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| Original run | 1939 (Philadelphia Eagles vs. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively NBC Sports is the brand used for sports programming on NBC, responsible for the televising of many Sports events on the network See also The NFL on NBC Pregame Show, Football Night in America See also NFL on NBC List of NFL on NBC commentator pairings Past commentators (before 1998 A Mike Adamle Frankie Albert The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's The 1939 NFL season was the 20th Regular season of the National Football League. The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Brooklyn Dodgers) – January 25, 1998 (Super Bowl XXXII; end of AFC coverage) |
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The NFL on NBC is the brand given to NBC Sports coverage of National Football League games until 1998, when NBC lost the NFL American Football Conference rights to CBS. The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943 and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate The year 1998 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1998. Super Bowl XXXII was an American football game played on January 25 1998 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego California to decide the National The American Football Conference ( AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL NBC Sports is the brand used for sports programming on NBC, responsible for the televising of many Sports events on the network The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The year 1998 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1998. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's The American Football Conference ( AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. NFL coverage returned to NBC on Sunday, August 6, 2006 under the title NBC Sunday Night Football [1], beginning its pre-season with coverage of the NFL Hall of Fame Game. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. The 2006 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 87th one played by the major professional American football league in the United NBC Sunday Night Football is a weekly Television broadcast of Sunday evening National Football League games on NBC that began airing on The Pro Football Hall of Fame Game is an annual National Football League pre-season exhibition game that is held the weekend of the Pro Football Hall of
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Background
Beginnings through the 1950s
The program (which has aired under numerous program titles and formats) actually goes back to the beginnings of NBC's relationship with the NFL in 1939, when they aired the first-ever televised pro football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the now defunct Brooklyn Dodgers football team. The 1939 NFL season was the 20th Regular season of the National Football League. The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943 and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers.
- See also: W2XBS
By 1955, NBC became the televised home to the NFL Championship Game, paying $100,000 to the league. WNBC Channel 4 is the flagship station of the NBC television network located in New York City. The 1955 NFL season was the 36th Regular season of the National Football League. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The 1958 NFL Championship Game played at Yankee Stadium between the Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants went into sudden death overtime. The 1958 National Football League Championship Game was played on December 28, 1958 at Yankee Stadium in New York City. The original Yankee Stadium is a Stadium located in The Bronx in New York City. The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis Indiana. The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. This game, known since as the "Greatest Game Ever Played", was seen by many throughout the country and is credited with increasing the popularity of professional football in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969
From 1955-1963, NBC televised the NFL Championship Game, the precursor to the Super Bowl. The 1955 NFL season was the 36th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1963 NFL season was the 44th Regular season of the National Football League. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists#Proposed change to all featured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL The contract for the title game was separate than the regular season contract held by CBS, who started televising NFL games in 1956. The NFL on CBS is the brand name of the CBS television network's coverage of the National Football League 's American Football Conference The 1956 NFL season was the 37th Regular season of the National Football League. Prior to 1962, each team had their own individual television contract. The 1962 NFL season was the 43rd Regular season of the National Football League.
NBC also had the rights to the televise Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Colts games in 1960 and 1961. The 1960 NFL season was the 41st Regular season of the National Football League. The 1961 NFL season was the 42nd Regular season of the National Football League. The opposing teams however, were carried by CBS to their regions. The NFL on CBS is the brand name of the CBS television network's coverage of the National Football League 's American Football Conference NBC covered 11 games in 1960 and 13 games in 1961 in a "Game of the Week" format. The Major League Baseball Game of the Week is the De facto title for over-the-air, nationally televised coverage of regular season Major League NBC would take one week off due to their coverage of the World Series. The 1961 World Series matched the New York Yankees (109-53 against the Cincinnati Reds (93-61 with the Yankees winning in 5 games to earn their 19th championship
- See also: 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers season, 1960 Baltimore Colts season, 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers season, and 1961 Baltimore Colts season
NBC also during this period, had the rights to the Pro Bowl (which was also under a separate contract from the NFL's regular season and the NFL Championship Game) via the Los Angeles newspapers' charities. Preseason Among the Steelers' preseason games in 1960 was an exhibition match with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League; the Steelers won The 1960 Baltimore Colts season was the 8th season for the team in the National Football League. Regular season Schedule Game Summaries Week 1 (Sunday September 17 1961 Dallas Cowboys at Cotton Bowl The 1961 Baltimore Colts season was the 9th season for the team in the National Football League. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West NBC televised the Pro Bowl following the 1951 and 1952 seasons and again from the 1957-1964 seasons. The 1951 NFL season was the 32nd Regular season of the National Football League. The 1952 NFL season was the 33rd Regular season of the National Football League. The 1957 NFL season was the 38th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1964 NFL season was the 45th Regular season of the National Football League.
