Thursday, September 16, 2010

From the "That didn't last long dept."

Shannon Sharpe ends his "leave of absence" and will be on the set of CBS' NFL Today as usual this Sunday.

http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/16/sharpes-accuser-drops-her-complaint/

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

TV Schedule, Thursday September 16

High School Football Replays

Cedar Rapids Kennedy vs Cedar Rapids Washington 12am on Mediacom Channel 22
Des Moines East vs Ames 10:30am on Mediacom Channel 22
Waterloo West vs Dubuque Senior 3pm on Mediacom Channel 22

College Football Shows

SEC Weekly 12pm on ESPNU
College Football Live 2:30pm on ESPN and repeated at various times on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU
Gopher Football Weekly 2:30pm on FS North and 3pm on Big 10 Network
Pat Fitzgerald 3:30pm on Big 10 Network
ESPNU Recruiting Insider 4pm on ESPNU
Fighting Illini Insider 4pm on Big 10 Network
Badger Sports Report with Brett Bielma 4:30pm on Big 10 Network
Big 10 Football & Beyond 6pm on Big 10 Network (repeated throughout the night and morning)
Inside College Football 5pm on CBS College Sports
Mediacom Cyclone Express 5:30pm on Mediacom Channel 22
Big 12 This Week 6pm on ESPNU
SportsCenterU 6:30pm an 10pm on ESPNU
Big 10 Football Behind the Schemes 7:30pm on Big 10 Network (repeated throughout the night and morning)
Big 10 Pulse 8pm on Big 10 Network (repeated throughout the night and morning)

MLB

MLB Quick Pitch 12am-12pm on MLB Network
MLB Tonight Live 1:30pm-4pm and 10pm-11-pm on MLB Network
Baseball Tonight 11pm on ESPN
Quick Pitch Live 11pm on MLB Network

NASCAR

NASCAR Now 4pm on ESPN2
Riding Shotgun: Kyle Busch 5pm on ESPN2
NASCAR RaceHub 6pm on Speed Channel

NFL Shows

NFL Live 3pm on ESPN (repeated throughout the day and night on ESPN & ESPN2)
Around The League Live 3pm on NFL Network
Bears Blitz 4:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Playbook AFC 5pm, 9pm, and 11pm on NFL Network
NFL Total Access 6pm & 10pm on NFL Network
Countdown to Kickoff 11pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Pro Football Weekly 11:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago

Live Events

College Football: Cincinnati @ North Carolina 6:30pm on ESPN

Golf

European PGA Tour 7:30am on Golf Channel
Nationwide Tour 3:30pm on Golf Channel

MLB

Minnesota @ Chicago White Sox 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Mediacom Channel 22, & FSN North
San Diego @ St. Louis 7pm on FS Midwest

Disclaimer: All times are Central. Check local listings for channel availability in your area. Outside of Iowa, MLB Extra Innings may be necessary for regional MLB telecasts.

Shannon Sharpe to take a leave of absence from NFL Today

Not good at all for Shannon and once again the world of sports will enter the court room. Will CBS fill his spot, or just move on with the remaining cast? That remains to be seen.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Shannon-Sharpe-leaves-NFL-Today-after-stalking?urn=nfl-269873

The Ratings Game

Just another reason why the NFLPA and NFL need to get a new CBA in place ASAP. Check out some of these ratings below. Regardless if there is NFL football in 2011, the league owners are going to get their TV money.

Thursday night opener: Vikings @ Saints was seen by 27.5 million viewers
Sunday Night game: seen by 25.3 million viewers
Green Bay @ Philadelphia: seen by 28 million viewers

TV ratings normally don't include those viewing in sports bars or watch parties in individual homes so these numbers are most certainly higher. Just how are the NFL owners going to get paid in 2011 if there is a lockout? Advertisers certainly aren't going to give the networks money that's for darn sure.

