Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, July 28

Australian Rules Football
Carlton Blues vs. Richmond Tigers — Fox Soccer Plus, 5:30 a.m.

Boxing
Championship Boxing: Interim WBC World Welterweight Championship, Robert Guerrero vs. Selcuk Aydin undercard –Showtime Extreme, 8 p.m.
Championship Boxing: Interim WBC World Welterweight Championship, Robert Guerrero vs. Selcuk Aydin — Showtime, 10 p.m.

CFL
Hamilton at Saskatchewan — TSN/ESPN3, 6 p.m.
BC at Calgary — TSN/ESPN3, 9 p.m.

ESPN Sports Saturday
ABC, 4 p.m.

Golf
European PGA Tour: Lyoness Open, Final Round — Golf Channel, 7 a.m.
LPGA Tour: Evian Masters, 3rd Round — Golf Channel, 1 p.m. (same day coverage)
PGA Tour: Canadian Open, 3rd Round — CBS, 3 p.m.
Senior Open Championship, 3rd Round — ESPN, noon
Web.com Tour: Children’s Hospital Invitational, 3rd Round — Golf Channel, 6:30 p.m.

MLB
American League
Detroit at Toronto — Fox Sports Detroit/Sportsnet One, 1 p.m.
Boston at New York Yankees — Fox, 4 p.m.
Cleveland at Minnesota — MLB Network/STO/Fox Sports North, 7 p.m.
Oakland at Baltimore — Comcast SportsNet California/MASN, 7 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Texas — Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Southwest, 8 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Anaheim Angels — Sun Sports/Fox Sports West, 9 p.m.

National League
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs — Fox Sports Midwest/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 1 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco — Fox, 4 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta — Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/SportSouth, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Houston — Root Sports Pittsburgh/Fox Sports Houston, 7 p.m.
San Diego at Miami — Fox Sports San Diego/Fox Sports Florida, 7 p.m.
Washington at Milwaukee — MASN2/Fox Sports Wisconsin, 7 p.m.
Cincinnati at Colorado — MLB Network/Fox Sports Ohio/Root Sports Rocky Mountain, 8 p.m.
New York Mets at Arizona — WPIX/Fox Sports Arizona, 8 p.m.

MLB Player Poll — Fox, 3 p.m.
Fox Saturday Pregame Show — Fox, 3:30 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 7 p.m.
Baseball Tonight — ESPN, 9:30 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 11 p.m.
Baseball Tonight — ESPN2, midnight
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, midnight

MLS
Toronto vs. Houston — Gol TV Canada/Fox Sports Houston, 4:30 p.m.
Montreal vs. New York — TVA/MSG Network, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas vs. LA Galaxy — NBC Sports Network, 8 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Columbus — KSMO/Fox Sports Ohio, 8:30 p.m.
Colorado vs. Seattle — Altitude/KONG, 9 p.m.
San Jose vs. Chicago — Comcast Sportsnet California/WMAQ 5.2, 10:30 p.m.
Portland vs. Chivas USA — Root Sports Northwest/Fox Sports Prime Ticket, 11 p.m.

NASCAR
Nationwide Series
Indy 250 — ESPN, 4:30 p.m.

NFL
Inside Training Camp Live — NFL Network, 10 a.m.
Inside Training Camp Live Today — NFL Network, 8 p.m.

Olympics
NBC
5 a.m. – 6 p.m. (ET/PT)

Swimming – Qualifying Heats
Men’s Cycling – Road Race (LIVE)
Beach Volleyball – Qualifying Round (LIVE)
Women’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. South Korea (LIVE)
Women’s Basketball – U.S. Game (LIVE)
Rowing – Qualifying Heats

8 p.m. – Midnight (ET/PT)
Swimming – Gold Medal Finals

  • Men’s and Women’s 400M Individual Medley
  • Men’s 400M Freestyle
  • Women’s 4 x 100M Freestyle Relay

Men’s Gymnastics – Team Competition
Beach Volleyball – U.S. Qualifying Round

12:30 a.m. – 1:30 a.m. (ET/PT)
Women’s Weightlifting – Gold Medal Final
Table Tennis – Qualifying Round

NBC SPORTS NETWORK
4 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – U.S. vs. Columbia (LIVE)
Beach Volleyball – Qualifying Round (LIVE)
Women’s Volleyball – Qualifying Round (LIVE)
Equestrian – Eventing Dressage
Women’s Fencing – Individual Foil Gold Medal Final
Shooting – Men and Women’s 10M Air Rifle Gold Medal Finals
Men’s Archery – Team Gold Medal Final
Women’s Handball – Qualifying Round

BRAVO
7 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Tennis – Early Rounds (LIVE)

MSNBC
7 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Qualifying Round (LIVE)
Beach Volleyball – Qualifying Round (LIVE)
Women’s Handball – Qualifying Round
Badminton – Qualifying Round
Table Tennis – Qualifying Round

