Oct. 9, 2002
All the Midnight Madness Information!
The No. 1 entertainment show for sports fans teams up with college
basketball's probable preseason No. 1 team this Friday, Oct. 11, when the
BEST DAMN SPORTS SHOW PERIOD and co-host Tom Arnold come to Tucson for the
University of Arizona's Midnight Madness festivities.
When the Wildcats kick off their 2002-03 campaign with their first official
practice this Friday at midnight in McKale Center, Arnold and BDSSP are set
to be along for the ride. Beginning in the afternoon from 2:30 - 5:30 p.m.,
Arnold tapes his segments for Friday's BEST DAMN SPORTS SHOW PERIOD from
Gentle Ben's (865 E. University Blvd.) and the public is invited to attend
and be a part of the show (ages 21 and above; seating is limited, please
call Gentle Ben's at 520-624-4177 for more information).
The BDSSP from Tucson airs Friday night on Fox Sports Net at 8 p.m. and then
replays at 11 p.m. Also set to appear on Friday's BDSSP in its Los Angeles
studio are Tony Siragusa (FSN's The NFL Show), Richard Williams (Venus &
Serena Williams father), Kellen Winslow & Artie Gigantino (FSN's College
Football Saturday Kickoff) and comedian Alex Thomas.
When the action shifts to McKale Center for Midnight Madness, Arnold
participates in the events the UA has planned prior to the UA's first
practice of the season, and he is set to take part in what happens after
midnight as well. During his night at McKale Center, he will tape some
segments that recap his night with the Wildcats for the BDSSP next Monday,
Oct. 21, at 8 p.m.
BEST DAMN SPORTS SHOW PERIOD, which debuted July 23, 2001, features host
Chris Rose, former pros Michael Irvin & D'Marco Farr (NFL), John Kruk (MLB)
and John Salley (NBA) and actor/comedian Tom Arnold as the voice-of-the-fan,
who interview top guests and tackle the hottest issues with information and
opinions. Lisa Guerrero provides sports news updates and interviews and
Leeann Tweeden is the show's correspondent. The show airs weeknights in
prime time for two hours at 8 p.m. (when a home team game isn't on) with
re-airs of the show telecast at 11 p.m.
Fox Sports Net is America's first truly national, regional and local
supplier of sports programming, and reaches more than 80 million homes
through its 21 regional sports networks. In Arizona, Fox Sports Net Arizona
is available to 1.6 million homes in Arizona & New Mexico and holds the
exclusive non-broadcast rights to the Arizona Diamondbacks, Phoenix Coyotes,
Arizona State University and the University of Arizona.
