Thursday, October 21, 2010

This might be the end of Iowa Tube Talk

There just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to do the blog. Last night was a bad night and it was this morning before I got today's TV listings posted and just now getting to my "alone time" for tonight.

With the start of college basketball looming, I was wondering how I was going to handle the blog as just the sheer amount of televised basketball games from Mid November-early April is enough to make anyone's head spin, not to mention i'm not a hoops junkie and really don't care for basketball on any level of play.

I'll be going home this weekend to Shenandoah, IA to enjoy a weekend of family, food, football, and beer drinking. Hopefully I'll return with my batteries recharged and ready to take this blog forward.

TV Schedule, Thursday October 21

College Basketball: ESPNU College Basketball Media Day 12pm on ESPNU

College Football:

Gopher Football Report 7:30 & 11:30am on FS North and 1pm on Big 10 Network
Pat Fitzgerald Show 1pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & 1:30pm on Big 10 Netwrok
Fighting Illini Insider 2pm on Big 10 Network
Badger Sports Report 2:30pm on Big 10 Network
College Football Live 2:30pm on ESPN and repeated numerous times on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU
ESPNU Recruiting Insider 4pm on ESPNU
Mediacom Cyclone Express 5:30pm on Mediacom Channel 22
Big 10 Football Report 6pm on Big 10 Network
College Football Saturday Preview 6pm & 10pm on FS Midwest
Arkansas Pine Bluff @ Alcorn St. 6:30pm on ESPNU
Big 10 Football Behind the Schemes 7:30pm on Big 10 Network
Big 10 Pulse 8pm on Big 10 Network
UCLA @ Oregon 8pm on ESPN

Golf:

European PGA Tour 8am on Golf Channel
Nationwide Tour 1pm on Golf Channel
PGA Tour 4pm on Golf Channel

MLB:

MLB Tonight Live 12:30am-10:30am & 4:30pm-11:30pm on MLB Network
NLDS Game 5: Philadelphia @ San Francisco 6:30pm on Fox

MLS Soccer:
New England @ New York 6:30pm on ESPN2

NASCAR:

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

NHL:

NHL On The Fly 12am-11am & 8:30pm-12am on NHL Network
Washington @ Boston 6pm on NHL Network
Minnesota @ Edmonton 8:30pm on FS North

NFL:

NFL Total Access (Wednesday’s show) repeated all morning on NFL Network
NFL Live 3pm on ESPN and repeated numerous times on ESPN and ESPN2
Bears Blitz 4:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Playbook AFC 5pm, 9pm, & 11pm on NFL Network
Pro Football Weekly 9pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
NFL Total Access 6pm & 10pm on NFL Network

Disclaimer: All times are Central and blackouts may apply outside of Central Iowa for regional NHL games.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

TV Schedule, Wednesday October 20th

High School Football Replays

Cedar Rapids Prairie vs. Dubuque Hempstead 10:30am on Mediacom Channel 22
Union vs. Marion 10pm on Mediacom Channel 22

College Football Programming

College Football Live 2pm on ESPN and repeated numerous times on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU
Big 12 this Week 2:30pm on ESPNU
Iowa Football with Kirk Ferentz 2:30pm on Big 10 Network
SEC Weekly 4pm on ESPNU
Big 12 Showcase 6pm & 10pm on FS Midwest
Gopher Football Weekly 6:30pm on FS North
Black & Gold Breakdown 7pm on Mediacom Channel 22
Big 10 Football & Beyond 8-10pm & 11pm on Big 10 Network

College Volleyball

Penn St. @ Ohio St. 6pm on Big 10 Network
Tennessee @ Florida 7pm on ESPNU
Texas Tech @ Nebraska 7pm on NET and CBS College Sports
Pepperdine @ St. Marys 9pm on ESPNU

MLB Programming

MLB Tonight LCS 12:30am-8am on MLB Network
MLB Tonight 12:30pm-12am on MLB Network
ALCS Game 5: Texas @ New York Yankees 3pm on TBS
Baseball Tonight 6:30pm & 11pm on ESPN
NLCS Game 4: Philadelphia @ San Fransisco 6:30pm on Fox

