Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, September 5

Australian Rules Football
Sydney Swans vs. Gold Coast Suns — Fox Soccer Plus, 5 a.m.
Melbourne Demons vs. Greater Western Sydney Giants — Fox Soccer Plus, 11 p.m.

College Football Viewing Picks

College Volleyball
Women’s
Wichita State at Texas A&M — SEC Network Plus, 1 p.m.
Florida at Texas — Longhorn Network, 3 p.m.
Colorado at Illinois — Big Ten Network, 5:30 p.m.
Abilene Christian at Texas A&M — SEC Network Plus, 5:30 p.m.
Stanford at Penn State — Big Ten Network, 8 p.m.
Cal at Kansas State — Fox College Sports Atlantic, 8:30 p.m.
Loyola Marymount at Northern Arizona — Fox College Sports Pacific, 10 p.m.

Cycling
La Vuelta a España
Stage 14: Vitoria to Alto Campoo. Fuente del Chivo — Universal Sports, 10 a.m.

UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, Vallnord-La Massana, Andorra
Women’s Elite Cross-Country Olympic Championships — Universal Sports, noon (same day coverage)
Men’s Elite Cross-Country Olympic Championships — Universal Sports, 10 p.m. (same day coverage)

Formula 1
Italian Grand Prix, Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy
Qualifying — Univision Deportes, 7:55/NBCSN, 8 a.m.

Golf
European PGA Tour
Russian Open, Skolkovo Golf Club, Moscow, Russia
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 7 a.m.

Ladies European Tour
Helsingborg Open, Vasatorps Golf Club, Helsingborg, Sweden
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 11:30 a.m. (same day coverage)

PGA Tour
FedEx Cup Playoffs
Deutsche Bank Championships, TPC Boston, Norton, MA
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 2:30 p.m.

Golf Central Pregame — Golf Channel, 1:30 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson 2, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Prelims — FS1, 8 p.m.
Main Event — Pay per view, 10 p.m.

UFC Prefight Show — FS1, 7 p.m
UFC Post Fight Show — FS2, 1 a.m. (Sunday)

MLB
American League
Baltimore at Toronto — MASN/Sportsnet, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at New York Yankees — FS1, 1 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Kansas City — WGN/Fox Sports Kansas City, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Detroit — STO/Fox Sports Detroit, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Houston — MLB Network/Fox Sports North/Root Sports Southwest, 7 p.m
Seattle at Oakland — Root Sports Northwest/Comcast SportsNet California, 9 p.m./MLB Network, 10 p.m. (joined in progress)
Texas at Anaheim Angels — Fox Sports Southwest/Fox Sports West, 9 p.m./MLB Network, 10 p.m. (joined in progress)

National League
Milwaukee at Cincinnati — Fox Sports Wisconsin/Fox Sports Ohio, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Chicago Cubs — Fox Sports Arizona/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 2:20 p.m.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis — FS1/Root Sports Pittsburgh/Fox Sports Midwest, 4 p.m.
Milwaukee at Cincinnati — Fox Sports Wisconsin, 6 p.m.
Atlanta at Washington — MLB Network/Fox Sports South/MASN, 7 p.m.
New York Mets at Miami — WPIX/Fox Sports Florida, 7 p.m.
San Francisco at Colorado — Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/Root Sports Rocky Mountain, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego — SportsNet LA/Fox Sports San Diego, 8:30 p.m.

Interleague
Philadelphia at Boston — Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/NESN, 4 p.m.

MLB’s Best — FS1, 11 a.m.
Iron: The Legacy of Cal Ripken, Jr. — FS1, 11:30 p.m.
MLB on FS1 Pregame Show — FS1, 12:30 p.m.
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 2 p.m.
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, midnight
Baseball Tonight — ESPN2, 1 a.m. (Sunday)

MLS
New England vs. Orlando — Comcast SportsNet New England/WOFL/WRBW, 7:30 p.m.
Montreal vs. Chicago — TVA Sports/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 8 p.m.
Seattle vs. Toronto — TSN/KZJO, 10 p.m.
San Jose vs. Philadelphia — Comcast SportsNet Bay Area Plus/The Comcast Network, 10:30 p.m.

