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Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH – NOVEMBER 23-27, 2016
(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 NBCSports.com, and Golf Channel Live Extra, click here.
Wednesday, November 23rd
6:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL Live
7:30 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL: Philadelphia Flyers @ Tampa Bay Lightning
8 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR: ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf
10 p.m. on NBCSN – NHL: Chicago Blackhawks @ San Jose Sharks
12: 30 a.m. on NBCSN – NHL Overtime
2:30 a.m. on NBCSN – NFL Turning Point
Thursday, November 24th
7 a.m. on NBCSN – Best of Mecum Auctions – Denver
9 a.m. on NBCSN – Best of Mecum Auctions – Kansas City
11 a.m. on NBCSN – Best of Mecum Auctions – Kissimmee
12 p.m. on NBC – National Dog Show
2:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Best of Mecum Auctions – Denver
8 p.m. on NBC – Football Night in America
8:30 p.m. on NBC – Sunday Night Football Thanksgiving Special: Pittsburgh Steelers @ Indianapolis Colts
Friday, November 25th
5 a.m. on Golf Channel – Ladies European Tour: Qatar Ladies Open
7 a.m. on NBCSN – /DRIVE on NBCSN – Autonomous
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – /DRIVE – Colorado
8 a.m. on NBCSN – F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Practice 2
10 a.m. on NBCSN – /DRIVE – Turbocharged
10:30 a.m. on NBCSN – APEX: The Story of the Hypercar
1 p.m. on NBC – NHL: New York Rangers @ Philadelphia Flyers
2:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Aviva Premiership Rugby: Northampton v. Newcastle
8 p.m. on Universal HD – Grand Prix Japan: Ladies’ and Men’s Short
8 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR: ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf
Saturday. November 26th
5 a.m. on Golf Channel – Ladies European Tour: Qatar Ladies Open
6 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Preview Show
7 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Burnley v. Manchester City
8 a.m. on CNBC – F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Qualifying
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Liverpool v. Sunderland
**10 a.m. on CNBC – Premier League: Swansea City v. Crystal Palace **
12:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Aviva Premiership Rugby: Exeter v. Worcester
12:30 p.m. on NBC – Premier League: Chelsea v. Tottenham
2:30 p.m. on NBC – Goal Zone
2:30 p.m. on NBCSN – F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Qualifying
3 p.m. on NBC – Women’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup Giant Slalom Run 2
4 p.m. on NBC – Grand Prix Russia Encore
4 p.m. on NBCSN – FEI Show Jumping – Lexington
5 p.m. on NBC – Grand Prix France Encore
5 p.m. on NBCSN – College Football Bayou Class: Grambling v. Southern
8 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR: ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf
8:30 p.m. on Universal HD – Grand Prix Japan: Pairs’ Free
11 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Match of the Day
Sunday, November 27th
6 a.m. on NBCSN – GP2 – Abu Dhabi
6:30 a.m. on CNBC – Premier League Live
7 a.m. on CNBC – Premier League: Watford v. Stoke City
7 a.m. on NBCSN – F1 Countdown
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
9:10 a.m. on CNBC – Premier League: Arsenal v. Bournemouth
10 a.m. on NBCSN – F1 Extra
11 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
11:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Manchester United v. West Ham
11:30 a.m. on CNBC – Premier League: Southampton v. Everton
1:30 p.m. on NBC – Red Bull Signature Series – Straight Rhythm
1:30 p.m. on NBC – Goal Zone
2 p.m. on NBCSN – Premier League: Behind the Badge Watford FC
2:30 p.m. on NBCSN – Aviva Premiership Rugby: Harlequins v. Bath
3 p.m. on NBC – Women’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup Giant Slalom Run 2
3 p.m. on Universal HD – Grand Prix Japan: Free Dance
4 p.m. on NBC – Grand Prix Japan: Ladies’ and Men’s Free
7 p.m. on NBCSN – GP2 – Abu Dhabi
7 p.m. on NBC – Football Night in America
8 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR Xfinity Awards Show
8:20 p.m. on NBC – Sunday Night Football: Kansas City Chiefs @ Denver Broncos
NFL
NBC Sports presents a pair of pivotal AFC matchups this holiday week, beginning on Thanksgiving night in Indianapolis, when Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers (5-5) visit T.Y. Hilton and the Colts (5-5) at Lucas Oil Stadium this Thursday at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. Coverage on NBC continues with an AFC West clash on Sunday Night Football on Nov. 27, when Von Miller and the Super Bowl-champion Denver Broncos (7-3) host Alex Smith and the Kansas City Chiefs (7-3) at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, Colo.
Calling Steelers-Colts and Chiefs-Broncos are Mike Tirico (play-by-play); Cris Collinsworth; and Michele Tafoya.
Football Night in America, the most-watched weekly studio show in sports, is hosted by Bob Costas, who will report on-site from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind., on Thanksgiving night, and will be joined on-site by Hall of Fame head coach Tony Dungy. NBC Sports will present coverage of Dungy receiving his Pro Football Hall of Fame ring during a halftime ceremony of Steelers-Colts.
