TV Schedule, Wednesday October 26

Bull Riding: PBR World Finals 8pm on VERSUS

College Football: UCONN @ Pitt 7pm on ESPN

College Volleyball:

Indiana @ Michigan St. 7pm on BTN
LSU @ Arkansas 7pm on ESPNU
St. Mary's @ San Diego 9pm on ESPNU

NHL Hockey:

Philadelphia @ Montreal 6:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
St. Louis @ Vancouver 9pm on FS Midwest

Pan American Games: 7pm on ESPN2

Soccer:

Italian Serie A: AC Millian vs Parma 1:30pm on FOX Soccer
MLS: Teams TBA 7pm on FOX Soccer

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.

Gus Johnson to call nearly 30 games on BTN this winter

Gus Johnson's popularity has soared in recent years and this coming basketball season, Johnson will be anchor the #1 basketball announcing team for the BTN calling nearly 30 games this coming winter.

According to a Press Release from the BTN, Johnson will be the primary announcer on the BTN's "Super Wednesday" double header coverage, in addition, Johnson will be the voice of the four Big 10 Tournament telecasts that the BTN will present this coming March.

All total this winter, BTN will televise over 100 men's basketball games, including 68 conference games as well as the aforementioned 4 games from the Big 10 Tournament.

For more information, including days that BTN will have live college basketball on it's schedule, please visit the Web Site linked above. 

Ratings for Game 5 of the World Series is flat when compared to Game 5 last year

The rating numbers are in for Game 5 of the 2011 World Series and according to a Press Release from Fox Sports, ratings for last night's telecast are on par with Game 5 from the 2010 World Series.

Game 5 last night generated an 8.8/14 household rating/share, good enough for 14.3 million viewers and Series to date, ratings are down just 1% from last year.

After a day off for travel today, the World Series resumes tomorrow night in St. Louis with Texas looking for a possible series clinching win with first pitch scheduled for just after 7pm (CT).

A sneak peek at college football across the ESPN platforms this weekend

It's another big week of college football action across the ESPN family of networks that gets underway tonight with a Sun Belt Conference match-up of of Troy at Florida International.

According to a Press Release from ESPN the weekend schedule of games is highlighted by a key Legends division game in the Big 10 with #14 Nebraska hosting #11 Michigan St. at 11am (CT) on ESPN and a top 10 battle between 9th ranked Oklahoma traveling to 8th ranked Kansas St. with kickoff scheduled for 2:30pm (CT).

For a complete schedule of college football action this week across the ESPN family of networks, please visit the Web Site linked above.

TV Schedule, Tuesday October 25

College Football: Troy @ Florida International 7pm on ESPN2

Italian Serie A Soccer: Fiorentina @ Juventus 1:30pm on FOX Soccer

NHL Hockey:

Tampa Bay @ Buffalo 6:30pm on VERSUS
Anaheim @ Chicago 7:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago

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

WTA Tennis: TEB-BNP Paribas Championships 9am on Tennis Channel

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

Missouri Valley & ESPN reach a 5 year agreement

ESPN & The Missouri Valley Conference today announced that the two parties have reached a 5 year agreement that will see the men's basketball championship game at "Arch Madness" will move from CBS to ESPN.

In addition, according to a Press Release from The Missouri Valley Conference, the new agreement that runs through the 2015-16 academic year, the conference will get a minimum of 40 appearances per year across multiple ESPN platforms as well as ESPN3.com having a strong presence in presenting conference athletic events.

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

ESPN steps up coverage of the WTA

ESPN has recently announced that an agreement has been reached with the Women's Tennis Association ("WTA") that solidifies ESPN's online platform, ESPN3.com as the top destination for WTA events.

According to a Press Release from ESPN, the new deal with the WTA runs through 2016 and will see an increase of 150 hours per year of WTA coverage on ESPN3.com as well as coverage of the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships that gets underway today and live coverage of 70 matches from 11 WTA Premier events.

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

Sunday Night Football generates an 8.2 overnight rating

Last night's New Orleans blowout of the Colts on NBC's Sunday Night Football generated an overnight rating of 8.2/13 share.

According to a Press Release from NBC Sports, to the surprise of no one, Sunday Night Football lost the ratings battle to Game 4 of the World Series that turned in an overnight rating of 10.1 and a 16 share.

For more information, including the highest rated markets for last night's Colts vs Saints game, please visit the Web Site linked above.

TV Schedule, Monday October 24

MLB Baseball, World Series Game 5: St. Louis @ Texas 7pm on FOX

NFL Football: Baltimore @ Jacksonville 7:30pm on ESPN

Pan America Games: 8pm on ESPN2

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.

TV Schedule, Sunday October 23

College Hockey: Vermont @ Minnesota 1pm on FS North

Bull Riding: PBR Tour 8pm on VERSUS (same day tape)

Golf:

European PGA Tour 6:30am on Golf Channel
PGA Tour: Children's Wish Miracle Network Hospitals Classic (Final Round) 1pm on Golf Channel
Nationwide Tour: Winn Dixie Jacksonville Open (Final Round) 4pm on Golf Channel (same day tape)
LPGA Tour: Tawian Championship (Final Round) 6:30pm on Golf Channel (same day tape)

MLB Baseball, World Series Game 4: St. Louis @ Teas 7pm on FOX

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Talladega 500 1pm on ESPN

NFL Football:

Chicago Bears vs Tampa Bay 12p on KDSM (outside of Des Moines, check local listings)
San Diego @ NY Jets 12pm on KCCI (outside of Des Moines, check local listings)
Green Bay @ Minnesota 3:15pm on FOX
Indianapolis @ New Orleans 7:15pm on NBC

Pan American Games: 8pm on ESPNU

Rugby: IRB World Cup, France vs New Zeland 2pm on NBC

Soccer:

College: Purdue @ Michigan (women's) 11am on BTN
College: LSU @ Florida (women's) 1pm on ESPNU
Italian Serie A: Bologna vs Lazio 1:30pm on FOX Soccer
College: Oklahoma St. @ Texas A&M (women's) 3pm on ESPNU

Disclaimer: All times are Central.