On TV This Week 12/17 - 12/23

By Raven Williams, @nevaRWilliams

SUNDAY 12/17

NFL
Dallas Cowboys @ Oakland Raiders (NBC, 8:20pm)

NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Washington Wizards (FOX Sports Ohio, 6pm)

BASKETBALL
Harlem Globetrotters Hoops For The Troops Game (ESPN 2, 6pm)
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A Christmas Story Live! (FOX, 8pm)
The Sound Of Music (ABC, 8pm)

Good Behavior, FINALE (TNT, 10pm)
Search Party, FINALE (TBS, 10pm & 10:30pm)
WAGS: LA, FINALE (E!, 10pm)



MONDAY 12/18

NFL
Atlanta Falcons @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (ESPN, 8:15pm)

NBA
Boston Celtics @ Indiana Pacers (NBA TV, 7pm)

NHL
Columbus Blue Jackets @ Boston Bruins (FOX Sports Ohio, 7pm)
Los Angeles Kings @ Philadelphia Flyers (NHL, 7pm)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Nebraska-Omaha @ Kansas (ESPN 2, 7pm)
Charleston Southern @ Florida State (ESPNU, 7pm)
Northern Illinois @ Marquette (FOX Sports 1, 7pm)
Tennessee State @ Texas (ESPN 2, 9pm)
Boise State @ SMU (ESPNU, 9pm)
Texas-Arlington @ Creighton (FOX Sports 1, 9pm)
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Agnelli (HBO, 8pm)
The Voice, Live Finale Part 1 (NBC, 8pm)
The Great Christmas Light Fight, FINALE (ABC, 8pm)
Popstar's Best Of 2017 (The CW, 8pm)
90 Day Fiance, FINALE (TLC, 8pm)

The Hollywood Walk Of Fame Honors 2017 (The CW, 9pm)
Holiday Baking Championship, FINALE (Food Network, 9pm)

Gunpowder, PREMIERE (HBO, 10pm)
Ellen's Game Of Games, PREMIERE (NBC, 10pm)
The Year In Memoriam 2017 (ABC, 10pm)
Christmas Cookie Challenge, FINALE (Food Network, 10pm)
Ill Behaviour, FINALE (Showtime, 10:30pm)



TUESDAY 12/19

NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Milwaukee Bucks (FOX Sports Ohio, 8pm)

NHL
Boston Bruins @ Buffalo Sabres (NBC Sports, 7:30pm)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl: Akron vs. Florida Atlantic (ESPN, 7pm)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
South Carolina @ Clemson (ESPN 2, 7pm)
Dartmouth @ Notre Dame (ESPNU, 7pm)
Moreheard Eagles @ Butler (FOX Sports 1, 8:30pm)
Georgia Tech @ Georgia (ESPN 2, 9pm)
Stephen F. Austin State @ Missouri (ESPNU, 9pm)
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A Home For The Holidays With Josh Groban (CBS, 8pm)
Married At First Sight: Jamie And Doug Plus One, PREMIERE (Lifetime, 8pm)
Olaf's Frozen Adventure (ABC, 8pm)
Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (ABC, 8:30pm)

The Year: 2017 (ABC, 9pm)
The Voice, Live Finale Part 2 (NBC, 9pm)
The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills, PREMIERE (Bravo, 9pm)
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (FOX, 9:30pm)

I Am Sam Kinison (Spike, 10pm)
Gucci Mane & Keyshia Ka'Oir; The Mane Event, FINALE (BET, 10pm)
Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge, FINALE (CMT, 10pm)
The Long Road Home, FINALE (NatGeo, 10pm)



WEDNESDAY 12/20

NBA
Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets (NBA TV, 8pm)
Memphis Grizzlies @ Golden State Warriors (NBA TV, 10:30pm)

NHL
Toronto Maple Leafs @ Columbus Blue Jackets (FOX Sports Ohio, 7:30pm)
Detroit Red Wings @ Philadelphia Flyers (NBC Sports, 8pm)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
DXL Frisco Bowl: Louisiana Tech vs. SMU (ESPN, 8pm)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Evansville @ Duke (ESPN 2, 7pm)
Houston @ Providence (ESPNU, 7pm)
Wagner @ Seton Hall (FOX Sports 1, 7pm)
Wofford @ North Carolina (ESPN 2, 9pm)
Albany (N.Y.) @ Louisville (ESPNU, 9pm)
South Carolina Upstate @ Creighton (FOX Sports 1, 9pm)
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Survivor, FINALE (CBS, 8pm)
Grandma Got Ran Over By A Reindeer (The CW, 8pm)

The Top 12 Greatest Christmas Movies Of All Time (The CW, 9pm)
Dian Fossey: Secrets In The Mist, FINALE (NatGeo, 9pm)




THURSDAY 12/21

NBA
Chicago Bulls @ Cleveland Cavaliers (FOX Sports Ohio, 7pm)
Boston Celtics @ New York Knicks (TNT, 8pm)
San Antonio Spurs @ Utah Jazz (TNT, 10:30pm)

