Ring in 2024 with Variety‘s list of New Year’s Eve specials to watch, including performances by stars like NewJeans, Ivy Queen, Morgan Wallen, Post Malone, Cardi B and Maroon 5.
ABC’s “Dick Clark’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest”
The most-watched annual New Year’s Eve special, “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” returns with a global twist: K-pop girl group NewJeans will perform their hit song “Super Shy” live in South Korea, the first-ever performance on “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” from that country.
Ryan Seacrest will serve as host for his 19th year and will lead the live countdown with pop star Rita Ora in Times Square. Performers in New York include LL Cool J, Megan Thee Stallion, Jelly Roll with Jessie Murph, Sabrina Carpenter and Tyla.
Other “Rockin’ Eve” performers include Post Malone in Las Vegas, Cardi B in Miami, “Queen...
ABC’s “Dick Clark’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest”
The most-watched annual New Year’s Eve special, “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” returns with a global twist: K-pop girl group NewJeans will perform their hit song “Super Shy” live in South Korea, the first-ever performance on “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” from that country.
Ryan Seacrest will serve as host for his 19th year and will lead the live countdown with pop star Rita Ora in Times Square. Performers in New York include LL Cool J, Megan Thee Stallion, Jelly Roll with Jessie Murph, Sabrina Carpenter and Tyla.
Other “Rockin’ Eve” performers include Post Malone in Las Vegas, Cardi B in Miami, “Queen...
- 12/29/2023
- by Valerie Wu
- Variety Film + TV
Richard Roundtree died and Hollywood is reacting to the news as they remember the late actor.
Samuel L. Jackson was one of the first celebrities to pay tribute to Roundtree having worked together in the reboot of Shaft. Jackson said that Roundtree’s “passing leaves a deep hole not only in my heart.”
Gabrielle Union, who worked with Roundtree on the television series Being Mary Jane, took to social media to express what a “dream” it was to share scenes with him.
“Working with Richard Roundtree was a dream. Getting to hang with him & our Being Mary Jane family was always a good ass time with the best stories & laughs,” Union posted on X, the social network fomerly known as Twitter. “He was Always the coolest man in the room with the Best vibes & ppl would literally run over to come see him. He was simply the best & we all loved him.
Samuel L. Jackson was one of the first celebrities to pay tribute to Roundtree having worked together in the reboot of Shaft. Jackson said that Roundtree’s “passing leaves a deep hole not only in my heart.”
Gabrielle Union, who worked with Roundtree on the television series Being Mary Jane, took to social media to express what a “dream” it was to share scenes with him.
“Working with Richard Roundtree was a dream. Getting to hang with him & our Being Mary Jane family was always a good ass time with the best stories & laughs,” Union posted on X, the social network fomerly known as Twitter. “He was Always the coolest man in the room with the Best vibes & ppl would literally run over to come see him. He was simply the best & we all loved him.
- 10/25/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Meghan McCain got a bit of an ego boost from the search to find a permanent replacement for her empty seat at “The View.” The former host said this week that she was pretty pleased with how long it took to find a conservative voice to add to the table full time.
McCain left “The View” in August 2021, at the end of the show’s 24th season. For the entirety of season 25, the show had a revolving door of guest hosts, effectively auditioning them in real time. There were a few names that popped in to guest host multiple times, including Michele Tafoya, Tara Setmayer and others. But in the end, the full time slot went to former Trump communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin, as well as Ana Navarro.
In an interview with SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen this week, McCain boasted about the fact that she was replaced by two people,...
McCain left “The View” in August 2021, at the end of the show’s 24th season. For the entirety of season 25, the show had a revolving door of guest hosts, effectively auditioning them in real time. There were a few names that popped in to guest host multiple times, including Michele Tafoya, Tara Setmayer and others. But in the end, the full time slot went to former Trump communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin, as well as Ana Navarro.
In an interview with SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen this week, McCain boasted about the fact that she was replaced by two people,...
- 9/13/2022
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
The new team at NBC’s “Football Night in America” has yet to work a “Sunday Night Football” game in this year’s official NFL season, but they’ve already weathered at least one storm.
During NBC’s broadcast of the 2022 Hall of Fame Game last month, Jason Garrett, the former Dallas Cowboys head coach who is still relatively new to the art of TV sportscasting, got a bulletin in his ear courtesy of producer Matt Casey. “Looks like we have a rain delay,” Garrett recalls being told. “You guys are going to have to fill for half an hour.” Garrett, who has been working NBC’s Usfl broadcasts to warm up for his new stint on “Football Night,” took a moment to collect himself: “Oh, this is interesting.”
Everything that could have gone wrong with that telecast did, says Maria Taylor, who is taking over as the main host of the program this season.
During NBC’s broadcast of the 2022 Hall of Fame Game last month, Jason Garrett, the former Dallas Cowboys head coach who is still relatively new to the art of TV sportscasting, got a bulletin in his ear courtesy of producer Matt Casey. “Looks like we have a rain delay,” Garrett recalls being told. “You guys are going to have to fill for half an hour.” Garrett, who has been working NBC’s Usfl broadcasts to warm up for his new stint on “Football Night,” took a moment to collect himself: “Oh, this is interesting.”
Everything that could have gone wrong with that telecast did, says Maria Taylor, who is taking over as the main host of the program this season.
- 9/8/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Emmy-winning producer Dionne Harmon has been promoted to President at Jesse Collins Entertainment from her previous role as EVP Content and Strategy at Jce. In the newly created position, Harmon will oversee all aspects of the company’s creative strategy and financial growth. She will report to Collins.
“Over the past decade Dionne has become an invaluable part of the Jce family. Over the past few years, she has helped guide the company through the creation and execution of ground breaking and award winning content, and has taken a lead role in strengthening the company’s strategic alliances that have ensured the company’s growth into the future, said Jesse Collins, CEO, Jesse Collins Entertainment.
Harmon most recently won a 2022 Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) as co-executive producer of the 2022 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show, which featured Dr. Dre, Snoop, Mary J Blige, 50 Cent, Eminem & Kendrick Lamar.
She...
“Over the past decade Dionne has become an invaluable part of the Jce family. Over the past few years, she has helped guide the company through the creation and execution of ground breaking and award winning content, and has taken a lead role in strengthening the company’s strategic alliances that have ensured the company’s growth into the future, said Jesse Collins, CEO, Jesse Collins Entertainment.
