TV Schedule Saturday, January 18

Australian Open Tennis: 

Third round 2am on ESPN2
Round of 16 6pm on Tennis Channel & 8pm on ESPN2

Bull Riding:  Gwinnett Invitational 7pm on CBS Sports Network

Fox Sports Go To Stream Sundays NFC Championship Game

For those who are on the go and won't be near a TV Sunday for the NFC Championship Game, if you have access to Fox Sports Go, the game will be streamed to participating providers on the Fox Sports Go App.

NFL Network To Air The East-West Shrine Game This Weekend

College football fans who miss the game will have the opportunity over the next few weeks to catch the various all-star games and it begins this weekend.

TV Schedule Friday, January 17

Australian Open Tennis:  third round 2am & 8pm on ESPN2 & 6pm on Tennis Channel

College Basketball:

Green Bay @ Wright St. 6pm on ESPNU
Canisius @ Iona 8pm on ESPNU

College Gymnastics:  Iowa St. @ Oklahoma 7pm on Fox College Sports Central

NBC Olympics To Have A Presence On Facebook

NBC Olympics and Facebook (including Instragram) announced today that the two will partner together during the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

NFL Studio Shows For Championship Sunday

There is a plethora of studio shows that will help get you ready for Championship Sunday and then recap the action and preview the upcoming Super Bowl.  Below is a schedule and all times are Central.

Multiple Fox Platforms To Cover The Rolex 24 At Daytona

The 2014 Rolex 24 of Daytona is January 25-26 and multiple Fox platforms will provide 15 hours of live coverage beginning on the 25th at 1pm (CT) on the Fox broadcast network.

TV Schedule, Thursday, January 16

Australian Open Tennis:  

Second round play 2am on ESPN2
Third round play 6pm on Tennis Channel & 10pm on ESPN2

An Update On The NFL Thursday Night TV Package

Earlier this week, I wrote that the NFL was looking to expand its Thursday Night TV Package to a full 16 weeks and then split the package 50/50 with its new partner.

Fox Sports 2 To Televise Hockey Day Minnesota

For the first time ever, Fox Sports 2 will offer a simulcast of FS North's coverage of Hockey Day Minnesota.

ESPN Releases a Partial Sunday Night Baseball Schedule

In March of this year, ESPN will begin its 25th year of Sunday Night Baseball and the worldwide leader in sports as released a partial schedule of Sunday night telecasts.

NFL Crows About The Ratings For Divisional Weekend

For the fourth year in a row, the Divisional Weekend of the NFL Playoffs have averaged 34 million viewers and accounted for the four most-watched shows of the week.  In fact, 5 of the 10 most-watched was sports programming with the BCS Championship game ranking 5th.

Fox Sports Plans Extensive Coverage Of The Super Bowl

With Fox Sports 1 up and running, you can count on extensive coverage from New York City in the days leading up to the big game.

NBC Announces Broadcast Talent For The Sochi Olympics

Over the last couple of months, NBC has been leaking the pieces that will makeup the broadcast puzzle for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic games and yesterday, NBC released its full roster of broadcast talent.

TV Schedule, Wednesday, January 15

2014 Australian Open:  second round play 2am & 8pm on ESPN2; 6pm on Tennis Channel

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Michigan St. @ Northwestern 6pm on BTN
Purdue @ Illinois 8pm on BTN

Big 12:

TCU @ Oklahoma 7pm on Big 12 Network
West Virginia @ Iowa St. (women's) 7pm on Cyclones.tv (Mediacom)
Baylor @ Texas Tech 8pm on ESPNU

National Games:

Central Florida @ Rutgers 6pm on ESPNews
Georgetown @ Xavier 6pm on CBS Sports Network
Notre Dame @ Maryland 6pm on ESPN2
South Florida @ SMU 6pm on ESPNU 
St. Bonaventure @ St. Louis 7pm on FS Midwest 
Florida St. @ Miami (FL) 8pm on WHO-DT (13.3)
UNLV @ New Mexico 8pm on CBS Sports Network
Washington @ Cal 10pm on ESPNU

College Football:  2014 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Practice 12pm & 3pm on ESPNU


