TV listings for Chicago Cubs fans - July 2008

TV listings for Chicago Cubs fans - July 2008

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For daily games, visit this page, since it includes the schedule for WGN, Comcast Sports, WCIU, Fox, ESPN, etc.

http://wgntv.trb.com/sports/wgntv-cubsbroadcastschedule08,0,6548227.htmlstory


Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs

009 WGN [Dolby Stereo] [Closed Captioned]
Sat, Jul 5,2008 7:00p - 9:00p
Looks back at 60 years of broadcasting Chicago Cubs baseball.
2008 | 120 mins

Poll and links regarding this program:
www.cubsnet.com/node/2081

also see...

WGN at 60: Chicago's Very Own

009 WGN [Dolby Stereo] [Closed Captioned]
Sat, Jul 5, 6:00p - 7:00p
Looks back at 60 years of broadcasting including a look at sports highlights, station history and classic shows. Hosted by Jim Belushi.
2008 | TVG | 60 mins

MLB All-Star Selection Show
TBS
Sun, Jul 6, 1:00p - 2:00p
The participants of the 79th annual event are announced.
2008 | 60 mins

Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame ...
Steroids

ESPNCL [Closed Captioned]
Wed, Jul 9, 8:30p - 9:00p
Home run explosion.
(Repeat. Orig. air date: 08/29/2006)
2006 | 30 mins

Minor-League Baseball
2008 XM All-Star Futures Game

ESPN2 [Closed Captioned]
Sun, Jul 13, 11:30a - 2:30p
From Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, N.Y.
2008 | 180 mins

Unbreakable Records - MLB 2008
ESPN
Thu, Jul 10, 8:00p - 9:00p
2008 | 60 mins

The Tim McCarver Show
Yogi Berra With Joe Garagiola
002 WBBM [Closed Captioned]
Mon, Jul 7, 2:35a - 3:05a
Baseball legends Yogi Berra and Joe Garagiola discuss the current season and the upcoming All-Star game.
(Repeat. Orig. air date: 07/05/2008)
2008 | 30 mins

How It's Made: Remix
Sporting Goods

SCIENCE [Closed Captioned]
Fri, Jul 4, 7:00p - 7:30p
Snowboards; paintballs; baseball bats; bamboo fly rods.
(Repeat. Orig. air date: 06/20/2008)
2008 | TVG | 30 mins


Operation Junkyard
Baseball Pitcher

DCKIDS [Dolby Stereo] [Closed Captioned]
Tue, Jul 8, 3:30a - 4:00a
Teams build a machine that will pitch to a major league player.
2002 | TVY7 | 30 mins

Sports Flexibility
On Demand
$0.00 | Available until Mon, Jul 14
No matter the playing field increases flexibility will improve your overall performance. (7 mins) Ends Jul 14
TVG | 7 mins
FIND IT: Sports & Fitness > Sportskool > Navy Seals > Sports Flexibility

Dogs With Jobs: Rowdy TV Star
On Demand
$0.00 | Available until Wed, Jul 9
A mutt's unique look lands him a job on TV; a golden works as a waiter; and a Portuguese water dog works in major league baseball.
TVG | 26 mins

FIND IT: News & World > Nat Geo Channel > Nat Geo Dogs > Dogs With Jobs: Rowdy TV Star

Expedition Safari: "Michigan Whitetail"
On Demand
$0.00 | Available until Wed, Jul 16
MLB superstars Kirk Gibson and David Wells bowhunt the famous Buck Falls Ranch in northern Michigan.
TVPG | 10 mins
FIND IT: Sports & Fitness > Versus > Whitetail > Expedition Safari: "Michigan Whitetail"

Chicago's Summer Blast - Fireworks and the Taste
009 WGN [Dolby Stereo] [Closed Captioned]
Thu, Jul 3, 9:00p - 10:00p
2008 | TVPG | 60 mins

Wild Chicago's Illinois Road Trip
Chicago
WTTWDT
Sat, Jul 12, 5:30p - 6:00p
(Repeat. Orig. air date: 05/27/2006)
2006 | 30 mins

