Christmas Day Viewing Picks

Boxing
Boxing’s Best of 2013
Rios vs. Alvarado II — HBO2, 11 p.m.
Golovkin vs. Macklin — HBO2, 11:55 p.m.

College Basketball
Men’s
Diamond Head Classic, Honolulu, HI
7th Place Game
George Mason vs. St. Mary’s — ESPN3, 1:30 p.m.

5th Place Game
Hawaii vs. Oregon State — ESPNU, 4 p.m.

Consolation Game
Akron vs. South Carolina — ESPN2, 6:30 p.m.

Championship Game
Boise State vs. Iowa State — ESPN2, 9 p.m.

College Football
College GameDay — ESPNU, 3 p.m.
Outback Bowl Preview Show — ESPN2, 6 p.m.

Golf
Gold Central Special: Major Championship of 2014 Preview — Golf Channel, 6 p.m.

Miscellaneous
The World’s Strongest Man — CBS Sports Network, 9 p.m.

MLB
Baseball: Shadowball — MLB Network, 10:30 a.m.
Baseball: The National Pastime — MLB Network, 1 p.m.
Baseball: The Capital of Baseball — MLB Network, 4 p.m.
Baseball: A National Heirloom — MLB Network, 6:30 p.m.

NBA
Chicago at Brooklyn — ESPN, noon
Oklahoma City at New York — ABC, 2:30 p.m.
Miami at Los Angeles Lakers — ABC, 5 p.m.
Houston at San Antonio — ESPN, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles Clippers at Golden State — ESPN, 10:30 p.m.

NFL
NFL Films Presents: The Christmas Show — NFL Network, 2 p.m.
NFL 2013: After Further Review — ESPN2, 2:30 p.m.
NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m.
NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m.
Around the League Live — NFL Network, 6 p.m.
NFL Turning Point: 2013 Week 16 — NBCSN, 7 p.m.
Around the League Primetime — NFL Network, 7 p.m.
NFL Replay: Dallas at Washington — NFL Network, 9 p.m.
Inside the NFL: 2013 Week 17 — Showtime, 9 p.m.
Sound FX: 2013 Week 16 — NFL Network, 10 p.m.
Sound FX Tom Brady — NFL Network, 10:30 p.m.

Sports Talk
NFL AM — NFL Network, 6 a.m.
The Best of the Dan Patrick Show — NBCSN, 9 a.m.
SVP & Russillo — ESPNews, 1 p.m.
E:60: Stories of the Year — ESPNews, 3 p.m.
Outside the Lines: Year in Review — ESPN2, 5 p.m.
ESPN FC — ESPN2, 5;30 p.m.
E:60: Friday Night Lies — ESPNU, 6 p.m.
60 Minutes Sports — Showtime, 10 p.m.
Olbermann — ESPNews, 11 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — Fox Sports 1, midnight

Entertainment
A Christmas Story — TBS, 2 a.m.
A Christmas Story — TBS, 4 a.m.
A Christmas Story — TBS, 6 a.m.
A Christmas Story — TBS, 8 a.m.
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade — ABC, 10 a.m.
The Real Story of Christmas — History Channel, 10 a.m.
A Christmas Story — TBS, 10 a.m.
25 Most Heartwarming Holiday TV Moments — TV Guide Network, 10 a.m.
Elmo’s Christmas Countdown — PBS, 11 a.m.
History of the World: Part I — Sundance Channel, 11 a.m.
The Cast of A Christmas Story: Where Are They Now? — TV Guide Network, 11 a.m.
Reservoir Dogs — Encore, 11:30 a.m.
A Christmas Story — TBS, noon
Young Frankenstein — Sundance Channel, 1 p.m.
Jackie Brown — Encore, 1:10 p.m.
A Christmas Story — TBS, 2 p.m.
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 — Encore, 3:45 p.m.
A Christmas Story — TBS, 4 p.m.
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 — Encore, 5:40 p.m.
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor — BBC America, 6 p.m.
Pitch Perfect — HBO2, 6 p.m.
A Christmas Story — TBS, 6 p.m.
On the Table with Eric Ripert: Supermodel Chrissy Teigen and Chef Eric Ripert Cook Thai — Esquire Network, 8 p.m.
I Love Lucy Christmas Special — CBS, 8 p.m.
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith — BBC America, 8 p.m.
Big — IFC, 8 p.m.
The Rolling Stones: Sweet Summer Sun Hyde Park 2013 — Sho2, 8 p.m.
Top Hat — Turner Classic Movies, 8 p.m.
On the Table with Eric Ripert: Elizabeth Olsen and Eric Ripert Prepare Wild Boar Ragu — Esquire Network, 8:30 p.m.
White Magic: Driving Blind (series premeire) — Travel Channel, 9 p.m.
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor — BBC America, 9 p.m.
Never Been Kissed — HBO Family, 9 p.m.
Men in Black 3 — Starz, 9 p.m.
White Magic: Buried Alive — Travel Channel, 9:30 p.m.
Welcome to the Punch — Showcase, 9:45 p.m.
Kirstie — TV Land, 10 p.m.
How I Rock It: James Bond; Ludo Lefebvre; Mark McNairy; Willy Moon (season finale) — Esquire Network, 10 p.m.
This is 40 — Cinemax, 10 p.m.
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas — MoreMax, 10 p.m.
Survivorman: Lost Pilots: Winter — Science, 10 p.m.
Swing Time — Turner Classic Movies, 10 p.m.
Prospectors: Behind the Scenes — Weather Channel, 10 p.m.
The Producers — Sundance Channel, 10:15 p.m.
Alternate Route: Chesapeake Bay (season finale) — Esquire Network, 10:30 p.m.
The Exes — TV Land, 10:32 p.m.
The Company You Keep — Starz, 10:50 p.m.
Life of Pi — MoreMax, 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.

Quantcast