Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, December 27

College Football
Meineke Car Care Bowl/North Carolina vs. West Virginia – ESPN, 1 p.m.
Champs Sports Bowl/Florida State vs. Wisconsin – ESPN, 4:30 p.m.
Emerald Bowl/Miami (FL) vs. Cal – ESPN, 8 p.m.

Golf
PGA Tour Year in Review – NBC, 3 p.m.
Skills Challenge – NBC, 4 p.m.

NBA
Chicago at Atlanta – WGN America, 7 p.m.
Utah at Houston – NBA TV, 8:30 p.m.

NHL
Montreal at Pittsburgh – CBC/RDS/NHL Network (US)/FSN Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Boston at Carolina – NESN, 7 p.m.
New York Islanders at Buffalo – MSG Plus/MSG Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Columbus – Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/Fox Sports Ohio, 7 p.m.
Florida at Tampa Bay – Fox Sports Florida/Sun Sports, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at New York Rangers – MSG Plus 2/MSG Network, 7:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Dallas – Fox Sports Prime Ticket/Fox Sports Southwest, 8 p.m.
San Jose at St. Louis – Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/Fox Sports Midwest, 8:30 p.m.
Detroit at Colorado – Fox Sports Detroit Plus/Altitude, 9 p.m.
Los Angeles at Phoenix – Fox Sports West/Fox Sports Arizona, 9 p.m.
Ottawa at Calgary – CBC/NHL Network (US), 10 p.m.
NHL On The Fly – NHL Network, 1:30 a.m.

Entertainment
Giada at Home – Food Network 1 p.m.
Legend of the Seeker – WGN America, 5 p.m. or check your local listings
Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony – NBC, 8 p.m.
America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back – Fox, 9 p.m.
Michael Clayton – Cinemax, 10 p.m.

Sunday, December 28

College Football
Independence Bowl/Northern Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech – ESPN, 8:15 p.m.

English Premier League
Newcastle vs. Liverpool – Setanta Sports, 6:55 a.m.
Arsenal vs. Portsmouth – Setanta Sports, 8:55 a.m.
Chelsea vs. Fulham – Fox Soccer Channel, 9 a.m.
Manchester City vs. Blackburn – Fox Soccer Channel, 11 a.m.
Sunderland vs. Everton – Fox Soccer Channel, 1:30 p.m. (same day coverage)
West Ham vs. Stoke – Setanta Sports, 3:20 p.m. (same day coverage)
Bolton vs. Wigan – Setanta Sports, 5 p.m. (same day coverage)
Tottenham vs. West Bromwich – Fox Soccer Channel, 5 p.m. (same day coverage)

Golf
Skills Challenge – NBC, 4 p.m.

NBA
New Orleans at Indiana – NBA TV, 7 p.m.
Boston at Sacramento – Comcast SportsNet New England, 9 p.m.

NHL
Boston at Atlanta – NESN, 5 p.m.
Anaheim at St. Louis – Fox Sports Midwest, 6 p.m.
Chicago at Minnesota – NHL Network (Canada), Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports North, 6 p.m.
Toronto at Washington – Leafs TV/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Edmonton – Rogers Sportsnet West, 8 p.m.
Ottawa at Vancouver- Rogers Sportsnet East, 10 p.m.
NHL On The Fly – NHL Network, 10 p.m.

World Junior Hockey Championships
Kazakhstan vs. Canada – TSN/NHL Network (US), 3:30 p.m.
USA vs. Czech Republic – TSN/NHL Network (US), 7:30 p.m.

Entertainment
60 Minutes/Barack Obama: Road to the White House – CBS, 7 p.m.
Million Dollar Password – CBS, 8 p.m.
Dog Whisperer: Cricket and Hemingway & Rigby – National Geographic Channel, 9 p.m.
House Hunters – HGTV, 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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