On TV This Week 4/30/17 - 5/6/17

By Raven Williams, @nevaRWilliams

SUNDAY 4/30

MLB
Cubs @ Red Sox (ESPN, 8pm)

NBA
Jazz @ Clippers, Game 7 (ABC, 3:30pm)

NHL
Blues @ Predators, Game 3 (NBC, 3pm)
Ducks @ Oilers, Game 3 (NBC Sports, 7pm)
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The 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards (Disney, 7pm)
American Gods, PREMIERE (Starz, 9pm)
American Crime, FINALE (ABC, 10pm)
United Shades Of America (CNN, 10pm)



MONDAY 5/1

MLB
Indians @ Tigers (STO, 7pm)
Orioles @ Red Sox (ESPN, 7pm)

NBA
Raptors @ Cavaliers, Game 1 (TNT, 7pm)
Rockets @ Spurs, Game 1 (TNT, 9:30pm)

NHL
Capitals @ Penguins, Game 3 (NBC Sports, 7:30pm)

NFL
The Top 100 Players of 2017, 100-91 (NFL, 8pm)
The Top 100 Players of 2017, 90-81 (NFL, 9pm)
Draft Grades (ESPN, 9pm)
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Kids BBQ Championship, PREMIERE (Food, 8pm)
Taken, FINALE (NBC, 10pm)



TUESDAY 5/2

MLB
Indians @ Tigers (STO, 7pm)
Orioles @ Red Sox OR Blue Jays @ Yankees (MLB, 7pm)

NBA
Wizards @ Celtics, Game 2 (TNT, 8pm)
Jazz @ Warriors, Game 1 (TNT, 10:30pm)

NHL
Senators @ Rangers, Game 3 (NBC Sports, 7pm)
Blues @ Predators, Game 4 (NBC Sports, 9:30pm)

MMA & BOXING
BOXING: Ivan Redkach vs. Argenis Mendez (FOX Sports 1, 9pm)
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The Mick (FOX, 8:30pm)
The Challenge: Invasion of the Champions, Hall of Fame Epic Fails (MTV, 10pm)



WEDNESDAY 5/3

MLB
Indians @ Tigers (STO, 7pm)
Blue Jays @ Yankees (ESPN, 7pm)
Giants @ Dodgers OR Rockies @ Padres (MLB, 10pm)

NBA
Raptors @ Cavaliers, Game 2 (TNT, 7pm)
Rockets @ Spurs, Game 2 (TNT, 9:30pm)

NHL
Capitals @ Penguins, Game 4 (NBC Sports, 7:30pm)
Ducks @ Oilers, Game 4 (NBC Sports, 10pm)
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Plants Behaving Badly (PBS, 10pm)
Andy Cohen's Then & Now (Bravo, 10pm)



THURSDAY 5/4

MLB
Indians @ Tigers (STO, 1pm)
Orioles @ Red Sox OR Marlins @ Rays (MLB, 7pm)

NBA
Celtics @ Wizards, Game 3 (ESPN, 8pm)
Jazz @ Warriors, Game 2 (ESPN, 10:30pm)

NHL
Senators @ Rangers, Game 4 (NBC Sports, 7:30pm)
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Superstore, FINALE (NBC, 8pm)
Supernatural (The CW, 8pm)
Riverdale (The CW, 9pm)
Lip Sync Battle: Nicole Richie vs. John Michael Higgins (Spike, 10pm)



FRIDAY 5/5

MLB
Indians @ Royals (STO, 8pm)
Indians @ Royals OR Red Sox @ Twins (MLB, 8pm)

NBA
Cavaliers @ Raptors, Game 3 (ESPN, 7pm)
Spurs @ Rockets, Game 3 (ESPN, 9:30pm)

NHL
Predators @ Blues, Game 5 (NBC Sports, 8pm)
Oilers @ Ducks, Game 5 (NBC Sports, 10:30pm)

MMA & BOXING
Boxing: Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Robinson Castellano (ESPN 2, 8pm)
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Al Madrigal: Shrimpin' Ain't Easy (Showtime, 9pm)
Blue Bloods, FINALE (CBS, 10pm)
Dr. Miami, FINALE (WE TV, 10:10pm)



SATURDAY 5/6

MLB
Red Sox @ Twins (MLB, 2pm)
Indians @ Royals (FOX Sports 1, 4pm)
Yankees @ Cubs (FOX, 7pm)
Rangers @ Mariners OR Dodgers @ Padres (MLB, 10pm)

NBA
Warriors @ Jazz, Game 3 (ABC, 8:30pm)

