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Friday, October 4th, 2013
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH OCTOBER 4, 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. For live streaming information on NBC Sports Live Extra and Golf Channel Live Extra, click here for NBC and NBCSN and here for Golf Channel.
THE PASS
Friday, October 4
5:30 p.m. on NBCSN – ProFootballTalk
7 p.m. on NBCSN – IndyCar Grand Prix of Houston – Qualifying
8 p.m. on NBCSN – MLS: D.C. United vs. Chicago Fire
11:30 p.m. on NBCSN – F1 Korean Grand Prix – Practice (Encore)
Saturday, October 5
1 a.m. on NBCSN – F1 Korean Grand Prix – Qualifying
2:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Barclays Premier League Preview
7 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
7:45 a.m. on NBCSN and mun2 – Premier League: Manchester City v. Everton
8 a.m. on NBC – PGA Tour: Presidents Cup
9:45 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Liverpool v. Crystal Palace
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Hull City v. Aston Villa
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Cardiff City v. Newcastle United
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Fulham v. Stoke City
Noon on NBCSN – Premier League Live
12:30 p.m. on NBCSN and mun2 – Premier League: Sunderland v. Manchester United
3 p.m. on NBCSN – IndyCar Grand Prix of Houston – Race 1
7 p.m. on NBCSN – Countdown To Kickoff
7:30 p.m. on NBC – Notre Dame Football: Arizona State vs. Notre Dame
7:30 p.m. on NBCSN – F1 Korean Grand Prix – Qualifying (Encore)
8 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: Presidents Cup
10 p.m. on NBCSN – MLS: Seattle Sounders FC vs. Colorado Rapids
Sunday, October 6
1:30 a.m. on NBCSN – F1 Korean Grand Prix
2:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Match of the Day
4 a.m. p.m. NBCSN – F1 Extra
8 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
8:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Norwich City v. Chelsea
8:30 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Southampton v. Swansea City
10:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
11 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: West Bromwich Albion v. Arsenal
11 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur v. West Ham United
Noon on NBC – PGA Tour: Presidents Cup
1 p.m. on NBCSN – IndyCar Grand Prix of Houston – Race 2
4 p.m. on NBCSN – Indy Lights Houston
5 p.m. on NBCSN – F1 Korean Grand Prix (Encore)
7 p.m. on NBC – Football Night in America
7:30 p.m. on NBCSN – F1 Extra (Encore)
8 p.m. on NBC – Sunday Night Football: Houston at San Francisco
8 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour: Presidents Cup
11 p.m. on NBCSN – Match of the Day II
Coverage of the Grand Prix of Houston begins tonight at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN with qualifying. Race 1 of the Grand Prix of Houston will air live tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN, followed by Race 2 of the doubleheader on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Coverage of Firestone Indy Lights Houston, IndyCar’s developmental series, will air at 4 p.m. ET on Sunday following Race 2 of the Grand Prix of Houston.
NBCSN’s live comprehensive coverage of Formula One’s Korean Grand Prix continues with qualifying tomorrow morning at 1 a.m. ET. Live race coverage of the Korean Grand Prix begins on Sunday at 1:30 a.m. ET. F1 Extra, NBC Sports Group’s half-hour post-race show, will air immediately following the conclusion of the Korean Grand Prix on Sunday. NBCSN will also air an encore presentation of the Korean Grand Prix on Sunday at 5 p.m. ET.
NBC Sports Group’s IndyCar and Formula One play-by-play voice Leigh Diffey will call the Grand Prix of Houston. Diffey will be joined in the booth this week by former drivers Townsend Bell and Wally Dallenbach. Reporters Jon Beekhuis, Kevin Lee, Marty Snider and Robin Miller will manage the pits. Mike King, Davey Hamilton and Jake Query will have the call of the Indy Lights Houston race.
With Diffey in Houston, veteran motorsports broadcaster Bob Varsha will call the Korean Grand Prix. He will be joined by veteran analyst and former racecar driver David Hobbs, and analyst Steve Matchett. F1 insider Will Buxton will serve as the team’s on-site reporter from the Korea International Circuit in South Korea.
