FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, December 20th, 2013
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH DECEMBER 20, 2013
(All times ET)
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, December 20
6:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – Swinging Skirts World Ladies Masters
7:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Barclays Premier League Preview
10 p.m. on Golf Channel – Royal Trophy
Saturday, December 21
7 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
7:45 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Liverpool v. Cardiff City
9:45 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Fulham v. Manchester City
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Manchester United v. West Ham United
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Crystal Palace v. Newcastle United
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Stoke City v. Aston Villa
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: West Bromwich Albion v. Hull City
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Premier League: Sunderland v. Norwich City
1:30 p.m. on NBC – Match of the Day
3 p.m. on NBCSN – College Basketball: James Madison vs. Hampton
5:30 p.m. on NBCSN – College Basketball: Virginia Tech vs. VCU
6:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – Swinging Skirts World Ladies Masters
10 p.m. on Golf Channel – Royal Trophy
11 p.m. on NBCSN – NBCSN’s Match of the Day
Sunday, December 22
8 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
8:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Southampton v. Tottenham Hotspur
10:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
11:00 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Swansea City v. Everton
6:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – Swinging Skirts World Ladies Masters
7 p.m. on NBC – Football Night in America
8 p.m. on NBC – Sunday Night Football: Chicago at Philadelphia
11 p.m. on NBCSN – NBCSN’s Match of the Day II
NBC Sports Group’s weekend Premier League coverage begins tomorrow at 7 a.m. ET on NBCSN with Premier League Live immediately followed by Liverpool v. Cardiff City at 7:45 a.m. ET and continues with Premier League Live at 9:45 a.m. followed by Fulham v. Manchester City at 10 a.m. ET. Premier League Extra Time will air Manchester United v. West Ham United; Crystal Palace v. Newcastle United; Stoke City v. Aston Villa; West Bromwich Albion v. Hull City and Sunderland v. Norwich City at 10 a.m. ET.
NBCSN’s coverage on Sunday features Premier League Live at 8 a.m. ET followed by Southampton v. Tottenham Hotspur at 8:30 a.m. ET. Coverage continues with Premier League Live at 10:30 a.m. followed by Swansea City v. Everton at 11 a.m. ET on NBCSN.
Lead play-by-play voice Arlo White joins Graeme Le Saux, the former Premier League star who played in 36 international matches for England, on NBCSN to call Southampton v. Tottenham at 8:30 a.m. ET on Sunday.
The following games will be broadcast by the Premier League using the World Feed:
Saturday, December 21
7:45 a.m. on NBCSN: Liverpool v. Cardiff – commentated by Steve Banyard and Chris Waddle
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time: Crystal Palace v. Newcastle – commentated by Joe Speight and Alan Curbishley
10 a.m. on NBCSN: Fulham v. Manchester City – commentated by Gary Weaver and Tony Gale
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time: Manchester United v. West Ham – commentated by Gary Taphouse and Trevor Francis
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time: Stoke v. Aston Villa – commentated by Tony Jones and Dean Sturridge
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time: Sunderland v. Norwich – commentated by David Stowell and Brian Little
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time: West Bromwich Albion v. Hull City – commentated by Jonathan Beck and Barry Horne
Sunday, December 22
8:30 a.m. on NBCSN: Southampton v. Tottenham – commentated by Peter Drury and Paul Walsh
11:00 a.m. on NBCSN: Swansea v. Everton – commentated by Jon Champion and Gary O’Reilly
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, 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.
Golf Channel’s weekend coverage includes the Royal Trophy tonight and Saturday at 10 p.m. ET from Dragon Lake Golf Club in Guangzhou, China and the Swinging Skirts World Ladies Masters tonight, Saturday and Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET from Miramar Golf Country Club in Lin-Kou Hsiang, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan.
GOVERNOR’S HOLIDAY HOOPS CLASSIC
NBCSN continues its coverage of the 2013-14 college basketball with the second annual Governor’s Holiday Hoops Classic from Richmond Coliseum, in Richmond, Va., this Saturday, Dec. 21, starting at 3 p.m. ET.
The four-team tournament features James Madison and Hampton in the first game of the doubleheader at 3 p.m. ET, followed by Virginia Tech and VCU at 5:30 p.m. ET.
Former NBA head coach Stan Van Gundy will serve as game analyst for both matchups, and will be joined by play-by-play announcer Terry Gannon.
The Chicago Bears (8-6) travel to Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa., to take on the NFC East-leading Eagles (8-6) on NBC’s Sunday Night Football. Coverage begins with Football Night In America at 7 p.m. ET on NBC.
Calling Bears-Eagles is seven-time Emmy Award-winner Al Michaels (play-by-play); 14-time Emmy Award-winner Cris Collinsworth; and Emmy Award-winning sideline reporter Michele Tafoya.
Football Night In America is hosted by 25-time Emmy Award-winner Bob Costas, who will report from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa. Costas will be joined on-site by Michaels, Collinsworth, and two-time Super Bowl winner and Super Bowl XL MVP Hines Ward.
Dan Patrick co-hosts Football Night from NBC’s famed Studio 8H at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Patrick will be joined by Super Bowl-winning head coach Tony Dungy, two-time Super Bowl winner Rodney Harrison, Peter King of Sports Illustrated, 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. Alex Flanagan will report from M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, MD, on the Patriots-Ravens game.