NHL
Columbus Blue Jackets @ Pittsburgh Penguins (FOX Sports Ohio, 7pm)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl: Temple vs. Florida International (ESPN, 8pm)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Fairleigh Dickinson @ Maryland (ESPNU, 7pm)
American @ Marquette (FOX Sports 1, 7pm)
Connecticut @ Arizona (ESPN 2, 9pm)
Alabama A&M @ Michigan (ESPNU, 9pm)
Miami (Ohio) @ DePaul (FOX Sports 1, 9pm)
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A Charlie Brown Christmas (ABC, 8pm)

A Saturday Night Live Christmas (NBC, 9pm)
CMA Country Christmas (ABC, 9pm)

The Rundown With Robin Thede, FINALE (BET, 11pm)
The Comedy Get Down, FINALE (BET, 11:30pm)



FRIDAY 12/22

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Middle Tennessee State @ Princeton (ESPNU, 5:30pm)
Sacred Heart @ Providence (FOX Sports 1, 6:30pm)
Northwestern @ Oklahoma (ESPN 2, 7pm)
Florida Gulf Coast @ Wichita State (CBS SportsNet, 7pm)
Akron @ USC (ESPNU, 7:30pm)
Hofstra @ Villanova (FOX Sports 1, 8:30pm)
Texas @ Alabama (ESPN 2, 9pm)
Xavier @ Northern Iowa (CBS SportsNet, 9pm)
Nevada vs. Southern Illinois (FOX Sports 1, 11pm)

NBA
Los Angeles Clippers @ Houston Rockets (ESPN, 8pm)
Los Angeles Lakers @ Golden State Warriors (ESPN, 10:30pm)

NFL
A Football Life: Swann & Stallworth (NFL, 9pm)
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I Love Lucy Christmas Special (CBS, 8pm)

The Dick Van Dyke Show -- Now In Living Color (CBS, 9pm)



SATURDAY 12/23

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Alabama A&M @ Georgetown (FOX Sports 1, 12pm)
Tennessee @ Wake Forest (ESPN 2, 12:30pm)
Ohio State vs. North Carolina (CBS, 1:30pm)
Connecticut @ Auburn (ESPN 2, 2:30pm)
Wagner @ Dayton (NBC Sports, 3pm)
Kentucky vs. UCLA (CBS, 4pm)
Illinois vs. Missouri (ESPN 2, 8pm)
Duquesne vs. Southern Illinois (FOX Sports 1, 8:30pm)
Nevada vs. San Francisco (FOX Sports 1, 11pm)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Birmingham Bowl: Texas Tech vs. South Florida (ESPN, 12pm)
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: San Diego State vs. Army (ESPN, 3:30pm)
Dollar General Bowl: Appalachian State vs. Toledo (ESPN, 7pm)

NFL
Indianapolis Colts @ Baltimore Ravens (NFL, 4:30pm)
Minnesota Vikings @ Green Bay Packers (NBC, 8:20pm)

NHL
Philadelphia Flyers @ Columbus Blue Jackets (FOX Sports Ohio, 7pm)
Toronto Maple Leafs @ New York Rangers (NHL, 7pm)

SOCCER
Premier League: Burnley FC vs. Tottenham Hotspur FC (NBC, 12:30pm)
Premier League: Leicester City FC vs. Manchester United FC (NBC, 2:45pm)
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MOVIE: The Zookeeper's Wife (HBO, 8pm)

Saturday Night Live; (NBC, 11:30pm)

Leadoff with Lee 12.23.15 #Browns #ProBowl #Indians #Akron #Toledo

By @cleeverizon

Browns left tackle Joe Thomas and center Alex Mack were selected to the NFL Pro Bowl. For Thomas, this will be his 9th selection to the annual game and 3rd time for Mack. Special teamer Johnson Bademosi, tight end Gary Barnidge and wide receiver Travis Benjamin were selected as alternates. Pro Bowl players are voted in by players, coaches and fans, with each groups ballot counting for 1/3 of the votes.

In a All-Star game many consider to be tag football, the Pro Bowl has some rule differences from a traditional NFL game.

-Field Goal Post width will be 14-feet, down from 18.6-feet from the regular season
-PATs will be from the 15-yard line, making the kick 33-yards long.
-2 timeouts per quarter
-2 minute warning every quarter
-Change of Possession at the end of each quarter. Just to name a few. For the complete Pro Bowl roster click HERE.

- The Indians signed Ross Detwiler to a minor league deal with a spring training invite. The team also released Chris Johnson, but still owe him $17.5M. Johnson is scheduled to make $7.5M in 2016 and $9M in 2017 and the Tribe will be on the hook for his $1M buyout in 2018 with a contract worth $10M.

Ross Detwiler is a 29-year-old southpaw who posted a 7.25 ERA (6.12 FIP) in 41 appearances between the Texas Rangers and Atlanta Braves in 2015. In 58.1 combined innings, Detwiler struck out 41, walked 36 and allowed 10 home runs. Left-handed pitchers Tom Gorzelanny and Joe Thatcher were also recently signed to Minor League deals with spring training invites by the Tribe.

- The Akron Zips defeated Utah State for their 1st bowl win in school history with a 23-21 victory in the Idaho Potato Bowl.

