NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH – NOVEMBER 17th – 19th, 2017

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Friday, November 17th, 2017

NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH – NOVEMBER 17th – 19th, 2017

(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.

Friday November 17^th4:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: CME Group Tour Championship
5 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR XFINITY Series Final Practice – Miami
5:30 p.m. on Olympic Channel – IBSF Skeleton World Cup (Park City) – Women’s Skeleton
6 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying – Miami
6:30 p.m. on Olympic Channel – IBSF Bobsled World Cup (Park City) – Four-Man Bobsled
7:30 p.m. on NBCSN – U.S. Olympic Curling Trials: Men’s & Women’s Finals – Game 2
9:30 p.m. on Olympic Channel – IBSF Bobsled World Cup (Park City) – Women’s Bobsled
10:30 p.m. on Olympic Channel – ISU World Cup Speed Skating (Stavanger) – Day 1

Sunday November 19^th
2 a.m. on Golf Channel – European Tour: DP World Tour Championship
6 a.m. on NBCSN – Match of the Day
7 a.m. on Olympic Channel – UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup (Bogense) – Women’s Elite
8 a.m. on NBCSN – Match of the Week
8:30 a.m. on Olympic Channel – UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup (Bogense) – Men’s Elite
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Premier League Live
11 a.m. on NBCSN, Telemundo – Watford v. West Ham United
11 a.m. on Olympic Channel – ISU World Cup Short Track (Seoul) – Day 2
1 p.m. on NBCSN – Goal Zone
1 p.m. on Golf Channel – LPGA Tour: CME Group Tour Championship
1:30 p.m. on NBC – NASCAR America
1:30 p.m. on Golf Channel – PGA TOUR: RSM Classic
2 p.m. on NBC – Countdown to Green
2 p.m. on NBCSN – Match of the Day II
3 p.m. on NBC – NASCAR Cup Series Racing – Miami
3 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR Cup Series (Hot Pass) – Miami
4:30 p.m. on Olympic Channel – FIS Ski Jumping World Cup (Wisla) – Men’s Individual
7 p.m. on NBC – Football Night in America
7 p.m. on NBCSN – NASCAR Cup Series Post-Race Show
8 p.m. on NBCSN – Victory Lap
8 p.m. on Olympic Channel – FIL Luge World Cup (Innsbruck) – Men’s Singles
8:20 p.m. on NBC – Sunday Night Football: Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys
10:30 p.m. on NBCSN – ISU Grand Prix France
11 p.m. on Olympic Channel – ISU World Cup Speed Skating (Stavanger) – Day 3
12 a.m. on NBCSN – Premiership Rugby: Exeter vs. Harlequins

NFL
NBC’s Sunday Night Football marks the latest installment of a classic NFC East rivalry, the first-place Philadelphia Eagles travel to Arlington, Texas, to face second-place Dallas Cowboys in a battle of playoff contenders. Coverage begins with Football Night in America this Sunday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. ET, on NBC.

Calling Eagles-Cowboys are Al Michaels (play-by-play); Cris Collinsworth (analyst); and sideline reporter Michele Tafoya.

Football Night in America, the most-watched studio show in sports, is hosted by Mike Tirico, who will report on-site from AT&T Stadium, and Dan Patrick, who will host from Studio 1 at NBC Sports Group’s International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn. Patrick is joined by Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison, and Mike Florio. Paul Burmeister will report from Estadio Azteca in Mexico City for the Patriots-Raiders game.

NASCAR
NBC Sports Group surrounds the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup and XFINITY Series Championships, with more than 22 hours of trackside coverage from Homestead Miami Speedway, in Homestead, Fla. Race coverage begins Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, with the XFINITY Series Championship, and is highlighted by Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship at 3 p.m. ET on NBC.

NBC Sports Group kicks off its Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series coverage from Homestead-Miami Speedway this Friday at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, with first practice, followed by NASCAR America at 2 p.m. ET Coverage on NBCSN continues at 6 p.m. ET with qualifying.

Saturday’s coverage begins at 10 a.m. ET on CNBC with second practice, followed by NASCAR America at 12:30 p.m. ET. Final practice begins at 1 p.m. ET on NBCSN, and wraps up the day with NASCAR America at 2 p.m. ET.

