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Thanksgiving Day Viewing Picks

College Basketball
Men’s
Battle for Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas
Quarterfinals
Missouri vs. Stanford — AXS.tv, 1 p.m.
Duke vs. Minnesota — AXS.tv, 3:30 p.m.
Memphis vs. VCU — NBC Sports Network, 7 p.m.
Louisville vs. Northern Iowa — NBC Sports Network, 9:30 p.m.

DirecTV Classic, Anaheim, CA
Quarterfinals
Pacific vs. Xavier — ESPNU, 2 p.m.
Drexel vs. St. Mary’s — ESPN2, 4:30 p.m.
Rice vs. Georgia Tech — ESPNU, 9 p.m.
Drake vs. Cal — ESPN2, 11:30 p.m.

Great Alaska Shootout, Anchorage, AK
Quarterfinals
Belmont vs. Alaska-Anchorage — CBS Sports Network, 2 a.m.
Loyola-Marymount vs. Oral Roberts — CBS Sports Network, 9 p.m.
Texas State vs. Charlotte — CBS Sports Network, 11:30 p.m.

Old Spice Classic, Orlando, FL
Quarterfinals
West Virginia vs. Marist — ESPN2/ESPN 3D, noon
Vanderbilt vs. Davidson — ESPN2/ESPN 3D, 2:30 p.m.
UTEP vs. Oklahoma — ESPN2/ESPN 3D, 7 p.m.
Clemson vs. Gonzaga — ESPN2/ESPN 3D, 9:30 p.m.

College Football
Tuskegee at Alabama State — ESPNU, 4 p.m.
TCU at Texas — ESPN, 7:30 p.m.

Copa Sudaméricana
Semifinals
Universidad Católica vs. São Paulo — Fox Deportes, 5 p.m.
Tigre vs. Milonarios — Fox Deportes, 7:30 p.m.

Golf
European Tour: World Tour Championship, 1st Round — Golf Channel, 3 a.m.

MLB
World Series Highlights: 1993, Philadelphia Phillies vs. Toronto Blue Jays — MLB Network, 1 p.m.
World Series Highlights: 1995, Atlanta Braves vs. Cleveland MLB Team — MLB Network, 2:30 p.m.
World Series Highlights: 1996, Atlanta Braves vs. New York Yankees — MLB Network, 3:30 p.m.
World Series Highlights: 1997, Florida Marlines vs. Cleveland MLB Team — MLB Network, 5 p.m.
World Series Highlights: 1998, San Diego Padres vs. New York Yankees — MLB Network, 6:30 p.m.
World Series Highlights: 1999, Atlanta Braves vs. New York Yankees — MLB Network, 8 p.m.
World Series Highlights: 2000, New York Mets vs. New York Yankees — MLB Network, 9:30 p.m.
World Series Highlights: 2001, Arizona Diamondbacks vs. New York Yankees — MLB Network, 11 p.m.

NFL Viewing Picks

Sports Talk
NFL AM — NFL Network, 6 a.m.
The ‘Lights — NBC Sports Network, 8 a.m.
The Best of the Dan Patrick Show — Audience Network (DirecTV)/NBC Sports Network/Root Sports (Northwest/Pittsburgh/Rocky Mountain), 9 a.m.
Best of ROME — CBS Sports Network, 6 p.m.
UNITE: Black Friday Special — ESPNU, midnight

UEFA Europa League
Group Stage
Rubin Kazan vs. Internazionale — Fox Soccer Plus, 11:50 a.m.
Lazio vs. Tottenham Hotspur — Fox Soccer, 12:50 p.m.
Liverpool vs. Young Boys — Fox Soccer, 3 p.m.
Newcastle United vs. Maritimo — Fox Soccer Plus, 3 p.m.
AIK Solna vs. Napoli — Fox Soccer, 5 p.m. (same day coverage)
Olympique de Marseille vs. Fenerbahçe — Fox Soccer Plus, 5 p.m. (same day coverage)

Entertainment
The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS — CBS, 9 a.m.
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade — NBC, 9 a.m.
Big Morning Buzz Live — VH1, 10 a.m.
The Godfather — AMC, 11:30 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory — ABC Family, noon
The National Dog Show — NBC, noon
The Godfather, Part II — AMC, 3:30 p.m. & midnight
Holiday Shopping Survival Guide — HLN, 6 p.m.
Cool Tools: Holiday Special — DIY Network, 7 p.m.
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving — ABC, 8 p.m.
I Want That: Hardware Special — DIY Network, 8 p.m.
Batman Begins — Fox Movie Channel, 8 p.m.
The Real Story of Thanksgiving — H2, 8 p.m.
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy — Cinemax, 8:20 p.m.
I Want That: All in One Energizer — DIY Network, 9 p.m.
Extreme Homes: Hollywood, Ruins, PVC Bubbles — HGTV, 9 p.m.
Secrets of the Secret Service — Military Channel, 9 p.m.
The Three Musketeers — Showtime, 9 p.m.
Mysteries at the Museum: MGM Fire; UFO Car; Prophecy Sword — Travel Channel, 9 p.m.
Symon’s Suppers: Brick Chicken — Cooking Channel, 9:30 p.m.
I Want That: Benchmark Table — DIY Network, 9:30 p.m.
I Want That: Image Snap — DIY Network, 10 p.m.
Shocking Family Secrets: Around the World and Back (season premiere) — Discovery Fitness & Health, 10 p.m.
Ultimate Armored Car: The Presidential Beast — Military Channel, 10 p.m.
Winged Seduction: Birds of Paradise — National Geographic Channel, 10 p.m.
I Want That: Garage Vac — DIY Network, 10:30 p.m.
House Hunters International: Playa del Carmen — HGTV, 10:30 p.m.
Dave’s Old Porn — Showtime, 11 p.m.
Reality Show: Animal Instincts — Showtime, 11:30 p.m.