NASCAR

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

NBA Preseason Basketball: Dallas @ Orlando 6pm on NBATV

NFL

NFL Total Access (Tuesday show) repeated all morning on NFL Network
Playbook 11am & 5pm on NFL Network
Around the League Live 3pm on NFL Network
NFL Live 3pm on ESPN
NFL Total Access 6pm & 10pm on NFL Network

NHL

NHL On The Fly 5am-1pm & 7pm-12am on NHL Network
Vancouver @ Chicago 8pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago

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

Just how popular is the NFL?

Last night, Monday Night Football on ESPN and the MLB Playoffs on TBS went head to head. The Monday Night Matchup wasn’t great, two teams with small fan bases. In fact last night was the first time Jacksonville wasn’t looking at a home blackout within 75 miles of the stadium in Jacksonville. Compare that to the ALDS, New York vs Texas, two top 10 TV markets. Monday Night Football won the ratings war.

Just another sign that the NFL & NFLPA need to get their labor issues settled.

Monday, October 18, 2010

College football programming note for this weekend

This afternoon, I received e-mail confirmation from WOI-TV that they have received permission from ABC to televise the Nebraska @ Oklahoma St. game on WOI digital subchannel 5.2. This is not the first time WOI has done this as last year, the Nebraska/Kansas game was shown on digital subchannel 5.2 as Iowa/Ohio St. was on ABC.

It may not be in HD, but it is better than nothing, just a few years ago, the only wa to watch the game from the comforts of home was to order ESPN GamePlan for the day or on ESPN3.com.

TV Schedule, Monday October 19th

High School Football Replay: Cedar Rapids Prairie vs. Dubuque Hempstead 7:30pm on Mediacom Channel 22

College Basketball: Big 10 Hoops Hysteria 9pm on Big 10 Network

College Football Programming

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

MLB Programming

MLB Tonight LCS 4am-11am on MLB Network
MLB Tonight Live 1pm-12am on MLB Network
NLDS Game 3: Philadelphia @ San Francisco 6pm on Fox
ALDS Game 4: Texas @ New York Yankees 7pm on TBS

Baseball Tonight 6:30pm on ESPN2 & 11:00pm on ESPN

NASCAR Programming

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

NBA Preseason Basketball

Sacramento @ Los Angeles Clippers 9:30pm on NBATV
Indiana @ Minnesota 11pm (same day tape-delayed) on FS North

NFL Programming

NFL Total Access (Late Monday show) all morning on NFL Network
Around the League Live 3pm on NFL Network
NFL Live 3pm on ESPN & repeated numerous times on ESPN & ESPN2
Playbook 5pm & 11pm on NFL Network

NHL Programming

NHL on The Fly 5am-10am & 7pm-12am on NHL Network
Boston @ Washington 6:30pm on VERSUS
Vancouver @ Minnesota 8pm on FS North

Disclaimer: All times are Central and outside of Iowa, blackouts may apply for regional NHL & NBA telecasts.

TV Schedule, Monday October 18

High School Football Replay: Union vs Marion 10:30am on Mediacom Channel 22

College Football Programming

Big 10 Football Wrapup 4am-9am on Big 10 Network
College Football Live 2pm on ESPN and repeated numerous times on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU
BCS Countdown 5pm & 10pm on ESPNU
Big 10 Extra Points 6pm & 7:30pm on Big 10 Network
Paul Rhoads Show 6pm on Mediacom Channel 22
Big 10 Football Breakdown 7pm & 8pm on Big 10 Network

MLB

MLB Tonight LCS 12am-12pm on MLB Network
MLB Tonight Live 4:30pm-12am on MLB Network
Baseball Tonight 6:30pm & 11pm on ESPN2
ALDS Game 3: Texas @ New York Yankees 7pm on TBS

