Manchester United fans will see their side's FA Cup clash televised - for the 48th consecutive time.
United's clash with Sheffield United on January 9 is the third of four live fixtures BT and the BBC will broadcast over the third round weekend.
Elsewhere, Liverpool fans face a 500-mile round trip on a Friday night with their tie with Exeter City also being picked for TV.
The 7:55pm kick-off time could cause travel chaos with trains from the South West to Liverpool scarce at that time of the week.
Wycombe Wanderers' tie with Premier League Aston Villa will be shown live on BT Sport on Saturday January 9 while Chelsea's home clash with either Scunthorpe or Huddersfield will also be shown.
The all Premier League tie between Tottenham and Leicester will be televised live by the BBC on Sunday January 10.
Ever since their 2-0 third round replay win at Exeter in 2005, Manchester United's FA Cup fortunes have been broadcast by BT, the BBC, ITV, Sky Sports and Setanta Sports.
The last non-televised match against Exeter, which kicked-off at 3pm on a Saturday, ended in a humiliating 0-0 draw at Old Trafford.
United have not won the FA Cup since their 2004 stroll against Millwall in Cardiff and they have finished runners-up twice since, in 2005 and 2007.
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