My House Is Worth What?
Chicago and Honolulu
HGTV
Mon, Jul 7, 6:00p - 6:30p
Homes in Chicago and Honolulu.
(Repeat. Orig. air date: 09/05/2007)
2007 | TVG | 30 mins
More listings at:
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/shows_hhww/

Ultimate Factories
Caterpillar
NGC
Thu, Jul 3, 4:00p - 5:00p
Factory workers in Illinois build one of the world's largest mechanical dump trucks, the Caterpillar 797B mining truck.
2008 | TVG | 60 mins

Source: http://tvplanner.comcast.net

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Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals tv listings July 2008


Cubs/Cardinal listings for July 2008

Source:
http://wgntv.trb.com/sports/wgntv-cubsbroadcastschedule08,0,6548227.htmlstory

Fri 07/04/08 @ St. Louis 7:00 p.m. WGN
Sat 07/05/08 @ St. Louis 4:55 p.m. Fox
Sun 07/06/08 @ St. Louis 2:15 p.m. CSN Chicago

Hmmm, Comcast's tv listings list a different time for the Saturday game on Fox.

MLB Baseball
Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals

WFLD [Dolby Stereo] [Closed Captioned]
Sat, Jul 5, 2:30p - 6:00p
210 mins

Here's what Cubs.com's tv listings has to say...
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/schedule/broadcast.jsp?c_id=chc

Friday, July 4 @ Cardinals 7:15 PM WGN WGN 720
Saturday, July 5 @ Cardinals 2:55 PM FOX WGN 720
Sunday, July 6 @ Cardinals 2:15 PM CSN Chicago, TBS WGN 720

I think WGN meant 2:55pm and a typo occurred.

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2008 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies

2008 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies
ESPN CLASSIC SPORTS [Closed Captioned]
Sun, Jul 27, 12:30p - 3:30p
From Cooperstown, N.Y.
2008 | 180 mins

2008 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies
ESPN2 & ESPN2HD[Closed Captioned]
Mon, Jul 28, 7:00p - 8:00p
From Cooperstown, N.Y.
2008 | 60 mins

http://web.baseballhalloffame.org/index.jsp

Source: http://tvplanner.comcast.net

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CSN follows Ryne Sandberg around for a week

Ryne Sandberg: A Week As Manager of Peoria Chiefs
CSNCH http://chicago.comcastsportsnet.com/
Sat, Aug 2, 3:30p - 4:00p
CSN follows Ryne Sandberg around for a week as he manages the Peoria Chiefs.
2008 | 30 mins

Quote:
Comcast SportsNet will replay On the Road with Ryno presented by National City on the following dates: August 8 at 5:00 pm, August 10 at 7:00 pm, August 11 at 7:00 pm and August 14 at 10:30 pm.

http://chicago.comcastsportsnet.com/view_content_0p.asp?ID=67699

Chicago Reader article about Ryne Sandberg
http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/ryno/

More tv listings...

Hall of Fame Roundtable
ESPN2 [Closed Captioned]
Mon, Jul 28, 8:00p - 9:00p
From Cooperstown, N.Y.
2008 | 60 mins

MTV Cribs
MTV2 [Dolby Stereo]
Sat, Aug 2, 12:00a - 12:30a
Benji Madden ("Good Charlotte"); Rob and Big; baseball player C.C. Sabathia.
(Repeat. Orig. air date: 04/22/2007)
2007 | 30 mins

SportsCentury
Sammy Sosa
Fri, Aug 1, 8:30a - 9:00a
(Repeat. Orig. air date: 04/12/2004)
2004 | 30 mins

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WGN in the news...

Quote:
The move comes at an eventful time for WGN, which this week installed newly hired former WFLD-Ch. 32 and WMAQ-Ch.5 anchor Mark Suppelsa as Allison Payne's partner on the station's marquee 9 p.m. newscast. Payne's co-anchor for the last 15 years, Steve Sanders, moved to the noon news alongside Micah Materre, as of Monday.

