Big Ten Network - Regular Shows

Regular Shows

• Big Ten Tonight: A weekly thirty-minute show similar to ESPN's SportsCenter only offering highlights and discussion of Big Ten football, basketball and other sports. Dave Revsine, Rick Pizzo, Mike Hall and Lisa Cornwell anchor. Other reporters and analysts appear depending on the sport being discussed. Airs Sundays.
• Big Ten Football Saturday: On Saturdays during football season, the day's games are discussed and highlights are shown. There's the pre-game, halftime, and post-game editions for all games. Dave Revsine hosts and Gerry DiNardo (who they call "Coach") and Howard Griffith provide analysis.
• Big Ten Friday Tailgate: 90 minute light hearted and irreverent show airing on Friday nights that looks at campus life surrounding football weekends. The hosts are Mike Hall, Charissa Thompson, and Chicago area improv actors Jordan Klepper, Steve Waltien, and Tim Baltz. In 2010, the show was cut to 60 minutes and shortned its title to Big Ten Tailgate.
• Big Ten Tip-Off Show: A pre-game show in which the day's basketball games are discussed. Hosted by Dave Revsine. Gene Keady, Jimmy Jackson, Tim Doyle and Kendall Gill provide analysis.
• Coaches Q&A: Excerpts from the week's press conferences
• The Big Ten's Greatest Games: Classic football and basketball games, with editing of some non-essential game action out to fit time constraints.
• The Big Ten Women's Show: Covers women's sports throughout the conference. Airs at 10 PM ET on Mondays.
• The Big Ten Quad: a weekly sports discussion show with Big Ten legends.
• Big Ten Cookout: a half hour cooking/tailgate show that airs live on Saturdays at 10 AM ET. It is hosted by Melanie Collins from a different Big Ten campus every week. The chefs are Julius Russell and Ben Walanka (from season five of Hell's Kitchen).
• The Big Ten's Best: a weekly countdown show with lists of the top 10 Big Ten teams or players in a certain category, such as "best running backs of the 1990s" or "best quarterbacks of the 1980s". It is hosted by Charissa Thompson.
• Various coach's shows.
• University Showcase - a program block of non-sports campus produced programs. Each school has equal time.
• Student U - Game broadcasts produced by university broadcast departments involving students controlling production and play-by-play which are usually seen only on closed-circuit campus cable networks.
• Big Ten Football: Breakdown: Every week, Big Ten coaches and players review the previous week’s game film, looking for the positives and the negatives. Network analysts will give fans a look at the nuances of the game and what affected the teams’ success. Airs Tuesdays at 10 PM ET.
• Big Ten Football: Sites & Sounds: The show includes segments from press conferences, media interviews and the games, as well as other behind-the-scenes footage, hosted from the network's Chicago studios. Airs Wednesdays at 10 PM ET.
• Big Ten Football: Behind the Schemes: The network's resident head coaches go head-to-head each week, breaking down film and putting together game plans for the upcoming week’s games. Airs Thursdays at 10 PM ET.
• Big Ten Football… & Beyond: The show previews the weekend’s games with reports from each Big Ten stadium and takes a look at key national match-ups that could impact Big Ten postseason plans. Airs Fridays at 10 PM ET.
• Big Ten Film Vault: A vintage Big Ten film from the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Hosted by Dan Dierdorf.
• Big Ten Icons: Each show highlights a Big Ten athlete from a wide range of sports and history. Notable subjects include Jesse Owens, Jack Nicklaus and Steve Alford.