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Super Bowl XLIX Media Guide
Table of Contents
- Media Information
- NBCUniversal Super Bowl Programming
- NBC Sports Group Super Bowl XLIX Overview
- Super Bowl Ratings History
- The History of the NFL on NBC
- NBC Sports Group Production Leaders
- Michaels and Collinsworth
- Super Bowl XLIX By the Numbers
- Super Bowl Camera Placement Map
- NBC @ Super Bowl
- Recent Press Releases
- Bios
Media Information
The NBC Sports Communications Department is available to assist media with information, photos and interview requests for Super Bowl XLIX.
The NBC Sports Communications office is located at the Phoenix Convention Center, Second Floor (200 level), Conference Room 213 B, from Monday, Jan. 26-Saturday, Jan. 31. On game day, Sunday, Feb. 1, the NBC Sports Communications Department will be located on-site at the University of Phoenix Stadium.
Office Information
Monday, January 26 to Saturday, January 31: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Mountain Time
Phone: 602-223-5115
Sunday, February 1: 9 a.m.- game conclusion Mountain Time
Phone: 203-326-6076, 203-326-6070
Press Events
NBC SPORTS SUPER BOWL XLIX PRESS CONFERENCE – TUESDAY, JAN. 27 AT 5 P.M. ET/3 P.M. MT
NBC Sports Group executives and producers will join members of the Super Bowl XLIX and Super Bowl Pre-Game Show broadcast teams for the NBC Sports' Super Bowl XLIX press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 5 p.m. ET/3 p.m. MT at the Super Bowl Media Center.
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WHO:
- NBC Sports Group Executives and Producers (Mark Lazarus, Chairman; Sam Flood, Executive Producer; Fred Gaudelli, Super Bowl XLIX Producer; Drew Esocoff, Super Bowl XLIX Director)
- Super Bowl XLIX Broadcast Team (Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya)
- Members of the Super Bowl Pre-Game Show Broadcast Team (Bob Costas, Josh Elliott, Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison and Hines Ward)
- WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 5 p.m. ET/3 p.m. MT
- WHERE: Super Bowl Media Center, Press Conference Room "B"
SUPER BOWL XLIX CONFERENCE CALL – TUESDAY AT 2:30 P.M. ET/12:30 P.M. MT
NBC Sports' Super Bowl XLIX broadcast team of Al Michaels (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth (analyst), and Michele Tafoya (sideline reporter), and Super Bowl XLIX producer Fred Gaudelli will preview Super Bowl XLIX on a media conference call, Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 2:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. MT.
- WHO: Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya, producer Fred Gaudelli
- WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 2:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. MT
- NUMBER: 785-830-1926
- PASSCODE: 8679918
SUPER BOWL PRE-GAME SHOW CONFERENCE CALL – WEDNESDAY AT 3 P.M. ET/1 P.M. MT
Members of NBC Sports' Super Bowl Pre-Game Show broadcast team, featuring Dan Patrick (co-host), Tony Dungy (analyst), Rodney Harrison (analyst), and executive producer Sam Flood will preview Super Bowl XLIX on a media conference call on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 3 p.m. ET/1 p.m. MT.
- WHO: Dan Patrick, Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison, executive producer Sam Flood
- WHEN: Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 3 p.m. ET/1 p.m. MT
- NUMBER: 719-457-2646
- PASSCODE: 5988356
Photography
