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Wednesday, November 25th, 2015

NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH – NOVEMBER 27-29, 2015

(All times ET)

The “Press Pass” on NBC Sports Group Press Box is a quick overview of upcoming program information and highlights from the NBC Sports Group Communications team. For live streaming information on NBC Sports Live Extra, and Golf Channel Live Extra, click here.

Friday, November 27
5:30 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour/Sunshine Tour: Alfred Dunhill Championship
1 p.m. on NBC – Thanksgiving Showdown – New York Rangers @ Boston Bruins
4 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Live
5 p.m. on NBCSN – Chicago Blackhawks @ Anaheim Ducks
8 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour Australasia: Emirates Australian Open
9 p.m. on NBCSN – Apolo Ohno Invitational
10:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Long Track World Cup

Saturday, November 28
5:30 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour/Sunshine Tour: Alfred Dunhill Championship
8 a.m. on CNBC – Formula One – Qualifying – Abu Dhabi
8 a.m. on NBCSN – Barclays Premier League Preview
9 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Manchester City v. Southampton
12:30 p.m. on NBC – Premier League: Leicester City v. Manchester United
2:30 p.m. on NBC – Premier League Goal Zone
3 p.m. on NBC – Premier Boxing Champions – Dallas
3:30 p.m. on NBCSN – USSA – Nature Valley Aspen Winternational
5 p.m. on NBCSN – College Football – Bayou Classic – Grambling v. Southern
8 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA Tour Australasia: Emirates Australian Open
11 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Day

Sunday, November 29
5:30 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour/Sunshine Tour: Alfred Dunhill Championship
6:30 a.m. on USA – Premier League Live
7 a.m. on USA – Premier League: Tottenham v. Chelsea
7 a.m. on NBCSN – Formula One: Pre Race – Abu Dhabi
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Formula One: Race – Abu Dhabi
9:05 a.m. on USA – Premier League: West Ham v. West Brom
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Formula One Extra – Abu Dhabi
11:15 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Liverpool v. Swansea
12 p.m. on NBC – World of Adventure Sports
1 p.m. on NBC – Red Bull Series “Straight Rhythm”
1 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Goal Zone
2 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Download: Crystal Palace
3 p.m. on NBC – USSA – Nature Valley Aspen Winternational
4 p.m. on NBC – ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Japan
7 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR XFINITY Series Awards Show
7 p.m. on NBC – Football Night in America
8:20 p.m. on NBC – Sunday Night Football: New England @ Denver
10 p.m. on NBCSN – GP2 Racing “Abu Dhabi”
11 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Day II
12 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Week

NHL
NBC Sports presents the NHL Thanksgiving Showdown this Friday at 1 p.m. ET on NBC, as Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers travel to TD Garden to face Patrice Bergeron and the Boston Bruins. NBC Sports’ Black Friday NHL doubleheader continues on NBCSN at 5 p.m. ET, when Corey Perry and the Anaheim Ducks host Patrick Kane and the Chicago Blackhawks.

Play-by-play commentator Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, analyst Eddie Olczyk, and ‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst Pierre McGuire will have the call of NBC’s Thanksgiving Showdown featuring the Rangers and Bruins.

Gord Miller (play-by-play) and Ray Ferraro (‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst) will have the call for Blackhawks-Ducks.

NBC Sports’ NHL Live studio team of host Liam McHugh and analysts Mike Milbury and Keith Jones will anchor pre-game and intermission coverage for Rangers-Bruins on NBC, while Kathryn Tappen, Jones and Brian Boucher will provide studio coverage for Blackhawks-Ducks on NBCSN.

FORMULA ONE
NBC Sports Group presents the season finale of the 2015 Formula One season this weekend with live coverage of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from Yas Marina Circuit this Sunday at 7:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN.

Coverage of Formula One begins Friday at 8 a.m. ET on NBCSN with Practice 2. CNBC will present live qualifying on Saturday at 8 a.m. ET.

NBCSN’s race day coverage begins Sunday at 7 a.m. ET with F1 Countdown, followed by the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at 7:30 a.m. ET. F1 Extra will provide post-race analysis at 10 a.m. ET.

NBCSN will also air coverage of the GP2 race in Abu Dhabi on Sunday at 10 p.m. ET, with Alex Jacques calling the action.

Lead F1 announcer Leigh Diffey will call the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and will be joined by analysts David Hobbs and Steve Matchett. F1 insider Will Buxton will serve as the team’s on-site reporter from Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.

PREMIER LEAGUE
NBC Sports Group continues its coverage of Premier League this weekend with live matches across NBC, NBCSN and USA Network.

This weekend’s Premier League coverage begins Saturday, Nov. 28, at 8 a.m. ET with Barclays Premier League Preview on NBCSN, immediately followed by Premier League Live at 9 a.m. ET on NBCSN.

Live match coverage begins at 10 a.m. ET with Manchester City v. Southampton on NBCSN. Coverage moves to NBC at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC with Manchester United v. Leicester City, immediately followed by Goal Zone at 2:30 p.m. ET.