NASCAR

NASCAR Now 4pm on ESPN2
NASCAR RaceHup 6pm on Speed Channel

NFL Programming

NFL GameDay Final 12:30pm-2pm on NFL Network
NFL LIve 2:30pm on ESPN
Around the League Live 3pm on NFL Network
NFL Primetime 3pm on ESPN
NFL Total Access 6pm & 10:30pm on NFL Network
Monday Night Countdown 7:30pm on ESPN
Monday Night Football: Tennessee @ Jacksonville 7:30pm on ESPN


NHL

NHL On The Fly 12am-11am & 7pm-12am on NHL Network
Colorado @ New York Rangers 6pm on VERSUS
St. Louis @ Chicago 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & FS Midwest

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

Saturday, October 16, 2010

TV Schedule, Sunday October 17

High School Football Replays

Sioux City East vs. Southeast Polk 4:30pm on Mediacom Channel 22
Union vs. Marion 7pm on Mediacom Channel 22

College Football Highlight & Coaches Shows

Inside College Football Extra 12am-11am on CBS College Sports
Big 10 Football Wrapup 4-6am & 7-10am on Big 10 Network
College Football Final 5:30am& 1pm on ESPN, 7am & 9am on ESPNU
SportsCenter U 5-7am, 8am, and 10am on ESPNU
BCS Countdown 7:15 on ESPN
This Week in Mizzou Football 10pm on FS Midwest
Bill Snyder Show 10:30pm on FS Midwest
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)
Paul Rhoads Show 10:35 on WOI (Ames/Des Moines), 11pm on KCRG (Cedar Rapids), and 11:30 on KCAU (Sioux City)

College Volleyball

Minnesota @ Penn St. 12pm on ESPN2
Northwestern @ Michigan St. 5:30pm on Big 10 Network

Golf

European PGA Tour 9am on Golf Channel
Nationawide Tour 12:30pm on Golf Channel
PGA Tour 3pm on Golf Channel
LPGA Tour 6:30pm on Golf Channel

MLB

MLB Tonight - LCS 12:30am-10:30am on MLB Network
MLB Tonight 4:30pm-12am
Baseball Tonight 5pm on ESPN & 6:30pm on ESPN2
NLDS Game 2: San Francisco @ Philadelphia 7pm on Fox

NBA

NBA Tonight Roundtable Special 8:30pm on ESPN
Preseason Basketball: LA Clippers or Utah @ LA Lakers 9:30pm on NBATV

NFL Studio Shows

NFL Matchup 2am & 6:30am on ESPN
NFL GameDay Morning 8am on NFL Network
Chicago Huddle 9:30am on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Sunday NFL Countdown 10am on ESPN
Vikings Weekly @ 10am on FS North
Chiefs Insider @ 10:30am on KMTV (Omaha)
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
Bears Postgame 3:00pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
NFL GameDay Scoreboard 3pm on NFL Network
Football Night in America 6pm on your local NBC affiliate
NFL GameDay Highlights 6:30pm-11:30pm on NFL Network

NFL Games

Kansas City @ Houston 12pm on KMTV (Omaha, KMEG (Sioux City), and KTVO Digital 3.2 (Ottumwa)
Miami @ Green Bay 12pm on KIMT (Mason City), KCCI (Des Moines), KGAN (Cedar Rapids), and WHBF (Quad Cities)
Denver @ Baltimore 12pm on KELO (Sioux Falls)
San Diego @ St. Louis KQHA (Hannibal, MO)
Seattle @ Chicago 12pm on Fox
Dallas @ Minnesota 3:15pm on Fox
Indianapolis @ Washington 7:15pm on NBC

NFL Studio Shows

NFL Matchup 2am & 6:30am on ESPN
NFL GameDay Morning 8am on NFL Network
Chicago Huddle 9:30am on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Sunday NFL Countdown 10am on ESPN
Vikings Weekly @ 10am on FS North
Chiefs Insider @ 10:30am on KMTV (Omaha)
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
Bears Postgame 3:00pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
NFL GameDay Scoreboard 3pm on NFL Network
Football Night in America 6pm on your local NBC affiliate
NFL GameDay Highlights 6:30pm-11:30pm on NFL Network