Liam McHugh will co-host Thursday night’s coverage from NBC Sports Group’s International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn., alongside Rodney Harrison.
Costas will host FNIA on Sunday night on-site in Denver, and will be joined by Collinsworth and Tafoya. Dan Patrick will anchor FNIA on Sunday from NBC Sports Group’s International Broadcast Center, with Dungy, Harrison, and Mike Florio of NBC Sports’ ProFootballTalk. Kathryn Tappen will report from Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on the Panthers-Raiders game.
NHL
NBC Sports presents the 2016 NHL Thanksgiving Showdown this Friday at 1 p.m. ET on NBC, when Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers travel to Philadelphia to face Claude Giroux and the Flyers in the first NHL matchup of the 2016-17 season on NBC.
NBCSN will present an NHL doubleheader on Wednesday night, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET, when the Flyers visit Tyler Johnson and the Tampa Bay Lightning, and followed by a matchup between Patrick Kane and the Chicago Blackhawks and Joe Pavelski’s San Jose Sharks at 10 p.m. ET.
Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick (play-by-play), Eddie Olczyk (analyst), and Pierre McGuire (‘Inside-the-Glass analyst) will call Rangers-Flyers from Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa. Host Liam McHugh, Mike Milbury and Keith Jones will provide pre-game and intermission analysis on-site in Philadelphia.
Kenny Albert (play-by-play), Milbury (analyst) and Brian Boucher (‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst) will have the call of Blues-Bruins from TD Garden in Boston, Mass. Jim Jackson (play-by-play) and Bill Clement (analyst) will call Flyers-Lightning from Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., and Randy Hahn (play-by-play) and Bret Hedican (‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst) will provide commentary of Blackhawks-Sharks from SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.
Pre-game coverage on NHL Live begins at 6:30 p.m. ET tomorrow and Wednesday on NBCSN. Kathryn Tappen anchors tomorrow’s studio coverage with analysts Jeremy Roenick and Anson Carter, and Liam McHugh anchors Wednesday’s coverage with Roenick and Boucher.
PREMIER LEAGUE
Chelsea host Tottenham in a battle between top-five Premier League teams and London rivals this Saturday, Nov. 26, at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC, highlighting this weekend’s Premier League coverage.
Arlo White calls the match alongside analyst Graeme Le Saux at Stamford Bridge.
NBC Sports Group’s Premier League coverage begins this Saturday, Nov. 26, at 7 a.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by Burnley v. third-place Manchester City at 7:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN
Saturday at 10 a.m. ET, NBCSN presents coverage of second-place Liverpool v. Sunderland. Liverpool look to reclaim the top spot this weekend, after goalless draw against Southampton on Saturday saw them drop to second.
Schedule change: With pressure of relegation increasing, Swansea City v. Crystal Palace move to CNBC tomorrow at 10 a.m. ET, bumping Leicester City v. Middlesbrough to Premier League Extra Time at 10 a.m. ET.
Following Chelsea v. Tottenham, NBC presents a live Goal Zone at 2:30 p.m. ET. Rebecca Lowe hosts Goal Zone and Premier League Live, joined by Robbie Earle and Kyle Martino.
Premier League coverage on Sunday, Nov. 27, begins at 6:30 a.m. ET with Premier League Live on CNBC, followed by Watford v. Stoke City at 7 a.m. ET, and Arsenal v. Bournemouth at 9:15 a.m. ET.
Coverage continues Sunday at 11 a.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by two matches at 11:30: Manchester United v. West Ham United on NBCSN, and Southampton v. Everton on CNBC.
Saturday, Nov. 26
7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Burnley v. Manchester City, commentated by Peter Drury and Kevin Kilbane
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Liverpool v. Sunderland, commentated by Tony Jones and Tony Gale
10 a.m. on CNBC – Swansea City v. Crystal Palace, commentated by Phil Blacker and Ray Houghton
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Leicester City v. Middlesbrough, commentated by Jim Proudfoot and Matt Holland
10 a.m. on Premier League Extra Time – Hull City v. West Bromwich Albion, commentated by Jonathan Beck and Davie Provan
12:30 p.m. on NBC – Chelsea v. Tottenham, commentated by Arlo White and Graeme Le Saux
Sunday, Nov. 27
7 a.m. on CNBC – Watford v. Stoke City, commentated by Peter Drury and Andy Townsend
9:15 a.m. on CNBC – Arsenal v. Bournemouth, commentated by Ian Darke and Jim Beglin
11:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Manchester United v. West Ham, commentated by Jon Champion and David Prutton
11:30 a.m. on CNBC – Southampton v. Everton, commentated by Gary Weaver and David Pleat
FORMULA 1
Mercedes teammates and rivals Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg will duel for the Formula One Drivers’ Championship at the 2016 season finale, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, this Sunday at 7:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN.
Live coverage begins on NBCSN’s on Friday with Practice 2 at 8 a.m. ET. Saturday’s coverage begins with live qualifying on CNBC at 8 a.m. ET. NBCSN will air an encore presentation of qualifying on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET.
