Monthly Archives: November 2011
Upcoming College Basketball Schedule On Fox Sports
Here is the college basketball schedule this week across the networks of Fox Sports:
Wednesday, November 30
8:00 PM Missouri State at Oral Roberts (FCS Central)
9:00 PM San Francisco at Colorado (Women’s) (FCS Pacific w/ Root Sports Rocky Mountain)
Thursday, December 1st
8:00 PM Murray St. at Western Kentucky (FCS Atlantic)
10:00 PM Stanford at Seattle (FCS Pacific w/ Root Sports Northwest)
Friday, December 2
12:00 PM Florida vs. Rutgers (Women’s) (FCS Atlantic w/ Sun Sports)
Saturday, December 3
12:00 PM Iowa State at Michigan (BTN)
2:15 PM USC at Minnesota (BTN)
4:30 PM Marquette at Wisconsin (BTN)
4:30 PM Texas at UCLA (FSN)
6:30 PM Eastern Washington at Washington St. (FCS Atlantic w/ Root Sports Northwest)
6:30 PM Northern Arizona at Arizona (FCS Pacific w/ FS Arizona)
8:30 PM Iowa at Kansas State (Women’s ) (FCS Pacific w/ FS Kansas City)
Sunday, December 4
2:00 PM Texas at Tennessee (Women’s) (FCS Central w/ SportSouth)
2:00 PM Idaho at Colorado (Women’s) (FCS Pacific w/ Root Sports Rocky Mountain)
3:00 PM Bowling Green St. at Western Kentucky (FCS Atlantic)
4:00 PM Baylor at Northwestern (BTN)
4:00 PM North Carolina St. at Stanford (FSN)
5:00 PM Montana State at North Dakota (Women’s) (FCS Central)
6:00 PM Mississippi at Penn State (BTN)
8:00 PM Montana at Oregon State (FCS Pacific w/ Root Sports Northwest)
Tuesday, December 6
8:00 PM Appalachian State at Minnesota (BTN)
Wednesday, December 7
7:30 PM Western Carolina at Purdue (BTN)
8:00 PM Western Kentucky at Southern Illinois (FCS Atlantic)
8:30 PM Pepperdine at Northern Arizona (FCS Pacific)
9:00 PM Iona at Denver (FCS Central w/ Root Sports Rocky Mountain)
Thursday, December 8
9:00 PM Denver at Colorado (Women’s)
Friday, December 9
10:00 PM Wyoming at Colorado (FCS Pacific w/ Root Sports Rocky Mountain)
10:30 PM Idaho at Oregon St. (FCS Atlantic w/ Root Sports Northwest)
Saturday, December 10
2:00 PM BYU at Utah (FSN)
3:30 PM Nebraska at Northern Arizona (FCS Pacific w/ FS Arizona0)
4:00 PM Oakland vs. Michigan (FCS Central w/ FS Detroit0)
4:00 PM Clemson at Arizona (FSN)
7:00 PM Western Kentucky at IUPUI (FCS Atlantic)
7:00 PM Penn at UCLA (FCS Pacific w/ FS West/Prime Ticket)
Sunday, December 11
1:00 PM Furman at South Carolina (Women’s) (FCS Atlantic w/ SportSouth)
3:00 PM Milwaukee at Oklahoma (Women’s) (FCS Central w/ FS Southwest)
3:30 PM Oregon at Denver (Women’s) (FCS Pacific w/ Root Sports Rocky Mountain)
College Basketball Schedule This Week Across the ESPN Family of Networks
Here is this week’s college basketball schedule on the networks of ESPN:
| Date | Time (ET) | Game/Commentators | Network |
| Tue, Nov 29 | 7 p.m. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: No. 15 Michigan at Virginia Mark Jones & Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 |
| 7:15 p.m. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Northwestern at Georgia Tech Rob Stone and Drew Barry |
ESPNU | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Illinois at Maryland Dave Pasch & Doris Burke |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Miami at Purdue Bob Wischusen & Stephen Bardo |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 9:15 p.m. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Clemson at Iowa Adam Amin & LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPNU | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: No. 4 Duke at No. 2 Ohio State Dan Shulman & Dick Vitale |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| Wed, Nov 30 | 7:15 p.m. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Indiana at NC State Mike Patrick & Len Elmore |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 |
| 7:15 p.m. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Penn State at Boston College Sean McDonough & Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Florida State at Michigan State Mike Tirico & Dan Dakich |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 9:15 p.m. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Virginia Tech at Minnesota Dave O’Brien & Bob Knight |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 9:15 p.m. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Wake Forest at Nebraska Mitch Holtus & Miles Simon |
