NFL Viewing Guide - Week 8

Here's a look at televised NFL games across Central Iowa for week 8 of the NFL season.  All times are Central.

Thursday:  Carolina @ Tampa Bay 7:25pm on NFL Network

Sunday:

Cleveland @ Kansas City 12pm on KCC
Dallas @ Detroit 12pm on KDSM
Washington @ Denver 3:25pm on Fox
Green Bay @ Minnesota 7:30pm on WHO

Monday:  Seattle @ St. Louis 7:40pm on ESPN

College Football Viewing Guide - Week 9

Here is your sneak peak viewing guide for week 9 of the college football season.  As usual, all times are Central.

Thursday:

Kentucky @ Mississippi St. 6:30pm on ESPN
Marshall @ Middle Tennessee 6:30pm on Fox Sports 1

Friday:  Boise St. @ BYU 7pm on ESPN

Saturday:

Big 10:

Nebraska @ Minnesota 11am on ESPN
Northwestern @ Iowa 11am on BTN
Michigan St. @ Illinois 2:30pm on WOI
Penn St. @ Ohio St. 7pm on WOI

Big 12:

Oklahoma St. @ Iowa St. 11am on FS Midwest, FS North, & FS Wisconsin
Texas Tech @ Oklahoma 2:30pm on KDSM
West Virgina @ Kansas St. 2:45pm on Fox Sports 1
Baylor @ Kansas 6pm on ESPNU
Texas @ TCU 6:30pm on Fox Sports 1

National Games:

Louisville @ South Florida 11am on ESPN2
Houston @ Rutgers 11am on ESPNews
Vanderbilt @ Texas A&M 11am on WOI-DT (5.2)
Wake Forest @ Miami, FL 11am on ESPNU
Georgia Tech @ Virginia 11:30am on WHO-DT (13.3)
Pitt @ Navy 12pm on CBS Sports Network
Princeton @ Harvard 12pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic
North Carolina St. @ Florida St. 2:30pm on ESPN2
Clemson @ Maryland 2:30pm on ESPN
Duke @ Virginia Tech 2:30pm on ESPNU
Boston College @ North Carolina 2:30pm on  FS Midwest & FS North+
Eastern Michigan @ Northern Illinois 2:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Tennessee @ Alabama 2:30pm on KCCI
Notre Dame @ Air Force 4pm on CBS Sports Network
North Texas @ Southern Miss 6pm on Fox College Sports Central
South Carolina @ Missouri 6pm on ESPN2
UCLA @ Oregon 6pm on ESPN
Florida Atlantic @ Auburn 6:30pm on FS Midwest+
Stanford @ Oregon St. 9:30pm on ESPN
Fresno St. @ San Diego St. 9:30pm
Cal @ Washington 10pm on Fox Sports 1

TV Schedule, Wednesday, October 23

Bull Riding:  PBR World Finals 8pm on CBS Sports Network

College Volleyball:

Kentucky @ Georgia 5pm on ESPNU
Iowa @ Nebraska 6:30pm on BTN
Texas @ West Virginia 7pm on ESPNU

Golf:  CIMB Classic, first round 10pm on Golf Channel

NBA Preseason Basketball:

Brooklyn @ Boston 6pm on ESPN
Chicago @ Oklahoma City 8:30pm on & Comcast SportsNet Chicago & ESPN (subject to blackout across Iowa on ESPN)

NHL Hockey:  Boston @ Buffalo 7pm on NBCSN

Soccer:

UEFA Champions League:  CSKA Moscow vs Manchester City 11am on Fox Sports 1
UEFA Champions League:  Manchester United vs Real Sociedad 1:30pm on Fox Sports 1
UEFA Champions League: RSC Anderlecht vs Paris Saint-Germain 1:30pm on FS Midwest & FS North
UEFA Champions League:  Real Madrid vs Juventus 1:30pm on Fox Sports 2
CONCACAF Champions League:  San Jose vs CS Herediano 9pm on Fox Sports 2

Sports Radio On TV:

Mike & Mike 5am on ESPN2
Dan Patrick 8am on NBCSN
Tim Brando 8am on CBS Sports Network
The Herd 9am on ESPNU
SVP & Russillo 12pm on ESPNews
#BTN Live 5pm on BTN

WTA Tennis:  WTA Championships, round 2 9am on Tennis Channel

World Series, game 1:  St. Louis @ Boston 7:07pm on KDSM

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

Sunday Night Football Is Off To It's Best Start In 17 Years

Through the first 7 weeks of the NFL Season, NBC's Sunday Night Football is off to the best start ever for an NFL prime time package of telecasts in 17 years.