Harmon most recently won a 2022 Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) as co-executive producer of the 2022 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show, which featured Dr. Dre, Snoop, Mary J Blige, 50 Cent, Eminem & Kendrick Lamar.
She...
- 9/7/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
NBC has new teams leading both “Sunday Night Football” and “Football Night in America.” And it will serve up new logos for both shows as well.
For 16 years, viewers of both football broadcasts have seen their titles arranged in a “shield” design. This season, the programs are getting a new look, with title logos that can be displayed more readily no matter the venue on which each program is being watched.
“It’s not a one-size-fits-all design direction. It’s far more nimble and less limiting than what a metallic shield was able to offer,” says Mark Levy, the NBC Sports senior vice president of original productions and creative who oversees the design of the division’s programming. “It just offers a flexibility that allos designers and animators a level of creativity” they didn’t have in the past.
When NBC first started broadcasting “Sunday Night Football” in 2006, the games...
For 16 years, viewers of both football broadcasts have seen their titles arranged in a “shield” design. This season, the programs are getting a new look, with title logos that can be displayed more readily no matter the venue on which each program is being watched.
“It’s not a one-size-fits-all design direction. It’s far more nimble and less limiting than what a metallic shield was able to offer,” says Mark Levy, the NBC Sports senior vice president of original productions and creative who oversees the design of the division’s programming. “It just offers a flexibility that allos designers and animators a level of creativity” they didn’t have in the past.
When NBC first started broadcasting “Sunday Night Football” in 2006, the games...
- 9/7/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Abortion is certainly no laughing matter, which makes it a delicate dance for a topical comedian to broach. Bill Maher worked both sides of the street on Friday night’s Real Time on HBO, starting with a few quips and then embarking on a serious discussion on the ultra-sensitive issue.
Starting with a riff on Cinco de Mayo – “If you can’t remember what you did last night, you might want to get an abortion now” – Maher noted several states with ultra-restrictive laws. “Suddenly, getting the right pronoun doesn’t seem so big.”
On the bright side, those in states with draconian abortion laws can use the car pool lane if driving to another territory, Maher said.
The panel discussion featured Democratic strategist and CNN political contributor Paul Begala and former NBC sports reporter and guest co-host for The View,” Michele Tafoya.
“People hate talking about abortion, so let’s talk about it,...
Starting with a riff on Cinco de Mayo – “If you can’t remember what you did last night, you might want to get an abortion now” – Maher noted several states with ultra-restrictive laws. “Suddenly, getting the right pronoun doesn’t seem so big.”
On the bright side, those in states with draconian abortion laws can use the car pool lane if driving to another territory, Maher said.
The panel discussion featured Democratic strategist and CNN political contributor Paul Begala and former NBC sports reporter and guest co-host for The View,” Michele Tafoya.
“People hate talking about abortion, so let’s talk about it,...
- 5/7/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
NBC announced last month that Mike Tirico would replace the legendary Al Michaels as the voice of Sunday Night Football. Now, the network has revealed the rest of the team.
It’s now confirmed that Michaels’ stalwart broadcast partner, Cris Collinsworth, will join Tirico for what will be Collinsworth’s 14th season in the SNF broadcast booth.
It won’t exactly be a new experience for either, since Tirico and Collinsworth have teamed to call 21 NFL games since the former joined NBC Sports in 2016.
After Michele Tafoya exited NBC’s marquee football franchise amid controversy, the network has named Melissa Stark as its new sideline reporter.
Stark knows the terrain. She previously served as sideline reporter for ABC’s Monday Night Football for three seasons and has been a host and reporter for NFL Network since 2011.
After the news was announced, Stark took to Twitter and wrote, “Can’t Wait!
It’s now confirmed that Michaels’ stalwart broadcast partner, Cris Collinsworth, will join Tirico for what will be Collinsworth’s 14th season in the SNF broadcast booth.
It won’t exactly be a new experience for either, since Tirico and Collinsworth have teamed to call 21 NFL games since the former joined NBC Sports in 2016.
After Michele Tafoya exited NBC’s marquee football franchise amid controversy, the network has named Melissa Stark as its new sideline reporter.
Stark knows the terrain. She previously served as sideline reporter for ABC’s Monday Night Football for three seasons and has been a host and reporter for NFL Network since 2011.
After the news was announced, Stark took to Twitter and wrote, “Can’t Wait!
- 4/19/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Melissa Stark clearly knows the value of staying in touch.
The veteran sportscaster served as the sideline reporter for “Monday Night Football” between 2000 and 2002, when she was just 26 and the game — then one of TV’s biggest weekly events — was still broadcast on ABC. She worked with everyone from the legendary TV executive Don Ohlmeyer to “Mnf” announcers like John Madden and Dennis Miller — and with Fred Gaudelli, the producer who would move on to work for NBC Sports and oversee “Sunday Night Football,” then all of NBC’s NFL coverage. With four young children at home, and having logged stints at ABC, NBC News’ “Today” and MSNBC, Stark in 2008 eventually chose to cut back on TV duties and focus on family. In 2011, she had the chance to take up new duties at NFL Network, and asked Gaudelli for his counsel on the move. “He has always been a mentor and a sounding board,...
The veteran sportscaster served as the sideline reporter for “Monday Night Football” between 2000 and 2002, when she was just 26 and the game — then one of TV’s biggest weekly events — was still broadcast on ABC. She worked with everyone from the legendary TV executive Don Ohlmeyer to “Mnf” announcers like John Madden and Dennis Miller — and with Fred Gaudelli, the producer who would move on to work for NBC Sports and oversee “Sunday Night Football,” then all of NBC’s NFL coverage. With four young children at home, and having logged stints at ABC, NBC News’ “Today” and MSNBC, Stark in 2008 eventually chose to cut back on TV duties and focus on family. In 2011, she had the chance to take up new duties at NFL Network, and asked Gaudelli for his counsel on the move. “He has always been a mentor and a sounding board,...
- 4/19/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
The hosts of “The View” joined in the chorus of voices criticizing Lauren Boebert on Wednesday, after the Colorado representative heckled President Biden during his State of the Union address.
