Parade in Chicago, Then White Sox-Cubs Crosstown Series

It’s going to be a busy Friday in Chicago. There’s the Victory Parade for the Blackhawks to mark the first Stanley Cup Championship for the team since 1961. Then following the celebration, it will be the start of the season’s first Interleague series between the Cubs and White Sox at Wrigley Field. Not only will Friday be a busy day for Chicagoans, but also for Comcast SportsNet Chicago which will have extensive coverage of both events as we can see from this release.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP PARADE & RALLY TO AIR LIVE FRIDAY BEGINNING AT 10:00 AM ON COMCAST SPORTSNET & CSNChicago.com!

Network to celebrate Chicago’s first Cup title in 49 years with 2 ½ hour-plus LIVE championship coverage

leading up to start of Cubs vs. White Sox baseball

Comcast SportsNet, the television home for the most games and most comprehensive coverage of the 2010 STANLEY CUP CHAMPION CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS, will be celebrating with the entire city of Chicago with its LIVE coverage of the Chicago Blackhawks: 2010 Championship Parade & Rally beginning at 10:00 AM (Friday, June 11). Comcast SportsNet’s scheduled 2 ½ hour-plus live championship celebration coverage is set to begin. In addition, Comcast SportsNet’s newly-enhanced website, CSNChicago.com, will also be providing a LIVE video stream of the entire parade and rally beginning at 10:00 AM.  Comcast SportsNet will also replay the parade/rally at 7:00 PM on Friday night.

Comcast SportsNet’s celebratory Blackhawks championship parade and rally coverage will feature Pat Boyle, Chris Boden and Sarah Kustok providing viewers with live reports from start to finish, including interviews with Blackhawks players, coaches, front office executives and many of the rabid fans that will be attending the day’s festivities. 

About Wednesday night…Comcast SportsNet’s three-hour, LIVE coverage of Wednesday evening’s Stanley Cup championship-clinching celebration (10:08 PM – 1:00 AM) on Blackhawks Post Game Live made the network the #2-highest rated station in the Chicago market for Men 25-54 and #3 overall in the key advertising demo of Adults 25-54. From 12:00-1:00 AM, Comcast SportsNet was the #1-highest rated station in the market for Men 25-54 and #2 overall for Adults 25-54. Throughout the entire Blackhawks 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs run, Blackhawks Post Game Live (22 total shows) garnered more than 1.4 million Chicago TV homes tuning in to the network’s extensive post-game coverage.

Comcast SportsNet’s Blackhawks championship parade/rally coverage will lead into the network’s coverage of the “Crosstown Cup” featuring the White Sox at Cubs beginning at approx. 12:30 PM with Cubs/Sox Pre-Game Live with first pitch set for 1:20 PM. Please note the following revised Comcast SportsNet programming run-down for Friday, June 11:

FRIDAY, JUNE 11 on COMCAST SPORTSNET

10:00 AM – Chicago Blackhawks: 2010 Championship Parade & Rally (L)…also streamed LIVE on CSNChicago.com  

12:30 PM – Cubs/Sox Pre-Game Live (time approx.)

1:20 PM – CHICAGO WHITE SOX at CHICAGO CUBS (L)

4:30 PM – Cubs/Sox Post Game Live (time approx.)

5:00 PM – Inside Look with Ryan Dempster

5:30 PM – Chicago Tribune Live (L)

6:30 PM – GMC SportsNite (L)

7:00 PM – Chicago Blackhawks: 2010 Championship Parade & Rally (replay)

10:00 PM & 10:30 PM – SportsNite (L)

11:00 PM – White Sox at Cubs (game replay)

Quite the busy day for the regional sports network.