CNBC
8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Boxing – Elimination Bouts (LIVE)

3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Boxing – Elimination Bouts (LIVE)

NBC OLYMPIC BASKETBALL CHANNEL
4 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Women’s Basketball – Qualifying Round
Australia vs. Great Britain (LIVE)

NBC OLYMPIC SOCCER CHANNEL
7 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Women’s Soccer – Qualifying Round
Japan vs. Sweden (LIVE)
New Zealand vs. Brazil (LIVE)
U.S. vs. Columbia (LIVE)
France vs. South Korea (LIVE)
Canada vs. South Africa
Great Britain vs. Cameroon

TELEMUNDO
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (ET/PT)

Opening Ceremony
Swimming – Qualifying Heats
Women’s Volleyball – Qualifying Round
Beach Volleyball – Qualifying Round
Boxing – Elimination Bouts

Midnight – 2:30 a.m. (ET/PT)
Swimming – Gold Medal Finals
Men’s Gymnastics – Team Competition

3D
5 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Opening Ceremony

Soccer
Liverpool vs. Tottenham Hotspur at Baltimore — ESPN2, 1 p.m.

World Challenge
AC Milan vs. Chelsea — ESPN2, 6:30 p.m.
DC United vs. Paris-Saint Germain — Fox Soccer, 7:30 p.m.

Tennis
US Open Series
ATP Tour: Farmers Classic, Semifinals — ESPN2, 4 p.m. & 10 p.m.

Entertainment
Home Cooking Made Easy: Simple — Cooking Channel, 9:30 a.m.
Hideous Houses: Throw Out the Crap, Bring in the Cool! (series premiere) — A&E, 10 a.m.
Giada at Home: Weeknight Special — Food Network, 11:30 a.m.
The Perfect 3: Pizza — Cooking Channel, 2:30 p.m.
My Cat From Hell: Roscoe the Menace — Animal Planet, 8 p.m.
Live and Let Die — Encore, 8 p.m.
The Last of the Mohicans — IFC, 8 p.m.
Easy Chinese: The American Dish With a Chinese Twist — Cooking Channel, 8:30 p.m.
Bad Dog!: Doggy Divas and Cat Burglars– Animal Planet, 9 p.m.
The Nerdist: Comic Con — BBC America, 9 p.m.
Wicked Attraction: The Body Shifters — Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.
Green Lantern — More Max, 9 p.m.
The Nerdist: Tribute to Toys and Games — BBC America, 10 p.m.
Happily Never After: Set Sail for Murder — Investigation Discovery, 10 p.m.
Undercover Boss: Abroad: Ritchies IGA — TLC, 10 p.m.
The Graham Norton Show: Season 11 Compilation — BBC America, 11 p.m.
Twenty Twelve: Inclusivity Day — BBC America, midnight
Big Brother After Dark — Sho2, midnight
Twenty Twelve: Loose Ends — BBC America, 12:30 a.m. (Sunday)

Sunday, July 29

Formula 1
Grand Prix of Hungary — Speed, 7:30 a.m.

Golf
LPGA Tour: Evian Masters, Final Round — Golf Channel, 6 a.m.
PGA Tour: Canadian Open, Final Round — CBS, 3 p.m.
Senior Open Championship, Final Round — ESPN2, noon
Web.com Tour: Children’s Hospital Invitational, Final Round — Golf Channel, 7 p.m. (same day coverage)

Road to PGA Championship — CBS, 2 p.m.

MLB
American League
Detroit at Toronto — Fox Sports Detroit/Sportsnet One, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Baltimore — Comcast SportsNet California/MASN, 1:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Minnesota — STO/Fox Sports North, 2 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Anaheim Angels — Sun Sports/Fox Sports West, 3:30 p.m.
Kansas City at Seattle — Fox Sports Kansas City/Root Sports Northwest, 4 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Texas — Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Southwest, 8 p.m.
Boston at New York Yankees — ESPN, 8 p.m.

National League
San Diego at Miami — Fox Sports San Diego/Fox Sports Florida, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta — WPHL/Fox Sports South, 1:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Houston — Root Sports Pittsburgh/Fox Sports Houston, 2 p.m.
Washington at Milwaukee — MASN2/Fox Sports Wisconsin, 2 p.m.
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs — Fox Sports Midwest/WGN America, 2:20 p.m.
Cincinnati at Colorado — Fox Sports Ohio/Root Sports Rocky Mountain, 3 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco — KCAL/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 4 p.m.
New York Mets at Arizona — WPIX/Fox Sports Arizona, 4 p.m.

MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 1 p.m.
Baseball Tonight — ESPN, 7 p.m.
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, 8 p.m.
Plays of the Week — MLB Network, 9 p.m.
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, 10 p.m.

MLS
Philadelphia vs. New England — NBC Sports Network, 7 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series: Brickyard 400 — ESPN, 1 p.m.