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NBC Sports Communications Staff
| Greg Hughes | SVP, Communications Cell: 404-394-3700 Email: Greg.Hughes@nbcuni.com |
| Chris McCloskey | VP, Communications Cell: 347-331-3593 Email: Christopher.Mccloskey@nbcuni.com |
| Dan Masonson | VP, Communications Cell: 917-501-9205 Email: Dan.Masonson@nbcuni.com |
| Alex Rozis | Director, Communications Cell: 415-609-0749 Email: Alex.Rozis@nbcuni.com |
| Carol Ko | Director, Internal Communications Cell: 347-996-9919 Email: Carol.Ko@nbcuni.com |
| Patricia Gounardes | Publicist, Internal Communications Cell: 917-435-8836 Email: Patricia.Gounardes@nbcuni.com |
Interview Requests:
For Super Bowl XLIX Pre-Game Talent and Executives: Chris McCloskey
For Super Bowl XLIX Talent and Executives: Dan Masonson
For Technology: Alex Rozis
For Johnny Weir & Tara Lipinski: Alex Rozis, Carol Ko
NBCUniversal Super Bowl Programming
| Monday, Jan. 26 | ||
|---|---|---|
| The Dan Patrick Show | 9 a.m. ET | NBCSN |
| Pro Football Talk | 5:30 p.m. ET | NBCSN |
| Titulares Y Mas | 11:35 p.m. ET | Telemundo |
| Tuesday, Jan. 27 | ||
| The Dan Patrick Show | 9 a.m. ET | NBCSN |
| Pro Football Talk | 5:30 p.m. ET | NBCSN |
| NHL Live | 7 p.m. ET | NBCSN |
| Titulares Y Mas | 11:35 p.m. ET | Telemundo |
| Wednesday, Jan. 28 | ||
| The Dan Patrick Show | 9 a.m. ET | NBCSN |
| Pro Football Talk | 5:30 p.m. ET | NBCSN |
| NHL Live | 7 p.m. ET | NBCSN |
| Feherty Live | 10 p.m. ET | Golf Channel |
| Titulares Y Mas | 11:35 p.m. ET | Telemundo |
| Thursday, Jan. 29 | ||
| NFL Turning Point | 1:30 a.m. ET | NBCSN |
| The Dan Patrick Show | 9 a.m. ET | NBCSN |
| Access Hollywood | 11 a.m. ET | NBC |
| Pro Football Talk | 5:30 p.m. ET | NBCSN |
| NHL Live | 6:30 p.m. ET | NBCSN |
| Feherty Live | 10 p.m. ET | Golf Channel |
| Titulares Y Mas | 11:35 p.m. ET | Telemundo |
| Friday, Jan. 30 | ||
| TODAY | 7 a.m. ET | NBC |
| The Dan Patrick Show | 9 a.m. ET | NBCSN |
| Access Hollywood | 11 a.m. ET | NBC |
| Pro Football Talk | 5:30 p.m. ET | NBCSN |
| Nightly News with Brian Williams | 6:30 p.m. ET | NBC |
| Hardball with Chris Matthews | 7 p.m. ET | MSNBC |
| Morning Joe | 8 p.m. ET | MSNBC |
| The Soup | 10 p.m. ET | E! |
| Titulares Y Mas | 11:35 p.m. ET | Telemundo |
| Saturday, Jan. 31 | ||
| TODAY | 7 a.m. ET | NBC |
| Premier League Live | 7 p.m. ET | NBCSN/NBC |
| NBC Sports Radio | 12:00 p.m. ET | Radio |
| Super Bowl Special | 3:30 p.m. ET | Telemundo |
| Road to the Super Bowl | 4:00 p.m. ET | NBC |
| Ritmo Deportivo | 4:30 p.m. ET | Telemundo |
| Cris Collinsworth Special | 5:00 p.m. ET | NBC |
| Nightly News with Brian Williams | 6:30 p.m. ET | NBC |
| NFL Super Bowl Zone | 7:30 p.m. ET | NBC Affiliates |
| Best of Saturday Night Live | 8:00 p.m. ET | NBC |
| NFL Honors Award Show | 9:00 p.m. ET | NBC |
| Titulares Telemundo | 11:00 p.m. ET | Telemundo |
| Sunday, Feb. 1 | ||
| Premier League Live | 7:30 a.m. ET | NBCSN |
| TODAY | 8:00 a.m. ET | NBC |
| Meet the Press | 9:00 a.m. ET | NBC |
| Super Bowl Pre-Game | 12:00 p.m. ET | NBC |
| NHL Live | 1:00 p.m. ET | NBCSN |
| Super Bowl XLIX | 6:00 p.m. ET | NBC |
| Super Bowl en Espanol | 5:00 p.m. ET | NBC Universo |
| Sunday Sports Report | 10:30 p.m. ET | NBCSN |
| Titulares Telemundo | 11:00 p.m. ET | Telemundo |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Post-Super Bowl XLIX | NBC |
NBC Sports Group Super Bowl XLIX Overview
Super Bowl Ratings History