Live Abu Dhabi Grand Prix race coverage begins Sunday at 7 a.m. ET with F1 Countdown, and F1 Extra will recap the race at 10 a.m. ET.
Lead play-by-play announcer Leigh Diffey will call this weekend’s action, and will be joined by veteran analyst and former racecar driver David Hobbs, and analyst and former race mechanic for the Benetton F1 team Steve Matchett. F1 insider Will Buxton will report on-site from Yas Marina Circuit in the United Arab Emirates. NBCSN will also present the GP2 race from Abu Dhabi on Sunday at 6 a.m. ET.
In addition to this week’s F1 coverage, NBCSN will air a 10-hour Mecum Auctions marathon on Thanksgiving, beginning at 7 a.m. ET. The Mecum marathon will feature highlights from this year’s auctions in Denver, Kansas City, and Kissimmee.
NATIONAL DOG SHOW
NBC will present the 15th anniversary edition of its popular holiday special “The National Dog Show Presented by Purina®” on Thanksgiving Day (noon-2 p.m. in all time zones), Nov. 24, following the telecast of NBC’s “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.”
“The National Dog Show Presented by Purina®” celebrates man’s best friend and is hosted by award-winning actor, author and Broadway star John O’Hurley (“Seinfeld,” “Dancing with the Stars,” “Devious Maids”). Expert analysis is offered by David Frei, an American Kennel Club-licensed judge and former host of USA Network’s “Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.” NBC’s Mary Carillo will report from the benching area and inside the show ring, while Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir offer a behind-the-scenes look at the show as reporters and digital contributors.
To continue the family fun, NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) will present a Thanksgiving Day marathon (beginning 5p.m ET/PT) of “The National Dog Show Presented by Purina®,” featuring all five Best in Show winners from 2011-2015.
PREMIERSHIP RUGBY
NBC Sports Group’s coverage of the 2016-17 Aviva Premiership Rugby campaign continues this weekend with a trio of matches on NBCSN, beginning Friday at 2:45 p.m. ET, with live coverage of Northampton Saints (4-0-4) v. Newcastle Falcons (3-0-5).
Coverage continues on Saturday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. ET, when Exeter Chiefs (3-1-4) face off against Worcester Warriors (1-2-5). NBCSN closes out its weekend of Premiership Rugby coverage on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET, when second-place Bath Rugby (7-0-1) visit Harlequins (4-0-4).
NBC Sports’ Leigh Diffey will anchor studio coverage for this weekend’s Aviva Premiership Rugby coverage on NBCSN. He will be joined by analyst and former Premiership Rugby player Alex Corbisiero, who played seven combined seasons for London Irish and Northampton Saints.
FIGURE SKATING
NBC Sports Group presents eight hours of figure skating coverage this weekend, highlighted by performances from the men’s and ladies’ free skate competition at 2016 Grand Prix Japan this Sunday, November 27, at 4 p.m. ET on NBC. In addition, NBC presents encore coverage of 2016 Grand Prix Russia and Grand Prix France this Saturday, November 26, at 4 p.m. ET.
Play-by-play announcer Terry Gannon calls the action on NBC joined by Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir.
NFL TURNING POINT
This week’s all-new edition of NFL Turning Point, debuting Thursday at 2:30 a.m. ET / Wednesday at 11:30 p.m. PT on NBCSN, breaks down the Washington Redskins’ matchup with the Green Bay Packers, and analyzes the strong performance of QB Kirk Cousins and the Redskins’ offense.
Hosted by Football Night In America’s Dan Patrick, the 30-minute long NFL Turning Point, co-produced by NFL Films, airs weekly throughout the entire NFL season, including the playoffs and Super Bowl.
BAYOU CLASSIC
NBC Sports Group concludes its 2016 college football coverage this Saturday at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN with Grambling State (8-1) and Southern University (8-2) facing off in the annual Bayou Classic from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, La.
Paul Burmeister will handle play-by-play, and will be joined in the booth by analysts Ross Tucker and Anthony Herron. Lewis Johnson will report from the sidelines.
USSA
NBC Sports Group will provide unprecedented coverage of the 2016-17 U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) season, highlighted by the FIS World Cup Final in Aspen, Colo., and the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships at St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Coverage begins this Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC with the women’s World Cup event in Killington, Vt., in which U.S. Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin and reigning overall World Cup champion Lara Gut are expected to compete.
GOLF
NBC Sports Group’s tournament coverage continues this weekend with the PGA TOUR’s ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf, and the Ladies European Tour’s Qatar Ladies Open.
Golf Channel’s live coverage of the PGA TOUR’s ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf tees off tonight at 8 p.m. ET, and continues nightly at 8 p.m. ET until Saturday. Steve Burkowski (studio host) is joined by Richard Kaufman (play-by-play), analysts Ian Baker Finch and Wayne Grady, with Wayne Riley and Ossie Moore from the course.
Live coverage of the Ladies European Tour’s Qatar Ladies Open from Doha Golf Club, Doha, Qatar, on Golf Channel begins Friday at 5 a.m. ET, and concludes Saturday at 5 a.m. ET.