1960s
On April 5, 1961, NBC was awarded a two-year contract for radio and television rights to the NFL Championship Game for $615,000 annually, $300,000 of which was to go directly into the NFL Player Benefit Plan. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop The year 1961 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1961. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists#Proposed change to all featured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been A pension is a steady income given to a person upon Retirement, typically in the form of a guaranteed annuity.
NBC resumed football telecasts on a regular basis in 1965. The following is a list of American Football League (AFL seasons since the inception of the league in 1960 to 1969 the year before it merged with the National Football With NBC paying the American Football League $36 million on January 29, 1965 to televise its games, and the increased, heated battle over college prospects, both leagues negotiated a merger agreement on June 8, 1966. Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. The year 1965 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1965. The AFL-NFL merger of 1970 was the merger of the two major professional American football leagues Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Although they would not officially merge into one combined league until 1970, one of the conditions of the agreement was that the winners of each league's championship game would meet in a contest (which would eventually become known as the Super Bowl) to determine the "world champion of football. The 1970 NFL season was the 51st Regular season of the National Football League, and the first one after the AFL-NFL Merger. "
On December 13, 1966, the rights to the Super Bowl for four years were sold to CBS and NBC for $9. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life The year 1966 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1966. 5 million. The first ever AFL-NFL World Championship Game was played on January 15, 1967. The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later to be known as Super Bowl I, was played on January 15, 1967 Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Because CBS held the rights to nationally televise NFL games and NBC had the rights to broadcast AFL games, it was decided to have both of them cover that first game, though only CBS' cameras and technical crew were allowed to work the game with NBC picking up their feed. The NFL on CBS is the brand name of the CBS television network's coverage of the National Football League 's American Football Conference The next three AFL-NFL World Championship Games, later renamed the Super Bowl, were then divided by the two networks: CBS broadcasted Super Bowls II and IV while NBC covered III. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL The second AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later to be known as Super Bowl II, was played on January 14, 1968 Super Bowl IV was the fourth AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football, and the second one (after Super Bowl III) to officially bear Super Bowl III was the third AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football, but the first to officially bear the name " Super Bowl "
The Heidi Game
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For more details on this topic, see Heidi Game. In American football, the Heidi Game (often also called "The Heidi Bowl" refers to a famous American Football League (AFL game between the New York
One of the most remembered games on NBC was a 1968 game known as the Heidi Game. The following is a list of American Football League (AFL seasons since the inception of the league in 1960 to 1969 the year before it merged with the National Football In American football, the Heidi Game (often also called "The Heidi Bowl" refers to a famous American Football League (AFL game between the New York With its nationally-televised game between the Oakland Raiders and New York Jets running late, the network began to show the movie Heidi just moments after the Jets' Jim Turner kicked what appeared to be the game-winning field goal with 1:05 remaining. The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California. The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. Heidi's Years of Wandering and Learning ( German: Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre) usually abbreviated Heidi, is a novel about the events James Bayard "Jim" Turner (born March 28, 1941 in Martinez California) is a former American football player While millions of irate fans, missing the finale, jammed NBC's phone lines, the Raiders scored 2 touchdowns in eight seconds during the final minute to win 43-32.
The reaction to The Heidi Game resulted in the AFL, and most other sports leagues, demanding that networks thereafter televise all games to their conclusion. NFL contracts with the networks now require games to be shown in a team's market area to the conclusion, regardless of the score.
To avoid a repeat incident, a 1975 NBC broadcast of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was preempted until the completion of a Washington Redskins–Raiders game. The year 1975 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of television-related events in 1975 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 motion picture based on the 1964 Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D
At NBC, the network installed a new phone in the control room wired to a separate exchange, becoming known as the Heidi Phone.