| Super Bowl | Teams/Scores | Stadium/City | Network | Broadcasters | Rating | Share | AA-P2+ | TA-P2+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (000s) | (000s) | |||||||
| I ('67) | Green Bay (NFL) 35 | Memorial Coliseum | NBC/ | Ray Scott, Jack Whitaker | 23.0 | 44 | 34.7 | |
| Kansas City (AFL) 10 | Los Angeles, CA | CBS | Frank Gifford, Pat Summerall | 50.4 | ||||
| (CBS); | ||||||||
| Curt Gowdy, Paul Christman, | ||||||||
| Charlie Jones (NBC) | ||||||||
| II ('68) | Green Bay (NFL) 33 | Orange Bowl | CBS | Ray Scott, Pat Summerall | 36.8 | 68 | 105.8 | |
| Oakland (AFL) 14 | Miami, FL | |||||||
| III ('69) | New York (AFL) 16 | Orange Bowl | NBC | Curt Gowdy, Al DeRogatis | 36.0 | 70 | 54.5 | |
| Baltimore (NFL) 7 | Miami, FL | Kyle Rote | ||||||
| IV ('70) | Kansas City (AFL) 23 | Tulane Stadium | CBS | Jack Buck | 39.4 | 69 | 59.2 | |
| Minnesota (NFL) 7 | New Orleans, LA | Pat Summerall | ||||||
| V ('71) | Baltimore (AFC) 16 | Orange Bowl | NBC | Curt Gowdy | 39.9 | 75 | 58.5 | |
| Dallas (NFC) 13 | Miami, FL | Kyle Rote | ||||||
| VI ('72) | Dallas (NFC) 24 | Tulane Stadium | CBS | Ray Scott | 44.2 | 74 | 67.3 | |
| Miami (AFC) 3 | New Orleans, LA | Pat Summerall | ||||||
| VII ('73) | Miami (AFC) 14 | Memorial Coliseum | NBC | Curt Gowdy | 42.7 | 72 | 67.7 | |
| Washington (NFC) 7 | Los Angeles, CA | Al DeRogatis | ||||||
| VIII ('74) | Miami (AFC) 24 | Rice Stadium | CBS | Ray Scott, Bart Starr | 41.6 | 73 | 63.2 | |
| Minnesota (NFC) 7 | Houston, TX | Pat Summerall | ||||||
| IX ('75) | Pittsburgh (AFC) 16 | Tulane Stadium | NBC | Curt Gowdy | 42.4 | 72 | 71.3 | |
| Minnesota (NFC) 6 | New Orleans, LA | Al DeRogatis | ||||||
| X ('76) | Pittsburgh (AFC) 21 | Orange Bowl | CBS | Pat Summerall | 42.3 | 78 | 73.3 | |
| Dallas (NFC) 17 | Miami, FL | Tom Brookshier | ||||||
| XI ('77) | Oakland (AFC) 32 | Rose Bowl | NBC | Curt Gowdy | 44.4 | 73 | 72.0 | |
| Minnesota (NFC) 14 | Pasadena, CA | Don Meredith | ||||||
| XII ('78) | Dallas (NFC) 27 | Louisiana Superdome | CBS | Pat Summerall | 47.2 | 67 | 102.0 | |
| Denver (AFC) 10 | New Orleans, LA | Tom Brookshier | ||||||
| XIII ('79) | Pittsburgh (AFC) 35 | Orange Bowl | NBC | Curt Gowdy, | 47.1 | 74 | 96.6 | |
| Dallas (NFC) 31 | Miami, FL | John Brodie, Merlin Olsen | ||||||
| XIV ('80) | Pittsburgh (AFC ) 31 | Rose Bowl | CBS | Pat Summerall | 46.3 | 67 | 97.8 | |
| Los Angeles (NFC) 19 | Pasadena, CA | Tom Brookshier | ||||||
| XV ('81) | Oakland (AFC) 27 | Louisiana Superdome | NBC | Dick Enberg | 44.4 | 63 | 94.1 | |
| Philadelphia (NFC) 10 | New Orleans, LA | Merlin Olsen | ||||||
| XVI ('82) | San Francisco (NFC ) 26 | Silverdome | CBS | Pat Summerall | 49.1 | 73 | 110.2 | |
| Cincinnati (AFC) 21 | Pontiac, MI | John Madden | ||||||
| XVII ('83) | Washington (NFC) 27 | Rose Bowl | NBC | Dick Enberg | 48.6 | 69 | 109.1 | |
| Miami (AFC) 17 | Pasadena, CA | Merlin Olsen | ||||||
| XVIII ('84) | L.A. Raiders (AFC) 38 | Tampa Stadium | CBS | Pat Summerall | 46.4 | 71 | 105.2 | |
| Washington (NFC) 9 | Tampa, FL | John Madden | ||||||
| XIX ('85) | San Francisco (NFC) 38 | Stanford Stadium | ABC | Frank Gifford, Don Meredith | 46.4 | 63 | 115.9 | |
| Miami (AFC) 16 | Stanford, CA | Joe Theismann, Tom Landry | ||||||
| XX ('86) | Chicago (NFC) 46 | Louisiana Superdome | NBC | Dick Enberg | 48.3 | 70 | 127.0 | |
| New England (AFC) 10 | New Orleans, LA | Merlin Olsen, Bob Griese | ||||||
| XXI ('87) | N.Y Giants (NFC) 39 | Rose Bowl | CBS | Pat Summerall | 45.8 | 66 | 122.6 | |
