TV Schedule, Sunday November 13

ATP Tennis: BNP Paribas Masters 8am on Tennis Channel

Auto Racing:

GP1 Championship Series: 5am on Speed Channel
Formula One: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 6:30am on Speed Channel
Sprint Cup Series: Kobalt Tools 500 2pm on ESPN
NHRA Drag Racing: Automobile Club of Southern California 6pm on ESPN2 (same day tape)

College Basketball:

North Carolina @ UNC-Asheville 3pm on ESPNU
Lehigh @ Iowa St. 3:30pm on Mediacom Channel 22
UT-Chattanooga @ Indiana 4pm on BTN
Bowling Green @ Georgia 5pm on ESPNU
Texas-Pan America @ Northwestern 6pm on BTN
George Washington @ Cal 8:30pm on ESPNU

College Hockey: Boston University @ Boston College 3pm on CBS Sports Network

Figure Skating: 2011 ISU Grand Prix 1pm on NBC

Golf:

European PGA Tour: 12am on Golf Channel
Australian Open: 8am on Golf Channel (same day tape)
LPGA Tour: Lorena Ochoa Invitiational (Final Round) 3pm on Golf Channel (same day tape)

NFL Football:

Denver @ Kansas City 12pm on KCCI (outside of Des Moines, check local listings)
New Orleans @ Atlanta 12pm on KDSM (outside of Des Moines, check local listings)
Detroit @ Chicago 3pm on KDSM (outside of Des Moines, check local listings)
New England @ NY Jets 7:15pm on NBC

NHL Hockey:

Minnesota @ Anaheim 7pm on FS North

Soccer:

A League: Brisbane vs Wellington 12am on FOX Soccer
FA Cup: Morecambe vs Sheffeld 9am on FOX Soccer
College: Big 10 Tournament Championship, Teams TBA 11am on BTN
College: Big East Tournament Championship, Teams TBA 11am on CBS Sports Network
College: ACC Championship, Teams TBA 11am on ESPNU
College: Conference USA Championship, Teams TBA 1pm on CBS Sports Network
College: Missouri Valley Championship, Teams TBA 1pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago

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

TV Schedule, Saturday November 12

Auto Racing:

Formula One: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying 7am on Speed Channel
Nationwide Series: Wypall 200 Qualifying 11am on Speed Channel
Sprint Cup Series: Kobalt Tools 500 Qualifying 12:30pm on Speed Channel
Nationwide Series: Wypall 200 2:30pm on ESPN2

College Basketball:

Presbyterian @ Duke 3:30pm on ESPNU
Southern Illinois @ Illinois 7pm on BTN
Texas Southern @ Drake 7pm on Mediacom Channel 22

College Football:

Big 10:

Michigan St. @ Iowa 11am on ESPN2
Nebraska @ Penn St. 11am on ESPN
Ohio St. @ Purdue 11am on BTN*
Rice @ Northwestern 11am on BTN*
Michigan @ Illinois 2:30pm on ABC in SW Iowa & Eastern Iowa and ESPN the rest of the state
Wisconsin @ Minnestoa 2:30pm on BTN

*Check local listings for channel number.

Big 12:

Oklahoma St. @ Texas Tech 11am on ABC
Texas @ Missouri 11am on FX
Texas A&M @ Kansas St. 2:30pm on ABC in Central & NW Iowa

National Games:

Florida @ South Carolina 11am on CBS
Marshall @ Tulsa 11am on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS Midwest, & FS North
Penn @ Harvard 11am on VERSUS
Pitt @ Louisville 11am on Altitude, MASN, & SNY
Wake Forest @ Clemson 11am on ESPNU
Kentucky @ Vanderbilt 11:21am on SEC Network (check local listings)
Kent St. @ Akron 1pm on STO
Wyoming @ Air Force 1pm on The Mtn.
Arizona @ Colorado 1:30pm on Fox College Sports Pacific
Army vs Rutgers (Yankee Stadium) 2:30pm on CBS Sports Network
Auburn @ Georiga 2:30pm on CBS
Miami @ Florida St. 2:30pm on KETV (Council Bluffs/Omaha)
Washington @ USC 2:30pm on FX
San Diego St. @ Colorado St. 5pm on The Mtn.
Tennessee @ Arkansas 5pm on ESPN
Oregon St. @ Cal 5:30pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic
UCLA @ Utah 5:30pm on Fox College Sports Central
Western Kentucky @ LSU 6pm on ESPNU
Maryland vs Notre Dame (Washington DC) 6:30pm on NBC
Alabama @ Mississippi 6:45pm on ESPN
Fresno St. @ New Mexico St. 7pm on FS Arizona
Oregon @ Stanford 7pm on ABC
Central Florida @ Southern Miss 7pm on CBS Sports North
Idaho @ BYU 8:15pm on ESPN2
UNLV @ New Mexico 9pm on The Mtn.
Hawaii @ Nevada 9:15pm on ESPNU
Arizona St. @ Washington St. 9:30pm on VERSUS

College Hockey: Minnesota @ Wisconsin 7pm on BTN

Golf:

LPGA Tour: Lorena Ochoa Invitational (Third Round) 3pm on Golf Channel
Australian Open 7pm on Golf Channel

Iowa High School Volleyball Championships:

Class 4A at 11am on IHSNN*
Class 3A at 1pm on IHSNN*
Class 2A at 3pm on IHSNN*
Class 1A at 5pm on IHSNN*

*IHSNN: Iowa High School Sports Network, check local listings for channel number.