See also
1970s
Beginning in 1970, NBC aired AFC games until the 1997 season (that is, the season that started in 1997 and ended in 1998). The 1970 NFL season was the 51st Regular season of the National Football League, and the first one after the AFL-NFL Merger. The American Football Conference ( AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL The 1997 NFL season was the 78th Regular season of the National Football League. Super Bowl XXXII was an American football game played on January 25 1998 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego California to decide the National
Curt Gowdy, who covered the first five seasons of the American Football League with broadcast partner Paul Christman on ABC, moved over to NBC in the fall of 1965. Curtis Edward Gowdy ( July 31 1919 – February 20 2006) was an American Sportscaster, well-known as the longtime "voice" Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 Paul Joseph Christman ( March 5, 1918 - March 2, 1970) was an American football player and a member of the College Football Hall The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. For the next decade, Gowdy was the lead play-by-play announcer for the network for both AFL football (AFC from 1970 on) and Major League Baseball, but Gowdy also covered a wide range of sports, earning him the nickname of the "broadcaster of everything. Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The American Football Conference ( AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL Major League Baseball on NBC is the De facto name for a weekly presentation of Major League Baseball games televised on the National Broadcasting " Besides Paul Christman, Curt Gowdy's other football broadcast partners were Kyle Rote, Al DeRogatis, Don Meredith, John Brodie, and Merlin Olsen. Kyle Rote Sr ( October 27, 1928 – August 15, 2002) was an American football player and Sports announcer. Albert John "Al" DeRogatis ( May 5, 1927 &ndash December 26, 1995) was an American football player and Television For Reverend Don Meredith of Toronto see Don Meredith (Canadian clergyman Joseph Don "Dandy Don" Meredith (born April 10, 1938 This article is about an American Football player For the English football (soccer player of the same name see here. Merlin Jay Olsen (born September 15, 1940) is a former American football player in the National Football League and an Actor.
On January 17, 1971, NBC's telecast of Super Bowl V between the Baltimore Colts and Dallas Cowboys was viewed in an estimated 23,980,000 homes, the largest audience ever for a one-day sports event. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca The year 1971 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1971. Super Bowl V was an American football game played on January 17, 1971 at the Orange Bowl in Miami Florida to decide the National The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National On January 14, 1973, NBC's telecast of Super Bowl VII between the Miami Dolphins and Washington Redskins was viewed by approximately 75 million people. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. The year 1973 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1973. Super Bowl VII was an American football game played on January 14, 1973 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles California The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D NBC's telecast of Super Bowl IX between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings was viewed by approximately 78 million people. Super Bowl IX was an American football game played on January 12, 1975 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans Louisiana to decide The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota.
On December 16, 1973, NBC cameras were there to cover O.J. Simpson as he rushed for 2,000 yards in one season. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion The 1973 NFL season was the 54th Regular season of the National Football League. Orenthal James "O J" Simpson (born July 9 1947 who has also been called The Juice, is a retired American football player, On that particular day, Simpson's Buffalo Bills would go on to beat the New York Jets at Shea Stadium. The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. William A Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (ʃeɪ̪ is a Stadium located in the New York City borough
In 1975, because of NBC's coverage of Game 2 of the World Series between the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox, NBC's 1 p. The 1975 NFL season was the 56th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1975 World Series was between the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. m. NFL telecasts were cancelled. All games except New England at Cincinnati were picked up by local stations in visiting team markets. The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Meanwhile, at 4 p. m. , NBC showed Oakland at Kansas City nationally. The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California. The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. As the 1975 World Series progressed, NBC would advertise its upcoming weekend schedule during the breaks. They said,
| “ | If we have a Game 7, we'll have The Baseball World of Joe Garagiola at 12:30 and Game 7 from Fenway. Otherwise, we'll have GrandStand at 12:30, and Buffalo/Miami for most of you at 1:00. See also NFL on NBC GrandStand (1975-1976 The first official NFL on NBC pregame show was called GrandStand, a program that The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. Either way, you win at NBC. | ” |
On January 9, 1977, 81. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. The year 1977 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1977. 9 million people (the largest ever to view a sports event at that point) watched NBC's telecast of Super Bowl XI between the Oakland Raiders and Minnesota Vikings. Super Bowl XI was an American football game played on January 9, 1977 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California to decide the The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California. The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota.