Sunday’s coverage of Premier League on USA Network begins with Premier League Live at 6:30 a.m. ET; immediately followed by Tottenham v. Chelsea at 7 a.m. ET. Coverage continues on USA Network with West Ham v. West Brom at 9:05 a.m. ET.

Coverage moves to NBCSN at 11:15 a.m. ET with Liverpool v. Swansea, immediately followed by Goal Zone at 1:05 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

At 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, NBCSN presents a new Premier League Download hosted by Men in Blazers’ Roger Bennett – Crystal Palace – South London and Proud.

Rebecca Lowe hosts Premier League Live, alongside Kyle Martino and Robbie Earle.

Below is a full list of match commentators for this weekend’s Premier League coverage:

Saturday, November 28
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Manchester City v. Southampton, commentated by Gary Weaver and Danny Higginbotham
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Bournemouth v. Everton, commentated by Jim Proudfoot and Tony Gale
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Crystal Palace v. Newcastle, commentated by Gary Taphouse and Davie Provan
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Aston Villa v. Watford, commentated by Tony Jones and Dean Sturridge
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Sunderland v. Stoke City, commentated by Joe Speight and David Prutton
12:30 p.m. on NBC – Leicester City v. Manchester United, commentated by Arlo White and Lee Dixon

Sunday, November 29
7 a.m. on USA Network – Tottenham v. Chelsea, commentated by Arlo White and Graeme Le Saux
9:05 a.m. on USA Network – West Ham v. West Brom, commentated by Peter Drury and Andy Townsend
11:15 a.m. on NBCSN – Liverpool v. Swansea City, commentated by Daniel Mann and Ray Houghton
11:15 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Norwich v. Arsenal, commentated by Jim Proudfoot and Kevin Kilbane

PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS
Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) coverage returns to NBC this Saturday, Nov. 28, live at 3 p.m. ET, highlighted by Jermall Charlo (22-0, 17 KOs) defending his super welterweight title against “Silky” Wilky Campfort (21-1, 12 KOs) in Dallas, Texas.

Coverage also features a welterweight clash between Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. (18-0, 15 KOs) and Alejandro Barrera (26-2, 17 KOs); and a super welterweight contest between Erickson “The Hammer” Lubin (12-0, 9 KOs) and Alexis Camacho (21-5, 19 KOs).

Marv Albert calls the action alongside analysts “Sugar” Ray Leonard and B.J. Flores. Liam McHugh hosts the telecast, and Todd Harris reports from ring-side.

BAYOU CLASSIC
NBC Sports Group concludes its 2015 college football coverage this Saturday at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN with Grambling State and Southern University facing off in the annual Bayou Classic from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, La.

Paul Burmeister will serve as the play-by-play announcer, joined in the booth by Anthony Herron. Lewis Johnson will report from the sidelines.

FIGURE SKATING
NBC continues its coverage of the 2015 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series with Grand Prix Japan. Coverage of the men’s and ladies’ short program begins this Saturday, Nov. 28, at 3 p.m. ET, and continues Sunday, Nov. 29, at 2 p.m. ET with the free dance and pairs’ free skates on Universal HD. Coverage of the men’s and ladies’ free skates begins Sunday at 4 p.m. ET on NBC.

Johnny Weir, Tara Lipinski, and Terry Gannon will host NBC’s coverage. Analyst Tracy Wilson reports on-site from Nagano, Japan.

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC Sports’ NFL coverage continues on NBC this Sunday, Nov.29, when Tom Brady and the first-place New England Patriots visit Brock Osweiler and the first-place Denver Broncos on Sunday Night Football. Coverage begins with Football Night In America at 7 p.m. ET on NBC.

Calling the action live from Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, Colo., is Al Michaels (play-by-play) alongside Cris Collinsworth (analyst). Joining Michaels and Collinsworth is Michele Tafoya, who will report from the sidelines.

Bob Costas will host Football Night In America reporting live alongside Hines Ward from Denver at 7 p.m. ET on NBC. Joining Costas and Ward from NBC Sports Group’s International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn., is co-host Dan Patrick, Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison, Mike Florio and Peter King. Carolyn Manno will report from CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Wash., on the Steelers-Seahawks games on Sunday.

GOLF
NBC Sports Groups’ live tournament coverage continues this weekend with the PGA Tour of Australasia’s Emirates Australian Open and the European Tour / Sunshine Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Championship.

Live tournament coverage of the Emirates Australian Open on Golf Channel begins Friday, Nov. 27, at 8 p.m. ET, and concludes Saturday, Nov. 28, at 8 p.m. ET.

Weekend coverage of the Alfred Dunhill Championship on Golf Channel begins Friday at 5:30 a.m. ET, and continues Saturday and Sunday at 5:30 p.m. ET.

Dougie Donnelly (play-by-play) alongside analysts Ken Brown and Denis Hutchinson will host Golf Channel’s coverage of the European Tour from Malalane, South Africa. Jay Townsend will contribute from the course.