Though Boebert made two attempts to disrupt the speech, the panel focused on the moment Biden was talking about veterans. The president brought up his son Beau, who died of cancer likely developed due to hazardous exposure during his military tenure.
As he spoke, the president mentioned “a cancer that would put [soldiers] in a flag-draped coffin.” At that point, Boebert screamed: “You put them in, 13 of them!” a reference to soldiers who died last year in the Afghanistan withdrawal.
For the women of “The View,” the immediate criticism was Boebert’s choice of venue.
“You’re in the United States Congress,” Joy Behar scolded. “You’re not doing a midnight set at Chuckles.”
Moderator Whoopi Goldberg agreed, saying that Boebert...
Though Boebert made two attempts to disrupt the speech, the panel focused on the moment Biden was talking about veterans. The president brought up his son Beau, who died of cancer likely developed due to hazardous exposure during his military tenure.
As he spoke, the president mentioned “a cancer that would put [soldiers] in a flag-draped coffin.” At that point, Boebert screamed: “You put them in, 13 of them!” a reference to soldiers who died last year in the Afghanistan withdrawal.
For the women of “The View,” the immediate criticism was Boebert’s choice of venue.
“You’re in the United States Congress,” Joy Behar scolded. “You’re not doing a midnight set at Chuckles.”
Moderator Whoopi Goldberg agreed, saying that Boebert...
- 3/2/2022
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Following her exit from NBC Sports to enter the political realm, Michele Tafoya is already speaking at major political events — including the Conservative Political Action Conference (Cpac). And on Tuesday’s episode of “The View,” she explained exactly why she was there.
To kick off the morning’s “Hot Topics,” the panel of women discussed some of the things that were said at the event, with Whoopi Goldberg posing the question of whether the speakers at the event were “preaching to a conservative choir.” Since Tafoya spoke at the event, the panel turned to her.
“First of all, I’m a libertarian. I’m an independent,” Tafoya clarified, prompting Sunny Hostin to then question why she would be at a conservative event in the first place.
“Because my message is, I’ll talk to anyone,” Tafoya responded. “I will. And I’ll listen to anyone. I’m for more voices,...
To kick off the morning’s “Hot Topics,” the panel of women discussed some of the things that were said at the event, with Whoopi Goldberg posing the question of whether the speakers at the event were “preaching to a conservative choir.” Since Tafoya spoke at the event, the panel turned to her.
“First of all, I’m a libertarian. I’m an independent,” Tafoya clarified, prompting Sunny Hostin to then question why she would be at a conservative event in the first place.
“Because my message is, I’ll talk to anyone,” Tafoya responded. “I will. And I’ll listen to anyone. I’m for more voices,...
- 3/1/2022
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Michele Tafoya, who worked her final game for NBC on the sidelines of Sunday’s Super Bowl Lvi, is leaving sports journalism altogether to join the campaign of Minnesota GOP gubernatorial candidate Kendall Qualls.
Qualls said Monday that Tafoya has come aboard as co-chairman. Qualls is one of seven GOP candidates running against incumbent Minnesota Gov. Tim Waltz, a Democrat.
“I have been fortunate to get to know Michele on a deeper level and appreciate her taking time from her busy schedule to help our campaign lead Minnesota in the right direction,” Qualls said. “I’m confident with her reach we’ll be able to connect with people across the state to ensure that all Minnesotans feel as if their needs are being heard.”
As part of her new role, Tafoya told The Atlantic that she would appear on shows that discuss politics, cultural and social issues, as well as attend Cpac later this month,...
Qualls said Monday that Tafoya has come aboard as co-chairman. Qualls is one of seven GOP candidates running against incumbent Minnesota Gov. Tim Waltz, a Democrat.
“I have been fortunate to get to know Michele on a deeper level and appreciate her taking time from her busy schedule to help our campaign lead Minnesota in the right direction,” Qualls said. “I’m confident with her reach we’ll be able to connect with people across the state to ensure that all Minnesotans feel as if their needs are being heard.”
As part of her new role, Tafoya told The Atlantic that she would appear on shows that discuss politics, cultural and social issues, as well as attend Cpac later this month,...
- 2/14/2022
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Super Bow Lvi pitting the Los Angeles Rams against the Cincinnati Bengals kicks off at 6:30 p.m. Et/3:30 p.m. Pt from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, the Rams’ home field. The game will air live on NBC as well as for the first time on the Peacock streaming service and Spanish-language network Telemundo.
Peacock’s Super Bowl coverage will be available on the premium tier ($4.99 per month). NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will stream the game on desktops, mobile, tablets and connected TVs. NFL GamePass also is broadcasting the game for subscribers.
On radio, Westwood One will have the game with Kevin Harlan and Kurt Warner returning, with pregame shows leading into game coverage starting at 5 Et/2 Pt. On SiriusXM, the game will air live on Super Bowl Radio (Ch. 104) and on SiriusXM NFL Radio (Ch. 88); local feeds are available for the Bengals (Sirius 85/Xm 225) or...
Peacock’s Super Bowl coverage will be available on the premium tier ($4.99 per month). NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will stream the game on desktops, mobile, tablets and connected TVs. NFL GamePass also is broadcasting the game for subscribers.
On radio, Westwood One will have the game with Kevin Harlan and Kurt Warner returning, with pregame shows leading into game coverage starting at 5 Et/2 Pt. On SiriusXM, the game will air live on Super Bowl Radio (Ch. 104) and on SiriusXM NFL Radio (Ch. 88); local feeds are available for the Bengals (Sirius 85/Xm 225) or...
- 2/13/2022
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael Phelps may be the most decorated Olympian of all time, but even he's afraid of Katie Ledecky. In fact, during his Olympics commentary on Sunday, Phelps admitted the 24-year-old U.S. superstar swimmer would've wiped the floor with him in 2016.
Phelps, the greatest male swimmer of all time, has been serving as both a commentator and correspondent for NBC at the Tokyo Olympics, giving his insights on the biggest races in the pool. And though Ledecky ended up taking silver in the 400m freestyle on Sunday, Phelps said "she's the Goat" right now, even compared to him.
"I had the privilege to train with her at the last training camp, in 2016. I'm very happy that she didn't do the exact set with us that day because she would've destroyed me," Phelps said with a laugh. "Oh my gosh, her long course, when she trains -- oh, she's incredible."
See...