On October 12, 1977, Commissioner Pete Rozelle negotiated contracts with the three television networks to televise all NFL regular season and postseason games, plus selected preseason games, for four years beginning with the 1978 season. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. The 1977 NFL season was the 58th Regular season of the National Football League. Alvin Ray "Pete" Rozelle ( March 1 1926 – December 6 1996) was the commissioner of the National Football League (NFL The 1978 NFL season was the 59th Regular season of the National Football League. ABC was awarded yearly rights to 16 Monday night games, four prime time games, the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, and the Hall of Fame Games. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League. Prime Time is the major News analysis current affairs and Politics programme broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL The Pro Football Hall of Fame Game is an annual National Football League pre-season exhibition game that is held the weekend of the Pro Football Hall of CBS received the rights to all NFC regular season and postseason games (except those in the ABC package) and to Super Bowls XIV and XVI. The NFL on CBS is the brand name of the CBS television network's coverage of the National Football League 's American Football Conference The National Football Conference ( NFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL Super Bowl XIV was an American football game played on January 20 1980 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California to decide the National Football Super Bowl XVI was an American football game played on January 24, 1982 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac Michigan (a NBC received the rights to all AFC regular-season and postseason games (except those in the ABC package) and to Super Bowls XIII and XV. The American Football Conference ( AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL Super Bowl XIII was an American football game played on January 21, 1979 at the Orange Bowl in Miami Florida to decide the National Super Bowl XV was an American football game played on January 25, 1981 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana to Industry sources considered it the largest single television package ever negotiated.
- See also: Major League Baseball on NBC
After the 1975 World Series, Curt Gowdy was removed from NBC's baseball telecasts, when sponsor Chrysler insisted on having Joe Garagiola (who was their spokesman in many commercials) be the lead play-by-play voice. Major League Baseball on NBC is the De facto name for a weekly presentation of Major League Baseball games televised on the National Broadcasting The 1975 World Series was between the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. Chrysler LLC is an American Automobile manufacturer that has been producing Automobiles since 1925 For this person's son the baseball executive see Joe Garagiola Jr Gowdy continued as NBC's lead NFL announcer through the 1978 season, with his final broadcast being the memorable Super Bowl XIII between Pittsburgh and Dallas. The 1978 NFL season was the 59th Regular season of the National Football League. Super Bowl XIII was an American football game played on January 21, 1979 at the Orange Bowl in Miami Florida to decide the National The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National With NBC now anxious to promote Dick Enberg (who anchored NBC's coverage of Super Bowl XIII) to the lead NFL position, Gowdy moved over to CBS to call more football, as well as baseball on radio. Richard Alan "Dick" Enberg (born January 9, 1935) is an American Sportscaster. CBS Sports is a division of CBS which airs many of the sports telecasts in the United States. The NFL on CBS is the brand name of the CBS television network's coverage of the National Football League 's American Football Conference Major League Baseball on CBS Radio was the De facto title for the CBS Radio Network 's coverage of Major League Baseball.
NBC's January 21, 1979 telecast of Super Bowl XIII between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys was viewed in 35,090,000 homes, by an estimated 96. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. The year 1979 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1979. Super Bowl XIII was an American football game played on January 21, 1979 at the Orange Bowl in Miami Florida to decide the National The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National 6 million fans.
See also
- Holy Roller (American football)
- Immaculate Reception
- Super Bowl V
- Super Bowl VII
- Super Bowl IX
- Super Bowl XI
- Super Bowl XIII
1980s
NBC made history in the 1980s with an announcerless telecast (a one-shot experiment credited to Don Ohlmeyer, between the Jets and Dolphins in Miami on December 20, 1980), covering the Canadian Football League[2] during the 1982 players' strike, one-announcer football, and even the first female play-by-play football announcer (which in its own way, set the mold for female sportscasters of today). The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Don Ohlmeyer (born Donald Winfred Ohlemeyer Jr February 3, 1945, in New Orleans Louisiana) is an American Television producer The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. The Miami Orange Bowl was a Stadium in the City of Miami, west of Downtown in Little Havana. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. The 1980 NFL season was the 61st Regular season of the National Football League. The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in The 1982 NFL season was the 63rd Regular season of the National Football League. Gayle Sierens (born 1954 is a news anchor on WFLA-TV. She joined the Tampa NBC affiliate in 1977 as a weekend sports anchor and reporter after
Television ratings in 1980 were the second-best in NFL history, trailing only the combined ratings of the 1976 season. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television The 1980 NFL season was the 61st Regular season of the National Football League. The 1976 NFL season was the 57th Regular season of the National Football League. All three networks posted gains, and NBC's 15. 0 rating was its best ever. CBS and ABC had their best ratings since 1977, with 15. The NFL on CBS is the brand name of the CBS television network's coverage of the National Football League 's American Football Conference Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League. The 1977 NFL season was the 58th Regular season of the National Football League. 3 and 20. 8 ratings, respectively. In 1981, ABC and CBS set all-time rating highs. The 1981 NFL season was the 62nd Regular season of the National Football League. ABC finished with a 21. 7 rating and CBS with a 17. 5 rating. NBC however, was down slightly to 13. 9.