NHL Hockey:  Washington @ Pittsburgh 7pm on NBCSN

NBA Basketball:

Chicago @ Orlando 6pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Sacramento @ Minnesota 7pm on FS Midwest+ (Mediacom) & FS North
Utah @ San Antonio 7pm on ESPN
Denver @ Golden St. 9:30pm on ESPN

Soccer:  FA Cup:  Manchester City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC 2pm on Fox Sports 2

Sports Radio On TV:

Boomer & Carton 5am on CBS Sports Network
Mike & Mike 6am on ESPN2 (joined in progress)
Dan Patrick 8am on NBCSN
The Herd 9am on ESPNU
SVP & Russillo 12pm on ESPNews
#BTN Live 5pm on BTN

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

Chicago Cubs Look To Cash In With Next TV Deal

From reading this article, it's apparent that the Chicago Cubs appear headed to ending their generations old agreement to televise games on WGN.  Last year, the Cubs announced the option to opt-out of their agreement with WGN at the end of the 2014 season.

2014 NFL Playoffs Are Fox Sports Most-Watched

Even though Fox Sports has only televised to date 3 NFC playoff games and with the NFC Championship and Super Bowl yet to be televised, NFL fans are flocking to Fox in record number.

ESPN Sees An Increase In College Basketball Viewership

ESPN has seen a significant growth in men's college basketball viewership two months into the season (through January 9).

FS Midwest Announces Cardnails Spring Training Schedule

Pitchers & Catchers will soon report to Arizona & Florida for spring training and with that comes televised spring training games.

Tim Brando & CBS Sports Are Going Their Separate Ways

The Sports Business Daily is reporting this morning that after 18 years, Tim Brando is leaving CBS.  Brando announced on his Facebook page that the TV simulcast of his radio show would no longer be televised on CBS Sports Network.  Brando's replacement show on CBS Sports Network is a simulcast of WFAN's Boomer & Carton show.  It should be noted that WFAN is owned by CBS.

Brando's radio show continues to be carried by Sirius/XM on The College Sports Nation channel.

TV Listings, Tuesday, January 14

Australian Open Tennis:  first round play 2am & 8pm on ESPN2 & 6pm on Tennis Channel

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Wisconsin @ Indiana 6pm on ESPN
Penn St. @ Michigan 7pm 

2013 Was A Good Year For Golf Channel

As the 2014 PGA Tour kicks off in Hawaii, Golf Channel is looking back on what was a very good 2013.

Sunday's AFC Divisional Game Most Watch Of The Week

Sunday's AFC Divisional playoff game between Denver and San Diego was the most watched game of the weekend.

NFL Explores A New TV Contract

The New York Times is reporting that the NFL is looking to expand its Thursday Night package that would expand the package of games to 16 and is looking for a TV partner that will split the package 50/50 with the NFL Network.

This would be the boon that both Fox and NBC are looking for when it comes to their cable sports entities of Fox Sports 1 and NBCSN.  All 4 of the major broadcast networks as well as TNT are expected to bid on the package.

Dish Network Is Expected To Carry SEC Network Upon Launch

Sports Business Journal is reporting today this morning that Dish Network is expected to carry the SEC Network  upon launch this August.  In addition, SEC Network is expected to top what BTN and the Pac 12 networks charge per subscriber within the SEC footprint.

If how Dish Network treats BTN and the Pac 12 Networks is any indication, the SEC Network will be on primary programming packages within the SEC footprint and in the sports pack in other regions of the country.

TV Schedule, Monday, January 13

Australian Open Tennis:  First round play 2am & 8pm on ESPN2 & 6pm on Tennis Channel

College Basketball:

Big 12:

Texas @ West Virginia 6pm on ESPNU
UCONN @ Baylor (women's) 6pm on ESPN2
Kansas @ Iowa St. 8pm on ESPN

TV Schedule, Sunday, January 12

A-League Soccer:  Wellington Phoenix vs Central Coast Mariners 12am on Fox Sports 2

Australian Open Tennis:  6pm on ESPN2

Bull Riding:  PBR Tour 7pm on CBS Sports Network (same day tape)

College Basketball:

Big 12:  Texas @ West Virgina (women's) 11am on FS Midwest & FS North