| Denver (AFC) 20 | Pasadena, CA | John Madden | ||||||
| XXII ('88) | Washington (NFC) 42 | Jack Murphy Stadium | ABC | Frank Gifford | 41.9 | 62 | 80.2 | 114.6 |
| Denver (AFC) 10 | San Diego, CA | Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf | ||||||
| XXIII ('89) | San Francisco (NFC) 20 | Joe Robbie Stadium | NBC | Dick Enberg | 43.5 | 68 | 81.6 | 111.0 |
| Cincinnati (AFC) 16 | Miami, FL | Merlin Olsen | ||||||
| XXIV ('90) | San Francisco (NFC) 55 | Louisiana, Superdome | CBS | Pat Summerall | 39.0 | 63 | 73.9 | 108.9 |
| Denver (AFC) 10 | New Orleans, LA | John Madden | ||||||
| XXV ('91) | NY Giants (NFC) 20 | Tampa Stadium | ABC | Frank Gifford, | 41.9 | 63 | 79.5 | 112.1 |
| Buffalo Bills (AFC) 19 | Tampa, FL | Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf | ||||||
| XXVI ('92) | Washington (NFC) 37 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | CBS | Pat Summerall | 40.3 | 61 | 79.6 | 119.9 |
| Buffalo (AFC) 24 | Minneapolis, MN | John Madden | ||||||
| XXVII ('93) | Dallas (NFC) 52 | Rose Bowl | NBC | Dick Enberg | 45.1 | 66 | 91.0 | 133.4 |
| Buffalo (AFC) 17 | Pasadena, CA | Bob Trumpy | ||||||
| XXVIII ('94) | Dallas (NFC) 30 | Georgia Dome | NBC | Dick Enberg | 45.5 | 66 | 90.0 | 134.8 |
| Buffalo (AFC) 13 | Atlanta, GA | Bob Trumpy | ||||||
| XXIX ('95) | San Francisco (NFC) 49 | Joe Robbie Stadium | ABC | Al Michaels, | 41.3 | 62 | 83.4 | 125.2 |
| San Diego (AFC) 26 | Miami, FL | Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf | ||||||
| XXX ('96) | Dallas (NFC) 27 | Sun Devil Stadium | NBC | Dick Enberg, | 46.1 | 68 | 94.1 | 138.5 |
| Pittsburgh (AFC) 17 | Tempe, AZ | Paul McGuire, Phil Simms | ||||||
| XXXI ('97) | Green Bay (NFC) 35 | Louisiana Superdome | FOX | Pat Summerall | 43.3 | 65 | 87.9 | 128.9 |
| New England (AFC) 21 | New Orleans, LA | John Madden | ||||||
| XXXII ('98) | Denver (AFC) 31 | Qualcomm Stadium | NBC | Dick Enberg, | 44.5 | 67 | 90.0 | 133.4 |
| Green Bay (NFC) 24 | San Diego, CA | Paul McGuire, Phil Simms | ||||||
| XXXIII ('99) | Denver (AFC) 34 | Pro Player Stadium | FOX | Pat Summerall | 40.2 | 61 | 83.7 | 127.5 |
| Atlanta (NFC) 19 | Miami, FL | John Madden | ||||||
| XXXIV ('00) | St. Louis (NFC) 23 | Georgia Dome | ABC | Al Michaels | 43.3 | 63 | 88.5 | 130.7 |
| Tennessee (AFC) 16 | Atlanta, GA | Boomer Esiason | ||||||
| XXXV ('01) | Baltimore (NFC) 34 | Raymond James Stadium | CBS | Greg Gumbell | 40.4 | 61 | 84.3 | 131.2 |
| NY Giants (NFC) 7 | Tampa, FL | Phil Simms | ||||||
| XXXVI ('02) | New England (AFC) 20 | Louisiana Superdome | FOX | Pat Summerall | 40.4 | 61 | 86.8 | 131.7 |
| St. Louis (NFC) 17 | New Orleans, LA | John Madden | ||||||
| XXXVII ('03) | Tampa Bay (NFC) 48 | Qualcomm Stadium | ABC | Al Michaels | 40.7 | 61 | 88.6 | 138.9 |
| Oakland (AFC) 21 | San Diego, CA | John Madden | ||||||
| XXXVIII ('04) | New England (AFC) 32 | Reliant Stadium | CBS | Greg Gumbel | 41.4 | 63 | 89.8 | 144.3 |
| Carolina (NFC) 29 | Houston, TX | Phil Simms | ||||||
| XXXIX ('05) | New England (AFC) 24 | ALLTELL Stadium | FOX | Joe Buck, Troy Aikman | 41.1 | 62 | 86.1 | 133.7 |
| Philadelphia (NFC) 21 | Jacksonville, FL | Cris Collinsworth | ||||||
| XL ('06) | Pittsburgh (AFC) 21 | Ford Field | ABC | Al Michaels | 41.6 | 62 | 90.7 | 141.4 |
| Seattle (NFC) 10 | Detroit, MI | John Madden | ||||||
| XLI ('07) | Indianapolis (AFC) 29 | Dolphin Stadium | CBS | Jim Nantz | 42.7 | 64 | 93.2 | 139.8 |
