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NBC, the only network with two primetime NFL packages — featuring "Sunday Night Football," America’s No. 1 primetime television show for five consecutive years, and for the first time "Thursday Night Football" — will broadcast 24 NFL games during the 2016 regular season. “Thursday Night Football” is called by Al Michaels (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth (analyst) and Heather Cox (sideline reporter). NBC kicks off its "Thursday Night Football" slate on Nov. 17 . The Nov. 17 matchup is the start of NBC’s six consecutive Thursdays with primetime NFL games.
Press Releases
- Thursday, September 5, 2019 NOTES & QUOTES FROM SPECIAL NFL KICKOFF EDITION OF FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA ON NBC
- Wednesday, December 20, 2017 NFC NORTH CHAMPION VIKINGS VISIT RIVAL PACKERS & FIRST-PLACE STEELERS FACE TEXANS IN PAIR OF HOLIDAY WEEKEND NFL GAMES ON NBC
- Tuesday, December 12, 2017 BRONCOS VISIT COLTS ON NBC’S THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL THIS WEEK, FEATURING LIVE COVERAGE FROM SKYCAM
- Friday, December 8, 2017 “THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” ON NBC, NFL NETWORK, AMAZON PRIME VIDEO, NBC SPORTS DIGITAL & NFL DIGITAL AVERAGES 15 MILLION VIEWERS ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS
- Thursday, December 7, 2017 NOTES & QUOTES FROM FOOTBALL NIGHT IN ATLANTA ON NBC – WEEK 14
- Thursday, December 7, 2017 SKYCAM RETURNS: NBC TO PRESENT LIVE COVERAGE FROM SKYCAM FOR BRONCOS-COLTS “THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” GAME ON DEC. 14
- Tuesday, December 5, 2017 PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMER & NFL NETWORK ANALYST KURT WARNER TO CALL TWO DECEMBER NFL GAMES WITH MIKE TIRICO
- Tuesday, December 5, 2017 FALCONS HOST FIRST-PLACE SAINTS IN NFC SOUTH RIVALRY WITH PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS ON NBC’S THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
- Monday, December 4, 2017 TIME FOR INDUSTRY TO EMBRACE TOTAL AUDIENCE DELIVERY
- Friday, December 1, 2017 REDSKINS-COWBOYS ON NBC/NFL NETWORK IS MOST-WATCHED “THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” GAME THIS SEASON
- Thursday, November 30, 2017 TONY DUNGY ON FOOTBALL NIGHT IN DALLAS
- Tuesday, November 28, 2017 DAK PRESCOTT AND DALLAS COWBOYS HOST KIRK COUSINS AND WASHINGTON REDSKINS IN KEY NFC EAST MATCHUP ON NBC’S THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
- Friday, November 17, 2017 “THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” ON NBC, NFL NETWORK, AMAZON PRIME VIDEO & UNIVERSO AVERAGES 13.8 MILLION VIEWERS ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS
- Thursday, November 16, 2017 TONY DUNGY INTERVIEWS TENNESSEE TITANS QB MARCUS MARIOTA FOR “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN PITTSBURGH” TONIGHT AT 7:30 P.M. ET ON NBC
- Wednesday, November 15, 2017 NBC THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SKYCAM – CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT
- Tuesday, November 14, 2017 BEN ROETHLISBERGER & PITTSBURGH STEELERS HOST MARCUS MARIOTA & TENNESSEE TITANS IN BATTLE OF FIRST-PLACE TEAMS ON NBC’S THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
- Tuesday, November 14, 2017 REMINDER – THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL CONFERENCE CALL TODAY, NOV. 14, AT 3 PM ET — FRED GAUDELLI & DREW ESOCOFF TO DISCUSS THIS WEEK’S SKYCAM COVERAGE
- Monday, November 13, 2017 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL CONFERENCE CALL TOMORROW, TUES., NOV. 14, AT 3 PM ET — FRED GAUDELLI & DREW ESOCOFF TO DISCUSS THIS WEEK’S SKYCAM COVERAGE