In 1982, the NFL signed a five-year contract with the three television networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) to televise all NFL regular season and postseason games starting with the 1982 season. The year 1982 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1982. The 1982 NFL season was the 63rd Regular season of the National Football League.
Beginning in 1984, NBC aired the sitcom Punky Brewster on Sundays. The year 1984 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1984. Punky Brewster was an American Sitcom about a girl named Punky Brewster ( Soleil Moon Frye) being raised by her Foster parent Because the show had many young viewers and was scheduled after football games (which tended to run overtime), six fifteen-minute episodes were produced. This was done rather than joining a full-length episode in progress, because that would disappoint children watching the program. Also, NBC felt that showing Punky Brewster later tended to put them up at a time parents may have considered too late for their children.
On March 6, 1985, NBC Radio and the NFL entered into a two year agreement granting NBC the radio rights to a 37-game package in each of the 1985-1986 seasons. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's The 1985 NFL season was the 66th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1986 NFL season was the 67th Regular season of the National Football League. The package included 27 regular season games and 10 postseason games. Also in 1985, the NFL showed a ratings increase on all three networks for the season, gaining 4 percent on NBC, 10 on CBS, and 16 on ABC. The year 1985 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1985.
On January 26, 1986, the Chicago Bears defeated the New England Patriots 46-10 in Super Bowl XX at the Louisiana Superdome. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston Super Bowl XX was an American football game played on January 26, 1986 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana to The Louisiana Superdome, often informally referred to simply as the The NBC telecast replaced the final episode of M*A*S*H as the most-viewed television program in history, with an audience of 127 million viewers, according to A. " Goodbye Farewell and Amen " is a Television movie that served as the 251st and final episode of the ''M*A*S*H'' television series. C. Nielsen figures. In addition to drawing a 48. 3 rating and a 70 percent share in the United States, Super Bowl XX was televised to 59 foreign countries and beamed via satellite to the QE II. Characteristics The ship has a and is 963 ft (294 m long She had a top speed of using her original steam turbine powerplant which was increased to when she was re-engined An estimated 300 million Chinese viewed a tape delay of the game in March. This is a list of Television channels that are broadcast in Chinese language or offer at least some programming in Chinese Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) NBC Radio figures indicated an audience of 10 million for the game.
