NBC is really committed to broadcasting soccer. The upcoming schedule is simply incredible.
http://www.sbnation.com/2013/7/29/4568642/2013-14-nbc-epl-tv-scheduleNBC announces massive EPL schedule to open seasonNBC, NBCSN and CNBC will combine to televise 69 games through Dec. 1.
Well, Premier League fans were promised coverage like they'd never seen before, and the NBC Sports Group appears to have delivered.
The network announced its EPL schedule through December 1 on Monday, and it features an impressive commitment to the league. NBC itself will air 10 matches live on Saturday afternoons, while NBC Sports Network (soon-to-be rebranded as NBCSN) will air 57 matches on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. CNBC will chip in with two additional Sunday matches, while Telemundo and mun2 will handle Spanish-language broadcasts of 27 matches.
NBC will also make every game available via TV Everywhere (the NBC Sports Live Extra App) and via a new package that works similar to the MLB Extra Innings or NFL Sunday Ticket packages. This is known as Premier League Extra Time. To date, AT&T U-Verse, Cablevision, Comcast, DIRECTV, DISH and Suddenlink have opted to carry the Extra Time package. Verizon hasn't agreed to carry Extra Time, but does grant access to the NBC Sports Live Extra app. 100 other partners have also opted in. If you'd like a definitive yes or no, perhaps leave the name of your provider in the comments and we'll get it sorted out.
The way things work is as follows: typically, NBCSN will air a game at 7:45 a.m. ET that has already been scheduled. At 10 a.m. ET, they will air a match that will be determined as the season goes along (a spokesman for NBC told me to expend the announcement of the first month soon). NBC will air 10 matches between now and Dec. 1 live at 12:30 p.m. ET. It is the largest-ever commitment to EPL (or really any soccer league) by a broadcast network in the United States.
Arlo White is the lead play-by-play man for the EPL on NBC. He'll call two matches per week with either Lee Dixon or Graham Le Saux. Rebecca Lowe hosts NBC's studio show for all Premier League coverage.
What follows is NBC's 69-game schedule of EPL matches through Dec. 1. Note that some matches are subject to change due to things like Europa League matches moving games back from Saturdays to Sundays, but most of the matches listed here are fairly set in stone.
Date Time Match Network
Aug. 17 7:45 a.m. ET Liverpool vs. Stoke NBCSN
Aug. 17 10 a.m. ET TBD NBCSN
Aug. 17 12:30 p.m. ET Swansea vs. Manchester United NBC
Aug. 18 8:30 a.m. ET Crystal Palace vs. Tottenham NBCSN
Aug. 18 11 a.m. ET Chelsea vs. Hull NBCSN
Aug. 19 3 p.m. ET Manchester City vs. Newcastle NBCSN
Aug. 21 2:30 p.m. ET Chelsea vs. Aston Villa NBCSN
Aug. 24 7:45 a.m. ET Fulham vs. Arsenal NBCSN