| Chicago (NFC) 17 | Miami, FL | Phil Simms | ||||||
| XLII ('08) | New York Giants (NFC)17 | University of Phoenix Stadium | FOX | Joe Buck | 43.1 | 65 | 97.5 | 148.3 |
| New England (AFC) 14 | Phoenix, AZ | Troy Aikman | ||||||
| XLIII ('09) | Pittsburgh (AFC) 27 | Raymond James Stadium | NBC | Al Michaels | 42.0 | 64 | 98.7 | 151.6 |
| Arizona (NFC) 23 | Tampa, FL | John Madden | ||||||
| XLIV ('10) | New Orleans (NFC) 31 | Sun Life Stadium | CBS | Jim Nantz | 45.0 | 68 | 106.5 | 153.4 |
| Indianapolis (AFC) 17 | Miami, FL | Phil Simms | ||||||
| XLV ('11) | Green Bay (NFC) 31 | Cowboys Stadium | FOX | Joe Buck | 46.0 | 69 | 111.0 | 162.9 |
| Pittsburgh (AFC) 25 | Arlington, TX | Troy Aikman | ||||||
| XLVI ('12) | N.Y. Giants (NFC) 21 | Lucas Oil Stadium | NBC | Al Michaels | 47.0 | 71 | 111.3 | 159.2 |
| New England (AFC) 17 | Indianapolis, IN | Cris Collinsworth | ||||||
| XLVII ('13) | Baltimore (AFC) 34 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | CBS | Jim Nantz | 46.4 | 69 | 108.7 | 164.1 |
| San Fransisco (NFC) 31 | New Orleans, LA | Phil Simms | ||||||
| XLVIII ('14) | Seattle (NFC) 43 | Metlife Stadium | FOX | Joe Buck | 46.7 | 69 | 108.7 | 164.1 |
| Denver (AFC) 8 | East Rutherford, NJ | Troy Aikman | ||||||
The History of the NFL on NBC
1939 – NBC broadcasts the first-ever NFL game on network television to the approximately 1,000 sets in New York City, a contest between the Philadelphia Eagles and Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field.
1955 – NBC replaces DuMont as the network for the NFL title game, paying a rights fee of $100,000.
1961 – NBC awarded a two-year contract for radio and television rights to the NFL Championship Game for $615,000 annually.
A bill legalizing single-network television contracts by professional sports leagues is introduced in Congress by Rep. Emanuel Celler. It passes the House and Senate and is signed into law by President John F. Kennedy.
1963 – NBC awarded exclusive network broadcasting rights for the 1963 AFL Championship Game for $926,000.
1964 – The AFL signs a five-year, $36-million television contract with NBC to begin with the 1965 season.
1966 – The rights to the Super Bowl for four years are sold to CBS and NBC for $9.5 million.
1970 – Four-year television contracts, under which CBS would televise all NFC games and NBC all AFC games (except Monday night games) and the two would divide televising the Super Bowl and AFC-NFC Pro Bowl games, announced.
1977 – NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle negotiates contracts with the three television networks to televise all NFL regular-season and postseason games, plus selected preseason games, for four years beginning with the 1978 season. NBC received the rights to all AFC regular-season and postseason games (except those in the ABC Monday Night package) and to Super Bowls XIII and XV. Industry sources considered it the largest single television package ever negotiated.
1982 – The NFL signs a five-year contract with the three television networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) to televise all NFL regular-season and postseason games starting with the 1982 season.
1986 – Chicago defeats New England 46-10 in Super Bowl XX on Jan. 26. The NBC telecast replaces the final episode of M*A*S*H as the most-viewed television program in history, with an audience of 127 million viewers, according to Nielsen figures, in addition to drawing a 48.3 rating and a 70 share.