- Friday, November 10, 2017 “THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” ON NBC, NFL NETWORK, AMAZON PRIME VIDEO & UNIVERSO AVERAGES 13.4 MILLION VIEWERS ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS
- Thursday, November 9, 2017 HIGHLIGHTS FROM FOOTBALL NIGHT IN ARIZONA
- Thursday, November 9, 2017 CARDINALS WR LARRY FITZGERALD HITS THE LINKS AT ST. ANDREWS WITH NFL INSIDER PETER KING TONIGHT ON “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN ARIZONA” ON NBC
- Thursday, November 9, 2017 NBC TO PRESENT LIVE PLAY-BY-PLAY COVERAGE FROM SKYCAM FOR TITANS-STEELERS “THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” GAME ON NOV. 16
- Wednesday, November 8, 2017 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL RETURNS TO NBC TOMORROW – SEAHAWKS AT CARDINALS IN MATCHUP WITH NFC PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS
- Tuesday, November 7, 2017 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL RETURNS TO NBC THIS WEEK
- Thursday, October 26, 2017 Arthrex Inc. in Second Year of NBC Sports Partnership to Provide Educational Animations
- Wednesday, September 13, 2017 2016 MVP MATT RYAN & ATLANTA FALCONS HOST 2014 MVP AARON RODGERS & GREEN BAY PACKERS ON NBC’S SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL IN NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME REMATCH
- Tuesday, August 29, 2017 **REMINDER** SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL CONFERENCE CALL TODAY, AUG. 29, AT 3 PM ET
- Thursday, March 30, 2017 NBC SPORTS GROUP GARNERS 41 SPORTS EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS
- Wednesday, January 4, 2017 RUSSELL WILSON & SEATTLE SEAHAWKS HOST MATTHEW STAFFORD & DETROIT LIONS IN NBC’S NFL WILD CARD GAME THIS SAT., JAN. 7, AT 8:15 PM ET
- Friday, December 23, 2016 NBC/NFL NETWORK “THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” FINISHES SEASON AS PRIMETIME’S #2 FALL TV SHOW BEHIND NBC’S “SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL”
- Thursday, December 22, 2016 NOTES & QUOTES FROM “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN PHILADELPHIA” ON NBC
- Thursday, December 22, 2016 “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN PHILADELPHIA” INCLUDES FEATURE ON NEW YORK GIANTS QB ELI MANNING
- Wednesday, December 21, 2016 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS CAN CLINCH PLAYOFF BERTH WITH WIN AGAINST DENVER BRONCOS ON NBC’S “SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT
- Tuesday, December 20, 2016 NEW YORK GIANTS CAN CLINCH PLAYOFF BERTH WITH WIN AGAINST NFC EAST RIVAL PHILADELPHIA EAGLES ON NBC’S “THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL”
- Thursday, December 15, 2016 NOTES & QUOTES FROM FOOTBALL NIGHT IN SEATTLE ON NBC
- Tuesday, December 13, 2016 RUSSELL WILSON AND SEATTLE SEAHAWKS HOST JARED GOFF AND LOS ANGELES RAMS ON NBC’S THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
- Friday, December 9, 2016 RAIDERS-CHIEFS ON NBC, NFL NETWORK & TWITTER POSTS THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL “TOTAL AUDIENCE DELIVERY” AVERAGE OF 17.8 MILLION VIEWERS
- Thursday, December 8, 2016 NOTES & QUOTES FROM “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN KANSAS CITY” ON NBC
- Thursday, December 8, 2016 “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN KANSAS CITY” FEATURES PETER KING’S INTERVIEW WITH OAKLAND RAIDERS QB DEREK CARR
- Wednesday, December 7, 2016 DAK PRESCOTT AND NFL-BEST 11-1 DALLAS COWBOYS VISIT ELI MANNING AND NEW YORK GIANTS ON NBC’S “SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL”