Sunday’s race day coverage begins with NASCAR America at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBC, followed by Countdown to Green at 2 p.m. ET. NASCAR Cup Series racing begins at 3 p.m. ET on NBC. Live on-site post-race coverage will follow the conclusion of Sunday’s race. NBCSN wraps up coverage at 8 p.m. ET, with Victory Lap, NBC Sports Group’s NASCAR post-race show.

Lead NASCAR on NBC race announcer Rick Allen will call the action alongside Steve Letarte and Jeff Burton.

Krista Voda will join Costas to host pre-race coverage alongside Kyle Petty and Dale Jarrett. Marty Snider, Kelli Stavast Dave Burns and Parker Kligerman will report from pit road alongside features reporters Rutledge Wood and Ato Boldon.

XFINITY Series coverage from Miami begins Friday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, with first practice followed by final practice at 5 p.m. ET.

Saturday’s race day coverage kicks off with XFINITY Series qualifying at 11 a.m. ET on CNBC, followed by pre-race Countdown to Green coverage at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Live race coverage begins at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

PREMIER LEAGUE
NBC Sports Group’s Premier League coverage this weekend is highlighted by one of the fiercest rivalries in English football, as Arsenal host Tottenham this Saturday, November 18, at 7:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN and Universo. Live match coverage begins at 6:30 a.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN.

Saturday’s live match coverage continues with first-place Manchester City visiting Leicester City at 10 a.m. ET on NBCSN and Universo. Also Saturday at 10 a.m. ET, NBC Sports Gold’s “Premier League Pass” presents five matches: Liverpool v. Southampton, West Bromwich Albion v. Chelsea, Bournemouth v. Huddersfield Town, Burnley v. Swansea City, and Crystal Palace v. Everton.

Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET, NBC and Universo host coverage of second-place Manchester United v. Newcastle. NBC Sports Group’s Arlo White calls the match, joined by analyst Lee Dixon at Old Trafford.

Immediately following the match, 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 Robbie Mustoe.

Live Premier League coverage on Sunday, November 19, begins at 10 a.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by Watford v. West Ham United at 11 a.m. ET on NBCSN and Telemundo. This week’s live match coverage wraps up Monday, November 20, with Premier League Live at 2 p.m. ET on NBCSN followed by Brighton & Hove Albion v. Stoke City at 3 p.m. ET.

Saturday, November 18^th7:30 a.m. on NBCSN – Arsenal v. Tottenham, commentated by Peter Drury and Jim Beglin
10 a.m. on NBCSN – Leicester City v. Manchester City, commentated by David Stowell and Andy Walker
10 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Liverpool v. Southampton, commentated by Jim Proudfoot and Matt Holland
10 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold – West Bromwich Albion v. Chelsea, commentated by Jonathan Beck and Efan Ekoku
10 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Bournemouth v. Huddersfield Town, commentated by Tony Jones and Garry Birtles
10 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Burnley v. Swansea City, commentated by Gary Weaver and Keith Andrews
10 a.m. on NBC Sports Gold – Crystal Palace v. Everton , commentated by Gary Taphouse and Tony Gale
12:30 p.m. on NBC – Manchester United v. Newcastle, commentated by Arlo White and Lee Dixon

Sunday, November 19^th11 a.m. on NBCSN – Watford v. West Ham United, commentated by Jon Champion and Jim Beglin

Monday, November 20^th3 p.m. on NBCSN – Brighton & Hove Albion v. Stoke City, commentated by Martin Tyler and Danny Higginbotham

NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
NBC Sports wraps up its 27^th consecutive season of Notre Dame Football on NBC this Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC as the No. 8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish host the Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind.

The Notre Dame Football on NBC commentary team is led by Mike Tirico, alongside Doug Flutie, and sideline reporter Kathryn Tappen.

Liam McHugh hosts studio coverage of Notre Dame Football on NBC, alongside Chris Simms. McHugh and Simms anchor pre-game, halftime, and post-game coverage on-site at Notre Dame Stadium this season.

IVY LEAGUE FOOTBALL
NBC Sports presents “The Game,” one of college football’s most historic rivalries, this Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET on CNBC, when the Yale Bulldogs host the Harvard Crimson at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Conn.

Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst), and Carolyn Manno (sideline reporter), will call the action from Yale Bowl in New Haven, Conn.

ISU GRAND PRIX FRANCE
This weekend, NBC Sports Group presents 15 hours of coverage of Grand Prix France from Grenoble, France, including 13.5 hours of live coverage on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.

