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Thursday, March 26th, 2020

NBC SPORTS PROGRAMMING UPDATE FOR MARCH 27-29

NBC Sports Schedule for NBC and NBCSN, March 27-29

(All times ET unless otherwise noted, subject to change)

(* Programming description at bottom of chart)

 

Friday, March 27 – NBCSN
7 a.m. – 9 a.m. PFT Live (LIVE)
9 a.m. – 11 a.m. PFT Live
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. “Tokyo Olympics: Dreams Live On”*
1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Willie*
2:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. Engine Power
3 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Truck Tech
3:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. Detroit Muscle
4 p.m. – 8 p.m. TVG Trackside Live (LIVE)
8 p.m. – 10 p.m. NHL Playoffs – Notable Individual Performances: Florida vs. New York Islanders (2016 First Round, Game 6) – John Tavares
10 p.m. – Midnight NHL Playoffs – Notable Individual Performances: Dallas vs. St. Louis (2019 Second Round, Game 7) – Ben Bishop
Midnight – 2 a.m. NHL Playoffs – Notable Individual Performances: Los Angeles at Chicago (2013 Western Conference Final, Game 5) – Patrick Kane
2 a.m. – 2:30 a.m. NHL Game Changers: All Time Greats
2:30 a.m. – 3 a.m. NHL Top 10: All Time Records
Saturday, March 28 – NBC
1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Laureus Sports Awards
2 p.m. – 6 p.m. PGA Tour Golf: 2019 WGC – Dell Technologies Match Play
Saturday, March 28 – NBCSN
6 a.m. – 6:30 a.m. Soccerbox – Robbie Fowler*
6:30 a.m. – 7 a.m. Soccerbox – Robbie Keane*
7 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. Soccerbox – Ian Wright*
7:30 a.m. – 8 a.m. Soccerbox – Gianfranco Zola*
8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Premier League Goals of the Season 1999-00
9 a.m. – 10 a.m. Premier League Goals of the Season 2000-01
10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Premier League Classic Match: Arsenal v. Liverpool (Aug. 14, 2016)
10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Premier League Classic Match: Manchester United v. Manchester City (Sept. 20, 2009)
11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Premier League Classic Match: Arsenal v. Tottenham (Oct. 29, 2008)
11:30 a.m. – Noon Premier League Classic Match: Manchester United v. Ipswich Town (Mar. 4, 1995)
Noon – 12:30 p.m. Premier League Behind the Badge – Crystal Palace: Episode 1*
12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m. Premier League Behind the Badge – Crystal Palace: Episode 2*
1 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Premier League Behind the Badge – Crystal Palace: Episode 3*
1:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. Premier League Behind the Badge – Crystal Palace: Episode 4*
2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Mecum Top 10: Porsche
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Lucas Oil Motorsport Hour: Lucas Oil Model Dirt Series – Golden Isles Speedway
3:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. Reno Air Race
4 p.m. – 8 p.m. TVG Trackside Live (LIVE; featuring the Florida Derby at 6 p.m. ET)
8 p.m. – 10 p.m. Sidney Crosby-Alex Ovechkin NHL Playoff Showdowns: Pittsburgh vs. Washington (2009 Eastern Conf. Semifinals, Game 2)
10 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. Sidney Crosby-Alex Ovechkin NHL Playoff Showdowns: Washington vs. Pittsburgh (2016 Second Round, Game 6)
12:30 a.m. – 2:30 a.m. Sidney Crosby-Alex Ovechkin NHL Playoff Showdowns: Washington vs. Pittsburgh (2018 Second Round, Game 6)
2:30 a.m. – 3 a.m. NHL Rivals: Pittsburgh v. Washington
Sunday, March 29 – NBC
Noon – 1 p.m. “Tokyo Olympics: Dreams Live On”*
1 p.m. – 3 p.m. 2018 Olympic Winter Games: Women’s Hockey Final – USA v. Canada
3 p.m. – 6 p.m. PGA Tour Golf: 2019 WGC – Dell Technologies Match Play (Final)
Sunday, March 29 – NBCSN
6 a.m. – 7 a.m. Premier League Season in Review 1996-97
7 a.m. – 8 a.m. Premier League Season in Review 1997-98
8 a.m. – 10 a.m. Premier League Match of the Week: Liverpool v. Manchester City (Apr. 13, 2014)
10 a.m. – Noon Premier League Match of the Week: Manchester City v. Liverpool (Sept. 9, 2017)
Noon – 2 p.m. Premier League Match of the Week: Liverpool v. Manchester City (Jan. 14, 2018)
2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Mecum Top 10: Motorcycles
2:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. Mecum Top 10: Porsche
3 p.m. – 4 p.m. Winning Amelia
4 p.m. – 8 p.m. TVG Trackside Live (LIVE)
8 p.m. – 10 p.m. NHL Playoffs – Game 7 Overtime Thrillers: Toronto vs. Boston (2013 Eastern Conf. Quarterfinal)
10 p.m. – Midnight NHL Playoffs – Game 7 Overtime Thrillers: Vegas vs. San Jose (2019 First Round)
Midnight – 2 a.m. NHL Playoffs – Game 7 Overtime Thrillers: Los Angeles vs. Chicago (2014 Western Conf. Final)
2 a.m. – 3 a.m. Wired: Stadium Series – Kings vs. Avalanche (2020)*

 

 Episode descriptions:

“Tokyo Olympics: Dreams Live On”: The two-hour special, edited and produced remotely is hosted by Mike Tirico and features 15 interviews conducted by Tirico immediately following the Olympics postponement announcement on Tuesday, March 24. Special guests include the first interview with IOC President Thomas Bach, USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland, and NBC Olympics swimming analyst and three-time Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines. Katie Ledecky, Nathan Adrian, Simone Manuel, Tatyana McFadden and Jordan Burroughs are among 12 Team USA athletes to share their reactions to the news.

Willie: Breaking barriers and blazing a path for future generations, Willie O’Ree was a true hockey pioneer as the first African-American player in the National Hockey League (NHL), who broke the color barrier in 1958. The documentary chronicles O’Ree’s incredible journey from his boyhood home of Fredericton, New Brunswick to hockey’s highest honor – induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 12, 2018.

Soccerbox: Manchester United legend Gary Neville sits down with fellow past Premier League stars to discuss their time in the game and some of the notable matches in which they played against one another.

Premier League Behind the Badge: Crystal Palace: Narrated by BBC presenter and football legend Gary Lineker, this Hard Knocks-style show provides viewers with an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at Crystal Palace during the 2015-16 season, highlighted by their run to become FA Cup runners-up. The series follows players, coaches and support staff, recounting their daily lives and routines both on and off the pitch.

Wired (2020): NBC Sports will take fans inside the sounds and passion of hockey with a one-hour special – “Wired: Stadium Series – Kings vs. Avalanche.”  The program will utilize audio from a total of 12 players, coaches and referees from the Los Angeles Kings’ 3-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche in the 2020 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series (Feb. 15, 2020) matchup at U.S. Air Force Academy’s Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo. on Feb. 15 on NBC.