NHL
Penguins @ Capitals, Game 5
Rangers @ Senators, Game 5

RACING
XFINITY Series: Sparks Energy 300 (FOX, 1pm)
Monster Energy Cup Series: GEICO 500, Qualifying (FOX, 4pm)

GOLF
Wells Fargo Championship, Third Round (CBS, 3pm)

SOCCER
English Premier League: Swansea City AFC vs. Everton FC (NBC, 12:30pm)
MLS: Toronto FC @ Seattle Sounders FC (ESPN, 2:55pm)

OTHER SPORTS
College Baseball: Texas @ TCU (ESPN 2, 1pm)
College Baseball: Mississippi State @ Texas A&M (ESPNU, 2pm)
Horse Racing: 143rd Kentucky Derby (NBC, 2:30pm)
College Softball: Oklahoma @ Oklahoma State (ESPNU, 5pm)
College Softball: Auburn @ Alabama (ESPN 2, 8pm)
College Softball: Arizona @ UCLA (ESPNU, 9pm)
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Chris Gethard: Career Suicide (HBO, 10pm)
The Dead Files, PREMIERE (Travel, 10pm)
Saturday Night Live, Chris Pine, LCD Soundsystem (NBC, 11:30pm)

TV Weekend 3.11 - 3.12

By Raven Williams, @nevaRWilliams

Caught on Camera With Nick Cannon (FRI, NBC, 8pm)
Last Man Standing (FRI, ABC, 8pm)
Sleepy Hollow (FRI, FOX, 8pm)
The Amazing Race (FRI, CBS, 8pm)
The Vampire Diaries (FRI, The CW, 8pm)
Dr. Ken (FRI, ABC, 8:30pm)

New Japan Pro Wrestling (FRI, AXSTV, 9pm)
Grimm (FRI, NBC, 9pm)
Shark Tank (FRI, ABC, 9pm)
Second Chance (FRI, FOX, 9pm)
Hawaii Five-0 (FRI, CBS, 9pm)
The Originals (FRI, The CW, 9pm)

Blue Bloods (FRI, CBS, 10pm)
Real Time With Bill Maher (FRI, HBO, 10pm)
Burgers Brew & Que (FRI, Food Network, 10:30pm)

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Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill; Audra McDonald as Billie Holiday (SAT, HBO, 9pm)
Doctor Who (SAT, BBC America, 9pm)
Black Sails (SAT, Starz, 9pm)
Saturday Night Live: Ariana Grande (SAT, NBC, 11:30pm)

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NBA
Heat @ Bulls (FRI, NBA TV, 8pm)
Knicks @ Clippers (FRI, NBA TV, 10:30pm)

Thunder @ Spurs (SAT, ABC, 8:30pm)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Ohio State vs Michigan State (FRI, Big Ten, 6:30pm)
Marshall vs Middle Tennessee (FRI, CBS SportsNet, 6:30pm)
Massachusetts vs VCU (FRI, NBC Sports, 6:30pm)
Notre Dame vs North Carolina (FRI, ESPN, 7pm)
Baylor vs Kansas (FRI, ESPN 2, 7pm)
Tulane vs Houston (FRI, ESPNU, 7pm)
Alabama vs Kentucky (FRI, SEC, 7pm)
Nebraska vs Maryland (FRI, Big Ten, 8:55pm)
Memphis vs Tulsa (FRI, ESPNU, 9pm)
Davidson vs St. Bonaventure (FRI, NBC Sports, 9pm)
Oklahoma vs West Virginia (FRI, ESPN 2, 9pm)
Miami vs Virginia (FRI, ESPN, 9pm)
Seton Hall vs Xavier (FRI, FOX Sports 1, 9pm)
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Vermont vs Stony Brook (SAT, ESPN 2, 11am)
LSU vs Texas A&M (SAT, ESPN, 1pm)
South Carolina State vs Hampton (SAT, ESPN 2, 1pm)
Michigan vs Purdue (SAT, CBS, 1pm)
St. Joseph's vs Dayton (SAT, CBS SportsNet, 1:30pm)

Old Dominion vs Middle Tennessee (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 2:30pm)
Georgia vs Kentucky (SAT, ESPN, 3pm)
Connecticut vs Temple (SAT, ESPN 2, 3pm)
Maryland vs Michigan State (SAT, CBS, 3:30pm)

Tulane vs Memphis (SAT, ESPN 2, 5:30pm)
Seton Hall vs Villanova (SAT, FOX, 5:30pm)
Fresno State vs San Diego State (SAT, CBS, 6pm)
West Virginia vs Kansas (SAT, ESPN, 6pm)
Southern vs Jackson State (SAT, ESPNU, 6:30pm)
Buffalo vs Akron (SAT, ESPN 2, 7:30pm)
Montana vs Weber State (SAT, ESPNU, 8:45pm)
Virginia vs North Carolina (SAT, ESPN, 9pm)
Texas A&M-CC vs Stephen F. Austin (SAT, ESPN 2, 9:30pm)