NHL: NHL on the Fly 12am-12pm & 7pm-12am on NHL Network

Disclaimer: All Times are Central

Friday, October 15, 2010

TV Schedule, Saturday October 16

High School Football Replays

Sioux City East vs. Southeast Polk 7:30pm on Mediacom Channel 22
Union vs. Marion 9:30pm on Mediacom Channel 22

Big 10 Football

Arkansas St. @ Indiana 11am on ESPNU
Illinois @ Michigan St. 11am on Big 10 Network
Minnesota @ Purdue 11am on ESPN
Iowa @ Michigan 2:30pm on ABC across Iowa expect SW Iowa which will be on ESPN
Ohio St. @ Wisconsin 6pm on ESPN

Big 12 Football

Missouri @ Texas A&M 11am on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS North, FS Midwest
Texas @ Nebraska 2:30pm on ESPN across Iowa except SW Iowa which will be on KETV (Omaha)
Baylor @ Colorado 6pm on Fox College Sports
Iowa St. @ Oklahoma 6pm on FS Wisconsin, FS Midwest Alternate (DirecTV Channel 657) FS Midwest - cable feed (Medicaom customers, check local listings for channel number) and Comcast Chicago Plus (DirecTV channel 666 & Dish Network subscribers, check your onscreen guide for channel number, and Mediacom customers in Eastern Iowa, check local listings for channel availability.).

National Games

Boston College @ Florida St. 11am on ESPN
North Carolina St. @ East Carolina 11am on CBS College Sports
Vanderbilt @ Georgia 11:20am on SEC Network
UNLV @ Colorado St. 1pm on The Mtn.
Western Michigan 1:30pm on NBC
Arkansas @ Auburn 2:30pm on CBS
Cal @ USC 2:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS North, FS Midwest
SMU @ Navy 2:30pm on CBS College Sports
Wake Forest @ VA Tech 2:30PM on ESPNU
BYU @ TCU 3pm on VERSUS
South Carolina @ Kentucky 5pm on ESPN2
Utah @ Wyoming 5pm on The Mtn.
Arizona @ Washington St. 6:30pm on VERSUS
Air Force @ San Diego St. 7pm on CBS College Sports
Ole Miss @ Alabama 8pm on ESPN2
Oregon St. @ Washington 9:15pm on ESPN
New Mexico St. @ Fresno St. 9:30pm on ESPNU

College Football Studio & Highlight 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 & 9am on ESPN
Big 10 Football Kickoff 9am on Big 10 Network
Big 10 Football Pregame 9:30am on Big 10 Network
Big 12 Kickoff Show 10:30am on FS Midwest
Black & Gold Breakdown 10:30am on Mediacom Channel 22
Big 10 Football Wrapup 2pm, 9pm, and 11:30pm on Big 10 Network
College Football Scoreboard 2pm, 5:30pm, and 9pm on ESPN and 2pm on ESPN2
SportsCenter U 2pm, 5:30pm,and 9pm on ESPNU
SEC Tonight 6pm on CBS College Sports
Inside College Football Extra 10:30pm & 11:30pm on CBS College Sports

*Start Times are approximate

College Hockey: Nebraska-Omaha @ Minnesota 7pm on FS North

College Volleyball: Minnesota @ Ohio St. 5pm on Big 10 Network

Golf

European Tour 9am on Golf Channel
Nationwide Tour 12:30pm on Golf Channel
PGA Tour 3pm on Golf Channel
LPGA Tour 6:30pm on Golf Channel

MLB

MLB Tonight 12:30pm-11:30pm on MLB Network
ALCS Game 2: New York Yankees @ Texas 3pm on TBS
NLCS Game 1: San Francisco @ Philadelphia 6:30pm on Fox

Baseball Tonight 11pm on ESPN2


NASCAR

NASCAR Now 8am on ESPN2
NASCAR RaceDay 4pm on Speed Channel
NASCAR Countdown 6pm on ABC
Sprint Cup Race 6:30pm on ABC