NHL Hockey:

New Jersey @ Washington 6pm on NHL Network
Tampa Bay @ St. Louis 7pm on FS Midwest
Minnesota @ Los Angeles 9:30pm on FS North

Soccer:

FA Cup: Alfreton v Carlisle 9am on FOX Soccer
England vs Spain 11am on FOX Soccer

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

TV Schedule, Friday November 11

Happy Veterans Day to all the Veterans and THANK YOU for your service.

ATP Tennis: BNP Paribas Masters 7am, 9am, 12:30pm, & 2:30pm on Tennis Channel

Auto Racing:

Formula One: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Practice 7am on Speed Channel
Sprint Cup Series: Kobalt Tools 500 Practice 12:30pm on ESPN2
Sprint Cup Series: Kobalt Tools 500 Final Practice 4:30pm on ESPN2

Boxing: 9pm on FS Midwest & FS North

College Basketball:

Columbia @ UCONN 6pm on ESPNU
Quicken Loans Carrier Classic: Michigan St. vs North Carolina 6pm on ESPN
Stony Brook @ Indiana 6pm on BTN
St. Joseph's @ Western Kentucky 7pm on Fox College Sports Central
Maui Invitational: Belmont @ Duke 8pm on ESPNU
Wright St. @ Ohio St. 8pm on BTN
Army @ Air Force 8:30pm on CBS Sports Network
The Citadel vs VMI 11pm on CBS Sports Network

College Football: South Florida @ Syracuse 7pm on ESPN2

College Hockey: Minnesota @ Wisconsin 7pm on FS North

Golf:

European PGA Tour: 12am on Golf Channel
Australian Open 8am on Golf Channel (same day tape)
LPGA Tour: Lorena Ochoa Invitational (Second Round) 3pm on Golf Channel

NHL Hockey:

Washington @ New Jersey 6pm on NHL Network
Calgary @ Chicago 7:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago

Soccer:

France vs United States 1:55pm on ESPN2
Big Ten Tournament, Semi-final: Teams TBA 12pm on BTN
FA Cup: Cambridge vs Wrexham 1:30pm on FOX Soccer
Big Ten Tournament, Semi-final: Teams TBA 2:30pm on BTN
Big East Tournament, Semi-final: UCONN vs Louisville 4pm on CBS Sports Network
Big East Tournament, Semi-final: St. John's vs Villanova 6:30pm on CBS Sports Network

Sports Radio on TV:

Mike & Mike in the Morning: 5am on ESPN2
Dan Patrick: 8am on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS Midwest, & FS North
The Herd: 9am on ESPNews
Tim Brando: 9am on CBS Sports Network
Scott Van Pelt Show: 12pm on ESPNews

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

Bob Costas to host a monthly show on NBC Sports Network

In what continues to be the further transformation of VERSUS to the NBC Sports Network, it was announced today that Bob Costas will take on a role with the soon to be re-branded sports network.

According to a Press Release from NBC Sports, Costas will host a quarterly town hall discussion called Costas Tonight Live from. . . that will tackle the  latest sports topics which will debut this February at The Super Bowl on NBC Sports Network.  In addition, Costas will host a monthly interview show called Costas Tonight that will debut in Spring of 2012 on NBC Sports Network.

For more information on the new shows, please visit the Web Site linked above.

ESPN's 24 hour college basketball marathon is next week

In what has become a yearly tradition on the ESPN family of networks, the 24-hour marathon of college basketball action is November 15.

According to a Press Release from ESPN, 21 games, 19 men's and 2 women's telecasts will be shown over a 24 hour period beginning at 11pm (CT) on Monday, November 16 and this year, the marathon will have an Iowa feel to it as Northern Iowa will travel to Saint Marys for a game that will tip at 1am (CT) on ESPN.

For a complete schedule, please visit the Web Site linked above.

TV Schedule, Thursday November 10

College Football:

Ohio @ Central Michigan 6:30pm on ESPNU

Houston @ Tulane 7pm on CBS Sports Network

Virginia Tech @ Georgia Tech 7pm on ESPN

Golf:

LPGA Tour:  Lorena Ochoa Invitational (1st round) 3pm on Golf Channel
PGA Tour:  Australian Open (2nd round) 7pm on Golf Channel

NFL Football:  Oakland @ San Diego 7pm on NFL Network

NHL Hockey:

Chicago @ Columbus 6pm on Comcast Sports Net Chicago

Toronto @ St. Louis 7pm FS Midwest

Minnesota @ San Jose 9:30pm on FS North

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

TV Schedule, Wednesday November 9

ATP Tennis: BNP Paribas Masters 3:30am on Tennis Channel

College Basketball:

Akron @ Mississippi St. 6pm on ESPNU
Lehigh @ St. Johns 6pm on ESPN2
Duquense @ Arizona 8pm on ESPN2

College Football: Miami, OH @ Temple 7pm on ESPN

College Volleyball:

Michigan St. @ Minnesota 7pm on BTN
Oklahoma @ Kansas St. 7pm on FS Midwest

NHL Hockey: Philadelphia @ Tampa Bay 6:30pm on NHL Network

Sports Radio on TV:

Mike & Mike in the Morning: 5am on ESPN2
Dan Patrick: 8am on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS Midwest, & FS North
The Herd: 9am on ESPNews
Tim Brando: 9am on CBS Sports Network
Scott Van Pelt Show: 12pm on ESPNews

Disclaimer: All times are Central.

Thursday Night Football returns this week on NFL Network

The NFL Network kicks off it’s 8 week schedule of live NFL action this Thursday night with San Diego hosting Oakland in a key AFC west showdown with kickoff scheduled for just after 7pm (CT).  Calling the action on NFL Network this year are Brad Nessler &  Mike Mayock with Alex Flanagan on the sideline.  Rich Eissen will host pregame coverage and will be joined by several former NFL players including Michael Irvin, Kurt Warner, and others.

Here’s a  complete schedule for Thursday Night football on NFL Network:

November 10:  Oakland @ San Diego 7pm (CT)

November 17:  New York Jets @ Denver 7pm (CT)

November 24:  San Franciso @ Baltimore 7pm (CT)

December 1:  Philadelphia @ Seattle 7pm (CT)

December 8:  Cleveland @ Pittsburgh 7pm (CT)

December 15:  Jacksonville @ Atlanta 7pm (CT)

December 17:  Dallas @ Tampa Bay 7pm (CT)

December 22:  Houston @ Indianapolis 7pm (CT).

A sneak peek of ESPN's college football schedule this week

ESPN kicks off the college football season this week with a pair of games to be televised on ESPN2 and ESPNU with both games kicking off at 7pm (CT).

According to a Press Release from ESPN, this week's batch of televised games across multiple ESPN platforms is highlighted by an ACC showdown Thursday night with Georgia Tech hosting Virginia Tech as well as a showcase game of 7th ranked Oregon traveling to 4th ranked Stanford Saturday night at 7pm (CT).

For a complete schedule of college football games this week that will be televised across the ESPN family of networks, please visit the Web Site linked above.

TV Schedule, Tuesday November 8

ATP Tennis: BNP Paribas Masters 4am on Tennis Channel

College Football:

Northern Illinois @ Bowling Green 7pm on ESPN2
Western Michigan @ Toledo 7pm on ESPNU

NHL Hockey:

Carolina @ New Jersey 6:30pm on VERSUS
Chicago @ St. Louis 7:00pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & FS Midwest
Minnesota @ Calgary 8:30pm on FS North

Sports Radio on TV:

Mike & Mike in the Morning: 5am on ESPN2
Dan Patrick: 8am on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS Midwest, & FS North
The Herd: 9am on ESPNews
Tim Brando: 9am on CBS Sports Network
Scott Van Pelt Show: 12pm on ESPNews

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

Saturday night's LSU/Alabama game sets a ratings record

It's not very often that college football fans get to enjoy a regular season matchup of the nation's top-two ranked teams and Saturday's LSU/Alabama matchup sets a ratings precedent.

According to a Press Release from CBS Sports, Saturday's thrilling game was the most watched regular-season game on CBS Sports since Notre Dame vs Miami in 1989.  Saturday's telecast generated a rating/share of 11.5/20 with viewership peaking at over 24 million during the 10pm (CT) hour.

For more information, please visit the Web Site linked above.

Sunday Night Football is another ratings winner for NBC

Last night's Sunday Night Football telecast on NBC bought the "peacock network" another ratings win, this time, in during the important November Sweeps ratings month.

According to a Press Release from NBC Sports, last night's thrilling Baltimore @ Pittsburgh game generated a 14.2 overnight rating and a 23 share, up 15% from last year's week 9 game and is the 4th-highest rated Sunday Night Football telecast of the season.

For more information, including the top 10 highest rated markets, please visit the Web Site linked above.

College Basketball Season tips off tonight on ESPNU

The 2011-12 men's college basketball season tips off tonight with a doubleheader from the 2K Sports Benefiting Coaches vs Cancer.  All total, 26 games will be showcased across multiple ESPN platforms, including exclusive telecasts on ESPN3.com

The highlight game of the week is the Carrier Classic on Veterans Day of  Michigan St. against pre-season #1 North Carolina from the deck of the USS Carl Vinson.  For a complete schedule of action this week, please visit this Web Site.

TV Schedule,. Monday November 7

College Basketball:

William & Mary @ St. John’s 6pm on ESPNU

Valparaiso @ Arizona 8pm on ESPNU

NFL Football:  Chicago @ Philadelphia 7:30pm on ESPN

NHL Hockey:  NY Islanders @ Boston 6pm on VERSUS

Disclaimer:  All times are Central.