MLB PRESEASON
Marlins @ Red Sox (SAT, MLB Network, 1pm)
Athletics @ Rangers (SAT, MLB Network, 4pm)

NHL
Penguins @ Blue Jackets (FRI, FOX Sports Ohio, 7pm)
Blackhawks @ Stars (FRI, NHL Network, 8:30pm)

Rangers @ Red Wings (SAT, NHL Network, 2pm)
Blues @ Stars (SAT, NHL Network, 9pm)

MMA & BOXING
World Series Of Fighting 29 (SAT, NBC Sports, 10pm)

NASCAR & RACING
XFINITY Series: Axalta Faster Tougher Brighter 200 (SAT, FOX, 2:30pm)
Motorcycle Racing: Monster Energy Supercross Series: Toronto (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 7pm)

GOLF
Valspar Championship, Third Round (SAT, NBC, 3pm)

OTHER SPORTS
SOCCER: Tottenham Hotspur FC vs. Arsenal FC (SAT, NBC, 12:30pm)
World of X Games; Real Snow 2016 (SAT, ABC, 3pm)

TV Weekend 10.2 - 10.3

By @nevaRWilliams

Last Man Standing (FRI, ABC, 8pm)
The Amazing Race (FRI, CBS, 8pm)
New Japan Pro Wrestling (FRI, AXSTV, 8pm)
Dr. Ken (FRI, ABC, 8:30pm)

A Football Life: Jerome Bettis (FRI, NFL Network, 9pm)
Shark Tank (FRI, ABC, 9pm)
Hawaii Five-0 (FRI, CBS, 9pm)
New Japan Pro Wrestling (FRI, AXSTV, 9pm)

Blue Bloods (FRI, CBS, 10pm)
Strike Back (FRI, Cinemax, 10pm)
Z Nation (FRI, SyFy, 10pm)

Black Jesus (FRI, Cartoon Network, 11pm)
Continuum (FRI, SyFy, 11pm)
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Live From New York!, Saturday Night Live Documentary (SAT, NBC, 8pm)
The Unauthorized Beverly Hills 90210 Story (SAT, Lifetime, 8pm)

Doctor Who (SAT, BBC America, 9pm)
Blunt Talk (SAT, STARZ, 9pm)
Survivor's Remorse (SAT, STARZ, 9:30pm)

Saturday Night Live Classic (SAT, NBC, 10pm)
Saturday Night Live, Miley Cyrus (SAT, NBC, 11:30pm)

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Memphis @ South Florida (FRI, ESPN 2, 7pm)
Columbia @ Princeton (FRI, NBC Sports, 7pm)
Temple @ Charlotte (FRI, CBS SportsNet, 7pm)
Connecticut @ BYU (FRI, ESPN 2, 10:15pm)

Texas @ TCU (SAT, ABC, 12pm)
Iowa @ Wisconsin (SAT, ESPN, 12pm)
Purdue @ Michigan State (SAT, ESPN 2, 12pm)
West Virginia @ Oklahoma (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 12pm)
Minnesota @ Northwestern (SAT, Big Ten, 12pm)

Ohio State @ Indiana (SAT, ABC, 3:30pm)
Alabama @ Georgia (SAT, CBS, 3:30pm)
Florida State @ Wake Forest (SAT, ESPN, 3:30pm)
Texas Tech @ Baylor (SAT, ESPN 2, 3:30pm)
North Carolina @ Georgia Tech (SAT, ESPNU, 3:30pm)
Air Force @ Navy (SAT, CBS SportsNet, 3:30pm)
Kansas State @ Oklahoma State (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 4pm)
East Carolina @ SMU (SAT, ESPNews, 4pm)

Mississippi @ Florida (SAT, ESPN, 7pm)
Arkansas @ Tennessee (SAT, ESPN 2, 7pm)
Eastern Michigan @ LSU (SAT, ESPNU, 7pm)
Arizona State @ UCLA (SAT, FOX, 7:30pm)

Notre Dame @ Clemson (SAT, ABC, 8pm)
Michigan @ Maryland (SAT, Big Ten, 8pm)
Oregon @ Colorado (SAT, ESPN, 10pm)
Hawaii @ Boise State (SAT, ESPN 2, 10:15pm)

MLB
Red Sox @ Indians (FRI, STO, 7pm)
Angels @ Rangers (FRI, ESPN, 8pm)