NASCAR
Xfinity Series
VFW Sports Clips Help a Hero 300, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
Qualifying — NBCSN, 11:30 a.m.
Race — NBC, 3:30 p.m.

NASCAR America — NBCSN, 1 p.m.
Countdown to Green — NBC, 3 p.m.

Sprint Cup Series
Southern 500, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
Qualifying — NBCSN, 1:30 p.m.

Soccer
2017 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers: Matchday 2
Group H, Amahoro Stadium, Kigali City, Rwanda

Rwanda vs. Ghana — beIN Sports, 9:20 a.m

The Express Kick-Off — beIN Sports, 9 a.m.

Group A, Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia
Liberia vs. Tunisia — beIN Sports, 11:55 a.m.

Group F, Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe vs. Morocco — beIN Sports, 1:55 p.m. (same day coverage)

International Friendly, Red Bull Arena, New York, New York
Brazil vs. Costa Rica — beIN Sports, 3:55 p.m.

UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers: Matchday 7
Group C, Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Luxembourg vs. Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia — Fox Soccer Plus, 11:45 a.m.

Group E, San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino
San Marino vs. England — FS2, noon

Group E, St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland
Switzerland vs. Slovenia — FS2 2:30 p.m.

Group G, Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria
Austria vs. Moldova — Fox Soccer Plus, 2:30 p.m.

The Express Xtra-Weekends — beIN Sports, 6 p.m.

Sports Talk
30 for 30: When the Garden Was Eden — ESPN Classic, 9 a.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 9:15 a.m.
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 10 a.m.
30 for 30: Playing for the Mob — ESPN Classic, 10:30 p.m.
30 for 30: The Price of Gold — ESPN Classic, noon
ESPN Films: Unguarded — ESPN Classic, 1:30 p.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 2:15 p.m.
30 for 30: Survive and Advance — ESPN Classic, 3 p.m.
30 for 30: Of Miracles and Men — ESPN Classic, 5 p.m.
Lenny Cooke — ESPN Classic, 7 p.m.

Tennis
U.S. Open, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Queens, New York, NY
Men’s and Women’s 3rd Round — ESPN2, 11 a.m.
Men’s and Women’s 3rd Round — ESPN2, 7 p.m.

Tennis Channel Live at the U.S. Open — Tennis Channel, 8 a.m.
U.S. Open Tonight — Tennis Channel, 11 p.m. or at the conclusion of ESPN2’s coverage