Channel 9 still looks to add a 5:30 p.m. newscast and expand its midday news to 90 minutes within the next two months, Wilson said.

"Our plans remain the same," Wilson wrote. "In September, we're launching a 5:30 p.m. newscast, which will be the best in Chicago, and we're developing local programming. We remain on point to continue producing quality, cutting-edge television that captivates our viewers."

Read entire article at:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chicago-wgn-gm-resigns-jul29,0,4958055.story

What I'd like to see on the new WGN...

Cubs games re-aired at 2am on WGN

Classic Cubs games re-aired at 2am in the off-season

WGN news programs aired on WGN Cable.

Programs from the Gospel Music Channel during the late night hours.
http://gospelmusicchannel.com

The return of Bozo's Circus and the BJ and Dirty Dragon shows.
http://www.chicagotelevision.com/wgntv.htm
http://www.dirtydragon.com

Tech programs with Leo Laporte like what used to air on the old TechTV and ZDTV channels.

Sample:

Quote:
Photographer Jim Everett is a guest on "The Lab With Leo Laporte" on G4 Tech TV. In this Episode 95, Jim shows how to create large prints from framing, from digital images.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6TX-MLU5cqU

Remember, there are millions of potential WGN viewers with computers and everyone can learn more about great ways to use their computer, maintain it, etc.

Local area church services aired on Sunday mornings like WGN used to offer.

and of course, the classic Doctor Who tv series...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Doctor_Who_serials

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Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame ...Mitch Williams

Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame ...
Mitch Williams
ESPN CLASSIC [Closed Captioned]
Wed, Jul 30, 8:00p - 8:30p
For the Phillies losing the 1993 World Series.
(Repeat. Orig. air date: 10/25/2005)
2005 | 30 mins

http://sports.espn.go.com/espntv/espnNetwork?networkID=18

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN_Classic

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July 28th Cubs-Brewers Attracts 288,000 Households on Comcast


July 28th Cubs-Brewers Attracts 288,000 Households on Comcast SportsNet

Quote:
Chicago, IL (July 29, 2008) – Comcast SportsNet Chicago, the television home for the most comprehensive coverage of the Chicago Cubs in HD, delivered its highest Cubs ratings ever last evening (July 28) -- an 8.30 household rating for its live coverage of the Cubs NL Central battle against the Milwaukee Brewers.

In one of the season’s most thrilling games, Comcast SportsNet attracted approx. 288,000 households for the entire game and scored an 11.2 peak rating during the 10:15 PM quarter-hour (over 388,500 households). The 8.30 household rating is not only Comcast SportsNet’s highest-ever Cubs game rating, but it is also the highest Cubs game rating on any Chicago regional sports network since June 16, 2004 (Cubs at Houston - 8.49 rating). Source for all ratings information is provided by Nielsen Media Research overnights.

Read entire article at:

http://chicago.comcastsportsnet.com/view_content_0p.asp?ID=67690

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CSN is Moving to Channel 665 on DIRECTV

CSN is Moving to Channel 665 on DIRECTV

Quote:
Beginning July 30, DIRECTV will be changing Comcast SportsNet Chicago’s current channel locations. These changes affect the network’s primary Comcast SportsNet Chicago channel (including its HD channel location) and Comcast SportsNet Chicago Plus (CSN+).

Comcast SportsNet Chicago’s main channel location will be moving to DIRECTV channel 665 (channel 665-HD). The network’s CSN+ location will be found on DIRECTV channel 666 (channel 666-1 in HD).

Later this fall on September 24, DIRECTV will also provide Comcast SportsNet Chicago with a dedicated alternate channel should the network have three live events on at the same time. That DIRECTV location will be on channel 667 (channel 667-1 in HD).

http://chicago.comcastsportsnet.com/view_content_0p.asp?ID=67653

Hmmm, Comcast extra programming on channel 666, something tells me a Cardinals fan came up with that channel allocation...

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