Phelps, the greatest male swimmer of all time, has been serving as both a commentator and correspondent for NBC at the Tokyo Olympics, giving his insights on the biggest races in the pool. And though Ledecky ended up taking silver in the 400m freestyle on Sunday, Phelps said "she's the Goat" right now, even compared to him.
"I had the privilege to train with her at the last training camp, in 2016. I'm very happy that she didn't do the exact set with us that day because she would've destroyed me," Phelps said with a laugh. "Oh my gosh, her long course, when she trains -- oh, she's incredible."
See...
- 7/26/2021
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
“NBA on TNT” helped give the WarnerMedia-owned network a big lift over its competitors at this year’s 42nd Annual Sports Emmys. Announced late Tuesday, this year TNT won the most Sports Emmys of any single outlet, with 7 — followed closely by ESPN, which earned six.
If corporate entities are combined, then the ESPN triumvirate of ESPN, ESPN Plus and ESPN Deportes actually landed the most wins, with a total of nine.
Winners were announced in 46 categories by the National Academy of TV Arts and Sciences in a virtual ceremony on Tuesday night, including Outstanding Live Sports Special, Live Sports Series and Playoff Coverage, three Documentary categories, Outstanding Play-by-Play Announcer, Studio Host, and Emerging On-Air Talent, among others.
Individual sports personality winners included TNT’s Ernie Johnson as studio host; Fox’s Joe Buck for play-by-play, CBS’ Nate Burleson for studio analyst; Fox’s John Smoltz for sports event analyst...
If corporate entities are combined, then the ESPN triumvirate of ESPN, ESPN Plus and ESPN Deportes actually landed the most wins, with a total of nine.
Winners were announced in 46 categories by the National Academy of TV Arts and Sciences in a virtual ceremony on Tuesday night, including Outstanding Live Sports Special, Live Sports Series and Playoff Coverage, three Documentary categories, Outstanding Play-by-Play Announcer, Studio Host, and Emerging On-Air Talent, among others.
Individual sports personality winners included TNT’s Ernie Johnson as studio host; Fox’s Joe Buck for play-by-play, CBS’ Nate Burleson for studio analyst; Fox’s John Smoltz for sports event analyst...
- 6/9/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
TNT edged ESPN for the most trophies at the 42nd annual Sports Emmy Awards, which were handed out tonight in a livestreamed virtual ceremony. The Worldwide Leader turned the tables on Turner Sports for the most wins by network group, however.
See the list of wins by network and network group here and wins by program below or here.
TNT scored seven statuettes to ESPN’s six, after the latter came into the night with a dominant 51 nominations. FS1 was third with five wins, NFL Network had four and a half-dozen nets tied with three apiece. ESPN won the network group race with nine trophies to Turner’s seven, with Fox Sports Media Group next with five.
Seven programs earned two nods apiece to lead that race: NBA on TNT, the NFL Wild Card Game on Nickelodeon, NFL Network’s NFL 360, HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, Netflix’s Rising Phoenix,...
See the list of wins by network and network group here and wins by program below or here.
TNT scored seven statuettes to ESPN’s six, after the latter came into the night with a dominant 51 nominations. FS1 was third with five wins, NFL Network had four and a half-dozen nets tied with three apiece. ESPN won the network group race with nine trophies to Turner’s seven, with Fox Sports Media Group next with five.
Seven programs earned two nods apiece to lead that race: NBA on TNT, the NFL Wild Card Game on Nickelodeon, NFL Network’s NFL 360, HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, Netflix’s Rising Phoenix,...
- 6/9/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Al Michaels is being pulled from “Sunday Night Football” this weekend “in accordance with NBCUniversal Covid-19 safety protocols,” NBC Sports said on Friday.
“Michaels has not been cleared to work this weekend’s game,” the group informed media via email.
Mike Tirico will replace Michaels on the primetime NFL game’s play-by-play.
NBC did not specifically say if Michaels tested positive for Covid-19, but the legendary sportscaster said the following in a statement provided to media: “I feel great, I have no symptoms, and my temperature this morning was 97.5. I look forward to returning to the booth as soon as possible.”
We asked an NBC Sports spokesperson if Michaels tested positive for Covid-19 or if this was a decision made out of an abundance of caution due to a potential exposure, but that information was not made available to us.
Tirico also filled in for Michaels on last week’s game,...
“Michaels has not been cleared to work this weekend’s game,” the group informed media via email.
Mike Tirico will replace Michaels on the primetime NFL game’s play-by-play.
NBC did not specifically say if Michaels tested positive for Covid-19, but the legendary sportscaster said the following in a statement provided to media: “I feel great, I have no symptoms, and my temperature this morning was 97.5. I look forward to returning to the booth as soon as possible.”
We asked an NBC Sports spokesperson if Michaels tested positive for Covid-19 or if this was a decision made out of an abundance of caution due to a potential exposure, but that information was not made available to us.
Tirico also filled in for Michaels on last week’s game,...
- 12/18/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
You’d think Lisa Salters would have seen everything by now, but the woman who holds the distinction of being the longest-serving sideline reporter in the history of “Monday Night Football” will soon encounter something that has never been part of covering an NFL game.
When ESPN launches this season of “Mnf,” Salters will likely find herself working the game from empty stadium seats, in an area now being referred to as “the moat.” Other reporters who have her role, like CBS Sports’ Tracy Wolfson and NBC Sports’ Michele Tafoya, are in a similar position: reporting from a game’s sidelines when that area will be off-limits due to restrictions posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
“It’s going to challenge me to think outside the box, and there’s nothing wrong with that,” says Salters, getting ready for her ninth season with the football broadcast. “I have to find a...
When ESPN launches this season of “Mnf,” Salters will likely find herself working the game from empty stadium seats, in an area now being referred to as “the moat.” Other reporters who have her role, like CBS Sports’ Tracy Wolfson and NBC Sports’ Michele Tafoya, are in a similar position: reporting from a game’s sidelines when that area will be off-limits due to restrictions posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
“It’s going to challenge me to think outside the box, and there’s nothing wrong with that,” says Salters, getting ready for her ninth season with the football broadcast. “I have to find a...
- 9/10/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
NBC’s perennially top-rated Sunday Night Football broadcasts will sound fairly normal this fall, executive producer Fred Gaudelli promised Thursday, but they will feature fewer crowd shots due to few if any fans attending games.
