Christmas Eve Viewing Picks

College Football
Bahamas Bowl, Thomas A. Robinson Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas
Middle Tennessee vs. Western Michigan — ESPN, noon

Hawaii Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
Cincinnati vs. San Diego State — ESPN, 8 p.m.

Golf
Drive Chip & Putt Championship 2015 — Golf Channel, 2 p.m.
Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf: Jack Nicklaus vs. Arnold Palmer — Golf Channel, 6 p.m.
Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf: Fred Couples vs. Ernie Els — Golf Channel, 7:30 p.m.
USGA 2015 Year in Review — FS1, 10 p.m.
Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf: Paul Azinger vs. Severiano Ballesteros — Golf Channel, 10:30 p.m.

MLB
MLB Network Countdown: 2015 Plays of the Year — MLB Network, noon

NFL
Thursday Night Football, The Colosseum Formerly Known as Oakland Alameda County, Oakland, CA
San Diego at Oakland — NFL Network, 8:25 p.m.

NFL HQ — NFL Network, 8 a.m.
Around the NFL — NFL Network, 2 p.m.
NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m.
TNF GameDay live from Oakland, CA — NFL Network, 6 p.m.
Thursday Night Kickoff live from Oakland, CA — NFL Network, 7:30 p.m.
TNF Postgame live from Oakland, CA — NFL Network, 11:30 p.m.
The Timeline: The Merger — NFL Network, midnight

NHL
NHL Tonight: 2016 IIHF World Junior Preview — NHL Network, 11:30 p.m.

Soccer
ESPN FC — ESPNews, 6:30 p.m.
The Locker Room Special: 2016 Year Preview 1 — beIN Sports, 10 p.m.

Sports Talk
Sport Today — BBC World News, 5:45 a.m.
Boomer & Carton — CBS Sports Network, 6 a.m.
The Best of the Dan Patrick Show — Audience Network (AT&T U-Verse/DirecTV)/NBCSN, 9 a.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 9:45 a.m.
The Rich Eisen Show live from Oakland, CA — Audience Network (AT&T U-Verse/DirecTV)/Root Sports (Northwest/Rocky Mountain), noon
BYU Sports Nation — BYUtv, noon
Russillo and Kanell — ESPNews, 1 p.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 1:45 p.m.
The Box Score (series finale) — Audience Network (AT&T U-Verse/DirecTV), 3 p.m.
SportsCenter Top Plays of the Year — ESPN, 3 p.m.
Highly Questionable — ESPN, 4:30 p.m.
Around the Horn — ESPN, 5 p.m.
Pardon the Interruption — ESPN, 5:30 p.m.
SportsNation: 101 Holiday Jeers — ESPNews, 5:30 p.m.
BTN Live: Bowl Preview — Big Ten Network, 6 p.m.
Fox Sports Live: 2015 Countdown to The1 — FS1, 11 p.m.
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 11:30 p.m.
TMZ Sports — FS1, midnight
Contacto Deportivo — Univision Deportes, midnight

Entertainment
A Charlie Brown Christmas — ABC, 8 p.m.
TV’s Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special — Fox, 8 p.m.
It’s a Wonderful Life — NBC, 8 p.m.
Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol — The CW, 8 p.m.
Nightwatch: After Hours: Trust the Ones You’re With — A&E, 8 p.m.
The Brothers Grimm — Cinemax, 8 p.m.
Die Hard — Encore, 8 p.m.
A Christmas Story — TBS, 8 p.m.
Santas in the Barn: America’s Best Santa is Declared! (season finale) — truTV, 8 p.m.
Food Porn: Sweet & Savory Seduction — FYI, 9 p.m.
It’s Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown — ABC, 9 p.m.
Nightwatch: After Hours: Fallen Brother — A&E, 9 p.m.
Disney’s A Christmas Carol — Disney XD, 9 p.m.
Boyhood — Showtime, 9 p.m.
A Christmas Story — TNT, 9 p.m.
Mysteries in the Monument: The Mystery of Captain Thunderbolt; Newsboy’s Versus the World; The Rocket Man — Travel Channel, 9 p.m.
Food Porn: Sinfully Delicious Dive — FYI, 9:30 p.m.
Nightwatch: After Hours: Guardians of the City — A&E, 10 p.m.
The Fault in Our Stars — HBO, 10 p.m.
A Christmas Story — TBS, 10 p.m.
Die Hard 2 — Encore, 10:15 p.m.
A Christmas Story — TNT, 11 p.m.
Nightwatch: After Hours: United We Stand — A&E, 11:02 p.m.
The Christmas Eve Mass from St. Peter’s Basilica — NBC, 11:34 p.m.
May Peace Prevail on Earth: An Interfaith Christmas Special — CBS, 11:35 p.m.
Animation Domination — FXX, midnight
National Lampoon’s Animal House — IFC, midnight
Listen to Me, Marlon — Showtime, midnight
A Christmas Story — TBS, midnight

About Ken Fang

Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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