Entertainment
Sabado Gigante (The Final Days) — Univision, 8 p.m.
Treehouse Masters: Pete’s Most Memorable Builds 5 — Animal Planet, 8 p.m.
The Day of the Doctor: Bonus Edition — BBC America, 8 p.m.
No Country for Old Men — Encore, 8 p.m.
Cedar Cove: The Good Fight — Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Wild — HBO, 8 p.m.
Lethal Weapon 4 — IFC, 8 p.m.
Now, Voyager — Turner Classic Movies, 8 p.m.
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Road to Nowhere (series premiere) — Disney XD, 9 p.m.
Tiny House Hunting: Tiny Honolulu Bachelor Pad — FYI, 9 p.m.
MythBusters: Star Wars: The Myths Strike Back — Discovery, 9 p.m.
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) — HBO2, 9 p.m.
The Incredible Dr. Pol: Hook, Feline and Sinker — Nat Geo Wild, 9 p.m.
Murder Made Me Famous: Drew Peterson — Reelz, 9 p.m.
Ghost Adventures: Manresa Castle — Travel Channel, 9 p.m.
Tiny House Hunting: Tiny House for a Baby Girl — FYI, 9:30 p.m.
Survivor’s Remorse: M.V.P. — Starz, 9:30 p.m.
Indecent Proposal: Escorting or Eviction? — Investigation Discovery, 10 p.m.
Blunt Talk: All of My Relationships End in Pain — Starz, 10 p.m.
Unplugged Nation: Island Paradise — FYI, 10 p.m.
House Hunters Renovation: A Couple Rides the Renovation Wave in Southern California — HGTV, 10 p.m.
The Incredible Dr. Pol: Deja MOO!: Ruff Day at the Office — Nat Geo Wild, 10 p.m.
Men in Black — Encore, 10:05 p.m.
Indecent Proposal: Anatomy or Love? — Investigation Discovery, 10:30 p.m.
Kevin Hall Presents: Lil Rel Howery: Relevant — Comedy Central, 11 p.m.
Lethal Weapon — IFC, 11 p.m.
America’s Next Weatherman: Image is Everything — TBS, 11 p.m.
Scream Queens: Preview No. 2 — Fox, 11:30 p.m.
Minority Report: Preview No. 2 — Fox, 11:36 p.m.
Rosewood: Preview No. 2 — Fox, 11:42 p.m.
Grandfathered: Preview No. 2 — Fox, 11:48 p.m.
The Grinder: Preview No. 2 — Fox, 11:54 p.m.
The Half Hour: Michelle Buteau — Comedy Central, midnight
Big Brother: After Dark — Pop TV, midnight
The Half Hour: Barry Rothbart — Comedy Central, 12:30 a.m. (Sunday)

Sunday, September 6

Basketball
FIBA Americas Championship, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico
2nd Round
Mexico vs. Puerto Rico — NBA TV, 9:20 p.m.

Boxing
Premier Boxing Champions, American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, TX
WBA World Bantamweight Title
Jamie McDonnell vs. Tomoki Kameda — CBS, 4 p.m.

College Football
2015 MEAC/SWAC Challenge, Orlando Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL
South Carolina State vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff — ESPN, 3:30 p.m.

Purdue at Marshall — FS1, 3 p.m.

Pac-12 Final Score — Pac-12 Networks, 2:30 a.m.
College Football Sunday (series premiere) — ESPNU, 8 a.m.
College Football Scoreboard — ESPNews, 9 a.m.
FS1 College Football Pregame Show — FS1, 2:30 p.m.

College Soccer
Men’s
Stanford vs. VCU — Pac-12 Networks/Pac-12 Bay Area, 6 p.m.

Women’s
Oklahoma vs. Texas-San Antonio — Fox College Sports Central, 1:30 p.m.
TCU vs. Oral Roberts — Fox College Sports Pacific, 2 p.m.
Texas A&M vs. Abilene Christian — SEC Network Plus, 7 p.m.
Washington vs. Michigan — Pac-12 Networks/Pac-12 Washington, 8 p.m.
UCLA vs. Texas — Pac-12 Networks/Pac-12 Los Angeles, 10 p.m.

College Volleyball
Women’s
New Mexico State at Texas A&M — SEC Network Plus, 2 p.m.

Cycling
La Vuelta a España
Stage 15: Comillas to Sotres. Cabrales — Universal Sports, 10 a.m.

UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, Valnoord-La Massana, Andorra
Women’s Elite Downhill — Universal Sports, noon (same day coverage)
Men’s Elite Downhill — Universal Sports, 11 p.m. (same day coverage)

Formula 1
Italian Grand Prix, Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy
Race — NBCSN/Univision Deportes, 8 a.m.

Fórmula 1 Previo — Univision Deportes, 7:30 a.m.
F1 Extra — Univision Deportes, 10 a.m.

Golf
European PGA Tour
Russian Open, Skolkovo Golf Club, Moscow, Russia
Final Round — Golf Channel, 7 a.m.

PGA Tour
FedEx Cup Playoffs
Deutsche Bank Championships, TPC Boston, Norton, MA
3rd Round — Golf Channel, 1 p.m.
3rd Round — NBC, 3 p.m.

