FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, August 27th, 2013
COMCAST SPORTSNET TO PRESENT GEICO SPORTSNET CENTRAL: FOOTBALL TONIGHT WEEKDAYS BEGINNING SEPT. 3
EXTENSIVE NEWS, ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY TO COVER REDSKINS, RAVENS AND TOP FOOTBALL STORIES
LEADING REPORTERS, ANALYSTS AND INSIDERS TO BE FEATURED DAILY
Bethesda, Md. (Aug. 27, 2013) – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic will present Geico SportsNet Central: Football Tonight through the NFL season on weekdays at 6 p.m. and 12 a.m. beginning Sept. 3. The half-hour show, which will feature leading football reporters, analysts and insiders, will provide daily coverage of the Washington Redskins, Baltimore Ravens and the top regional and national football stories.
Geico SportsNet Central: Football Tonight will deliver comprehensive news and information covering the day’s trending football topics, highlighted by daily reports from the Redskins’ and Ravens’ training facilities. The fast-paced program will also provide in-depth feature stories, expert analysis, opinionated commentary and lively debate, as well as exclusive interviews with players, coaches and newsmakers. Extensive fantasy football content will be featured on Fridays.
Geico SportsNet Central: Football Tonight will be led by rotating hosts Chick Hernandez, Michael Jenkins, Chris Miller and Rob Carlin. They will be joined in studio daily by one of the network’s expert football analysts, which include Trevor Matich, Brad Jackson, Rick “Doc” Walker, Charley Casserly and Qadry Ismail, with NBC Sports’ Mike Florio and Kay Adams, a Rotoworld contributor, scheduled to make weekly appearances. Comcast SportsNet’s team of Redskins and Ravens reporters, as well as experts from other NBC Sports Regional Networks, will contribute news, features and interviews.
With the addition of Geico SportsNet Central: Football Tonight, Comcast SportsNet’s weekday lineup will feature 1.5 hours of original NFL programming. Redskins Nation, daily Ravens shows – which include Ravens Nest, Geico SportsNet Central: John Harbaugh Live and 1 Winning Drive – and Geico SportsNet Central: Football Tonight will debut new editions from 5 to 6:30 p.m., with encores from 11 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, part of NBC Sports Regional Networks, is the official sports network of the NFL’s Washington Redskins and Baltimore Ravens, NHL’s Washington Capitals, NBA’s Washington Wizards, MLS’s D.C. United, Atlantic Coast Conference and Colonial Athletic Association. Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic – the leading multiplatform sports media organization serving the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia – delivers more than 500 live events per year, along with Emmy Award-winning news, analysis and entertainment programming, to more than 4.7 million homes. Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic’s digital media portfolio, highlighted by CSNWashington.com and CSNBaltimore.com, is the region’s top online source for written, video and interactive sports content. Follow Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic on Twitter at @CSNwashington and @CSNbaltimore.
NBC Sports Regional Networks, part of the NBC Sports Group, consist of 12 regional networks that deliver more than 2,400 live sporting events annually, along with award-winning breaking news, comprehensive analysis, digital content and original programming to more than 50 million homes. The NBC Sports Regional Networks are: Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Comcast SportsNet California, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Comcast SportsNet Houston, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Comcast SportsNet New England, Comcast SportsNet Northwest, The Comcast Network, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, CSS and SNY. For more information, visit ComcastSportsNet.com. For more information about NBC Sports Group properties, including press releases, photos, talent and executive bios and headshots, please visit NBCSportsGroupPressBox.com.
