Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, October 29

Boxing
24/7 Pacquaio/Marquez — HBO, 10 p.m./CNN, midnight

CFL
Hamilton at Saskatchewan — TSN, 2:30 p.m.
Edmonton at BC — TSN/NFL Network, 10 p.m.

College Football Viewing Picks

English Premier League
Chelsea vs. Arsenal — ESPN2, 7:30 a.m.
Sunderland vs. Aston Villa — Fox Soccer Plus, 9:53 a.m.
Manchester City vs. Wolverhampton — Fox Soccer, 10 a.m.
West Brom United vs. Liverpool — Fox Soccer, 12:30 p.m.
Norwich City vs. Blackburn — Fox Soccer Plus, 4 p.m. (same day coverage)
Wigan Athletic vs. Fulham — Fox Soccer, 5 p.m. (same day coverage)

Figure Skating
ISU Grand Prix
Skate Canada: Pairs Free Skate — Universal Sports, 4 p.m.
Skate Canada: Men’s Free Skate — Universal Sports, 7 p.m.

Golf
PGA Tour: Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia, 3rd round — Golf Channel, 1 a.m./5 p.m. (same day coverage)

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC 137: Preliminaries — Spike, 8 p.m.
UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz — Pay Per View, 9 p.m.
Bellator Fighting Championships 56 — MTV2, 9 p.m.

MLS Playoffs
Western Conference Semifinals
Real Salt Lake vs. Seattle — Fox Soccer/TSN2, 10 p.m.

NHL
Ottawa at New York Rangers — CBC/NHL Network (US)/RDS2/MSG Network, 3 p.m.
Boston at Montreal — CBC/RDS/NHL Network (US)/NESN, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Toronto — CBC/Root Sports Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Tampa Bay  — CBC/WTOG, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Philadelphia — Fox Sports Carolinas/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Florida at Buffalo — MSG Buffalo, 7 p.m.
San Jose at New York Islanders — Comcast SportsNet California/MSG Plus, 7 p.m.
Anaheim at Nashville — KDOC, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Minnesota — Fox Sports Detroit/Fox Sports North, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at Dallas — MSG Network/KTXA, 8 p.m.
Columbus at Chicago — Fox Sports Ohio/WGN, 8:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Phoenix — Fox Sports West, 9 p.m.
Washington at Vancouver — CBC/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, 10 p.m.

NHL on the Fly — NHL Network (US), 10 p.m.

Tennis
WTA Championships, Doubles Semifinals — Tennis Channel, 6 a.m. & noon
WTA Championships, Singles Semifinals — Tennis Channel, 8 a.m. & 10 a.m.

Entertainment
Giada at Home: Surf and Turf –Food Network, 11:30 a.m.
Sell This House: Extreme: Austin, TX (season premiere) — A&E, noon
Easy Chinese: San Francisco: Dim Sum — Cooking Channel, 1 p.m.
America’s Most Wanted: 50 Fugitives 50 States Special Edition — Fox, 8 p.m.
Sabado Gigante — Univision, 8 p.m.
Bedlam — BBC America, 9 p.m.
The Graham Norton Show (season premiere) — BBC America, 10 p.m.
48 Hours Mystery: Murder in the O.C. — CBS, 10 p.m.

Sunday, October 30

CFL
Calgary at Montreal — TSN, 1 p.m.

English Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Queens Park Rangers — Fox Soccer, noon

Figure Skating
ISU Grand Prix
Skate Canada: Free Dance — Universal Sports, 12:30 p.m.

Formula 1
Indian Grand Prix — Speed, 5 a.m.

Golf
PGA Tour: Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia, final round — Golf Channel, 1 a.m./5 p.m. (same day coverage)

MLS Playoffs
Eastern Conference Semifinals
Philadelphia vs. Houston — ESPN2, 5 p.m.
Colorado vs. Sporting Kansas City — Fox Soccer/TSN2, 7 p.m.

Western Conference Semifinals
New York vs. Los Angeles — ESPN2, 3 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup: Tums Fast Relief 500 — ESPN, 1 p.m.

NFL Viewing Picks

NHL
Anaheim at Columbus — Fox Sports Prime Ticket/Fox Sports Ohio, 6:30 p.m.
Toronto at Ottawa — Rogers Sportsnet Ontario/Rogers Sportsnet East/TVA, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Colorado — Fox Sports West/Altitude, 8 p.m.
St. Louis at Edmonton — Fox Sports Midwest/Rogers Sportsnet West, 8 p.m.

NHL on the Fly — NHL Network (US), 7 p.m.

Tennis
WTA Championships, Doubles Final — Tennis Channel, 8:30 a.m.
WTA Championships, Singles Final — ESPN2, 1 p.m. (same day coverage)/Tennis Channel, 8 p.m.

Entertainment
CBS News Sunday Morning — CBS, 9 a.m.
Sandra’s Money Saving Meals: Smartly Southern — Food Network, 9:30 a.m.
Bud Greenspan: At The Heart of the Games — ESPN Classic, 11 a.m.
The First Miracle: The 1960 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team — ESPN Classic, 1 p.m.
60 Minutes — CBS, 7 p.m.
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horrors XXII — Fox, 8 p.m.
The Amazing Race 19: We Love Your Country Already; It Is Very Spacious — CBS, 8 p.m.
The Walking Dead — AMC, 9 p.m.
Boardwalk Empire — HBO, 9 p.m.
Dexter — Showtime, 9 p.m.
Hung — HBO, 10 p.m.
Border Wars: Going Underground — National Geographic Channel, 10 p.m.
Homeland — Showtime, 10 p.m.
Pan Am — ABC, 10:01 p.m.
Around The World in 80 Ways — History Channel, 11 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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