In 1987, NBC Radio's broadcast of Super Bowl XXI between the New York Giants and Denver Broncos was heard by a record 10. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Super Bowl XXI was an American football game played on January 25, 1987 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California to The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. 1 million people. Also in 1987, new three-year TV contracts with ABC, CBS, and NBC were announced for the 1987-1989 seasons at the NFL's annual meeting in Maui, Hawaii on March 15. The year 1987 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1987. The 1987 NFL season was the 68th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1989 NFL season was the 70th Regular season of the National Football League. The Island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727 Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus,
During September of the 1988 season, NBC brought in some legendary broadcasters to fill-in for their regular play-by-play men. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The 1988 NFL season was the 69th Regular season of the National Football League. This was because, much of their key personnel (namely, Dick Enberg, Marv Albert, Don Criqui, Charlie Jones, Tom Hammond as well as NFL Live! commentators Bob Costas and Ahmad Rashad) were away in Seoul, South Korea for NBC's coverage of the Summer Olympic Games. Richard Alan "Dick" Enberg (born January 9, 1935) is an American Sportscaster. Marv Albert (born Marvin Philip Aufrichtig; June 12, 1941) is an American television and radio Sportscaster, honored for his work Don Criqui is an American Sportscaster, currently employed as a Play-by-play announcer for CBS Sports and ESPN. Charlie Jones ( November 9 1930 - June 12 2008) was an American Emmy Award -winning sportscaster for NBC and Tom Hammond (born May 10, 1944 in Lexington Kentucky) is an American Sportscaster for NBC television See also NFL on NBC GrandStand (1975-1976 The first official NFL on NBC pregame show was called GrandStand, a program that Robert Quinlan "Bob" Costas (born March 22, 1952) is a Sportscaster, on the air for the NBC network since the early 1980s Ahmad Rashād (born Robert Earl Moore November 19, 1949 in Portland, Oregon) is an Emmy award-winning sportscaster (mostly Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea. The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event staged in 1988 in In the meantime, filling-in were names such as Curt Gowdy, Ray Scott, Chuck Thompson, Merle Harmon and Al DeRogatis. Curtis Edward Gowdy ( July 31 1919 – February 20 2006) was an American Sportscaster, well-known as the longtime "voice" Ray Scott (born 1920 in Johnstown Pennsylvania; died March 23, 1998, in Minneapolis Minnesota) was an American Sportscaster Charles L "Chuck" Thompson ( June 10, 1921 - March 6, 2005) was an American Sportscaster best known for his broadcasts Merle Reid Harmon (born June 21, 1926 in Salem Illinois) is a former American Sportscaster. Albert John "Al" DeRogatis ( May 5, 1927 &ndash December 26, 1995) was an American football player and Television Bob Costas' predecessor, Len Berman filled-in for him at the anchor's desk while Gayle Sierens (who a year earlier, made history by becoming the first female play-by-play announcer in NFL history) was also added to the studio team. Len Berman (Born June 14, 1947 in New York City) is the weekday evening sports anchor on WNBC-TV. Gayle Sierens (born 1954 is a news anchor on WFLA-TV. She joined the Tampa NBC affiliate in 1977 as a weekend sports anchor and reporter after The 1987 NFL season was the 68th Regular season of the National Football League.
NBC's 1989 telecast of Super Bowl XXIII between the San Francisco 49ers and Cincinnati Bengals was watched by an estimated 110,780,000 viewers, according to A. The year 1989 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1989. Super Bowl XXIII was an American football game played on January 22 1989 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami Florida to decide the National Football The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. C. Nielsen, making it the sixth most-watched program in television history.
See also
- The Drive
- The Epic in Miami
- Freezer Bowl
- The Fumble
- Red Right 88
- Super Bowl XV
- Super Bowl XVII
- Super Bowl XX
- Super Bowl XXIII
1990s
On March 12, 1990, at the NFL's annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, new four year TV agreements were ratified for the 1990-1993 seasons. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving The year 1990 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1990. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. The 1990 NFL season was the 71st Regular season of the National Football League. The 1993 NFL season was the 74th Regular season of the National Football League. The networks that were included were ABC, CBS, NBC, ESPN, and TNT. Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League. The NFL on CBS is the brand name of the CBS television network's coverage of the National Football League 's American Football Conference ESPN Sunday Night Football was the ESPN cable network 's weekly Television broadcasts of Sunday evening National Football League (NFL games The NFL on TNT was the weekly United States Television broadcast by Turner Network Television (TNT of Sunday evening National Football League The contracts totaled $3. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 6 billion, the largest in TV history. The television contract for 1990-1993 had each network having one Super Bowl telecast as part of the package. The 1990 NFL season was the 71st Regular season of the National Football League. The 1993 NFL season was the 74th Regular season of the National Football League. The fourth Super Bowl (XVIII) was up for a separate sealed bid. Super Bowl XVIII was an American football game that was played on January 22, 1984 at Tampa Stadium in Tampa Florida to decide NBC won the bid, and since they were last in the rotation for Super Bowl coverage in the regular contract, ended up with two straight Super Bowls. CBS is the only other network to televise two Super Bowls (I and II) in a row. The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later to be known as Super Bowl I, was played on January 15, 1967 The second AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later to be known as Super Bowl II, was played on January 14, 1968
On January 31, 1993, NBC's telecast of Super Bowl XXVII between the Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills was the most watched program in television history and was seen by 133,400,000 people in the United States. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes The year 1993 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1993. Super Bowl XXVII was an American football game played on January 31 1993 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California to decide the National Football The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb The rating for the game was 45. 1, the tenth highest for any televised sports event. The game also was seen live or taped in 101 other countries.