1987 – New three-year TV contracts with ABC, CBS, and NBC are announced for 1987-89 at the NFL annual meeting in Maui, Hawaii.
1990 – New four-year TV agreements are ratified for 1990-93 for ABC, CBS, NBC, ESPN, and TNT at the NFL annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. The contracts totaled $3.6 billion, the largest in TV history.
1998 – NBC ends a 33-year relationship with professional football declining to bid for the AFC package.
2005 – NBC is awarded the rights to the NFL's Sunday Night primetime package, which includes the 2009 and 2012 Super Bowls. Flexible scheduling is offered for the first time. The NFL in primetime (ABC's Monday Night Football concluded its 36th and final season in 2005) is the second longest-running network primetime show in history behind 60 Minutes.
2006 – NBC returns to the NFL, broadcasting its first NFL regular season game since 1997, the Thursday Night season opener between the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the Miami Dolphins. That Sunday night, "NBC Sunday Night Football" makes its debut, as Peyton's Indianapolis Colts meet Eli's New York Giants in the "Manning Bowl."
2007 – "Sunday Night Football" leads NBC to primetime wins in 11 of 16 Sunday nights.
2008 – "Sunday Night Football" leads NBC to primetime wins in 13 of 16 Sunday nights, is the No. 1 program of the season among the coveted 18-49 demographic and is the No. 1 program during November sweeps. Additionally, Week 15 Giants-Cowboys game draws 23.1 million viewers, the most ever for a "Sunday Night Football" game.
2009 – "Sunday Night Football" leads NBC to primetime wins in 15 of 16 Sunday nights, is the No. 1 program of the primetime television season among the coveted 18-49 demographic and is the second most-watched show in primetime.
- Super Bowl XLIII is seen by a then-record 98.7 million viewers.
- NFL and NBC agree to extension through 2013 season.
2010 – "Sunday Night Football" averaged 21.8 million viewers, ending the fall television season and the most-watched show in primetime, the first time on record (since the advent of people meters in 1987) that a sports series has been the most-watched show from the start of the primetime TV season to the end of the NFL regular season, and defeated its nightly competition every week.
2011 – The NFL and NBC agree on a landmark nine-year media rights extension making NBC the home of "Sunday Night Football" through the 2022 season. The agreement also includes the addition of a Thanksgiving night game, three Super Bowls, a Wild Card and Divisional Round playoff game, enhanced flex scheduling, Spanish-language rights, increased digital rights and increased use of NFL and NFL Films footage.
"Sunday Night Football" averaged 21.5 million viewers and became the first sports series to rank as primetime's No. 1 TV show in the full (Sept.-May) television season. In addition, 13 NBC primetime NFL games surpassed 20 million viewers, the most in the six-year "Sunday Night Football" history.
The critically acclaimed "Football Night in America," the most-watched sports studio show on television, had its best season ever, averaging a record 8.9 million viewers.
NBC's telecast of Super Bowl XLVI (Giants defeated Patriots) averaged 111.3 million viewers to rank as the most-watched program in U.S. television history.
2012 – "Sunday Night Football" averaged 21.4 million viewers and ranked as primetime TV's No. 1 show for the second consecutive full (Sept.-May) television season.
The Week 17 Cowboys-Redskins "Sunday Night Football" game on NBC ranked as the most-watched and highest-rated NFL regular-season primetime game ever on NBC and the most-watched NFL regular-season primetime game on any network in 16 years.
2013 – Carrie Underwood's performance of "Waiting All Day for Sunday Night" debuts on NBC's Kickoff Weekend "Sunday Night Football" telecast. The "Sunday Night Football" bus is introduced.
"Sunday Night Football" averaged 21.7 million viewers to rank as primetime TV's No. 1 show for the third consecutive full (Sept.-May) television season. "SNF" averaged more than 21 million viewers for the fourth consecutive year, marking the first such four-year stretch for the NFL primetime package since 1993-96.
Six NBC NFL telecasts averaged at least 25 million viewers – the most in a season since the "SNF" package debuted on NBC in 2006 and the first time since 2005 that any fall primetime show had six episodes topping 25 million viewers in the Sept. 1-Dec. 31 time period ("Desperate Housewives" and "CSI").
NBC "Wild Card Saturday" was the most-watched Wild Card Saturday ever, averaging 30.8 million viewers.
2014 – Despite the most-lopsided games since NBC acquired the NFL primetime package in 2006 (average victory margin of 18.3 points), "Sunday Night Football" averaged 21.3 million viewers – on pace to be primetime TV's No. 1 show for the full (Sept.-May) television season for the fourth consecutive year.
