Bears Blitz

HBO Sports’ series Joe Buck Live returns this Tuesday December 8th (10:00 p.m. live ET/ 9:00 p.m. CT & tape delayed at 10:00 p.m. PT), exclusively on HBO.

In front of a live New York studio audience the show will consist of one hour of live interviews, panel discussions, and pre-recorded features and commentary. This edition includes guests: Pedro Martinez, NFL injured superstars Brian Urlacher of the Chicago Bears and Brian Westbrook of the Philadelphia Eagles.

There will be an intriguing closing panel with FOX Sports’ Michael Strahan and undefeated top pound-for-pound boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr., who both are willing to share provocative opinions.

Joe Buck joined HBO Sports in Feb. 2009. The lead play-by-play broadcaster for FOX Sports on Major League Baseball and the NFL, he has won six Sports Emmy® Awards during his FOX broadcast career, which launched in 1994. Buck has called 12 World Series and two Super Bowls.

Other HBO playdates: Dec. 8 (1:40 a.m.), 9 (5:30 p.m.), 10 (midnight), 12 (10:00 a.m.), 15 (9:15 a.m., 7:00 p.m.), 17 (1:00 p.m.), 18 (8:00 p.m.), 20 (8:00 a.m.) and 25 (2:55 a.m.) HBO2 playdates: Dec. 14 (8:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m.), 16 (9:30 p.m.), 18 (7:30 a.m.), 22 (11:30 a.m., 11:35 p.m.) and 26 (1:00 p.m.)

HBO On Demand availability: Dec. 14-31