On December 18, 1993, the NFL announced new 4-year television agreements with ABC, ESPN, TNT, and NFL newcomer FOX, which took over the NFC package from CBS. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the The year 1993 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1993. NFL on FOX is the brand name of the Fox Broadcasting Company 's coverage of the National Football League 's National Football Conference games The NFL completed its new TV agreements by announcing that NBC would retain the rights to the AFC package on December 20. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor.
On January 30, 1994, NBC's telecast of Super Bowl XXVIII between the Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills was viewed by the largest U. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain The year 1994 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1994. Super Bowl XXVIII was an American football game played on January 30, 1994, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta Georgia, to decide The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb S. audience in television history-134. 8 million people. The game's 45. 5 rating was the highest for a Super Bowl since 1987 and the tenth highest-rated Super Bowl ever. The year 1987 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1987.
See also
NBC loses the NFL to CBS
NBC's rebound in their overall ratings in both the 1980s and 1990s (after years in the bottom of the ratings cellar) was attributed in part to its continuing coverage of the NFL. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 But with television contract re-negotiations in early 1998 ushering in the era of multi-billion dollar broadcasting agreements, an era of pro football broadcasting would soon came to an unceremonious conclusion. The year 1998 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1998.
CBS, stung by FOX's surprise bid four years earlier, aggressively sought to reacquire some broadcasting rights. The NFL on CBS is the brand name of the CBS television network's coverage of the National Football League 's American Football Conference NFL on FOX is the brand name of the Fox Broadcasting Company 's coverage of the National Football League 's National Football Conference games The 1994 NFL season was the 75th Regular season of the National Football League. CBS agreed to pay $4 billion over eight years ($500 million per season) to air American Conference games. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been NBC, meanwhile, had indicated a desire to bid for Monday Night Football rights in 1998, but gave up when the financial stakes skyrocketed. Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League. The 1998 NFL season was the 79th regular season of the National Football League.
Prior to the 2006 Hall of Fame Game, NBC's final NFL telecast was on January 25, 1998. The 2006 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 87th one played by the major professional American football league in the United The Pro Football Hall of Fame Game is an annual National Football League pre-season exhibition game that is held the weekend of the Pro Football Hall of Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate The year 1998 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1998. It was Super Bowl XXXII between the Denver Broncos and Green Bay Packers, the network's final broadcast as the 33 year home of the AFL/AFC. Super Bowl XXXII was an American football game played on January 25 1998 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego California to decide the National The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 The American Football Conference ( AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL In an ironic twist, the Broncos (an original AFL franchise) would go on to win 31-24, which snapped a 13-game losing streak the AFC had against the NFC in the Super Bowl. The National Football Conference ( NFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL This would also would eventually lead to the AFC being dominant over the NFC up to this day. NBC earned the third-largest audience in U. S. television history with 133. 4 million viewers for their Super Bowl XXXII coverage. And so, after six decades, NBC, the network that helped define pro football on television, lost its rights to air the NFL, thus marking the beginning of a slow decline for the Peacock network's sports division. In September 2000, NBC lost baseball; in June 2002, the NBA. Major League Baseball on NBC is the De facto name for a weekly presentation of Major League Baseball games televised on the National Broadcasting The NBA on NBC was a weekly presentation of National Basketball Association games on the National Broadcasting Company television network from
2000s
That decline would be stemmed in 2004. NBC took over the National Hockey League's broadcast rights from ABC. NHL on NBC is a TV show that televises National Hockey League games on NBC and is produced by NBC Sports. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The NHL on ABC is a former TV show that televised National Hockey League games on the American Broadcasting Company and was produced by ABC's And when the new NFL television contracts were negotiated in 2005, ABC exercised its option not to renew their rights (ABC Sports itself dissolved shortly after losing Monday Night Football). The 2005 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 86th season played by the major professional American football league in the United States The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League. Thus NBC, by this time in another ratings slump, chose to take advantage of the opportunity by acquiring the Sunday night NFL package. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television