NBA Preseason Basketball

Chicago @ Orlando 6pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Denver @ Los Angeles Lakers 9:30pm on NBATV

NFL

Playbook NFC 10am & 4pm on NFL Network
Playbook AFC 5pm on NFL Network
NFL Total Access 6pm & 10pm on NFL Network
Chiefs Insider 9:30pm on KDSM (Des Moines)

NHL

NHL On The Fly 5am-11am & 7:30pm-12am on NHL Network
Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia 5:30pm on NHL Network
St. Louis @ Dallas 7:30pm on FS Midwest (DirecTV 671)

Disclaimer: All times are Central. Blackouts may apply for regional NBA & NHL games outside of Iowa and Dish Network subscribers may not receive all of the FSN college football telecasts, check your onscreen program guide for game availability.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

TV Schedule Friday October 15th

Statewide Studio Football shows with continuous score updates and live reports:

Football Friday Night on 1460 KXNO
Friday Night Football Connection on 960 KMA & 99.1 KMA-FM
Friday Night Live on 1700 KBGG and select radio stations across the state (simulcasted on WHO-TV Digital 13.2)

High School Highlight Shows on TV:

Friday Night Blitz @ 10:35pm on WOI-TV (Ames/Des Moines)
Extended HS Football Highlights during the KCRG (Cedar Rapdis) and KWQC (Quad Cities) 10pm newscast
Friday Night Football @ 10:35pm on KWWL-TV (Waterloo/Cedar Rapids)
Friday Night Blitz Extra @ 11:05pm on WOI-TV (Ames/Des Moines)

College Basketball
: Midnight Access 8am-12am on ESPNU

CFL Football: Hamilton @ Toronto 6:30pm on NFL Network

College Football Programming

SportsCenterU 5am-9am on ESPNU
Danny Hope Show 1pm on Big 10 Network
Bill Lynch Show 1:30pm on Big 10 Network
Spartan Football All Access 2pm on Big 10 Network
College Football Live 2:30pm on ESPN and repeated throughout the night on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU
Inside Michigan Football 2:30pm on Big 10 Network
Big 12 Showcase 3:00pm on FS Midwest
Cincinnati @ Louisvlle 7pm on ESPN
Big 10 Football Report 7:30pm 9:30p, and 11pm on Big 10 Network
Big 10 Pulse 9pm on Big 10 Network
Big 10 Tailgate 10pm & 11:30pm on Big 10 Network

College Hockey

Maine @ Michigan St. 6:30pm on CBS College Sports
Alabama-Huntsville @ Wisconsin 7pm on FS Wisconsin
Nebraska-Omaha @ Minnesota 7pm on FS North

Golf

European PGA Tour 9am on Golf Channel
Nationwide Tour 12pm on Golf Channel
PGA Tour 3pm on Golf Channel
LPGA Tour 6pm on Golf Channel

NASCAR

Nationwide Series Qualifying 2pm on ESPN2
Sprint Cup Practice 4pm on ESPN2
NASCAR Now 5pm & 6:30pm on ESPN2
Sprint Cup Happy Hour 5:30pm on ESPN2
Nationwide Race 7pm on ESPN2
Trackside At.... 10pm on Speed Channel

NBA Preseason Basketball: Dallas @ Chicago 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago Plus

NFL

Playbook AFC 11am
Around the League Live 2:30pm on NFL Network
Pro Football Weekly 4pm on FS North & FS Midwest & 5pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Playbook NFC 4:30pm & 11pm on NFL Network
NFL Total Access 6pm & 10pm on NFl Network

NHL Hockey

NHL On The Fly 5am-11am & 7pm-12N on NHL Network
Chicago @ Columbus 6pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago

MLB:

Baseball Tonight 6pm & 11pm on ESPN
ALCS Game 1: New York Yankees @ Texas 7pm on TBS
MLB Tonight - LCS 11:30pm on MLB Network

Disclaimer: All times are Central. Outside of Iowa, blackouts may apply for regional NHL & NBA telecasts.