Gaudelli joined play-by-play voice Al Michaels, analyst Cris Collinsworth and sideline reporter Michele Tafoya for a media conference call ahead of next Thursday’s start to the 15th season of Snf. Discussion of Covid-19 adjustments outweighed any talk about Xs and Os, though Collinsworth pronounced himself ready for the ritual, however different it may be.
“I can’t remember a year when I’ve been more excited for football,” Collinsworth said. “To get something back to normal, to get anything back to normal. We all understand – there’s a lot going on in the world. … But first and foremost, we’re excited for football.
The season starts next Thursday night at Kansas City’s Arrowhead...
Gaudelli joined play-by-play voice Al Michaels, analyst Cris Collinsworth and sideline reporter Michele Tafoya for a media conference call ahead of next Thursday’s start to the 15th season of Snf. Discussion of Covid-19 adjustments outweighed any talk about Xs and Os, though Collinsworth pronounced himself ready for the ritual, however different it may be.
“I can’t remember a year when I’ve been more excited for football,” Collinsworth said. “To get something back to normal, to get anything back to normal. We all understand – there’s a lot going on in the world. … But first and foremost, we’re excited for football.
The season starts next Thursday night at Kansas City’s Arrowhead...
- 9/3/2020
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Post-rush hour, the drive from the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills to the Los Angeles Rams’ practice facility in Thousand Oaks, Calif. is a manageable 50 minutes. On Friday, Nov. 15, most of the core broadcast team for NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” — analyst Cris Collinsworth, sideline reporter Michele Tafoya, executive producer Fred Gaudelli, director Drew Esocoff and researcher Andy Freeland — make that trip together in a luxury van, departing the hotel shortly after 11 a.m. Laptops open, Collinsworth and Tafoya are prepping for the interviews they will do with players and Rams head coach Sean McVay after they spend more than an hour observing the team’s practice.
But they and the crew members are also talking about the news of the morning — the suspension that the NFL handed down to Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett for hitting the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Mason Rudolph in the head with the quarterback’s own helmet.
But they and the crew members are also talking about the news of the morning — the suspension that the NFL handed down to Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett for hitting the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Mason Rudolph in the head with the quarterback’s own helmet.
- 11/24/2019
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety Film + TV
Meek Mill, Meghan Trainor and Rapsody will perform live Thursday during the NFL’s official 2019 NFL Kickoff event in Chicago ahead of the league’s season-opening Green Bay Packers-Chicago Bears game at Soldier Field on NBC.
Portions of Meek Mill’s and Trainor’s performances will be part of NBC and the NFL Network’s simulcast coverage of the 40-minute pregame event, which will take place at Chicago’s Grant Park. The game is set to kick off at 8:20 Pm Et/5:20 Pm Pt, with headliner Meek Mill scheduled to hit the Main Stage at about 7:30 Pm Et.
After the concert, Grant Park will host a watch party of the game on giant screens.
Meek Mill, Trainor and Rapsody on Friday were also named “advocates” for the NFL and Jay-z-led Roc Nation’s Inspire Change initiative. Part of that effort includes creating new music for a Songs of the Season fundraising campaign.
Portions of Meek Mill’s and Trainor’s performances will be part of NBC and the NFL Network’s simulcast coverage of the 40-minute pregame event, which will take place at Chicago’s Grant Park. The game is set to kick off at 8:20 Pm Et/5:20 Pm Pt, with headliner Meek Mill scheduled to hit the Main Stage at about 7:30 Pm Et.
After the concert, Grant Park will host a watch party of the game on giant screens.
Meek Mill, Trainor and Rapsody on Friday were also named “advocates” for the NFL and Jay-z-led Roc Nation’s Inspire Change initiative. Part of that effort includes creating new music for a Songs of the Season fundraising campaign.
- 8/30/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
NBC and ESPN were tied for the most prizes at the 40th Sports Emmy Awards on Monday, with each network taking home six trophies. Grouped with their sister networks, NBC and ESPN remained tied for first with eight Emmys each.
NBC won the Emmy for Outstanding Live Sports Series for “Sunday Night Football,” and the network’s coverage of the Xxiii Olympic Winter Games nabbed three Emmys for Outstanding Open/Tease, The Dick Schaap Outstanding Writing Award and Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement.
Meanwhile, NBC’s Michele Tafoya won the Emmy for Sports Reporter, while NBC and Nbcsn’s Mike Emrick won for Play by Play. And NBC sister network Telemundo won twice: Outstanding Live Sports Coverage In Spanish for the 2018 Copa Mundial de la FIFA and Outstanding On-Air Personality in Spanish for the network’s Miguel Gurwitz Telemundo.
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NBC won the Emmy for Outstanding Live Sports Series for “Sunday Night Football,” and the network’s coverage of the Xxiii Olympic Winter Games nabbed three Emmys for Outstanding Open/Tease, The Dick Schaap Outstanding Writing Award and Outstanding Sports Promotional Announcement.
Meanwhile, NBC’s Michele Tafoya won the Emmy for Sports Reporter, while NBC and Nbcsn’s Mike Emrick won for Play by Play. And NBC sister network Telemundo won twice: Outstanding Live Sports Coverage In Spanish for the 2018 Copa Mundial de la FIFA and Outstanding On-Air Personality in Spanish for the network’s Miguel Gurwitz Telemundo.
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- 5/21/2019
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Hannah Storm knows football fans have to take an extra step to listen to her and Andrea Kremer broadcast “Thursday Night Football.” “It is your choice,” she told viewers during last week’s game between the Denver Broncos and the Arizona Cardinals.
You won’t find the duo holding forth on Fox, which owns TV rights to the NFL’s Thursday-night showcase. To get to them, a sports aficionado must subscribe to Amazon Prime, then opt not only to stream each week’s contest, but also toggle the audio selection to “Storm-Kremer” rather than sticking with the default Fox feed.
The results can be astonishing. Where are the deep male tones of a team like Fox’s Joe Buck and Troy Aikman or NBC’s Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth? Never before in the history of NFL broadcasting has an all-female team called TV games. On other media outlets, female...
You won’t find the duo holding forth on Fox, which owns TV rights to the NFL’s Thursday-night showcase. To get to them, a sports aficionado must subscribe to Amazon Prime, then opt not only to stream each week’s contest, but also toggle the audio selection to “Storm-Kremer” rather than sticking with the default Fox feed.