Link to the ratings: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=11636091

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

TV Schedule, Wednesday September 15th

High School Football Replays:

Waterloo West vs Dubuque Senior 10:30 on Mediacom Channel 22
Davenport Assumption vs Bettendorf 7:30pm on Mediacom Channel 22
Cedar Rapids Kennedy vs Cedar Rapids Washington 10pm on Mediacom Channel 22

College Football Shows:

College Football Live 2:30pm on ESPN and repeated throughout the day on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU
SEC Weekly 4pm on ESPNU
College Football Live 2:30pm on ESPN and repeated throughout the day on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU
Penn St. Football Story 4pm on Big 10 Network
SEC Weekly4 pm on ESPNU
Iowa Football with Kirk Ferentz 4:30 on Big 10 Network
Big 10 Women’s Show 5:30 on Big 10 Network
Gopher Football with Tim Brewster 6pm on FS North
Tony Barnhart Show 8:30pm on CBS College Sports
Big 12 This Week 9pm on ESPNU
Inside College Football 9:30pm on CBS College Sports

Women’s College Volleyball:


Nebraska @ Iowa St.7pm on ESPNU

MLB:

Houston @ Milwaukee 1pm on FS Wisconsin
San Diego @ Colorado 2pm on MLB Network
MLB Tonight Live 6pm on MLB Network
New York Yankees @ Tampa 6pm on ESPN
Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & FS Midwest
Minnesota @ Chicago White Sox 7pm on FS North
Oakland @ Kansas City 7pm on FS Kansas City
Los Angeles Dodgers @ San Francisco 9pm on ESPN
Quick Pitch Live 10pm and repeated the rest of the night on MLB Network
Baseball Tonight 11:00pm on ESPN2

NFL Shows:

NFL Live 3pm on ESPN and repeated throughout the day on ESPN & ESPNU
Around the League Live 4pm on NFL Network
Playbook 5pm on NFL Network
NFL Total Access 6pm and repeated throughout the night on NFL Network
Enchanced NFL Replay: San Diego @ Kansas City 8pm on NFL Network
Enhanced NFL Replay: Dallas @ Washington 7pm on NFL Network

NASCAR:

NASCAR Now 4pm on ESPN2
NASCAR RaceHub 6pm on Speed

Disclaimer: All times are Central. Check local listings for channel availability in your area. Outside of Iowa, MLB Extra Innings may be necessary for regional MLB telecasts.

Monday, September 13, 2010

TV Schedule, Tuesday September 14

High School Football Replays:

Davenport Assumption vs. Bettendorf 10:30am on Mediacom Channel 22
Warterloo West vs. Dubuque Senior 8pm on Mediacom Channel 22

College Football Programming:

Bill Snyder Show 11am on FS Midwest
This Week in Mizzou Football 11:30am on FS Midwest
Bo Pelini Show 12pm on FS Midwest
The Experts 12pm and 6pm on ESPNU
College Football Live 2:30pm on ESPN and repeated numerous times throughout the afternoon, evening, and early morning hours on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU.
Paul Rhoads Show 3:30pm on Mediacom Channel 22
Mediacom Cyclone Express 4pm on Mediacom Channel 222
Inside Notre Dame Football 4:30pm on FS Midwest & 5pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Big 10 Football Breakdown 6pm, and 11:30pm on Big 10 Network (repeated throughout Wednesday morning)
Big 10 Press Pass 7:30 & 10pm on Big 10 Network (repeated throughout Wednesday morning)
Tony Barnhart Show 8pm & 10pm on CBS College Sports
Inside College Football 9pm & 11pm on CBS College Sports
Inside the Big East 9:30pm on ESPNU
Pat Fitzgerald Show 11pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago

Regional MLB Telecasts:

Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis 7pm on FS Midwest
Milwaukee @ Houston 7pm on FS Wisconsin
Minnesota @ Chicago White Sox 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & FS North
Oakland @ Kansas City 7pm on FS Kansas City

National Telecasts:

MLB:

MLB Quick Pitch 12am-3am & 9am-12pm on MLB Network
New York Yankees @ Tampa or Arizona @ Cincinnati 6pm on MLB Network
MLB Tonight Live 5pm & 9pm-12am on MLB Network
Baseball Tonight 7pm on ESPN2 & 11pm on ESPN

NASCAR:

NASCAR Now 4pm on ESPN2
NASCAR RaceHub 6pm on Speed

NFL:

Around the League Live 3pm on NFL Network
NFL Live 3pm on ESPN and repeated numerous times on ESPN & ESPN2
NFL Total Access 6pm & 10pm on NFL Network and repeated numerous times in the overnight and early morning hours of Wednesday

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Is there a demand for "national feeds" of RSN's?