Aug. 24 10 a.m. ET TBD NBCSN
Aug. 24 12:30 p.m. ET Aston Villa vs. Liverpool NBC
Aug. 25 11 a.m. ET TBD NBCSN
Aug. 26 3 p.m. ET Manchester United vs. Chelsea NBCSN
Aug. 31 7:45 a.m. ET Manchester City vs. Hull NBCSN
Aug. 31 10 a.m. ET TBD NBCSN
Aug. 31 12:30 p.m. ET Crystal Palace vs. Sunderland NBC
Sept. 1 8:30 a.m. ET Liverpool vs. Manchester United NBCSN
Sept. 1 11 a.m. ET Arsenal vs. Tottenham NBCSN
Sept. 14 7:45 a.m. ET Manchester United vs. Crystal Palace NBCSN
Sept. 14 10 a.m. ET TBD NBCSN
Sept. 14 12:30 p.m. ET Everton vs. Chelsea NBC
Sept. 15 11 a.m. ET Southampton vs. West Ham NBCSN
Sept. 16 3 p.m. ET Swansea vs. Liverpool NBCSN
Sept. 21 7:45 a.m. ET Norwich vs. Aston Villa NBCSN
Sept. 21 10 a.m. ET TBD NBCSN
Sept. 21 12:30 p.m. ET Chelsea vs. Fulham NBCSN
Sept. 22 8:30 a.m. ET Arsenal vs. Stoke CNBC
Sept. 22 11 a.m. ET Manchester City vs. Manchester United NBCSN
Sept. 28 7:45 a.m. ET Manchester City vs. Everton NBCSN
Sept. 28 10 a.m. ET TBD NBCSN
Sept. 28 12:30 p.m. ET Swansea vs. Arsenal NBC
Sept. 29 8:30 a.m. ET Stoke vs. Norwich NBCSN
Sept. 29 11 a.m. ET Sunderland vs. Liverpool NBCSN
Sept. 30 3 p.m. ET Everton vs. Newcastle NBCSN
Oct. 5 7:45 a.m. ET Manchester City vs. Everton NBCSN
Oct. 5 10 a.m. ET TBD NBCSN
Oct. 5 12:30 p.m. ET Sunderland vs. Manchester United NBC
Oct. 6 8:30 a.m. ET Norwich vs. Chelsea NBCSN
Oct. 6 11 a.m. ET West Brom vs. Arsenal NBCSN
Oct. 19 7:45 a.m. ET Newcastle vs. Liverpool NBCSN
Oct. 19 10 a.m. ET TBD NBCSN
Oct. 19 12:30 p.m. ET West Ham vs. Manchester City NBC
Oct. 20 11 a.m. ET Aston Villa vs. Tottenham NBCSN
Oct. 21 3 p.m. ET Crystal Palace vs. Fulham NBCSN
Oct. 26 7:45 a.m. ET Crystal Palace vs. Arsenal NBCSN
Oct. 26 10 a.m. ET TBD NBCSN
Oct. 26 12:30 p.m. ET Southampton vs. Fulham NBCSN
Oct. 27 9:30 a.m. ET Chelsea vs. Manchester City NBCSN
Oct. 27 12 p.m. ET Sunderland vs. Newcastle NBCSN
Nov. 2 8:45 a.m. ET Newcastle vs. Chelsea NBCSN
Nov. 2 11 a.m. ET TBD NBCSN
Nov. 2 1:30 p.m. ET Arsenal vs. Liverpool NBC
Nov. 3 8:30 a.m. ET Everton vs. Tottenham CNBC
Nov. 3 11 a.m. ET Cardiff vs. Swansea NBCSN
Nov. 9 10 a.m. ET TBD NBCSN
Nov. 9 12:30 p.m. ET Norwich vs. West Ham NBC
Nov. 10 7 a.m. ET Tottenham vs. Newcastle NBCSN
Nov. 10 9 a.m. ET Sunderland vs. Manchester City NBCSN
Nov. 10 11 a.m. ET Manchester United vs. Arsenal NBCSN
Nov. 23 7:45 a.m. ET Everton vs. Liverpool NBCSN
Nov. 23 10 a.m. ET TBD NBCSN
Nov. 23 12:30 p.m. ET Manchester City vs. Tottenham NBC
Nov. 24 8:30 a.m. ET West Ham vs. Chelsea NBCSN
Nov. 24 11 a.m. ET Cardiff vs. Manchester United NBCSN
Nov. 25 3 p.m. ET West Brom vs. Aston Villa NBCSN
Nov. 30 7:45 a.m. ET Tottenham vs. Manchester United NBCSN
Nov. 30 10 a.m. ET TBD NBCSN
Nov. 30 12:30 p.m. ET Newcastle vs. West Brom NBC
Dec. 1 8:30 a.m. ET Hull vs. Liverpool NBCSN
Dec. 1 11 a.m. ET Chelsea vs. Southampton NBCSN