NBCSN presents two Major League Soccer matches this weekend kicking off tonight at 8 p.m. ET with the D.C. United hosting the Chicago Fire. Two top-tier MLS Western Conference teams meet tomorrow at 10 p.m. ET with the Seattle Sounders FC against the Colorado Rapids.
NBC Sports Group’s lead MLS play-by-play announcer John Strong will be joined by analyst Brian Dunseth and host Russ Thaler at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C., and Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo.
NBC Sports Group’s weekend Premier League coverage begins tomorrow at 7 a.m. ET on NBCSN with Premier League Live immediately followed by Manchester City v. Everton. Coverage continues at 10 a.m. ET with Liverpool v. Crystal Palace on NBCSN, and the Hull City v. Aston Villa; Cardiff City v. Newcastle United; and Fulham v. Stoke City matches on Premier League Extra Time. Tomorrow’s live coverage concludes with Sunderland v. Manchester United at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
Sunday’s coverage includes Norwich City v. Chelsea at 8:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN and Southampton v. Swansea City at 8:30 a.m. ET on Premier League Extra Time. At 11 a.m. NBCSN will feature the West Bromwich Albion v. Arsenal match, with the Tottenham Hotspur v. West Ham United match on Premier League Extra Time.
Lead play-by-play voice Arlo White joins Lee Dixon to call Sunderland v. Manchester United on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. White and Graeme Le Saux will call West Bromwich Albion v. Arsenal on Sunday at 11 a.m. ET on NBCSN.
The following games will be broadcast by the Premier League using the World Feed:
Saturday, October 5
7:45 a.m. on NBCSN – Manchester City v. Everton: commentated by Ian Crocker and Jim Beglin
10 a.m. on NBCN – Liverpool v. Crystal Palace: commentated by Gary Weaver and Trevor Francis
10 a.m. on Extra Time – Hull City v. Aston villa: commentated by David Stowell and Gary Birtles
10 a.m. on Extra Time – Cardiff City v. Newcastle United: commentated by Joe Speight and Dean Sturridge
10 a.m. on Extra Time – Fulham v. Stoke City: commentated by Phil Blacker and Tony Gale
Sunday, October 6
8:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Norwich v. Chelsea: commentated by Peter Drury and Clive Allen
8:30 a.m. on Extra Time – Southampton v. Swansea City: commentated by Gary Taphouse and Efan Ekokou
11 a.m. on Extra Time – Tottenham Hotspur v. West Ham United: commentated by Tony Jones and Ray Houghton
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 Premier League Live alongside former Jamaican National Team player Robbie Earle and former English footballer Robbie Mustoe.
Viewers can find Premier League Games on TV by using the Premier League Game finder here.
NBC’s weekend coverage of the Presidents Cup begins tomorrow at 8 a.m. ET and continues Sunday at Noon ET. Replays of coverage will air on Golf Channel at 8 p.m. ET tomorrow and Sunday.
Dan Hicks and Johnny Miller will call the action live from Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, along with Gary Koch, Peter Jacobsen, Mark Rolfing, Roger Maltbie, Curt Byrum, Notah Begay, Steve Sands, Jimmy Roberts, and Tim Rosaforte.
NBC Sports Group’s Notre Dame Football coverage continues tomorrow with the 2013 Shamrock Series from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas – the home of the Dallas Cowboys – when the Notre Dame Fighting Irish host the No. 22 Arizona State Sun Devils at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Coverage will begin at 7 p.m. ET with Countdown To Kickoff, NBCSN’s live on-site pre-game show.
Tom Hammond will call the game this week in place of Dan Hicks, who will be covering The President’s Cup. Hammond is joined by analyst Mike Mayock and sideline reporter Alex Flanagan.
Liam McHugh hosts Countdown To Kickoff on the field at AT&T 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 Houston Texans (2-2) travel to Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Calif., to take on the 49ers (2-2) in the final Sunday Night Football game at Candlestick Park (pending flexible scheduling). 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 Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Calif. 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 San Francisco, Calif.