"SNF" ranked No. 1 in the Adults 18-49 demographic for the seventh consecutive fall TV season.
NBC televised its first NFL Divisional Playoff Game in 17 years, averaging 34.0 million viewers for Ravens-Patriots which ranks as the third-most watched Saturday AFC Divisional game on record.
NBC Sports Group Production Leaders
Michaels and Collinsworth at the Super Bowl
When NBC broadcasts the Super Bowl on February 1 in Phoenix, the men behind the microphones will be the multi-Emmy Award-winning duo of Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth. They will call their second Super Bowl together. Their first Super Bowl call was Super Bowl XLVI on NBC in February 2012, which was the most viewed program in U.S. television history at the time.
For Michaels, who has been called "TV's best play-by-play announcer" by the Associated Press, this marks his ninth Super Bowl and his third for NBC.
For Collinsworth, the most honored studio analyst in sports television, this is his third time calling a Super Bowl. He previously called Super Bowl XXXIX for Fox in a three-man booth with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman. Collinsworth also played in two Super Bowls as a wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals (XVI, XXIII).
Michaels and Collinsworth Super Bowl History
| Michaels | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Bowl XXII | San Diego | Washington 42 | Denver 10 | ABC |
| Super Bowl XXV | Tampa | N.Y. Giants 20 | Buffalo 19 | ABC |
| Super Bowl XXIX | Miami | San Francisco 49 | San Diego 26 | ABC |
| Super Bowl XXXIV | Atlanta | St. Louis 23 | Tennessee 16 | ABC |
| Super Bowl XXXVII | San Diego | Tampa Bay 48 | Oakland 21 | ABC |
| Super Bowl XL | Detroit | Pittsburgh 21 | Seattle 10 | ABC |
| Super Bowl XLIII | Tampa | Pittsburgh 27 | Arizona 23 | NBC |
| Super Bowl XLVI | Indianapolis | N.Y. Giants 21 | New England 17 | NBC |
| Collinsworth – Broadcaster | ||||
| Super Bowl XXXIX | Jacksonville | New England 24 | Philadelphia 21 | Fox |
| Super Bowl XLVI | Indianapolis | N.Y. Giants 21 | New England 17 | NBC |
| Collinsworth – Player with Cincinnati | ||||
| Super Bowl XVI | Pontiac, MI | San Francisco 26 | Cincinnati 21 | |
| Super Bowl XXIII | Miami | San Francisco 20 | Cincinnati 16 | |
Super Bowl XLIX By the Numbers
| 1 | ND1 - NBC Sports' state-of-the-art, remote production unit designed and built by NEP. The Emmy Award-winning Sunday Night Football production team, led by Fred Gaudelli (coordinating producer) and Drew Esocoff (director), will use ND1 to produce Super Bowl XLIX. |
| 2 | Combination of plane and helicopter providing aerial footage |
| 3 | Number of Super Bowls Cris Collinsworth has called (Including XLIX) |
| 5 | Number of 4K cameras being used to cover the game |
| 8 | Separate set locations NBC Sports Group will use for coverage. |
| 9 | Number of Super Bowls Al Michaels has called (Including XLIX) |
| 10 | Live hours of Super Bowl XLIX coverage on NBC on Sunday, Feb 1 (Super Bowl XLIX 3, pre-game 6 and postgame 1). |
| 12 | Mobile units |
| 18 | Number of Super Bowl's NBC has broadcast (Including XLIX) |
| 19 | Number of NBCUniversal shows onsite in Phoenix |
| 29 | Years Al Michaels has been the voice of the NFL's primetime broadcast package |
| 33 | Miles of camera and microphone cable |
| 45 | Combined Sports Emmy Awards for Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya, coordinating producer Fred Gaudelli, and director Drew Esocoff. |
| 82 | Cameras. Super Bowl (46), Pre-game (26), Super Bowl Central (10) |
| 100 | Microphones |
| 500 | NBC Sports Group employees on site in Glendale, Ariz. |
| 1,500 | Meals served to crew members on gameday |
| 37,200 | Miles Sunday Night Football mobile production trucks have travelled this season |
| 173,800 | Feet of camera and microphone cable |
Super Bowl Camera Placement Map
NBC @ Super Bowl
NBC Sports Group will present its most comprehensive social media campaign ever to promote NBC's coverage of Super Bowl XLIX, including around-the-clock coverage across all of NBC Sports' social media platforms.
NBC will broadcast Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday, Feb. 1 from Glendale, Ariz. Coverage kicks off at Noon ET.