- Tuesday, December 6, 2016 UNPRECEDENTED PAIR OF PRIMETIME NFL MATCHUPS ON NBC THIS WEEK
- Tuesday, December 6, 2016 DEREK CARR AND OAKLAND RAIDERS VISIT ALEX SMITH AND KANSAS CITY CHIEFS IN FIRST-PLACE SHOWDOWN ON NBC’S “THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL”
- Friday, December 2, 2016 COWBOYS-VIKINGS ON NBC, NFL NETWORK & TWITTER IS MOST-WATCHED “THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” GAME EVER
- Thursday, December 1, 2016 NOTES & QUOTES FROM FOOTBALL NIGHT IN MINNESOTA ON NBC
- Thursday, December 1, 2016 FOOTBALL NIGHT IN MINNESOTA INCLUDES A FEATURE ON DALLAS COWBOYS QB DAK PRESCOTT
- Tuesday, November 29, 2016 DAK PRESCOTT & NFL-BEST 10-1 DALLAS COWBOYS VISIT SAM BRADFORD & MINNESOTA VIKINGS ON NBC’S “THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL”
- Friday, November 18, 2016 DEBUT OF “THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” ON NBC, NFL NETWORK & TWITTER AVERAGES 13.6 MILLION VIEWERS ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS
- Thursday, November 17, 2016 NOTES & QUOTES FROM “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN CAROLINA” ON NBC
- Thursday, November 17, 2016 “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN CAROLINA” FEATURES PETER KING’S INTERVIEW WITH NEW ORLEANS SAINTS QB DREW BREES
- Wednesday, November 16, 2016 NBC SPORTS SURROUNDS “THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” WITH COMPREHENSIVE SOCI@L MEDIA & MARKETING PLAN
- Wednesday, November 16, 2016 1 DAY UNTIL DEBUT OF THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ON NBC — TNF “BY THE NUMBERS”
- Wednesday, November 16, 2016 MIKE TIRICO TO CALL NBC’S THANKSGIVING WEEK NFL GAMES
- Tuesday, November 15, 2016 2 DAYS UNTIL “THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” DEBUTS ON NBC – CAROLINA PANTHERS HOST NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
- Monday, November 14, 2016 NBC SPORTS LAUNCHES “THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” MARKETING CAMPAIGN WITH UNPRECEDENTED CUSTOMIZED CONTENT
- Wednesday, November 9, 2016 TOM BRADY AND NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS HOST RUSSELL WILSON AND SEATTLE SEAHAWKS ON “SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” ON NBC
- Wednesday, November 2, 2016 NBC’S “THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” MUSIC COMPOSED BY JIMMY GRECO, WITH ORCHESTRAL PORTION PERFORMED BY STRING SECTION FROM BROADWAY’S “HAMILTON”
- Tuesday, November 1, 2016 NBC SPORTS KICKS OFF ITS “THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” PRODUCTION THIS WEEK WITH FALCONS-BUCCANEERS ON NFL NETWORK
- Tuesday, October 25, 2016 NBC’S “THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” SHOW OPEN TO BE PERFORMED BY GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING AND MULTI-PLATINUM RECORDING ARTIST PENTATONIX
- Wednesday, August 31, 2016 NBC’S SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL & FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA CELEBRATE 10 YEARS ON THE AIR – A LOOK BACK AT THE FIRST DECADE
- Monday, August 29, 2016 NBC, THE ONLY NETWORK WITH TWO PRIMETIME NFL PACKAGES, NAMES BROADCAST TEAMS FOR 2016 NFL SEASON
- Wednesday, July 13, 2016 HEATHER COX JOINS NBC SPORTS GROUP AS SIDELINE REPORTER FOR NBC’S THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
- Thursday, April 14, 2016 NBC, THE ONLY NETWORK WITH TWO NFL PRIMETIME PACKAGES, ANNOUNCES 2016 “SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” & “THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” SCHEDULES
- Monday, February 1, 2016 NBC ACQUIRES NFL THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL