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Friday, September 27th, 2013
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH SEPTEMBER 27, 2013
The “Press Pass” on NBC Sports Group Press Box is a quick overview of upcoming program information and highlights from the Communications team. “The Pass” provides upcoming listings and programming details.
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THE PASS
Friday, September 27
7 p.m. on NBCSN – Barclays Premier League Preview
8 p.m. on NBCSN – MLS: Philadelphia at Kansas City
10:30 p.m. on NBCSN – CFL: BC at Winnipeg
Saturday, September 28
7 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
7:45 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Tottenham v. Chelsea
9:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Aston Villa v. Manchester City
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Manchester United v. West Bromwich Albion
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Southampton v. Crystal Palace
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Hull City v. West Ham United
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Fulham v. Cardiff City
Noon on NBCSN – Premier League Live
12:30 p.m. on NBC – Premier League: Swansea City v. Arsenal
2:30 p.m. on NBC – Red Bull: Traxxas TORC Series
3 p.m. on NBCSN – Countdown To Kickoff
3:30 p.m. on NBC – Notre Dame Football: Oklahoma at Notre Dame
7:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Ivy League Football: Brown at Harvard
11 p.m. on NBCSN – Match of the Day
Sunday, September 29
8 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
8:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Stoke City v. Norwich City
10:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
11 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Sunderland v. Liverpool
1 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Goal Zone
2:30 p.m. on NBC – FLW Forrest Wood Cup
3:30 p.m. on NBC – MLS: Los Angeles at Portland
7 p.m. on NBC – Football Night in America
8 p.m. on NBC – Sunday Night Football: New England at Atlanta
11 p.m. on NBCSN – Match of the Day II
MLS COVERAGE
NBC sports Group’s weekend MLS coverage includes Sporting Kansas City hosting The Philadelphia Union tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN and the Portland Sounders hosting the Los Angeles Galaxy Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
NBC Sports Group’s MLS lead play-by-play announcer John Strong alongside analyst Robbie Earle and host Russ Thaler will call both matches.
NBC Sports Group’s weekend Premier League coverage begins tomorrow at 7:45 a.m. ET on NBCSN with the London Derby: Tottenham v. Chelsea. Coverage continues at 10 a.m. ET with Aston Villa v. Manchester City on NBCSN, and the Manchester United v. West Bromwich Albion; Southampton v. Crystal Palace; Hull City v. West Ham United; and Fulham v. Cardiff City matches on Premier League Extra Time. Tomorrow’s live coverage concludes with Swansea City v. Arsenal at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
Sunday’s coverage includes Stoke City v. Norwich City at 8:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN and Sunderland v. Liverpool at 11 a.m. ET on NBCSN.
Lead play-by-play voice Arlo White joins Graeme Le Saux to call Swansea City v. Arsenal tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC, and, on Sunday, Sunderland v. Liverpool at 11 a.m. ET on NBCSN.
The following games will be broadcast by the Premier League using the World Feed:
Saturday, September 28
7:45 a.m. on NBCSN – Tottenham v. Chelsea: commentated by Peter Drury and Clive Allen
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Aston Villa v. Manchester City: commentated by Gary Taphouse and Trevor Francis
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Manchester United v. West Bromwich Albion: commentated by Gary Weaver and Davie Provan
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Southampton v. Crystal Palace: commentated by Tony Jones and Tony Gale
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Hull City v. West Ham: commentated by Jonathan Beck and Garry Birtles
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Fulham v. Cardiff City: commentated by Joe Speight and Dean Sturridge
Sunday, September 29
8:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Stoke City v. Norwich: commentated by Jon Champion and Efan Ekoku
Monday, September 30
11 a.m. on NBCSN – Everton v. Newcastle: commentated by Martin Tyler and Paul Walsh
All matches will be preceded and followed by Premier League Live pre- and post-match shows from the NBC Sports Group International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn. Rebecca Lowe hosts alongside former Jamaican National Team player Robbie Earle, former U.S. National Team midfielder Kyle Martino and former English footballer Robbie Mustoe.
Viewers can find Premier League Games on TV by using the Premier League Game finder here.
NBC Sports Group’s Notre Dame Football coverage continues from Notre Dame Stadium tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET with Countdown To Kickoff, NBCSN’s live on-site pre-game show, followed by No. 22 Notre Dame hosting No. 12 Oklahoma at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
Dan Hicks will host coverage from South Bend, Ind., joined by analyst Mike Mayock and sideline reporter Alex Flanagan.
Liam McHugh hosts Countdown To Kickoff on the field at Notre Dame Stadium. He is joined on-site by 1984 Heisman Trophy Winner Doug Flutie and two-time Super Bowl champion Hines Ward. McHugh, Flutie and Ward will also manage half-time coverage for the telecast.
Sunday Night Football kicks off on Sunday, when the New England Patriots (3-0) travel to the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga., to take on the Falcons (1-2) on Sunday Night Football. Coverage begins with Football Night In America at 7 p.m. ET on NBC.
Dan Patrick co-hosts Football Night from NBC’s famed Studio 8H at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on Sunday night. Patrick will be joined by Super Bowl-winning head coach Tony Dungy, two-time Super Bowl winner Rodney Harrison, Peter King, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk on NBCSN and NBCSports.com, and longtime NFL front office veteran and former NFL Executive of the Year Scott Pioli.
Football Night in America is hosted by 24-time Emmy Award-winner Bob Costas, who will report from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga. Costas will be joined on site by Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and two-time Super Bowl winner Hines Ward.
Michaels (play-by-play), Collinsworth, and sideline reporter Michele Tafoya will call Sunday’s match up from Atlanta, Ga.