Royals @ Twins (SAT, FOX, 1pm)
(SAT, MLB Network, 4pm)
Red Sox @ Indians (SAT, STO, 7pm)
(SAT, MLB Network, 8pm)

NBA
Preseason: Nuggets @ Clippers (FRI, NBA TV, 10:30pm)

NHL
Preseason: Bruins @ Capitals (FRI, NHL Network, 7pm)
Preseason: Blue Jackets @ Sabres (FRI, NHL Network, 10pm)

Preseason: Red Wings @ Maple Leafs (SAT, NHL Network, 7pm)
Preseason: Avalanche @ Kings (SAT, NHL Network, 10pm)

MMA & BOXING
UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson - Prelims (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 8pm)
Boxing: Adrien Broner vs. Khabib Allakhverdiev (SAT, Showtime, 10pm)
Boxing: Lucas Matthysse vs. Viktor Postol (SAT, HBO, 10:15pm)

NASCAR & RACING
Lucas Oil Off Road Series: Pro 4 and Pro 2 (SAT, CBS, 1:30pm)
XFINITY Series: Hisense 200 (SAT, NBC Sports, 3:30pm)

SOCCER
English Premier League: Chelsea FC vs. Southampton FC (SAT, NBC, 12:30pm)

TV Weekend 1.2-1.3

By @nevaRWilliams

WWE SmackDown! (FRI, SyFy, 8pm)
Undercover Boss (FRI, CBS, 8pm)

Wake Up Call (FRI, TNT, 9pm)
Hawaii Five-O (FRI, CBS, 9pm)

Blue Bloods (FRI, CBS, 10pm)

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48 Hours (SAT, CBS, 10pm)

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NFL PLAYOFFS
NFC Wild-Card: Cardinals @ Panthers (SAT, ESPN, 4:20pm)
AFC Wild-Card: Ravens @ Steelers (SAT, NBC, 8pm)

NBA
Cavaliers @ Hornets (FRI, FOX Sports Ohio, 7pm)
Mavericks @ Celtics (FRI, NBA TV, 7:30pm)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Valero Alamo Bowl: Kansas State vs. UCLA (FRI, ESPN, 6:45pm)
TicketCity Cactus Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Washington (FRI, ESPN, 10:15pm)

Birmingham Bowl: East Carolina vs. Florida (SAT, ESPN, 12pm)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
USC @ Utah (FRI, ESPNU, 10pm)
UCLA @ Colorado (FRI, FOX Sports 1, 10pm)

SMU @ Cincinnati (SAT, ESPN 2, 11am)
Villanova @ Seton Hall (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 12pm)
Minnesota @ Maryland (SAT, Big Ten, 12pm)
Duquesne @ Dayton (SAT, NBC Sports, 1pm)
Connecticut @ Florida (SAT, CBS, 2pm)
Texas @ Texas Tech (SAT, ESPNU, 2pm)
Xavier @ DePaul (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 2pm)
Michigan @ Purdue (SAT, Big Ten, 2:15pm)

Rhode Island @ St. Louis (SAT, NBC Sports, 3pm)
Illinois @ Ohio State (SAT, ESPN 2, 3:30pm)
WOMEN: Maryland @ Nebraska (SAT, CBS, 4pm)
Baylor @ Oklahoma (SAT, ESPNU, 4pm)
Butler @ St. John's (SAT, CBS SportsNet, 4pm)
Creighton @ Georgetown (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 4:30pm)
Richmond @ Davidson (SAT, NBC Sports, 5pm)
Virginia @ Miami (SAT, ESPN 2, 5:30pm)

Tulane @ Memphis (SAT, ESPNU, 6pm)
Penn State @ Rutgers (SAT, ESPN 2, 7:30pm)
Oregon State @ Oregon (SAT, ESPNU, 8pm)
North Carolina @ Clemson (SAT, ESPN, 8:15pm)
Gonzaga @ Portland (SAT, ESPN 2, 9:30pm)
San Diego State @ Fresno State (SAT, ESPNU, 10pm)

NHL
Maple Leafs @ Jets (SAT, NHL Network, 7pm)
Blue Jackets @ Coyotes (SAT, FOX Sports Ohio, 8pm)

MMA
UFC Prefight Show (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 7pm)
UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier - Prelims (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 8pm)

ACTION SPORTS
World of X Games; ASP Surging, Billabong Pipeline Masters (SAT, ABC, 2pm)
World of X Games; Winter Heroes (SAT, ABC, 3pm)
USSA: Mid-Season Recap (SAT, NBC, 4pm)

SOCCER
FA Cup Soccer: Tranmere Rovers FC vs. Swansea City AFC (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 10am)