ESPNU | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: No. 7 Wisconsin at No. 5 North Carolina Brent Musburger, Jay Bilas & Doris Burke |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 11:15 p.m. | Notre Dame at No. 18 Gonzaga Dave Fleming & Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| Thu, Dec 1 | 7 p.m. | HTC BIG EAST/SEC Challenge: Providence at South Carolina Dari Nowkhah & Dino Gaudio |
ESPNU |
| 7:30 p.m. | HTC BIG EAST/SEC Challenge: St. John’s at No. 1 Kentucky Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale & Shannon Spake |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | HTC BIG EAST/SEC Challenge: Mississippi at DePaul Adam Amin & Dickey Simpkins |
ESPNU | |
| 9:30 p.m. | HTC BIG EAST/SEC Challenge: Georgetown at No. 12 Alabama Mike Breen & Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| Fri, Dec 2 | 6:30 p.m. | HTC BIG EAST/SEC Challenge: No. 9 Florida at No. 3 Syracuse Mike Tirico & Jay Bilas |
ESPN / ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | HTC BIG EAST/SEC Challenge: Cincinnati at Georgia Clay Matvick & Kara Lawson |
ESPNU | |
| 8:30 p.m. | HTC BIG EAST/SEC Challenge: No. 19 Vanderbilt at No. 6 Louisville Dave O’Brien & Jimmy Dykes |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | HTC BIG EAST/SEC Challenge: Auburn at Seton Hall Mike Crispino & Tim Welsh |
ESPNU |
College Basketball Schedule This Week on the ESPN Family of Networks
Here is the college basketball schedule this week across the platforms of ESPN:
| Thu, Nov 24 | Noon | Old Spice Classic (Quarterfinal): Texas Tech vs. Indiana State (Orlando) Bob Picozzi & Tim Welsh |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 / ESPN 3D |
| 2 p.m. | Old Spice Classic (Quarterfinal): Minnesota vs. DePaul (Orlando) Bob Picozzi & Tim Welsh |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 / ESPN 3D | |
| 2 p.m. | 76 Classic (Quarterfinal): Boston College vs. Saint Louis (Anaheim) Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham |
ESPNU | |
| 4:30 p.m. | 76 Classic (Quarterfinal): Villanova vs. UC Riverside (Anaheim) Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Old Spice Classic (Quarterfinal): Dayton vs. Wake Forest (Orlando) Mark Jones & Len Elmore |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 / ESPN 3D | |
| 9 p.m. | Old Spice Classic (Quarterfinal): Arizona State vs. Fairfield (Orlando) Mark Jones & Len Elmore |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 / ESPN 3D | |
| 9 p.m. | 76 Classic (Quarterfinal): New Mexico vs. Santa Clara (Anaheim) Mark Neely & Miles Simon |
ESPNU | |
| 11:30 p.m. | 76 Classic (Quarterfinal): Oklahoma vs. Washington State (Anaheim) Mark Neely & Miles Simon |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| Fri, Nov 25 | Noon | Old Spice Classic (Semifinal): TBD (Orlando)Bob Picozzi & Tim Welsh | ESPN / ESPN3 / ESPN 3D |
| 2:30 p.m. | 76 Classic (Semifinal): TBD (Anaheim) Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham |
ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU / ESPN3 | |
| 2:30 p.m. | DICK’S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (3rdPlace): TBD (New York) Mike Breen & Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU / ESPN3 | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Old Spice Classic (Consolation): TBD (Orlando) Rich Hollenberg & Tim Welsh |
ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU / ESPN3 / ESPN 3D | |
| 5 p.m. | DICK’S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (Championship): TBD (New York) Mike Breen & Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 5 p.m. | Old Spice Classic (Semifinal): TBD (Orlando)Bob Picozzi & Len Elmore | ESPN2 or ESPNU / ESPN3 / ESPN 3D | |
| 5 p.m. | 76 Classic (Consolation): TBD (Anaheim)Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham | ESPN2 or ESPNU / ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Green Bay at Virginia Jim Barbar & Cory Alexander |
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | Florida Gulf Coast at Maryland Byron Kerr & Glenn Consor |
ESPN3 * | |
| 7 p.m. | Furman at Clemson | ESPN3 * | |
| 7 p.m. | Marshall at Cincinnati Dave Weekley & Mark Adams |
ESPN3 * | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Old Spice Classic (Consolation): TBD (Orlando) Rich Hollenberg & Len Elmore |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 / ESPN 3D | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Las Vegas Invitational: UNLV vs. USC (Las Vegas) John Suchon & Tony Ronzone |
