Thursday Night Showcase

Infobox Television | show_name=Thursday Night Showcase


format = college basketball
runtime = 2 hours per game
starring = "Various personalities"
country = USA
network = ESPN (2003-)
first_aired = 2003
last_aired = Present

"Thursday Night Showcase" appears every Thursday with the biggest games in college basketball in primetime during the regular season on ESPN and ESPN2. The official name is "Thursday Night Showcase presented by T. Rowe Price". The games include, on ESPN, a ACC battle at 7pm ET with Mike Patrick doing play- by- play and Len Elmore as color commentator. The 9pm ET game, also on ESPN features a Big Ten match up with Brent Musburger and Steve Lavin with reporter Erin Andrews, Dave O'Brien and Doris Burke, or Bob Wischuzen and Doug Gottlieb. On ESPN2, a Big East game, shown at 7 p.m., is called by Dave Pasch and Len Elmore, or Dave O'Brian and Doris Burke. At 9 p.m. on ESPN2, Jon Sciambi and Hubert Davis call an Atlantic Ten game. The studio host is Karl Ravech along with analysis from Fran Fraschilla and Stephen Bardo. They deliver the half time report , post game report and live in-game updates. The gang also appears on "College GameNight" later that night during the "Trifecta".

All of these games including the in- studio reports are broadcast on both ESPNHD and ESPN2HD. "Thursday Night Showcase" is similar to "Big Monday", "Super Tuesday" and "Wednesday Night Hoops".

ee also

*"Big Monday"
*"Super Tuesday"
*"Wednesday Night Hoops"
*"Saturday Primetime"
*ESPN College Basketball Broadcast Teams

References

* [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2206828&type=story ESPN College Basketball]