Live coverage continues tonight, Friday, Nov. 17 on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA with the men’s short program, continuing with the free skates on Saturday, Nov. 18, starting at 7:30 a.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. NBCSN presents coverage of the event this Sunday, Nov. 19, at 10:30 p.m. ET.

Andrea Joyce calls the NBCSN show, alongside Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir. Steve Schlanger calls all of the action on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, alongside Tracy Wilson. Schlanger will be joined by Charlie White for the ice dance competitions.

U.S. OLYMPIC CURLING TRIALS
NBC Olympics begins its coverage of the 2018 U.S. Olympic Trials this Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. ET, on NBCSN. In all, NBC Olympics will provide more than 25 hours of Curling Trials coverage across NBCSN, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. This week’s coverage on NBCSN will feature more than 10 hours of the men’s and women’s finals coverage in primetime, as the top curlers in the country compete for the right to represent Team USA at the PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games in February.

Jason Knapp (play-by-play), Pete Fenson (analyst) and Trenni Kusnierek (reporter) will provide coverage of the Curling Team Trials on-site from Baxter Arena in Omaha.

FIL LUGE WORLD CUP
Coverage of the FIL Luge World Cup season begins this Saturday with doubles at 2:30 p.m. ET, from Innsbruck, Austria, and concludes Sunday with men’s singles at 8 p.m. ET.

FIS SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP
Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA presents coverage of the season debut of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup from Wisla, Poland, on Saturday at 5 p.m. ET.

Coverage begins Saturday with the men’s team event at 5 p.m. ET, and concludes Sunday at 4:30 p.m. ET, with the men’s individual competition.

Bill Seward calls the event alongside analyst Johnny Spillane, a three-time Olympic medalist.

FIS FREESTYLE SKIING WORLD CUP
Coverage of the FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup season continues with the first big air event of the 2017 campaign on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET, from Milan, Italy.

ISU WORLD CUP SPEED SKATING
Coverage of the ISU World Cup Speed Skating season continues Friday at 10:30 p.m. ET, from Stavanger, Norway, as skaters aim to earn Olympic quota spots for their countries.

ISU WORLD CUP SHORT TRACK
Coverage of the ISU World Cup Short Track season continues on the Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA this Saturday at 11:30 a.m. ET, with the fourth and final event of the fall season from Seoul, South Korea. Coverage concludes on Sunday at 11 a.m. ET.

Paul Swangard calls the event alongside analyst Dan Weinstein, a two-time Olympian.

IBSF BOBSLED AND SKELETON WORLD CUP
Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA continues its coverage of the IBSF Bobsled and Skeleton World Cup season this Friday and Saturday from Park City, Utah. Coverage begins Friday with women’s skeleton at 5:30 p.m. ET, and concludes on Saturday with coverage of men’s skeleton at 9:30 p.m. ET.

John Morgan calls the action joined by analyst Martin Haven.

UCI CYCLO-CROSS WORLD CUP
Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA continues its presentation of the UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup season with live coverage from Bogense, Denmark, this Sunday, November 19, at 7 a.m. ET.

PREMIERSHIP RUGBY
NBC Sports Group presents coverage of Premiership Rugby at midnight on Sunday with the Exters taking on the Harlequins.

GOLF
The PGA TOUR is on St. Simons Island in Georgia for the RSM Classic. The Golf Channel will have live coverage of the Classic on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. E.T.

Play-by-play commentator Rich Lerner is joined by Justin Leonard (analyst), with Curt Byrum and Matt Gogel from the tower. Aaron Oberholser and Phil Blackmar contribute from the course.

The LPGA season comes to a crescendo this week, as the Tour returns to the United States for the CME Group Tour Championship. The Golf Channel will have coverage of the CME Group Tour Championship on Friday and Saturday at 4:30 p.m. E.T. and 1 p.m. E.T. on Sunday.

Terry Gannon serves as play-by-play, joined by analyst Judy Rankin with Tom Abbott from the tower. Jerry Foltz and Karen Stupples contribute from the course.

The European Tour season will culminate this week at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. The Golf Channel presents live coverage of the DP World Tour Championship at 2:30 a.m. E.T. on Saturday and 2 a.m. on Sunday.

Dougie Donnelly serves as play-by-play, joined by analysts Sam Torrance and Mark James with Julian Tutt and Ken Brown reporting from the course.

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NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH – NOVEMBER 17th – 19th, 2017