ESPN3 * | |
| 9:30 p.m. | 76 Classic (Consolation): TBD (Anaheim)Mark Neely & Miles Simon | ESPNU | |
| 10 p.m. | Las Vegas Invitational: South Carolina vs. No. 1 North Carolina (Las Vegas) Jon Sciambi & Jay Bilas |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| Sat, Nov 26 | 12 a.m. | 76 Classic (Semifinal): TBD (Anaheim) Mark Neely & Miles Simon |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 |
| 2 p.m. | Oregon State at Towson | ESPN3 * | |
| 4 p.m. | Northeastern at St. John’s Mike Crispino & Dereck Whittenberg |
ESPN3 * | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Las Vegas Invitational: TBD (Las Vegas)John Suchon & Tony Ronzone | ESPN3 * | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Las Vegas Invitational: TBD (Las Vegas) Jon Sciambi & Jay Bilas |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| Sun, Nov 27 | 11:30 a.m. | Old Spice Classic (7th Place): TBD (Orlando)Bob Picozzi & Tim Welsh | ESPN3D / ESPN 3 |
| Noon | Michigan State at Eastern Michigan Jim Barbar & Tim McCormick |
ESPNU | |
| 1:30 p.m. | 76 Classic (7th Place): TBD (Anaheim)Mark Neely & Miles Simon | ESPN3 * | |
| 2 p.m. | Old Spice Classic (5th Place): TBD (Orlando)Bob Picozzi & Tim Welsh | ESPNU / ESPN 3D | |
| 4 p.m. | 76 Classic (5th Place): TBD (Anaheim) Mark Neely & Miles Simon |
ESPNU | |
| 4:30 p.m. | Old Spice Classic (3rd Place): TBD (Orlando)Mark Jones & Len Elmore | ESPN2 / ESPN3 / ESPN 3D | |
| 6 p.m. | St. Bonaventure at Virginia Tech Dave Weekley & Glenn Consor |
ESPN3 * | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Old Spice Classic (Championship): TBD (Orlando) Mark Jones & Len Elmore |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 / ESPN 3D | |
| 6:30 p.m. | 76 Classic (3rd Place): TBD (Anaheim) Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham |
ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | 76 Classic (Championship): TBD (Anaheim)Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham | ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | VCU at No. 13 Alabama Dave Lamont & Jimmy Dykes |
ESPNU |
Ratings Continue to Soar for the NFL
Last week in the ratings war, NFL action once again topped the national charts. CBS’ national telecast (mostly Chargers-Bears) drew an average of 21.5 million viewers to become the number one program of the week. NBC’s Sunday Night Football of Eagles-Giants was the second most-watched program of the week with 20.3 million viewers.
27 of the 30 local NFL markets had a league game register the number one spot in the ratings:
| Market | Game |
Date |
RTG |
SHR |
Rank |
| Milwaukee | Vikings at Packers* |
11/14/11 |
55.7 |
74 |
1 |
| Baltimore | Bengals at Ravens |
11/20/11 |
37.8 |
63 |
1 |
| Denver | Jets at Broncos** |
11/17/11 |
37.6 |
58 |
1 |
| Minneapolis | Vikings at Packers* |
11/14/11 |
36.9 |
54 |
1 |
| Chicago | Chargers at Bears |
11/20/11 |
35.1 |
58 |
1 |
| Cincinnati | Bengals at Ravens |
11/20/11 |
34.2 |
58 |
1 |
| Dallas | Cowboys at Redskins |
11/20/11 |
30.9 |
58 |
1 |
| San Diego | Chargers at Bears |
11/20/11 |
30.5 |
56 |
1 |
| Philadelphia | Eagles at Giants |
11/20/11 |
29.7 |
43 |
1 |
| Buffalo | Bills at Dolphins |
11/20/11 |
28.0 |
48 |
1 |
| Nashville | Titans at Falcons |
11/20/11 |
27.8 |
40 |
1 |
| Cleveland | Jaguars at Browns |
11/20/11 |
27.0 |
51 |
1 |
| Detroit | Panthers at Lions |
11/20/11 |
26.3 |
50 |
1 |
| Washington, DC | Cowboys at Redskins |
11/20/11 |
25.0 |
53 |
1 |
| Atlanta | Titans at Falcons |
11/20/11 |
22.3 |
36 |
1 |
| Charlotte | Panthers at Lions |
11/20/11 |
21.6 |
40 |
1 |
| St. Louis | Seahawks at Rams |
11/20/11 |
20.3 |
34 |
1 |
| San Fran-Oakland | Cardinals at 49ers |
11/20/11 |
19.7 |
46 |
1 |
| Seattle | Seahawks at Rams |
11/20/11 |
19.6 |
43 |
1 |
| New York | Eagles at Giants |
11/20/11 |
19.2 |
29 |
1 |
| Pittsburgh | Bengals at Ravens |
11/20/11 |
18.7 |
37 |
1 |
| Kansas City | Chargers at Bears |
11/20/11 |
17.6 |
28 |
1 |
| Miami | Bills at Dolphins |
11/20/11 |
17.3 |
39 |
1 |
| Jacksonville | Jaguars at Browns |
11/20/11 |
17.2 |
30 |
1 |
| Tampa | Buccaneers at Packers |
11/20/11 |
16.3 |
36 |
1 |
| Phoenix | Cardinals at 49ers |
11/20/11 |
16.0 |
29 |
1 |
| Houston | Eagles at Giants |
11/20/11 |
14.1 |
21 |
1 |
