Saturday, February 1, 2014

TV Schedule, Sunday, February 2

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Purdue @ Penn St. 10:30am on BTN
Michigan @ Indiana 12pm on KCCI
Purdue @ Michigan St. (women's) 12:30pm on BTN

TV Schedule, Saturday, February 1

Bull Riding:  PBR Built Ford Tough Series 9pm on CBS Sports Network

College Basketball:

Big 12:

Kansas St @ West Virgina 12:30pm on Big 12 Network
Baylor @ Oklahoma St. 1pm on ESPN
Oklahoma St. @ Oklahoma (women's) 2pm on Fox Sports Midwest
Kansas @ Texas 3pm on ESPN
Oklahoma @ Iowa St. 3pm on Big 12 Network
Texas @ Baylor (women's) 6:30pm on Fox Sports Midwest+

Friday, January 31, 2014

Super Bowl Sunday Studio Shows

Below is a schedule of studio shows that will air leading up to Sunday's Big Game.  All times are Central.

NFL GameDay First 6am on NFL Network
NFL GameDay Morning 8am on NFL Network
Fox Super Bowl Kick-Off 9am on Fox Sports 1
That Other Pregame Show 9am on CBS Sports Network
Super Bowl XLVIII Pregame 1pm on KDSM
Sunday NFL Countdown 9am on ESPN
Colin's New Football Show 9am on ESPN2
Super Bowl XLVIII Postgame 9pm* on KDSM
NFL GameDay Final 9pm* on NFL Network
NFL PrimeTime 9:30pm* on ESPN

*Start time may vary depending on length of the game.

2013 Was A Banner Year For ESPN Digital

 It shouldn't come as a surprise when more and more people are using smartphones and tablets that usage turned into a banner year for ESPN Digital.

Thursday, January 30, 2014

TV Schedule, Friday, January 31

Boxing:  Friday Night Fights 8pm on ESPN2

College Basketball:

Cleveland St. @ Detroit Mercy 6pm on ESPNU
Illinois St. @ Loyola-Chicago (women's) 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Manhattan @ Iona 8pm on ESPNU
Murray St. @ Austin Peay St. 8pm on CBS Sports Network

Thunder vs Heat Bring Big Ratings For ESPN

In a rematch of the 2012 NBA Fianls, last night's Oklahoma City vs Miami showdown helped ESPN post its highest rated NBA telecast of the 2013-14 season.

ESPN Adds A Midwest Rivalry To Its Sunday MLB Night Schedule

ESPN has announced that the May 4 edition of Sunday Night Baseball will showcase a Midwest rivalry when the Chicago Cubs host the St. Louis Cardnails.  This already will be the Cardnails 4th appearance on Sunday Night Baseball and the Cubs first.

ESPN's early season slate of Sunday Night Baseball telecasts can be found at the Web Site linked above.

ESPN's College GameDay To Visit Colorado

ESPN has announced that their College GameDay will make its first ever visit to the University of Colorado campus.  The show previewing #1 Arizona's visit to Boulder and other games of the day will air at 9am (CT) on ESPNU and then again at 7pm (CT).

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

TV Schedule, Thursday, January 30

Boxing:  Golden Boy Promotions 8pm on Fox Sports 1

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Penn St. @ Purdue (women's) 5pm on BTN
Indiana @ Nebraska 7:15pm on BTN
Purdue @ Michigan 8pm on BTN

Weather Has Played A Role For ESPN's College Basketball Tonight

The severe ice and snow storm that it Georgia yesterday has had an impact on a pair of college basketball telecasts tonight.

Sirius/XM To Offer Extensive Super Bowl Coverage

NFL fans with satellite radio and who will be away from a TV Sunday night during The Super Bowl, will find 11 game broadcasts of the Big Game.

NBC Continues To Build Its NASCAR Broadcast Talent

The NBC Sports Group recently announced that veteran motorsports reporters Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast will join the roster of broadcast talent when NBC begins to televise NASCAR races in 2015.

Lindsey Vonn Joins NBC Sports For The Olympics

Gold medal alpine skier Lindsey Vonn has joined NBC for the upcoming Olympics.  Vonn will be a Correspondent for The Today Show and will serve as an analyst during alpine skiing events.  Olympic viewers will be able to interact with Vonn and other broadcast talent via the NBCOlympics Facebook page.

ESPN Digital Media Continues To Dominate

ESPN Digital Media continues to dominate in usage amongst  computers, smartphones and tablets last month tallying 64.9 million unique visitors.

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

TV Schedule, Wednesday, January 29

College Basketball:

Big 10:

Penn St. @ Ohio St. 6pm on BTN
Northwestern @ Wisconsin 8pm on BTN

Big 12:

Oklahoma @ Kansas St. (women's) 7pm on Fox College Sports Pacific
Texas Tech @ Baylor (women's) 7pm on Fox College Sports Central
Iowa St. @ Kansas 8pm on ESPNU

NHL Stadium Series Draws Record Viewers

For the most part, the NHL dwarfs the NFL in viewership, however, you put an NHL game outdoors and viewership spikes and the recent NHL Stadium Series is no exception.

ESPN Announces A Monster College Softball TV Schedule

Even though the calendar says January and its cold across most of the country, college baseball & softball teams across the country have begun preparing for their upcoming season and ESPN has recently announced its college softball broadcast schedule.

Monday, January 27, 2014

TV Schedule, Tuesday, January 28

College Basketball:

Big 10:  Michigan St. @ Iowa 6pm on ESPN

Big 12:

West Virgina @ Baylor 6pm on ESPN2
Texas Tech @ Kansas St. 7pm on Big 12 Network (WOI-DT 5.2)

BTN Enjoys Its Highest Rated Super Wednesday Ever

Last weeks Super Wednesday doubleheader on BTN was the highest rated ever in the BTN's eight metered markets.  Michigan upsetting Iowa and Minnesota knocking off Wisconsin generated a rating of 1.5.

Ranked Teams Dominate ESPN's Early Week Of College Basketball Telecasts

As the conference schedule reaches the halfway point of the college basketball season, ESPN will showcase several ranked teams during the early portion of this week.

Fox Sports Go To Stream Sunday's Super Bowl

Fox Sports is offering a preview of this Sunday for all users of Fox Sports Go, which is Fox Sports app that offers live streaming of programming from Fox Sports.

TV Schedule, Monday, January 27

College Basketball:

Big 12:  Oklahoma St. @ Oklahoma 8pm on ESPN

Big 10:  Purdue @ Illinois (women's) 6pm on BTN

Missouri Valley:  Missouri St. @ Illinois St. (women's) 7pm on MC22 (Mediacom)

Sunday, January 26, 2014