The results can be astonishing. Where are the deep male tones of a team like Fox’s Joe Buck and Troy Aikman or NBC’s Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth? Never before in the history of NFL broadcasting has an all-female team called TV games. On other media outlets, female...
- 10/22/2018
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Aaron Rodgers dropping L-bombs!! The Green Bay Packers Qb opened up on his relationship with Danica Patrick -- telling Michele Tafoya he already feels comfortable saying he loves her. "We're just two people who enjoy being around each other and love each other," Rodgers said in the interview for Artful Living. "We're really into each other ... We're really attracted to each other." Aaron and Danica went public with their relationship back in January -- and...
- 10/18/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
It’s official. Mike Tirico has been named the new studio host for NBC’s primetime Sunday pregame show Football Night in America. Tirico was reported to have been the leading candidate to succeed Dan Patrick, who told the New York Post in March that he turned down a new five-year contract to continue as host. “I didn’t want to do it and not love doing it,” Patrick said at the time. He had served as Football Night‘s studio host since 2008.
Tirico will work alongside Fnia analysts Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison, and NFL Insider Mike Florio, from Studio 1 at NBC Sports’ International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Ct.
For the past two seasons, Tirico co-hosted Fnia from the game site. That role now will be filled by Liam McHugh, who will be joined on site most weeks by the Sunday Night Football team of Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya.
Tirico will work alongside Fnia analysts Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison, and NFL Insider Mike Florio, from Studio 1 at NBC Sports’ International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Ct.
For the past two seasons, Tirico co-hosted Fnia from the game site. That role now will be filled by Liam McHugh, who will be joined on site most weeks by the Sunday Night Football team of Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya.
- 8/20/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Mike Tirico will replace Dan Patrick this season on NBC Sports’ studio show “Football Night in America.” Liam McHugh will backfill Tirico’s NFL game-site role. Additionally, Rob Hyland joins “Football Night”as the show’s new coordinating producer.
Tirico, who did the game-site gig for two seasons, will work alongside analysts Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison, as well as pro-football insider Mike Florio. Those four shoot at Studio 1 at NBC Sports’ International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Connecticut.
Patrick was the “Football Night” studio host for 10 years from 2008-2017.
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“As one of the most accomplished, respected and versatile voices in sports, Mike was the logical choice to move into the ‘Football Night’ studio,” said Sam Flood, executive producer and president, production, NBC Sports & Nbcsn. “He will anchor our show, set the scene, and educate the audience by extracting analysis,...
Tirico, who did the game-site gig for two seasons, will work alongside analysts Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison, as well as pro-football insider Mike Florio. Those four shoot at Studio 1 at NBC Sports’ International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Connecticut.
Patrick was the “Football Night” studio host for 10 years from 2008-2017.
Also Read: Will Mike Tirico Replace Al Michaels at NBC?
“As one of the most accomplished, respected and versatile voices in sports, Mike was the logical choice to move into the ‘Football Night’ studio,” said Sam Flood, executive producer and president, production, NBC Sports & Nbcsn. “He will anchor our show, set the scene, and educate the audience by extracting analysis,...
- 8/20/2018
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
#Phelpsface explained. Last week, Michael Phelps set the Internet ablaze with the epic death stare he directed at South African rival Chad le Clos before the two went head-to-head in the 200-meter butterfly semi-final. As he later revealed, Phelps was reacting to le Clos's bizarre tactic of shadowboxing in front of his rival ahead of the race. "Everyone has their own race strategy. If that's his, that's his," Phelps told NBC's Michelle Tafoya of le Clos, explaining that he was unfazed by his competitor's tactic. That explains the why, but what about the how? As any experienced mean mugger knows,...
- 8/16/2016
- by Tiare Dunlap, @tiaredunlap
- PEOPLE.com
Simone Manuel Makes History as First African-American Woman to Win Gold in Individual Swimming Event
"This is for all who... will come after who believe they can't do it."More Swimming: https://t.co/1HtvnVuT3E https://t.co/Uvv1DfJvOT— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 12, 2016 Not only was it a rarity for both the American and Canadian national anthems to be played, but Simone Manuel also became the first African-American woman to win an individual event in Olympic swimming. At Thursday's 100-meter freestyle event, Manuel tied for first with Canada's Penny Oleksiak as both women finished in 52.70 seconds, setting a new Olympic record. Impressively, Rio is the first Olympic games for both Manuel and Oleksiak.
- 8/12/2016
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
Simone Manuel Makes History as First African-American Woman to Win Gold in Individual Swimming Event
"This is for all who... will come after who believe they can't do it."More Swimming: https://t.co/1HtvnVuT3E https://t.co/Uvv1DfJvOT— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 12, 2016 Not only was it a rarity for both the American and Canadian national anthems to be played, but Simone Manuel also became the first African-American woman to win an individual event in Olympic swimming. At Thursday's 100-meter freestyle event, Manuel tied for first with Canada's Penny Oleksiak as both women finished in 52.70 seconds, setting a new Olympic record. Impressively, Rio is the first Olympic games for both Manuel and Oleksiak.
- 8/12/2016
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
It wasn’t a medal moment, but it sure was suspenseful.
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Team USA’s Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross brought a formidable Olympic record into their final group match in women’s beach volleyball, with an automatic Round of 16 berth on the line: The former sported an undefeated record over four consecutive Olympics (2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016), with only a single dropped set over that span. Ross, meanwhile, had only one Olympic loss, that coming when she and her prior partner took the silver behind Walsh Jennings and former...
RelatedOlympics: Leslie Jones Accepts NBC’s Rio Invite, After Her Tweets Go Viral
Team USA’s Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross brought a formidable Olympic record into their final group match in women’s beach volleyball, with an automatic Round of 16 berth on the line: The former sported an undefeated record over four consecutive Olympics (2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016), with only a single dropped set over that span. Ross, meanwhile, had only one Olympic loss, that coming when she and her prior partner took the silver behind Walsh Jennings and former...