Golf Central Pregame — Golf Channel, noon
PGA Tour Playoff Special — NBC, 2:30 p.m.

Ladies European Tour
Helsingborg Open, Vasatorps Golf Club, Helsingborg, Sweden
Final Round — Golf Channel, 3 p.m. (same day coverage)

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC Main Event: Machida vs. Rockhold — FS1, 9:30 p.m.
UFC Unleashed: One Punch Knockouts — FS1, 10 p.m.

MLB
American League
Baltimore at Toronto — MASN2/Sportsnet, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Detroit — STO/Fox Sports Detroit, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at New York Yankees — TBS/Sun Sports/YES, 1 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Kansas City — Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Kansas City, 2 p.m.
Minnesota at Houston — Fox Sports North/Root Sports Southwest, 2 p.m
Texas at Anaheim Angels — Fox Sports Southwest/Fox Sports West, 3:30 p.m.
Seattle at Oakland — Root Sports Northwest/Comcast SportsNet California, 4 p.m.

National League
Milwaukee at Cincinnati — Fox Sports Wisconsin/Fox Sports Ohio, 1 p.m.
New York Mets at Miami — SNY/Fox Sports Florida, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Washington — Fox Sports South/MASN, 1:30 p.m.
Arizona at Chicago Cubs — Fox Sports Arizona/WGN, 2:20 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego — SportsNet LA/Fox Sports San Diego, 4 p.m.
San Francisco at Colorado — Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/Root Sports Rocky Mountain, 4 p.m.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis — ESPN, 8 p.m.

Interleague
Philadelphia at Boston — Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/NESN, 1:30 p.m.

Plays of the Month — MLB Network, noon
MLB Tonight — MLB Network, 1 p.m.
Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown — ESPN, 7 p.m.
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, 11 p.m.

MLS
Columbus vs. FC Dallas — FS1, 7 p.m.

Somos MLS — Univision Deportes, 10 p.m.

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series
Southern 500, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
Race — NBC, 7 p.m.

NASCAR RaceDay: Darlington — FS1, 1:30 p.m.
NASCAR America Sunday — NBCSN, 5 p.m.
Countdown to Green — NBCSN, 6 p.m.
NASCAR Victory Lap — NBCSN, 11 p.m.
NASCAR Victory Lane: Darlington — FS1, midnight

NBA
NBA GameTime — NBA TV, 11:30 p.m.

Soccer2017 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers: Matchday 2
Group G, Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N’Djamena, Chad

Chad vs. Egypt — beIN Sports, 10:20 a.m.

Group M, Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia
Gambia vs. Cameroon — beIN Sports, 12:25 p.m.

Group I, Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Sierra Leone vs. Côte d’Ivoire — beIN Sports, 3 p.m. (same day coverage)

The Express Kick-Off — beIN Sports, 10 a.m.

UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers: Matchday 8
Group B, Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Wales vs. Israel — FS2, 11:45 a.m.

Group A, Skonto Stadions, Riga, Latvia
Latvia vs. Czech Republic — Fox Soccer Plus, 11:45 a.m.

Group B, Stadion Bilino polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzgovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Andorra — FS2, 2:30 p.m.

Group A, Laugardalsvöllur Stadium, Reykjavik, Iceland
Iceland vs. Kazakhstan — Fox Soccer Plus, 2:30 p.m.

The Express Xtra-Weekends — beIN Sports, 6 p.m.
ESPN FC — ESPNews, midnight

Sports Talk
Outside the Lines — ESPN, 9 a.m.
Sport Today — BBC World News, 9:15 a.m.
The Sports Reporters — ESPN, 9:30 a.m.
E:60 Reports With Jeremy Schaap: The Rise and Fall of Sepp Blatter — ESPNews, 10 a.m.
Morning Drive — Golf Channel, 10 a.m.
Fox Sports Live — FS1, 6:30 p.m.
Fox Sports Live — FS1, 11 p.m.