The Boston and New York sports teams may be some of the most despised sports teams in the country, however, is there demand for national feeds of the Red Sox owned NESN and Yankee owned YES?

Evidentally, both the Red Sox and Yankees think so as both NESN and YES are rolling out national feeds of their respective networks. Here's the kicker, game coverage of the Red Sox and Bruins on NESN and Yankees and New Jersey Nets will be blacked out. So what then is the point of having national feeds just for pregame and postgame shows as well as specialty shows? Regional Sports Networks are expensive to carry to begin with, even if the national feeds of NESN and YES are added to digital ala-carte packages, will non Boston or New York fans tolerate the added expense?

http://blogs.forbes.com/sportsmoney/2010/09/09/nesn-goes-national/?boxes=businesschannelsections

Oh guess what Mediacom subscribers? The national feed of YES Network has a deal in place with Mediacom, but to my knowledge, YES National hasn't been made available to Mediacom subscribers.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/452401-YES_Connects_With_Mediacom_RCN_MetroCast_On_National_Deals.php

TV Schedule, Monday September 13

High School Football Replays

Cedar Rapids Kennedy vs Cedar Rapids Washington 10:30am on Mediacom Channel 22
Des Moines East vs Ames 6:30pm on Mediacom Channel 22

College Football Studio & Coaches Shows

Big 10 Football Wrapup 3am-6am on Big 10 Network
College Football Live 2:30pm on ESPN2 and 3pm on ESPNU
MaxPreps Lemming Report 11am & 6pm on CBS College Sports
College Football Confidential 11:30am & 6:30pm on CBS College Sports
Inside the Big East 3:30pm on ESPNU
Paul Rhoads Show 6pm on Mediacom Channel 22
Big 10 Extra Points 6pm, 7:30pm, and 10:30pm on Big 10 Network
Big 10 Breakdown 7pm, 8pm, and 10pm on Big 10 Network

Regional MLB Telecasts

Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & FS Midwest
Milwaukee @ Houston 7pm on FS Wisconsin

National Telecasts

MLB

MLB Quickpitch 12am-2am, 3am8am, and 10am-12pm on MLB Network
MLB Tonight Live 4:30pm and 9pm on MLB Network
New York Yankees @ Tampa or Washington @ Atlanta 6pm on MLB Network
Baseball Tonight 9pm on ESPN2
MLB Quickpitch Live 11pm on MLB Network

NFL Studio Shows

NFL Gameday Final 12:30am-12:30pm on NFL Network
NFL Live 12:30pm on ESPN
NFL Primetime 1pm on ESPN
Around the League Live 1:30pm on NFL Network
Bears Postgame 3pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
NFL Up to the Minute 3:30pm on NFL Network
Monday Night Countdown 4pm on ESPN
Bears Recap 4:30pm Comcast SportsNet Chicago
NFL Total Access 4:30pm and 9pm-12am on NFL Network

NFL Games

Baltimore @ New York Jets 6pm on ESPN
San Diego @ Kansas City 9:15pm on ESPN

NASCAR

The Speed Report 7am on Speed
NASCAR Victory Lane 8am on Speed
NASCAR Racehub 6pm on Speed
NASCAR Now 11pm on ESPN2

US Open Men's Final 3pm on KMTV (Omaha), KMEG (Sioux City), KELO (Sioux Falls), KCCI (Des Moines), KIMT (Mason City), KGAN (Cedar Rapdis), KTVO Digital 3.2 (Ottumwa), WHBF (Davenport)


