TV Schedule, Saturday, January 4

College Basketball:

Big 12:

Iowa St. @ Texas Tech 12:30pm on Big 12 Network
Oklahoma St. @ Kansas St. 3pm on ESPNU
West Virginia @ TCU 3pm on Big 12 Network
West Virginia @ Oklahoma St. (women's) 6pm on Fox Sports 1

NHL Winter Classic Ratings Update

Turns out that the 2014 NHL Winter Classic tied as the highest-rated NHL regular season game in nearly 40 years.

BCS Ratings Update

Last night's Sugar Bowl on ESPN proved to be a ratings success as it was the highest rated BCS game in 7 years.

NFL On CBS NFL Ratings Highest In Nearly 20 Years

With the 2013 NFL regular season in the rear view mirror, CBS Sports coverage was the highest rated in nearly 20 years.

TV Schedule, Friday, January 3

Boxing:  Friday Night Fights 8pm on ESPN2

College Basketball:

Big 10:  Wisconsin @ Illinois (women's) 7pm on BTN

Big 12:  Savannah St. @ Baylor 7pm on FS Midwest+

Missouri Valley:  Northern Iowa @ Indiana St. (women's) 6pm on FS Midwest

ESPN's BCS Ratings Are Up From Last Year

Through the first two games of the 2014 and final BCS, ESPN is enjoying an uptick in ratings.

AFC Playoff Games To Be Web Streamed by CBS

In a first for CBS Sports, all 4 of the AFC playoff games that will be televised by CBS will be streamed at the CBS Sports Web Site.

Sunday Night Football Is The Most Watched Show For Fall

No big surprise here, but NBC's Sunday Night Football was the most-watched primetime show of the recently concluded Fall TV season.

Winter Classic Ratings

The 2014 NHL Classic televised by NBC posted an overnight rating of 2.9.  This ties the ratings posted by the 2009 NHL Classic and is the highest overnight rating ever for a regular season game televised by NBC.

TV Schedule, Thursday, January 2

2014 Allstate Sugar Bowl:  Alabama vs Oklahoma 7:30pm on ESPN

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Michigan @ Minnesota 6pm on BTN
Wisconsin @ Northwestern 6pm on ESPN2
Northwestern @ Nebraska (women's) 8pm on BTN

TV Schedule, Wednesday, January 1

Happy New Year!

College Basketball:

Missouri Valley:  Bradley @ Northern Iowa 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & FS Midwest

National Games:

SMU vs Cincinnati 5pm on ESPNU
St. Bonaventure @ Duquesne (women's) 6pm on CBS Sports Network
Temple @ Rutgers 7pm on ESPNU
San Diego St. @ Colorado St. 8pm on CBS Sports Network

BTN Gears Up For Big 10 Basketball

BTN will begin its slate of  67 televised men's conference basketball games today and BTN has bolstered it's roster of studio analysts.

Fox Sports 1 Has A Big Day of Big East Basketball

Fox Sports 1 will ring in 2014 with a big day of Big East Conference Basketball.

ESPN Hires Tim Tebow

ESPN has added another big name to its roster of college football talent and it is a former Heisman Trophy Winner.

TV Schedule, Tuesday, December 31

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Ohio St. @ Purdue 12pm on ESPN2
Indiana @ Illinois 2pm on ESPN2
Michigan St. @ Penn St. 4pm on BTN
Nebraska @ Iowa 6pm on BTN

Sunday Night Football On NBC Puts Up Big Numbers

Not only NFL fans are sad to see the regular season of the NFL come to an end, but i'm sure the executives at NBC are sad as well as the prime time ratings for NBC the last several years have tanked once the NFL regular season and i'm sure this year will be no exception. That said, Sunday Night Football on NBC went out with a ratings bang.

Big 12 Network Affiliate Information

Conference play in the Big 12 gets underway this coming weekend and for the 6th year, ESPN will present its regionally-syndicated games across the Big 12 footprint and nationally under the name of Big 12 Network.

NFL Wildcard Weekend Viewing Guide

Here is your viewing guide for Wildcard Weekend of the 2014 NFL Playoffs.  All times are Central.

TV Schedule, Monday, December 30

College Basketball:

Big 12:

Mount St. Mary's @ Texas Tech 6pm on Fox College Sports Pacific
Robert Morris @ Oklahoma St. 6pm on ESPNU
Louisiana Tech @ Oklahoma 7pm on Fox College Sports Central & FS Wisconsin
Oral Roberts @ Baylor 7pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic

TV Schedule, Sunday, December 29

College Basketball:

Big 12:

Samford @ Oklahoma (women's) 2pm on Fox College Sports Central
Texas Southern @ TCU 1pm on FS Midwest+

National Games:

Boston College @ Providence (women's) 2pm on Fox Sports 1
SMU @ Louisville (women's) 2pm on ESPNU
Savannah St. @ Florida 2pm on FS Midwest & FS North
Canisius @ Notre Dame 4pm on ESPNU
Chicago St. @ Creighton 4pm on Fox Sports 1
Cincinnati @ UCONN (women's) 4pm on ESPN
Georgia Tech @ Charlotte 6pm on Fox Sports 1 
Tulsa @ Maryland 6pm on ESPNU

Hockey:

IIH World Junior Championship:  Germany vs United States 8am on NHL Network
NHL:  St. Louis @ Dallas 5pm on FS Midwest
NHL:  New York Islanders @ Minnesota 7pm on FS North

NBA Basketball:

Houston @ Oklahoma City 6pm on NBATV

NFL Football:

Baltimore @ Cincinnati 12pm on KCCI
Detroit @ Minnesota 12pm on KDSM
Green Bay @ Chicago 3:25pm on KDSM
Kansas City @ San Diego 3:25pm on KCCI
Philadelphia @ Dallas 7:20pm on WHO

Soccer:

A-League:  Adelaide United vs Newcastle 12am on Fox Sports 2
English Premier League:  Newcastle United FC vs Arsenal FC 7:30am on NBCSN
Chelsea FC vs Liverpool FC 10am on NBCSN 

U.S. Olympic Trials:

Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined 12:30pm on WHO
Speed Skating:  2pm on WHO

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