Tennis
U.S. Open, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Queens, New York, NY
Men’s and Women’s Round of 16 — ESPN2, 11 a.m.
Men’s and Women’s Round of 16 — ESPN2, 7 p.m.

Tennis Channel Live at the U.S. Open — Tennis Channel, 8 a.m.
U.S. Open Tonight — Tennis Channel, 11 p.m. or at the conclusion of ESPN2’s coverage

WNBA
Washington Mystics at Atlanta Dream — NBA TV, 3 p.m.
Tulsa Shock at Los Angeles Sparks — NBA TV, 5 p.m.
New York Liberty at Minnesota Lynx — NBA TV, 7 p.m.

Entertainment
CBS News Sunday Morning — CBS, 9 a.m.
Naked and Afraid: XL Confessions, Episode 1 — Discovery, 10 a.m.
Naked and Afraid: XL Confessions, Episode 2 — Discovery, 11 a.m.
Naked and Afraid: XL Confessions, Episode 3 — Discovery, noon
Naked and Afraid: XL Confessions, Episode 4 — Discovery, 1 p.m.
Naked and Afraid: XL Confessions, Episode 5 — Discovery, 2 p.m.
Naked and Afraid: XL Confessions, Episode 6 — Discovery, 3 p.m.
Naked and Afraid: XL Confessions, Episode 7 — Discovery, 4 p.m.
Naked and Afraid: XL Confessions, Episode 8 — Discovery, 5 p.m.
Naked and Afraid: XL Confessions, Episode 9 — Discovery, 6 p.m.
60 Minutes — CBS, 7 p.m.
The Great British Baking Show: Cakes (season premiere) — PBS, 7 p.m.
Naked and Afraid: XL Confessions, Episode 10 — Discovery, 7 p.m.
Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Fortifying a Family in Fort Pierce — HGTV, 8 p.m.
Big Time RV: Too Big to Drive — Travel Channel, 8 p.m.
Masterpiece Mystery!: Arthur & George, Part 1 — PBS, 8 p.m.
Rugged Justice: Unlawfully Killed (season premiere) — Animal Planet, 8 p.m.
Barbershop — Cinemax, 8 p.m.
Naked and Afraid: XL Confessions, Episode 11 — Discovery, 8 p.m.
Titanic — HBO, 8 p.m.
Big Brother 17 — CBS, 8:01 p.m.
Beachfront Bargain Hunt — HGTV, 8:30 p.m.
Naked and Afraid: Uncensored: 40 Days Filth and Fury — Discovery, 9 p.m.
The Great Food Truck Race: Spicy Showdown in Santa Fe — Food Network, 9 p.m.
Dateline on ID: The Mystery Man — Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.
Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks: Burn Blubber — National Geographic Channel, 9 p.m.
Snapped: Yalanda Lind (season premiere) — Oxygen, 9 p.m.
Ray Donovan — Showtime, 9 p.m.
The Last Ship: A More Perfect Union (season finale) — TNT, 9 p.m.
Bikinis & Boardwalks: Best Beach Eats — Travel Channel, 9 p.m.
Naked and Afraid: XL Dirty Dozen Return — Discovery, 10 p.m.
Cutthroat Kitchen: Grandma-Tage — Food Network, 10 p.m.
The Strain: The Battle For Red Hook — FX, 10 p.m.
On the Case With Paula Zahn: Eyes of a Killer — Investigation Discovery, 10 p.m.
Port Protection: The Devil’s Club — National Geographic Channel, 10 p.m.
Boteti: The Savage River — Nat Geo Wild, 10 p.m.
Masters of Sex — Showtime, 10 p.m.
The World’s Fattest Man: A Love Story — TLC, 10 p.m.
Ice Lake Rebels: Breaking Up is Hard to Do — Animal Planet, 10:02 p.m.
Vicious: Ballroom — PBS, 10:30 p.m.
Big Brother: After Dark — Pop TV, midnight
Wild Things — Encore, 12:20 a.m. (Monday)

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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