Disclaimer: All times are Central. Check local listings for channel availability in your area. Outside of Iowa, MLB Extra Innings may be necessary for regional MLB telecasts. Some area CBS affiliates may opt to air the US Open Men's Final on a digital subchannel.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

TV Schedule, Sunday September 12

High School Football Replays:

Davenport Assumption vs. Bettendorf 2:00pm on Mediacom Channel 22
Des Moines East vs Ames 4:30pm on Mediacom Channel 22
Cedar Rapids Kennedy vs Cedar Rapids Washington 7pm on Mediacom Channel 22

College Football Highlight & Coaches Shows:

College Football Final: 1:30am, 5:30am and 12pm on ESPN; 7am and 9am on ESPNU
Big 10 Football Wrapup 3am-6am, 7am-9am, 4pm, and 11pm on Big 10 Network
Inside College Football Extra: 12am-3am and 3:30am-11am on CBS College Sports
SportsCenterU: 1:30am, 5am-7am, 8am, and 10am on ESPNU
Bo Pelini Show @ 10pm on KPTM (Omaha)
Iowa Football with Kirk Ferentz 10pm on KPTH 44.2 (Sioux City), KYOU (Ottumwa), and WBQD(Davenport), 10:35 on KCRG (Cedar Rapids), and 11pm on KCCI (Des Moines)
This Week in Mizzou Football 10pm on FS Midwest
Bill Snyder Show 10:30pm on FS Midwest
Paul Rhoads Show 10:35 on WOI (Ames/Des Moines), 11pm on KCRG (Cedar Rapids), and 11:30 on KCAU (Sioux City)

NFL Studio & Highlight Shows

NFL Matchup 4:30am on ESPN2 and 6:30am on ESPN
Playbook AFC 3:30am and 5:30am on NFL Network
Playbook NFC 4:30am on NFL Networ
NFL GameDay Morning 8am on NFL Network
Sunday NFL Countdown 10am on ESPN
Vikings Weekly @ 10am on FS North
Vikings Gameplan 10:30am on FS North
Fox NFL Sunday 11am on your local Fox affiliate
NFL Today 11am on your local CBS affiliate
NFL GameDay Statzone 12pm on NFL Network
NFL GameDay Scoreboard 3pm on NFL Network
Bears Postgame 4pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Football Night in America 6pm on
NFL GameDay Highlights 6:30pm-11:30pm on NFL Network

NFL Games

Cincinnati @ New England 12pm on KMTV (Omaha), KMEG (Sioux City), KIMT (Mason City), KCCI (Des Moines), KTVO Digital 3.2 (Ottumwa), KGAN (Cedar Rapids)
Denver @ Jacksonville 12pm on KELO (Sioux Falls)
Indianapolis @ Houston 12pm WHBF (Davenport)
Detroit @ Chicago 12pm on KPTM (Omaha), KPTH (Sioux City), KTTW (Sioux Falls), KXLT (Rochester/Mason City), KDSM (Des Moines), KFXA (Cedar Rapids), KYOU (Ottumwa), KLJB (Davenport)
Green Bay @ Philadelphia 3:15pm on KPTM (Omaha), KPTH (Sioux City), KTTW (Sioux Falls), KXLT (Rochester/Mason City), KDSM (Des Moines), KFXA (Cedar Rapids), KLJB (Davenport)
Arizona @ St. Louis 3:15pm on KYOU (Ottumwa)
Dallas @ Washington 7:15pm on WOWT (Omaha), KTIV (Sioux City), KDLT (Sioux Falls), WHO (Des Moines), KTTC (Rochester/Mason City), KWWL (Waterloo), KQWC (Quad Cities)

Regional MLB Telecasts

Minnesota @ Cleveland 12pm on DirecTV Channel 658
Chicago Cubs @ Milwaukee 1pm on FS Wisconsin @ WGN
Kansas City @ Chicago White Sox 1pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
St. Louis @ Atlanta 7pm on ESPN

