

Milwaukee @ Pittsburgh 6pm on FS Wisconsin
Tampa Bay @ Boston 6pm on MLB Network
Chicago Cubs @ Houston 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Kansas City @ Minnesota 7pm on FS Kansas City, FS North, & Mediacom Channel 22
St. Louis @ Arizona 8:30pm on FS Midwest
LA Dodgers San Francisco 9pm on MLB Network

NBA Basketball:

Chicago @ New York 7pm on TNT
San Antonio @ LA Lakers 9:30pm on TNT

Soccer:

UEFA Champions League: Manchester United vs Chelsea 1:30pm on Fox Soccer Channel
UEFA Champions League: Shakthar Donetsk vs Barcelona 1:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS Midwest & FS North

Tennis:

ATP Tour: Monte Carlo Rolex Masters 3:30am on Tennis Channel

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

Partial St. Louis Cardnails blackout across Iowa

Similar to the Minnesota Twins partial blackout on Mediacom, several small tele-co providers across Iowa will be blacking out twenty St. Louis Cardnail games this year.

According to a published report, the Cardnails have moved all of their televised games to FS Midwest and those games that were on over the air last year have been carved out into a twenty game package that cable providers must pay extra for.

The blackout does not affect Mediacom, Dish Network, or DircecTV subscribers.

For a full list of the providers who will be blacking out the twenty games as well as a schedule of games that are to be blacked out, please click here: http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/article_16903232-623d-11e0-84dd-0019bb30f31a.html

TV Schedule, Monday April 11

MLB Baseball:

Tampa @ Boston 6pm on ESPN
Chicago Cubs @ Houston 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago+
Oakland @ Chicago White Sox 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
St. Louis @ Arizona 8:30pm on FS Midwest

NBA Basketball:

Orlando @ Philadelphia 6pm on NBATV
Minnesota @ Phoenix 9pm on FS North
Oklahoma City @ Sacramento 9pm on NBATV

NBA D-League: Utah @ Iowa 7pm on VERSUS

Soccer:

English Premiere League: Liverpool vs Manchester City 1:55pm on ESPN2

Tennis:

ATP Tour: Monte Carlo Rolex Masters 3:30am & 5pm (same day tape) on Tennis Channel

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