As expected, the 2013 version of Sunday Night Football is prime time's #1 rated TV show averaging 22.7 million viewers per week.  The last night prime time NFL telecasts saw more viewership was back in 1996 when ABC was televising Monday Night Football and back then, telecasts were averaging 24.8 million viewers.

This past Sunday night match up of Denver visiting Indianapolis registered a rating of 15.9 with 26.9 million viewers, the most watched October NFL prime time telecast.

For more information, visit the Web Site linked above.

A Look At Week 9 Of College Football On ESPN

Here are some of the highlights for Week 9 of the college football season across the ESPN family of networks:

*Top 25 match up #21 South Carolina visiting #5 Missouri on ESPN2 at 7pm

#3 Oregon hosting #12 UCLA at  #3 Oregon on ESPN at 6pm

All total 19 teams that are ranked in the initial BCS standings will be showcased  across multiple ESPN platforms. For a complete schedule, including games to be streamed on ESPN3, visit the Web Site linked above.

Saturday Was The Most Watched Day On Fox Sports 1

Thanks to college football and the NASCAR Camping World Series, this past Saturday was the most watched day ever for Fox Sports 1, even greater than the launch.

Live sporting events brings eyeballs and that is why Fox Sports 1 was launched and with the TV rights for Big East basketball, even more eyeballs will be tuning into Fox Sports 1 this fall & winter.

TV Schedule, Tuesday, October 21

College Football:  Louisiana-Lafayette @ Arkansas St. 7pm on ESPN2

College Volleyball:  Indiana @ Purdue 7pm on BTN

NBA Preseason Basketball:

Washington @ Detroit 6:30pm on NBATV
Utah @ Los Angeles Lakers 9:30pm on NBATV

NHL Hockey:

Chicago @ Florida 6:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Nashville @ Minnesota 7pm on NBCSN

Soccer:

UEFA Champions League:  Barcelona @ AC Milan 1:30pm on Fox Sports 1
UEFA Champions League:  Chelsea @ Schalke 1:30pm on Fox Sports 2
UEFA Champions League:  Ajax @ Celtic 11:30pm on FS Midwest (same day tape)

Sports Radio On TV:

Mike & Mike 5am on ESPN2
Dan Patrick 8am on NBCSN
Tim Brando 8am on CBS Sports Network
The Herd 9am on ESPNU
SVP & Russillo 12pm on ESPNews
#BTN Live 5pm on BTN 

WTA Tennis:  9am on Tennis Channel

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

ESPN College GameDay Returns To the West Coast

ESPN's College GameDay Saturday pregame show returns to the West Coast for the 2nd time in 3 weeks with a visit to Eugene, OR for Saturday's top 15 prime time clash between #12 UCLA & #3 Oregon.

This will be College GameDay's 8th visit to Oregon and the second in less than two years when the Ducks played host to Stanford last November.

Sunday Night Football Puts Up Monster Ratings

No big surprise to read this, but Peyton Manning's return to Indianapolis was the most watched October telecast of Sunday Night Football in 15 years.

Last night's game generated an overnight rating of 17.3/29 and was a whopping 48% increase from week 7 last year.  It was the fourth highest rated Sunday night game in NBC history and was good enough to win the key 18-49 adult demographic by 64%

For more information, visit the Web Site linked above.

TV Schedule, Monday, October 21

English Premiere League Soccer:  Fulham @ Crystal Palace 1:55pm on NBCSN

NBA Preseason Basketball:  Dallas @ Houston 7pm on NBATV

NFL Football:  Minnesota @ New York Giants 7:25pm on ESPN

NHL Hockey:  Colorado @ Pittsburgh 6:30pm on NBCSN

Sports Radio On TV:

Mike & Mike 5am on ESPN2
Dan Patrick 8am on NBCSN
Tim Brando 8am on CBS Sports Network
The Herd 9am on ESPNU
SVP & Russillo 12pm on ESPNews
#BTN Live 5pm on BTN

Disclaimer:  All times are Central.