National Telecasts:

FIBA Gold Medal Game 1:30pm on ESPN

Golf

European PGA Tour 7:30am on The Golf Channel
PGA Tour 1pm on WOWT (Omaha), KTIV (Sioux City), KDLT (Sioux Falls), WHO (Des Moines), KTTC (Rochester/Mason City), KWWL (Waterloo), KQWC (Quad Cities)
LPGA Tour 3pm on The Golf Channel
Champions Tour 6pm on The Golf Channel

US Open Men's Final 3pm on KMTV (Omaha), KMEG (Sioux City), KELO (Sioux Falls), KCCI (Des Moines), KIMT (Mason City), KGAN (Cedar Rapdis), KTVO Digital 3.2 (Ottumwa), WHBF (Davenport)


Disclaimer: All times are Central. Check local listings for channel availability in your area. Outside of Iowa, MLB Extra Innings may be necessary for regional MLB telecasts.

Friday, September 10, 2010

TV Schedule, Saturdary September 11th

First off, I hope those who read this has their flag flying today and will take time out to remember those who lost their lives 9 years ago as well as those heroes who responded to the WTC.

High School Football Replays

Des Moines East vs Ames @ 7pm on Mediacom Channel 22
Cedar Rapids Kennedy vs Cedar Rapids Washington 9:30pm on Mediacom Channel 22

College Football Studio/Pregame Shows*

Big 10 Pulse @ 7am on Big 10 Network
Big 10 Football Report @ 7:30am on Big 10 Network
Big 10 Tailgate @ 8am on Big 10 Network
College GameDay @ 8am on ESPNU
College GameDay @ 9am on ESPN
Big 10 Kickoff @ 9:00am on Big 10 Network
Big 10 Football Pregame @ 9:30am and 5:30pm on Big 10 Network
College Football Saturday @ 10am on FS Midwest
Big 12 Kickoff Show @ 10:30am on FS Midwest
Iowa/Iowa St. Pregame 1:30 on WOI (Des Moines)
College Football Scoreboard 2pm on ESPN & ESPN2
Big 10 Football Wrapup 2pm and 9:30pm on Big 10 Network
College Football Scoreboard @ 5:30pm on ESPN2
Inside College Football Live 6:30 on CBS College Sports
Inside College Football Extra @ 10pm on CBS College Sports
College Football Scoreboard @ 9pm on ESPN
SportsCenterU @ 2pm, 5:30pm, and 9pm on ESPNU

*start times are approximate

Big 10 Games:

Florida Atlantic vs Michigan St (Detroit) 11am on ESPNU
Illinois St @ Northwestern 11am on Big 10 Network*
San Jose St. @ Wisconsin 11am on ESPN
South Dakota @ Minnesota 11am on Big 10 Network*
Western Illinois @ Purdue 11am on Big 10 Network*
Iowa St. @ Iowa 2:30pm on KETV (Omaha), KCAU (Sioux City), KSFY (Sioux Falls), WOI (Des Moines), KAAL (Austin/Mason City), KCRG (Cedar Rapids), WQAD (Davenport), KTVO (Ottumwa)
Michigan @ Notre Dame 2:30pm on WOWT (Omaha), KTIV (Sioux City), KDLT (Sioux Falls), WHO (Des Moines), KTTC (Rochester/Mason City), KWWL (Waterloo), KQWC (Quad Cities)
Miami Fl @ Ohio St. 2:40pm on ESPN
Penn St. @ Alabama 6:40pm on ESPN
Southern Illinois @ Illinois 6:30pm on Big 10 Network

*Check local listings for game availaiblity

Big 12:

Georgia Tech @ Kansas 11am on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS North, and FS Midwest/Kansas City
Idaho @ Nebraska 11:30am on PPV (available on Cable One in Sioux City, Cox Cable Council Bluffs, and statewide on Dish Network & DirecTV)
Colorado @ Cal 2:30pm on FS North, FS Midwest/Kansas City
Iowa St. @ Iowa 2:30pm on KETV (Omaha), KCAU (Sioux City), KSFY (Sioux Falls), WOI (Des Moines), KAAL (Austin/Mason City), KCRG (Cedar Rapids), WQAD (Davenport), KTVO (Ottumwa)
Florida St @ Oklahoma 2:30pm on ESPN2
Buffalo @ Baylor 6pm on Fox College Sports Central
McNeese St @ Missouri 6pm on PPV (available statewide on Dish Network & DirecTV)
Wyoming @ Texas 6pm on FS Midwest/Kansas City & FS Wisconsin
Texas Tech @ New Mexico 7pm on The Mtn. (available in Iowa on DirecTV's sports pack)

Missouri Valley Conference

North Dakota St. @ Northern Iowa 6pm on KCWI (Des Moines) and KWWL (Waterloo)

National Games

Georgia @ South Carolina 11am on ESPN2
Hawaii @ Army 11am on CBS College Sports
South Florida & Florida 11am on SEC Network (available in Iowa on MSG & FS Detroit+)
Georgia Southern @ Navy 2:30pm on CBS College Spoprts
BYU @ Air Force 3pm on VERSUS
UNLV @ Utah 3pm on The Mtn. (available in Iowa on DirecTV's sports pack)
LSU @ Vanderbilt 6pm on ESPNU
Oregon @ Tennessee 6pm on ESPN2
Syrcause @ Washington 6pm on FS Northwest & Fox College Sports Atlantic
North Carolina St @ Central Florida 6:30pm on CBS College Sports
Ole Miss @ Tulane 8pm on ESPN Classic
The Citadel @ Arizona 9pm on Fox College Sports Pacific
Colorado St. @ Nevada 9:30pm on ESPNU
Stanford @ UCLA 9:30pm on ESPN
Virginia @ USC 9:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS Midwest/Kansas City, and FS North

Regional MLB Telecasts:

St. Louis @ Atlanta 3pm on KPTM (Omaha); KPTH (Sioux City); KTTW (Sioux Falls); KXLT (Rochester/Mason City); KDSM (Des Moines); KFXA (Cedar Rapids); KYOU (Ottumwa); KLJB (Davenport)
Chicago Cubs @ Milwaukee 6pm on Comcast Sportsnet Chicago
Minnesota @ Cleveland 6pm on FS North
Kansas City @ Chicago White Sox 7pm on WGN

National Telecasts

FIBA World Basketball Championship Semis

Lithuania vs USA 11am on ESPN Classic
Serbia vs Turkey 1:30pm on ESPN Classic

Golf

European Tour 7:30am on The Golf Channel
PGA Tour 11am on WOWT (Omaha), KTIV (Sioux City), KDLT (Sioux Falls), WHO (Des Moines), KTTC (Rochester/Mason City), KWWL (Waterloo), KQWC (Quad Cities)
LPGA Tour 3pm on The Golf Channel
Nationwide Tour 5:30pm on The Golf Channel
Champions Tour 10:30pm on The Golf Channel

MLB:

New York Yankees @ Texas or Arizona @ Colorado 7pm on MLB Network

NFL:

Playbook NFC 10am & 4pm
Playbook AFC 5pm
Pro Football Weekly 5:30 on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
NFL Total Access 6pm

Sprint Cup Race 6:30pm KETV (Omaha), KCAU (Sioux City), KSFY (Sioux Falls), WOI (Des Moines), KAAL (Austin/Mason City), KCRG (Cedar Rapids), WQAD (Davenport), KTVO (Ottumwa)

US Open Tennis

Men's Semifinals @ 11am and Women's Final @ 7pm on KMTV (Omaha), KMEG (Sioux City), KELO (Sioux Falls), KCCI (Des Moines), KIMT (Mason City), KGAN (Cedar Rapdis), KTVO Digital 3.2 (Ottumwa), WHBF (Davenport)

Disclaimer: All times are Central. Check local listings for channel availability in your area. Outside of Iowa, MLB Extra Innings may be necessary for regional MLB telecasts.