- 8/11/2016
- TVLine.com
[Embedcode {NBC needs a Ready Room Cam. #PhelpsFace pic.twitter.com/z6rJ9Fe68o— Don Van Natta Jr. (@DVNJr) August 9, 2016 }] It was the mean mug seen around the world. Fans took to social media on Monday night after Michael Phelps' rival Chad le Clos of South Africa tried his best to distract the American with some shadow boxing just moments before they went head-to-head in the finals for the 200-meter butterfly, swimming in lanes 3 and 5. However, Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history, remained unfazed and gave an epic death stare, quickly dubbed #PhelpsFace on social media, in return. For context: Phelps is especially eager to reclaim gold in the event after le Clos won first place by 0.05 seconds at the 2012 London Games.
- 8/9/2016
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
[Embedcode {Phelps vs. LochteSome things never change. #RoadToRio https://t.co/II9gXu3JhT— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) July 2, 2016 }] Michael Phelps took on rival Ryan Lochte for the last time on American soil Friday. The two swimmers completed their final meet at the Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska where they competed in the 200-meter Individual Medley to qualify for the Rio Olympics. Known as the biggest rivalry not only in USA Swimming, but also in sports, Phelps and Lochte, both 31, first squared off against each other in the 200-meter Im back in 2003 when they were still teenagers. And after 12 years of competition, Phelps finished at 1:55.91 to beat Lochte by 0.31 seconds at Friday's race. Both will represent their...
- 7/2/2016
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
#SB49: Super Bowl 2015 pregame show TV schedule on NBC begins Sunday, Feb. 1, at 12pm Et, with the special Football America: Our Teams. NBC has a total of six hours of Super Bowl Xlix pregame show coverage. Full press release and details from NBC Sports below: NBC Sports Presents Six Hours Of Super Bowl Xlix Pre-game Coverage NBC Super Bowl Xlix Pre-Game Show Begins on NBC at Noon Et on Sunday, Feb. 1 Dan Patrick, Josh Elliott, Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison, Hines Ward, Mike Florio, Peter King, Bob Costas, Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya Preview Super Bowl Xlix … Continue reading →
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- 2/1/2015
- by Ryan Berenz
- ChannelGuideMag
It's (almost) the most wonderful time of the year, when we gather in festive jubilation, celebrate special moments with family and no longer have to pay attention to the Jacksonville Jaguars. That's right, it's almost time for playoff football.
To paraphrase the O'Jays, I can hardly wait, so let's talk about what Football Santa might have in store for us: Can the Patriots and Seahawks run the table and give us the once-in-a-generation Super Bowl matchup we've long craved? Does Peyton Manning have one more playoff run in him, or...
To paraphrase the O'Jays, I can hardly wait, so let's talk about what Football Santa might have in store for us: Can the Patriots and Seahawks run the table and give us the once-in-a-generation Super Bowl matchup we've long craved? Does Peyton Manning have one more playoff run in him, or...
- 12/22/2014
- Rollingstone.com
This story first appeared in the Aug. 29 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. CBS Sports is gearing up for Thursday Night Football, the NFL's first expansion into broadcast primetime since 2006, when Sunday night games moved from Espn to NBC. But the crew at NBC Sports -- including chairman Mark Lazarus, 51; play-by-play team Al Michaels, 69, Cris Collinsworth, 55, and sideline reporter Michele Tafoya, 49; coordinating producer Fred Gaudelli, 54; and director Drew Esocoff, 56 -- says it is not concerned about the incursion. "We're not playing against anybody," says Michaels. And Lazarus notes that CBS' eight weeks
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- 8/24/2014
- by Marisa Guthrie
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NBC‘s Sunday Night Football has been the most-watched primetime program for four years running at it kept another streak alive tonight. The show won its sixth consecutive Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Sports Series during the ceremony at Lincoln Center in Manhattan, with color man Cris Collinsworth and sideline reporter Michelle Tafoya also taking home the hardward. The Peacock led all networks with a half-dozen wins — including Bob Costas for Outstanding Studio Host, his 26th career nod — followed by Espn, Fox and Mlb Network with five apiece. Mlb landed the Outstanding Live Sports Special Emmy for its coverage of the Red Sox-Cardinals World Series. Showtime scored a Tko in the Outstanding Edited Sports Event Coverage category for its All Access: Mayweather vs. Canelo Epilogue. NBC Sports Group, which also includes Nbcsn and Telemundo, scored a leading 10 wins; Espn was second with a combined seven trophies for the flagship network,...
- 5/7/2014
- by ERIK PEDERSEN
- Deadline TV
The head coach of the Houston Texans collapsed in the middle of their game against the Indianapolis Colts on Nov. 3 after experiencing “extraordinary pain.” His scary collapse made Texans players, NFL personalities and celebrities take to Twitter to wish Gary a speedy recovery. Keep reading to see what they said!
Texans player David Quessenberry, comedian Jim Gaffigan and more reacted to Gary Kubiak‘s scary collapse, which happened during the Houston Texans-Indianapolis Colts Sunday Night Football game on Nov. 3. What did they say on Twitter?
Gary Kubiak: Texans Players, NFL Personalities & Celebrities React
Gary’s shocking collapse resulted in players and celebrities wishing the head coach well:
Sending my thoughts and prayers to Coach Kubiak and his family.
— David Quessenberry (@DavidQberry) November 4, 2013
“We were all very worried and upset about that but trying to stay focused at the same time.” Keenum on Kubiak #Texans
— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) November 4, 2013
That was a scary scene.
Texans player David Quessenberry, comedian Jim Gaffigan and more reacted to Gary Kubiak‘s scary collapse, which happened during the Houston Texans-Indianapolis Colts Sunday Night Football game on Nov. 3. What did they say on Twitter?
Gary Kubiak: Texans Players, NFL Personalities & Celebrities React
Gary’s shocking collapse resulted in players and celebrities wishing the head coach well:
Sending my thoughts and prayers to Coach Kubiak and his family.
— David Quessenberry (@DavidQberry) November 4, 2013
“We were all very worried and upset about that but trying to stay focused at the same time.” Keenum on Kubiak #Texans
— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) November 4, 2013
That was a scary scene.
- 11/4/2013
- by Ivy Jacobson
- HollywoodLife
So scary! The head coach of the Houston Texans collapsed in the middle of their game against the Indianapolis Colts on Nov. 3 after experiencing “extraordinary pain.” He has been rushed to a nearby hospital.