NBC SPORTS "SOCIAL CENTRAL": During Super Bowl week, the NBC Sports social media team will be everywhere from Media Day to the sidelines on Super Bowl Sunday, covering every moment and play of #SB49. During gameday, NBC Sports' "Social Central" will be a communications hub for all things social, spanning from "Super Bowl Central," NBC Sports Group's primary home for studio programing during Super Bowl week, located in downtown Phoenix, Ariz., and University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., to NBC Sports Group's International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn. Members of the NBC Sports social, digital, and marketing teams will be primed and ready to cover and react to any moment from pre-game through the final whistle and trophy presentation, including a social team member embedded with on-air production to relay any breaking news. Social media and digital content will be updated in real time.
PATRICK PETERSON TO SERVE AS SOCIAL MEDIA & DIGITAL CORRESPONDENT: Arizona Cardinals DB Patrick Peterson, a four-time Pro Bowler, will serve as NBC Sports Group's social and digital media correspondent during Super Bowl week. As a member of the hometown Cardinals, Peterson will document his Super Bowl week on behalf of NBC Sports through his social media accounts. He will also film several videos around the city that will be pushed out through the SNF social media accounts and on NBCSports.com, including attempting to break the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® record for most selfies taken in one hour.
GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® ATTEMPT: NBC Sports Social will be at Deer Valley High School in Glendale, Ariz., Tuesday, Jan. 27, as Patrick Peterson attempts to break the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® record for the most selfies taken in one hour. Peterson will snap as many selfies as he can with the students from Deer Valley High School to break the current record of 657 selfies. In addition, the Sunday Night Football bus will be at the school and open to students after the record attempt. Fans can follow GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® on Twitter: @GWR and Instagram: Guinnessworldrecords.
DUDE PERFECT: NBC Sports Group has teamed with trick-shot experts and comedy stars Dude Perfect to create a trick shot video that will debut Sunday, Feb. 1, during NBC's Super Bowl pre-game show. Participating in the trick shot video will be Giants rookie WR Odell Beckham Jr. and two-time Super Bowl winner, Super Bowl XL MVP, and NBC NFL analyst Hines Ward. The content will be pushed out on NBC Sports' social media platforms, and the trick-shot video will be available on NBCSports.com/dudeperfect following its release.
TUMBLR: As announced yesterday, NBC Sports Digital recently launched a Super Bowl-centric NBC Sports Tumblr page that will showcase Super Bowl XLIX's television advertisements immediately after they air on NBC. Prior to Super Bowl Sunday, the page will be populated with original content created by NBC Sports' marketing media team, as well as from re-blogging NFL-related Tumblr posts. On game day, the new page will transform into a hub for Super Bowl TV ads, and can be accessed at NBCSports.com/Ads.
#MYSUPERBOWLPICK: NBC Sports will ask influencers, celebrities, athletes and fans to tweet and post who they anticipate will win the game using #MySuperBowlPick to help drive the conversation around game day. In addition, social media handles from various NBCUniversal properties and celebrities will offer their picks.
Using the "Twitter Mirror," NBC Sports will collect photos and picks from celebrities and athletes on-site at "Super Bowl Central" and at University of Phoenix Stadium to be featured on-air. The SNF social media accounts will also be tracking fan picks to see which team is leading the social vote.
AROUND-THE-CLOCK COVERAGE: NBC Sports will cover Super Bowl XLIX from various Sunday Night Football and NBC Sports social media accounts to make sure every fan has access to the content they want leading up to the game.
- Facebook: The NBC Sports and Sunday Night Football Facebook accounts will provide users with news from ProFootballTalk, shareable images, videos, and chats with NBC Sports Group commentators.
- Twitter: @SNFonNBC will provide real-time news and photos from Phoenix as well as #MySuperBowlPick content through the "Twitter Mirror." @ProFootballTalk and @NBCSports will post news and information on the game, and behind-the-scenes content from PFT Live.
- Instagram: SNF on NBC and NBC Sports Instagram accounts will be one-stop shopping for photos throughout Super Bowl week with behind-the-scenes access to NBC's production, including photos of NBC Sports Group commentators and sideline coverage documenting the game from kickoff through the celebratory confetti.
- Vine: The NBC Sports social team will create content around Phoenix with on-site Vine influencers that will be posted on the Sunday Night Football and NBC Sports Vine accounts throughout Super Bowl week.
- Pinterest: For fans on Pinterest, Pinterest.com/NBCSports has Super Bowl themed boards to help plan the best Super Bowl party. On-site content from NBCSports.com will also be housed on Pinterest during Super Bowl week.
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