Sports
Your Super Bowl TV planner
By: Jim Williams
Examiner Sports Columnist
February 1, 2009
9 a.m. » NBC » The Today Show live from the Super Bowl » Starts the network’s coverage with a look at the behind the scenes parties. An inside look at Tampa and at the NBC compound at Raymond James Stadium.
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. » ESPN » NFL Countdown live from the Super Bowl » Boomer and the entire cast will breakdown every aspect of the game in this extended version of the show. Highlights » The true story behind the Terrible Towels, why Larry Fitzgerald wears dreadlocks, and plenty of live up dates from ESPN reporters.
Noon » NBC » Road to the Super Bowl » Bob Costas will kick off NBC’s pregame coverage live from the “Pirate Ship” leading into a comprehensive look back at the 2008 NFL season featuring the best of NFL Films cinematography and exclusive audio from players and coaches.
1 p.m. - 6 p.m. » NBC » Begins with the network’s 22 contributors and an unparalleled coverage of the teams with some of the best features being:
Back Stage Pass » NBC will follow the Cardinals and Steelers throughout the lead up to the game, from the team hotels, to the team buses, to the first-ever Super Bowl pregame reports from the locker rooms, to the teams’ sidelines. Dan Patrick, Keith Olbermann, Jerome Bettis, Tiki Barber, Andrea Kremer, Alex Flanagan and Bob Neumeier will shadow the AFC and NFC champs.
“Little Big Show” » Olbermann and Patrick, who together redefined sports highlights, will break down the best highlights from the AFC and NFC this season.
Hail to the Chief » NBC News’ Matt Lauer will sit down with President Barack Obama for a live interview from the White House during NBC’s Super Bowl Pregame Show.
Musical performances » NBC’s pregame show will feature live performances from music stars Journey and John Legend. Faith Hill will perform a special Super Bowl version of her weekly “Sunday Night Football” theme song “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night.” Hill also will sing America the Beautiful prior to Jennifer Hudson singing the anthem.
Jim Williams is a seven-time Emmy Award-winning TV producer, director and writer. Check out his blog, Watch this! on dcexaminer.com.
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. » ESPN » NFL Countdown live from the Super Bowl » Boomer and the entire cast will breakdown every aspect of the game in this extended version of the show. Highlights » The true story behind the Terrible Towels, why Larry Fitzgerald wears dreadlocks, and plenty of live up dates from ESPN reporters.
Related stories11 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. » The NFL Network Pregame Show » Some key features in the 1 p.m. block: “Are the Steelers the real America’s Team?” and “Steve Sabol features the Top Five Most Memorable Plays from the Super Bowl.” 2 p.m. hour: Rich Eisen’s one-on-one interview with Bruce Springsteen. 3 p.m. hour: Fran Charles and Brian Baldinger analyze the matchup between Cardinals offensive coordinator Todd Haley and Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau. 4 p.m. hour: Steve Mariucci highlights the best moments of the week from all the guests and interviews from Tampa. 5 p.m. hour: The NFL Network crew makes their predictions.» Rick Snider » Wings, bets and the game
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Noon » NBC » Road to the Super Bowl » Bob Costas will kick off NBC’s pregame coverage live from the “Pirate Ship” leading into a comprehensive look back at the 2008 NFL season featuring the best of NFL Films cinematography and exclusive audio from players and coaches.
1 p.m. - 6 p.m. » NBC » Begins with the network’s 22 contributors and an unparalleled coverage of the teams with some of the best features being:
Back Stage Pass » NBC will follow the Cardinals and Steelers throughout the lead up to the game, from the team hotels, to the team buses, to the first-ever Super Bowl pregame reports from the locker rooms, to the teams’ sidelines. Dan Patrick, Keith Olbermann, Jerome Bettis, Tiki Barber, Andrea Kremer, Alex Flanagan and Bob Neumeier will shadow the AFC and NFC champs.
“Little Big Show” » Olbermann and Patrick, who together redefined sports highlights, will break down the best highlights from the AFC and NFC this season.
Hail to the Chief » NBC News’ Matt Lauer will sit down with President Barack Obama for a live interview from the White House during NBC’s Super Bowl Pregame Show.
Musical performances » NBC’s pregame show will feature live performances from music stars Journey and John Legend. Faith Hill will perform a special Super Bowl version of her weekly “Sunday Night Football” theme song “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night.” Hill also will sing America the Beautiful prior to Jennifer Hudson singing the anthem.
Jim Williams is a seven-time Emmy Award-winning TV producer, director and writer. Check out his blog, Watch this! on dcexaminer.com.