On Sunday, August 6, 2006, NBC resumed airing NFL football with an annual package that includes three preseason games, the Thursday season opener (the rights to which was formerly held by ABC), all Sunday night regular season games (rights formerly held by ESPN), the two Saturday Wild Card playoff games (rights formerly held by ABC), two Super Bowls, in 2009 (XLIII) and 2012 (XLVI), along with both year's Pro Bowls. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. The 2006 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 87th one played by the major professional American football league in the United NFL Kickoff game, and related festivities mark the start of the National Football League season Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League. ESPN Sunday Night Football was the ESPN cable network 's weekly Television broadcasts of Sunday evening National Football League (NFL games This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. Super Bowl XLIII will be the 43rd annual edition of the Super Bowl in American football, and the 39th annual championship game of the modern-era National 2012 ( MMXII) will be a Leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL
Al Michaels, having recently departed from ABC/ESPN after a "trade" between the Disney-owned network and the Peacock network that included the rights to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit going from Universal to Disney, is doing play-by-play on the new NBC telecasts, while John Madden is serving as color commentator. Alan Richard Michaels (born November 12, 1944) is an American Television Sportscaster. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is an Anthropomorphic Rabbit Animated cartoon character created by Ub Iwerks and Walt Disney for films John Earl Madden (born April 10, 1936) is a former National Football League player a former head coach with the Oakland Raiders, a football A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the Broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the Play-by-play Cris Collinsworth, the recently-retired Jerome Bettis and Tiki Barber serve as studio analysts while Bob Costas and Keith Olbermann are the studio hosts (Sterling Sharpe was an analyst during the 2006 season and was replaced by Barber in 2007). Anthony Cris Collinsworth (born January 27, 1959 in Dayton Ohio) is a former American football player and current Television Jerome Abram Bettis, Nicknamed " The Bus " (born February 16, 1972) is a former American football halfback for For the Field hockey player see Kate Barber Atiim Kiambu Hakeem-ah "Tiki" Barber (TEE-kee (born April 7, 1975 Robert Quinlan "Bob" Costas (born March 22, 1952) is a Sportscaster, on the air for the NBC network since the early 1980s Keith Olbermann (born January 27 1959 is an American Sportscaster, news anchor, and Political commentator. A studio is a Artist 's or worker's workroom or an artist and his or her Employees who work within that studio Sterling Sharpe (born April 6, 1965 in Chicago Illinois) is a former American football Wide receiver and currently a NFL analyst Andrea Kremer will serve as the sideline reporter, and is also contributing to the studio show. Andrea Kremer (born February 25, 1959) is an American television personality and the current sideline reporter for NBC Sunday Night Football. Sports Illustrated reporter Peter King also serves as a feature reporter for the studio show. Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Peter King (born 1957 in Springfield, Massachusetts) is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, the author of five books most notably The halftime show is sponsored by Toyota. (pronounced) is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Japan, and is currently the world's largest Automaker. In the first wild-card game, Tom Hammond called the game with Cris Collinsworth serving as the color commentator. No original research and Verifiability. All content regarding the officiating or controversial calls that is unsourced Tom Hammond (born May 10, 1944 in Lexington Kentucky) is an American Sportscaster for NBC television A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the Broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the Play-by-play
The NFL also has a strict policy prohibiting networks to run ads during the Super Bowl from the gambling industry, and has rejected ads from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA is a public agency that runs the Las Vegas Convention Center, Cashman Center, and Cashman Field It had been reported that if the television program Las Vegas was still on the air when NBC televises Super Bowl XLIII in 2009, they may not be allowed to promote the series during the entire block of programming. Las Vegas is an American Television series that aired on NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008 The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Super Bowl XLIII will be the 43rd annual edition of the Super Bowl in American football, and the 39th annual championship game of the modern-era National [3]. As Vegas ended during the 2007-2008 television season, this is no longer an issue for NBC.
See also
Pregame/Studio programs
Commentators
See also
- List of NFL on NBC commentator pairings
- List of AFL Championship Game broadcasters
- List of NFL Championship Game broadcasters
- List of AFC Championship Game broadcasters
- List of NFC Championship Game broadcasters
- List of Super Bowl broadcasters
- NFL on NBC Radio
- NFL on NBC music
References
- TV Theme - NBC, NFL.wav
- NFL Live (1990) - John Tesh's theme for NBC.
- The NFL on NBC (1995)
- NFL '85 - Very short intro.
- Super Bowl XXVII theme
External links
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