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.

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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