- Another Ohio team won a bowl game yesterday, as the Toledo Rockets won the Boca Raton Bowl over Temple, 32-17. It's the 1st time since 1969-71 Toledo has won a bowl in consecutive seasons.

- After announcing his retirement Monday, Ohio native Charles Woodson was named to his 9th Pro Bowl at the age 39. Woodson was a three-time, first-team All-Pro at cornerback for the Packers and Raiders. Named to the All-2000s Team by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Woodson was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year with the in 2009 season which featured nine interceptions and three touchdowns. He is also sixth on the all time interceptions list with 65 and is tied for the most career defensive touchdowns with 13.

TV Weekend 3.6 - 3.7

By @nevaRWilliams

Shark Tank (FRI, ABC, 8pm)
World's Funniest Fails (FRI, FOX, 8pm)
The Amazing Race (FRI, CBS, 8pm)
Heart Of Dixie (FRI, The CW, 8pm)
Cold Justice (FRI, TNT, 8pm)

iMPACT Wrestling (FRI, Destination America, 9pm)
New Japan Pro Wrestling (FRI, AXS TV, 9pm)
12 Monkeys (FRI, SyFy, 9pm)
In An Instant SERIES PREMIERE (FRI, ABC, 9pm)
Glee (FRI, FOX, 9pm)
Hawaii Five-O (FRI, CBS, 9pm)

Helix (FRI, SyFy, 10pm)
Banshee (FRI, Showtime, 10pm)

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In as Instant (SAT, ABC, 9pm)
Black Sails (SAT, Starz, 9pm)
Saturday Night Live, Chris Hemsworth, Zac Brown Band (SAT, NBC, 11:30pm)

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NBA
Cavaliers @ Hawks (FRI, FOX Sports Ohio, 7:30pm)
Suns @ Nets (FRI, ESPN, 8pm)
Mavericks @ Wizards (FRI, ESPN, 10:30pm)

Suns @ Cavaliers (SAT, FOX Sports Ohio/NBA TV, 7:30pm)

MLB
Preseason: Yankees @ Phillies (FRI, MLB Network, 9pm)

Preseason: Blue Jays @ Phillies (SAT, MLB Network, 1pm)
Preseason: Rangers @ Brewers (SAT, MLB Network, 4pm)
Preseason: Cardinals @ Nationals (SAT, MLB Network, 8pm)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Akron @ Kent State (FRI, ESPN 2, 7pm)
Ohio Valley Tournament, first semifinal (FRI, ESPNU, 7:30pm)
Texas Tech @ Baylor (FRI, ESPN 2, 9pm)
Ohio Valley Tournament, second semifinal (FRI, ESPNU, 9:30pm)

Seton Hall @ Georgetown (SAT, FOX, 12pm)
Syracuse @ North Carolina State (SAT, CBS, 12pm)
Michigan State @ Indiana (SAT, ESPN, 12pm)
Pittsburgh @ Florida State (SAT, ESPN, 12pm)
Butler @ Providence (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 12pm)

St. John's @ Villanova (SAT, FOX, 2pm)
Florida @ Kentucky (SAT, CBS, 2pm)
LSU @ Arkansas (SAT, ESPN, 2pm)
Oklahoma State @ West Virginia (SAT, ESPNews, 2pm)
Connecticut @ Temple (SAT, ESPN 2, 2pm)
Xavier @ Creighton (SAT, FOX Sports Ohio, 2pm)

Stanford @ Arizona (SAT, CBS, 4pm)
Kansas @ Oklahoma (SAT, ESPN, 4pM)
Tulane @ South Florida (SAT, ESPNews, 4pm)
Kansas State @ Texas (SAT, ESPN 2, 4pm)

George Mason @ VCU (SAT, NBC Sports, 5:30pm)
Virginia @ Louisville (SAT, ESPN, 6:30pm)
Ohio Valley Tournament Final (SAT, ESPN 2, 7pm)
Iowa State @ TCU (SAT, ESPNews, 8:30pm)

Duke @ North Carolina (SAT, ESPN, 9pm)
West Coast Conference Tournament, quarterfinal (SAT, ESPN 2, 9pm)
Horizon League Tournament, second semifinal (SAT, ESPNU, 9:30pm)
West Coast Conference Tournament, quarterfinal (SAT, ESPN 2, 11pm)

NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series, Kobalt Tools 400, Qualifying (FRI, FOX Sports 1, 7:30pm)
XFINITY Series, Boyd Gaming 300 (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 4pm)

NHL
Blue Jackets @ Devils (FRI, FOX Sports Cincinnati, 7pm)

Flyers @ Bruins (SAT, NHL Network, 1pm)
Blues @ Maple Leafs (SAT, NHL Network, 7pm)

GOLF
WGC Cadillac Championship, Third Round (SAT, NBC, 3pm)

MMA & BOXING
Golden Boy Live: Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Juan Luis Hernandez (FRI, FOX Sports 1, 10pm)
Premier Boxing Champions (SAT, NBC, 8:30pm)

OTHER SPORTS
Gymnastics: AT&T American Cup (SAT, NBC, 1pm)