A scary moment interrupted the Houston Texans-Indianapolis Colts Sunday Night Football game on Nov. 3 when the head coach of the Texans, Gary Kubiak, collapsed in pain just before the game’s halftime.
Gary Kubiak Collapses On The Field
After Gary went down as the teams were heading into the locker rooms at halftime, medical officials immediately rushed to his side. The coach reportedly appeared to be in “extraordinary pain” and wasn’t opening his eyes, though he was talking, according to NBC’s Michelle Tafoya.
The medical team finally managed to get Gary to sit up before loading him into an ambulance and transporting him to a nearby hospital.
Wade Phillips, the offensive coordinator for the...
A scary moment interrupted the Houston Texans-Indianapolis Colts Sunday Night Football game on Nov. 3 when the head coach of the Texans, Gary Kubiak, collapsed in pain just before the game’s halftime.
Gary Kubiak Collapses On The Field
After Gary went down as the teams were heading into the locker rooms at halftime, medical officials immediately rushed to his side. The coach reportedly appeared to be in “extraordinary pain” and wasn’t opening his eyes, though he was talking, according to NBC’s Michelle Tafoya.
The medical team finally managed to get Gary to sit up before loading him into an ambulance and transporting him to a nearby hospital.
Wade Phillips, the offensive coordinator for the...
- 11/4/2013
- by Andrew Gruttadaro
- HollywoodLife
Sunday Night Football, television’s No. 1 primetime program, kicks off the NFL’s 2013 preseason schedule with the NFL/Hall of Fame Game this Sunday at 8 p.m. Et as Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys face second-year quarterback Ryan Tannehill, his new free agent wide receiver Mike Wallace and the Miami Dolphins. Calling Cowboys-Dolphins from Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Ohio is seven-time Emmy Award-winner Al Michaels (play-by-play), in his 28th season as the voice of the NFL’s premier primetime package; 14-time Emmy Award-winner Cris Collinsworth, who has won the Emmy for Outstanding Event Analyst in each of his four seasons in the Sunday Night Football booth; and sideline reporter Michele Tafoya, who won the inaugural Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports...
- 7/30/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
The NBC Sports Group won nine Sports Emmy Awards, the most of any sports media company for the second straight year; Sunday Night Football won its fourth consecutive award for Outstanding Live Sports Series; and Bob Costas, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya were all honored in their respective categories at the 33rd Annual Sports Emmy Awards, presented tonight by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center. From NBC Mark Lazarus, NBC Sports Group Chairman says, .It.s always an honor to be recognized by your peers. Tonight.s results speak to the quality of the work we were able to produce as a team in the very first year of...
- 5/1/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
The National Football League announced tonight that NBC will broadcast the Cincinnati Bengals at the Houston Texans at 4:30 p.m. Et and the Detroit Lions at the New Orleans Saints at 8 p.m. Et as its Wild Card doubleheader this Saturday. NBC.s live coverage of NFL Wild Card Saturday doubleheader starts at 4 p.m. Et with a special edition of Football Night in America co-hosted by Bob Costas and Dan Patrick, who are joined by Super Bowl-winning head coach Tony Dungy, two-time Super Bowl winner Rodney Harrison, Peter King of Sports Illustrated and Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com. The Sunday Night Football broadcast team of Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya will call Lions-Saints while the...
- 1/2/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Ready for some football?NBC fired over the highlights from "Football Night in America - Week 14 with Bob Costas. Bob Costas Interviews Antrel Rolle & Justin Tuck; Michele Tafoya Interviews Demarcus Ware .I thank God everyday for being drafted a Giant, and I want to retire a Giant.. . Giants De Justin Tuck .They want to find us a new boss. Gotta go out there and fight for him. We have to.. . Giants Cb Antrel Rolle on playing for Tom Coughlin. s job Costas interviewed New York Giants cornerback Antrel Rolle and defensive end Justin Tuck together, and Michele Tafoya interviewed Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware for tonight.s Week 14 edition of Football Night in America, which...
- 12/11/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Tune in for NBC Football Sunday night. Ben Roethlisberger and the defending Afc Champion Pittsburgh Steelers travel to Indianapolis to take on the Colts on Sunday Night Football. Calling Steelers-Colts will be six-time Emmy Award-winner Al Michaels (play-by-play), in his 26th season as the voice of the NFL.s premier primetime package; 12-time Emmy Award-winner Cris Collinsworth, who won the Emmy for outstanding event analyst in both of his seasons in the Sunday Night Football booth; and sideline reporter Michele Tafoya, in her first season on Snf. Coverage begins Sunday with Football Night in America at 7 p.m. Et with 22-time Emmy Award-winner Bob Costas hosting the program live from inside the stadium. Costas is joined on site by Michaels and...
- 9/22/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Today's TV snacks include a series renewal, a pledge to bolster network programming and a cable network's development plans. Eat up:
New NBC owner Comcast says it will spend big on trying to revive the network's fortunes. CEO Steve Burke says the company will spend $200 million on prime-time programming for NBC this year, along with $100 million on its cable channels. He acknowledges, though, that "the real key is making better shows." Well, yeah. [La Times]
Comedy Central has renewed its new series "Workaholics" for a second season. The show has averaged 1.2 million viewers since premiering on April 6 and reached a high of 1.5 million last week. [Comedy Central]
A&E unveiled its slate for 2011-12 on Wednesday (May 4), including 11 returning unscripted series and a number of new projects, including a "Storage Wars" spinoff set in Dallas and an unscripted show about independent truckers called "Ship Happens." It's also making a miniseries based on Robin Cook's novel "Coma,...
New NBC owner Comcast says it will spend big on trying to revive the network's fortunes. CEO Steve Burke says the company will spend $200 million on prime-time programming for NBC this year, along with $100 million on its cable channels. He acknowledges, though, that "the real key is making better shows." Well, yeah. [La Times]
Comedy Central has renewed its new series "Workaholics" for a second season. The show has averaged 1.2 million viewers since premiering on April 6 and reached a high of 1.5 million last week. [Comedy Central]
A&E unveiled its slate for 2011-12 on Wednesday (May 4), including 11 returning unscripted series and a number of new projects, including a "Storage Wars" spinoff set in Dallas and an unscripted show about independent truckers called "Ship Happens." It's also making a miniseries based on Robin Cook's novel "Coma,...
- 5/4/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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