2022 NFL Regular Season Begins Tomorrow Night with NFL Kickoff Game (Bills vs. Rams) on NBC, Peacock and Universo
STAMFORD, Conn. – September 7, 2022 – Entering their 17th season anchoring the NBC Sports schedule and ranking as the most-watched primetime shows on a weekly basis, Sunday Night Football and Football Night in America are debuting new logos, it was announced today.
The new SNF and FNIA marks have been reimagined for evolving, multi-platform distribution while maintaining a premium feel and acknowledging the shows’ legacies of excellence. In addition, the new logos have been created with a dynamic, clean look which will resonate in all applications from in-game graphics to marketing materials.
“We are excited to introduce this new brand system that continues to be distinct within the marketplace,” said Mark Levy, Senior Vice President, Original Productions and Creative, NBC Sports. “The new design is streamlined with a focus on signature typography that is uniquely NBC. The incorporation of the Peacock head from the iconic network logo was the creative inspiration for the SNF brand.”
This season’s SNF schedule begins tomorrow, Thurs., Sept. 8 on NBC, Peacock and Universo, with Matthew Stafford and the Rams raising their Super Bowl banner at SoFi Stadium before hosting Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills in NFL Kickoff 2022…includes Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes facing off for the sixth time (Week 4), storied rivalries (Bears-Packers on Sept. 18, Cowboys-Eagles on Oct. 16), three holiday games, and the pressure-packed season finale in Week 18. Then it’s on to the postseason, where NBC Sports will showcase three games across the first two weekends of the NFL Playoffs.
NBC’S SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL IS PRIMETIME TELEVISION’S NO. 1 SHOW FOR RECORD 11 CONSECUTIVE YEARS: NBC’s Sunday Night Football finished the 2021-22 TV season as primetime’s #1 TV show in all key metrics for an unprecedented 11th consecutive year – adding to its record for the most consecutive years atop the charts (since 1950), based on official live plus same day data provided by Nielsen. Sunday Night Football also ranked as the No. 1 show in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic for the 12th consecutive TV season.
FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA IS MOST-WATCHED STUDIO SHOW FOR 16 CONSECUTIVE YEARS: NBC’s Football Night in America studio show averaged 7.1 million viewers from 7:30-8:15 p.m. ET in 2021 – continuing its reign as sports’ most-watched weekly studio show for the 16th consecutive year (since the show’s 2006 debut season). In addition, the 8-8:23 p.m. ET portion of Football Night in America (including pre-kick coverage), averaged 11.8 million viewers, and a 3.2 rating among Adults 18-49, which would both rank No. 4 among regularly-scheduled primetime shows in the demographic (and up from 10.5 million viewers and 3.0 rating in 2020).
| 2022 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE | ||
| Thurs. Sept. 8 | NFL Kickoff | Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams |
| Sun. Sept. 11 | Week 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys |
| Sun. Sept. 18 | Week 2 | Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers |
| Sun. Sept. 25 | Week 3 | San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos |
| Sun. Oct. 2 | Week 4 | Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| *Sun. Oct. 9 | Week 5 | Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens |
| *Sun. Oct. 16 | Week 6 | Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles |
| *Sun. Oct. 23 | Week 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers at Miami Dolphins |
| *Sun. Oct. 30 | Week 8 | Green Bay Packers at Buffalo Bills |
| *Sun. Nov. 6 | Week 9 | Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs |
| *Sun. Nov. 13 | Week 10 | Los Angeles Chargers at San Francisco 49ers |
| *Sun. Nov. 20 | Week 11 | Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| **Thurs. Nov. 24 | Week 12 | New England Patriots at Minnesota Vikings |
| *Sun. Nov. 27 | Week 12 | Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles |
| *Sun. Dec. 4 | Week 13 | Indianapolis Colts at Dallas Cowboys |
| *Sun. Dec. 11 | Week 14 | Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos |
| *Sun. Dec. 18 | Week 15 | New England Patriots at Las Vegas Raiders |
| Sun. Dec. 25 | Week 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arizona Cardinals |
| *Sun. Jan. 1 | Week 17 | Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Chargers |
| *Sun. Jan. 8 | Week 18 | TBD |
*Flex Week
** Thanksgiving Night Game
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