Thanksgiving Day Viewing Picks

College Basketball
76 Classic, Anaheim, CA
Quarterfinals
Boston College vs. St. Louis — ESPNU, 2 p.m.
Villanova vs. UC-Riverside — ESPN2, 4:30 p.m.
New Mexico vs. Santa Clara — ESPNU, 9 p.m.
Oklahoma vs. Washington State — ESPN2, 11:30 p.m.

Battle 4 Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas
Quarterfinals
Central Florida vs. College of Charleston — Versus, 2 p.m.
Florida State vs. UMass — Versus, 4:30 p.m.
UNC-Asheville vs. UConn — HDNet, 7 p.m.
Harvard vs. Utah — HDNet, 9:30 p.m.

Great Alaska Shootout, Anchorage, AK
First Round
Central Michigan vs. New Mexico State — Fox College Sports Pacific/Altitude/Comcast SportsNet California/Cox 4/MASN/YES, 10:30 p.m.
UC Irvine vs. Southern Mississippi — Fox College Sports Pacific/Altitude/Cox4/MASN/YES, 1 a.m. (Friday)

Old Spice Classic, Orlando, FL
Quarterfinals
Texas Tech vs. Indiana State — ESPN2/ESPN 3D, noon
Minnesota vs. Depaul — ESPN2/ESPN 3D, 2:30 p.m.
Dayton vs. Wake Forest — ESPN2/ESPN 3D, 7 p.m.
Fairfield vs. Arizona State — ESPN2/ESPN 3D, 9:30 p.m.

College Football
Tuskegee at Alabama State — ESPNU, 4 p.m.
Texas at Texas A&M — ESPN, 8 p.m.

NFL
NFL GameDay Morning, live from Baltimore, MD — NFL Network, 10 a.m.
Fox NFL Sunday, live from Detroit, MI — Fox, 11:30 a.m.
Green Bay at Detroit — Fox, 12:30 p.m.

The NFL Today — CBS, 3:30 p.m.
Miami at Dallas — CBS, 4 p.m.

Thursday Night Kickoff — NFL Network, 7 p.m.
San Francisco at Baltimore — NFL Network, 8:15 p.m.
NFL Total Access, midnight

Tennis
ATP Tour: World Tour Finals, Round Robin — Tennis Channel, 7 a.m., 9 a.m., 1 p.m. & 3 p.m.

Entertainment
Arrested Development Marathon — IFC, 6 a.m. — 6 a.m. (Friday)
The Thanksgiving Day Parade — CBS, 9 a.m.
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade — NBC, 9 a.m.
The National Dog Show — NBC, noon
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving — ABC, 8 p.m.
Punkin Chunkin 2011 — Discovery/Science, 8 p.m.
Queen: Rock Montreal — VH1 Classic, 8 p.m.
Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown — Fox, 8:30 p.m.
Radio City Holiday — HGTV, 9 p.m.
A Very Gaga Thanksgiving — ABC, 9:30 p.m.
The 85th Anniversary of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade — NBC, 10 p.m.
Holiday, Inc. — HGTV, 10 p.m.

Thanksgiving Day Viewing Picks

College Basketball
76 Classic, Anaheim, CA
Quarterfinals 
Virginia Tech vs. Cal-State Northridge – ESPNU, 2 p.m.
DePaul vs. Oklahoma State – ESPN2, 4:30 p.m.
Murray State vs. Stanford – ESPNU, 9 p.m.
Tulsa vs. UNLV – ESPN2, 11:30 p.m.

Old Spice Classic, Orlando, FL
Quarterfinals 
Boston College vs. Texas A&M – ESPN/ESPN 3D, noon
Wisconsin vs. Manhattan – ESPN2/ESPN 3D, 2:30 p.m.
Georgia vs. Notre Dame – ESPN2/ESPN 3D, 7 p.m.
Temple vs. Cal – ESPN2/ESPN3D, 9:30 p.m.

Great Alaska Shootout, Anchorage, AK
First Round
Houston Baptist vs. Arizona State – CSS/Fox Sports Arizona/MASN, 9 p.m.
Weber State vs. Alaska-Anchorage – Fox Sports Arizona/MASN, 11:30 p.m.

College Football
Tuskegee at Alabama State – ESPNU, 4 p.m.
Texas A&M at Texas – ESPN, 8 p.m.

NBA
Washington at Atlanta – TNT, 8:15 p.m.
Sacramento at Los Angeles Clippers – TNT, 10:30 p.m.

Inside the NBA – TNT, 1 a.m.

NFL
The NFL Today - CBS, noon
New England at Detroit – CBS, 12:30 p.m.: Jim Nantz/Phil Simms

Fox NFL Sunday - Fox, 4 p.m.
New Orleans at Dallas – Fox, 4:30 p.m.: Joe Buck/Troy Aikman/Pam Oliver

Thursday Night Kickoff – NFL Network, 6:30 p.m.
Cincinnati at New York Jets – NFL Network, 8:20 p.m.: Bob Papa/Matt Millen/Joe Theismann/Alex Flanagan

NHL
Colorado at Edmonton – NHL Network (US)/TSN/RDS/Altitude, 9 p.m.

NHL on the Fly – NHL Network, 11:30 p.m.

Tennis
ATP World Tour Finals/Singles and Doubles Round Robin – Tennis Channel, 7 a.m. & 1 p.m.

Entertainment
The Thanksgiving Day Parade – CBS, 9 a.m.
McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – WGN America, 9 a.m.
Dr. No – SyFy, 10:30 a.m.
Goldfinger – SyFy, 1 p.m.
GoldenEye – SyFy, 3:30 p.m.
The World is not Enough – SyFy, 6:30 p.m.
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving – ABC, 8 p.m.
The Rise of Black Wolf – National Geographic Channel, 8 p.m.
Casino Royale – SyFy, 9 p.m.
Biography: Brad Pitt – Biography Channel, 10 p.m.
Conan – TBS, 11 p.m.
Never Say Never Again – SyFy, midnight
Naked Lust – Cinemax, 12:05 a.m.

Thanksgiving Day Viewing Picks

College Basketball
Old Spice Classic, Quarterfinal/Tennessee vs. Siena – ESPN2, noon
76 Classic, Quarterfinal/St. Mary’s vs. UTEP, 2 p.m.
Old Spice Classic, Quarterfinal/Wichita State vs. Georgetown – ESPN2, 2:30 p.m.
76 Classic, Quarterfinal/Wake Forest vs. Cal State Fullerton – ESPN2, 4:30 p.m.
Old Spice Classic, Quarterfinal/Maryland vs. Michigan State – ESPN2, 7 p.m.
76 Classic, Quarterfinal/Arizona State vs. UNC Charlotte – ESPNU, 9 p.m.
Old Spice Classic, Quarterfinal/Oklahoma State vs. Gonzaga – ESPN2, 9:30 p.m.
76 Classic, Quarterfinal/Providence vs. Baylor – ESPN2, 11:30 p.m.

College Football
Texas A&M at Texas – ESPN, 8 p.m.

NBA
Orlando at Washington – TNT, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Denver – TNT, 10:30 p.m.

NFL
The NFL Today – CBS, noon
Tennessee at Detroit – CBS, Jim Nantz/Phil Simms, 12:30 p.m.
Fox NFL Sunday – Fox, 4 p.m.
Seattle at Dallas – Fox, Joe Buck/Troy Aikman/Pam Oliver, 4:15 p.m.
Arizona at Philadelphia – NFL Network, Bob Papa/Cris Collinsworth, 8 p.m.

NHL
Toronto at Ottawa – RDS/Rogers Sportsnet Ontario/Rogers Sportsnet East, 7:30 p.m.
Calgary at Vancouver – Rogers Sportsnet West/Rogers Sportsnet Pacific, 10 p.m.

Entertainment
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – NBC, 9 a.m.
The Thanksgiving Day Parade – CBS, 9 a.m.
Arrested Development Marathon – G4, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
The National Dog Show – NBC, noon
Survivor: Gabon – CBS, 8 p.m.
CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute – CNN, 9 p.m.
Whatever, Martha – Fine Living, 9 – 11 p.m.
Tee It Up With Tiger – Golf Channel, 10 p.m.
Late Show with David Letterman – CBS, 11:35 p.m.

Thanksgiving Day Viewing Picks

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – NBC, 9 a.m.
Fox NFL Pregame – Fox, 11:30 a.m.
College Basketball/South Carolina vs. Penn State, Old Spice Classic, Orlando – ESPN2, noon
NFL/Green Bay at Detroit – Fox, 12:30 p.m.
College Basketball/NC State vs. Rider, Old Spice Classic, Orlando – ESPN2, 2 p.m.
NFL/New York Jets at Dallas – CBS, 4:15 p.m.
College Basketball/Villanova vs. Central Florida, Old Spice Classic, Orlando – ESPN2, 7 p.m.
NFL/Indianapolis at Atlanta – NFL Network, 8 p.m.
Survivor China – CBS, 8 p.m.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – CBS, 9 p.m.
College Basketball/George Mason vs. Kansas State, Old Spice Classic, Orlando – ESPN2, 9 p.m.