Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, October 18

Boxing

Light Heavyweight bout, Kelly Pavlik vs. Bernard Hopkins – HBO PPV, 9 p.m.

English Premier League Soccer
Middlesbrough vs. Chelsea – Setanta Sports, 7:30 a.m.
Liverpool vs. Wigan – Setanta Sports, 9:40 a.m.
Everton vs. Arsenal – Fox Soccer Channel, 10 a.m.
West Brom vs. Manchester United – Fox Soccer Channel, noon
Aston Villa vs. Portsmouth – Setanta Sports, 5 p.m. (same day coverage)
Sunderland vs. Fulham – Fox Soccer Channel, 6:30 p.m. (same day coverage)
Bolton vs. Blackburn – Setanta Sports, 10:15 p.m. (same day coverage)

Golf
LPGA Tour/Kapalua Classic, 3rd Round – Golf Channel, 8:30 p.m.
PGA Tour/Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital for Children Open, 3rd Round – Golf Channel, 5 p.m.

MLB
MLB on Deck – TBS, 7:30 p.m.
Game 6 of ALCS/Red Sox at Tampa Bay – TBS, 8:07 p.m.
Baseball Tonight – ESPN2, midnight

NHL
Colorado at Dallas – Altitude/KDFI, 2 p.m.
Scotiabank Saturday Night – CBC/NHL Network (US), 6:30 p.m.
Boston at Ottawa – NESN/CBC, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Montreal – CBC/RDS, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Pittsburgh – CBC/NHL Network (US)/FSN Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Atlanta – MSG Network Buffalo, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Washington – MSG Plus/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, 7 p.m.
New York Islanders at Florida – MSG Plus 2/Fox Sports Florida, 7 p.m.
New York Rangers at Detroit – MSG Network/Fox Sports Detroit, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Tampa Bay – KSTC/Sun Sports, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Nashville – Fox Sports Ohio, 8 p.m.
Chicago at St. Louis – Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Midwest, 8:30 p.m.
Calgary at Edmonton – CBC/NHL Network (US), 10 p.m.
Philadelphia at San Jose – Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 10:30 p.m.
Hockey Night in Canada: After Hours – CBC/NHL Network, 12:30 a.m.

Entertainment
Ask Aida – Food Network, 12:30 p.m.
Giada at Home (series premiere) – Food Network, 1 p.m.
America’s Toughest Jobs – NBC, 8 p.m.
Primeval – BBC America, 9 p.m.
UFC 89 – Spike, 9 p.m.
48 Hours Mystery – CBS, 10 p.m.
Trading Spaces – TLC, 10 p.m.
Saturday Night Live with Josh Brolin and Adele – NBC, 11:30 p.m.

Sunday, October 19

English Premier League Soccer
Hull City vs. Westham – Setanta Sports, 10 a.m.
Tottenham vs. Stoke City – Fox Soccer Channel, 11 a.m.

Golf
LPGA Tour/Kapalua Classic, final round – Golf Channel, 8:30 p.m.
PGA Tour/Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital for Children, final round – Golf Channel, 5 p.m.

MLB
Game 7 of ALCS/Red Sox at Tampa Bay – TBS, 8:07 p.m. (if necessary)

NASCAR
TUMS Quik Pak 500 – ABC, 1:30 p.m.

NHL
Vancouver at Chicago – Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Anaheim – NHL Network (Canada)/Fox Sports South/Fox Sports Prime Ticket, 8 p.m.

Entertainment
60 Minutes – CBS, 7 p.m.
The Amazing Race 13 – CBS, 8 p.m.
Dexter – Showtime, 9 p.m.
True Blood – HBO, 9 p.m.
Storm Chasers – Discovery, 10 p.m.
Entourage – HBO, 10 p.m.
Californication – Showtime, 10 p.m.
Mad Men – AMC, 10 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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