Olympics
NBC
7 a.m. – 6 p.m. (ET/PT)

Women’s Gymnastics – Team Competition
Swimming – Qualifying Heats
Women’s Cycling – Road Race (LIVE)
Beach Volleyball – Qualifying Round (LIVE)
Men’s Volleyball – U.S. vs. Serbia (LIVE)
Men’s Water Polo – U.S. vs. Montenegro (LIVE)
Rowing – Qualifying Heats

7 p.m. – Midnight (ET/PT)
Women’s Gymnastics – Team Competition
Swimming Gold Medal Finals –

  • Women’s 100M Butterfly
  • Women’s 400M Freestyle
  • Men’s 100M Breaststroke
  • Men’s 4 x 100M Freestyle Relay

Women’s Diving – Springboard Synchronized Gold Medal Final

12:35 a.m. – 1:35 a.m. (ET/PT)
Canoeing – Whitewater Qualifying Heats

NBC SPORTS NETWORK
4 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Men’s Basketball –

  • U.S. vs. France (LIVE)
  • Spain vs. China (LIVE)

Women’s Field Hockey – U.S. vs. Germany (LIVE)
Beach Volleyball – Qualifying Round (LIVE)
Men’s Handball – Qualifying Round
Equestrian – Eventing Dressage
Women’s Shooting – Skeet Gold Medal Final
Women’s Archery – Team Gold Medal Final

BRAVO
7 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Tennis – Early Rounds (LIVE)

MSNBC
7 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Qualifying Round (LIVE)
Brazil vs. Belarus
Great Britain vs. United Arab Emirates
Weightlifting – Gold Medal Finals
Table Tennis – Qualifying Round
Badminton – Qualifying Round

CNBC
8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Boxing – Elimination Bouts (LIVE)

3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Boxing – Elimination Bouts (LIVE)

NBC OLYMPIC BASKETBALL CHANNEL
4 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Men’s Basketball – Qualifying Round
Brazil vs. Australia (LIVE)
U.S. vs. France (LIVE)
Spain vs. China (LIVE)
U.S. vs. France (re-air)

NBC OLYMPIC SOCCER CHANNEL
7 a.m. – 11 p.m.

Men’s Soccer – Qualifying Round
Egypt vs. New Zealand (LIVE)
Brazil vs. Belarus (LIVE)
Senegal vs. Uruguay (LIVE)
Great Britain vs. United Arab Emirates (LIVE)
Mexico vs. Gabon
Japan vs. Morocco
South Korea vs. Switzerland
Spain vs. Honduras

TELEMUNDO
7 a.m. – 7 p.m. (LIVE)

Men’s Soccer – Qualifying Round

  • Mexico vs. Gabon
  • Spain vs. Honduras
  • Senegal vs. Uruguay

Swimming – Qualifying Heats
Men’s Basketball – Qualifying Round
Boxing – Elimination Bouts
Beach Volleyball – Qualifying Round
Men’s Volleyball – Qualifying Round
Tennis – Early Rounds

Midnight – 2:30 a.m. (ET/PT)
Women’s Gymnastics – Team Competition
Swimming – Gold Medal Finals

3D
4 a.m. – 6:15 p.m.

Men’s Gymnastics – Team Competition
Swimming – Gold Medal Finals

Sports Talk
Outside the Lines — ESPN, 9 a.m.
The Sports Reporters — ESPN, 9:30 a.m.
E:60 — ESPNU, 11 a.m.

Tennis
US Open Series
ATP Tour: Farmers Classic, Final — ESPN2, 4 p.m.

Entertainment
CBS News Sunday Morning — CBS, 9 a.m.
10 Dollar Dinners With Melissa D’Arabian: Back in Tuscon — Food Network, 10 a.m.
60 Minutes — CBS, 7 p.m.
Secret History of UFO’s — National Geographic Channel, 8 p.m.
Diamonds are Forever — Encore, 8 p.m.
Surviving D-Day — Military Channel, 8 p.m.
Big Brother 14 — CBS, 8:01 p.m.
True Blood — HBO, 9 p.m.
Ice Road Truckers — History Channel, 9 p.m.
Nightmare Next Door: Deadly Dealings — Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.
Snapped: Nanette Johnson — Oxygen, 9 p.m.
Bar Rescue: Yo-ho-ho and a Bottle of Dumb (season premiere) — Spike, 9 p.m.
Weeds — Showtime, 10 p.m.
Breaking Bad — AMC, 10 p.m.
The Newsroom — HBO, 10 p.m.
Taboo: Nasty Jobs — National Geographic Channel, 10 p.m.
Bar Rescue: Tiki Curse — Spike, 10 p.m.
Small Town Security: Dr. Sandy and the Swear Jar — AMC, 11:04 p.m.
Big Brother After Dark — Sho2, 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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