Here’s everything you need to know about the NFL on television in 2015. As always, a massive thanks to Sammy for his help compiling all this information. If you see any corrections that need to be made, leave them in the comments below. Happy football season!
CBS
– CBS will be the broadcast home of Super Bowl 50 from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Sunday, February 7th. CBS will also broadcast four additional AFC postseason games including a Wild Card game, two Divisional games and the AFC Championship.
– Thursday Night Football will return to CBS with eight simulcasted games with NFL Network, from Weeks 2 to 8, and Week 13. CBS will air the majority of the AFC games on Sundays, with select NFC contests.
Announcers: Jim Nantz and Phil Simms return as the primary announcers and will be joined by lead sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson. They will be the main broadcast team for Thursday nights, select National Sunday games and the Super Bowl. Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts return as the B team and will be assigned select national games.
Pregame: The NFL Today returns with the cast will work on a new studio set for the coming season. Host James Brown returns, along with Boomer Esiason, Bill Cowher, Tony Gonzalez and Bart Scott. Mike Carey is the show’s rules expert and Jason La Canfora as the broadcast’s NFL Insider. Deion Sanders will join Brown and Cowher for the NFL Thursday Night Kickoff pregame show before TNF, with Rich Eisen anchoring the second set.
NFL on CBS Game Announcers
Lead Sunday|TNF- Jim Nantz, Phil Simms; Reporter: Tracy Wolfson
Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts; Reporter: Evan Washburn
Greg Gumbel, Trent Green; Reporter: Jamie Erdahl
Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon
Spero Dedes, Solomon Wilcots
Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein, Steve Tasker
Select: Tom McCarthy, Brian Anderson, Carter Blackburn, Chris Simms, Adam Archuleta; Local CBS Affiliate Reporters
The NFL Today: Sunday, CBS Noon
Talent- James Brown; Bill Cowher, Boomer Esiason, Tony Gonzalez, Bart Scott; Insider: Jason La Canfora; Rules Analyst: Mike Carey
Thursday Night Schedule, CBS|NFLN 8:25 pm
Week 2: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 3: Washington Redskins at New York Giants
Week 4: Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 5: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans
Week 6: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
Week 7: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco Giants
Week 8: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
Week 13: Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
Other Programming
TOPS; Sunday, CBSSN 9 am Adam Schein, Amy Trask, Brandon Tierney, London Fletcher, Fred Smoot, Anita Marks
NFL Monday QB, Monday, CBSSN 6 pm Schein, Phil Simms, Steve Beuerlein, Rich Gannon, Trent Green
Inside the NFL, Tuesday, Showtime 10 pm Schein, Boomer Esiason, Phil Simms, Brandon Marshall
NBC
– NBC will air 19 primetime games, including a full season of Sunday Night Football. It will also air two prime time Thursday games (Kickoff game and Thanksgiving night).
Flex Scheduling: At least two games may be flexed to SNF from Weeks 5-10, with the traditional flex scheduling beginning Week 11. The final game which will have the most direct impact to the playoffs will be announced six days before the end of the season.
Postseason: NBC will air two playoff games, including a Wild Card Game and a Divisional game
Announcers: Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth return to the booth for their seventh season, with sideline reporter Michele Tafoya in her fifth.
Pregame: NBC’s Football Night in America pregame show airs at 7 pm ET with Bob Costas hosting from the game site and Dan Patrick anchoring the studio show from New York, along with Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison, previewing the SNF game and recapping the earlier games.
Football Night in America – Sunday 7 pm
On Site Host – Bob Costas; Studio: Dan Patrick; Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison; Insiders: Mike Florio, Peter King; Contributors: Josh Elliott, Carolyn Manno, Kathryn Tappen, Hines Ward
Sunday Night Football – 8:30 pm
Sunday Night Football Schedule, NBC 8:30 pm
Week 1: Kickoff: Pittsburgh at New England | Sun: NY Giants at Dallas
Week 2: Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers
Week 3: Denver Broncos at Detroit Lions
Week 4: Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints
Week 5: San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants
Week 6: New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts
Week 7: Philadelphia Eagles at Carolina Panthers
Week 8: Green Bay Packers at Denver Broncos
Week 9: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys
Week 10: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks
Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers
Week 12: Thu: Chicago at Green Bay | Sun: New England at Denver
Week 13: Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 14: Seattle Seahawks at Baltimore Ravens
Week 15: Cincinnati Bengals at San Francisco 49ers
Week 16: Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens
Week 17: TBA
NBCSN NFL Programming
Pro Football Talk Weekdays NBCSN 6 pm; Mike Florio, Paul Burmeister, Rodney Harrison
Fantasy Football Live Tuesday-Thursday, NBCSN 6:30 pm
NFL Turning Point Wednesday, NBCSN 11 pm Talent – Dan Patrick
FOX
– FOX Sports will have regular season coverage of NFC games with the league option to flex games with CBS to enhance national doubleheader coverage. FOX will broadcast three NFC playoff games, including a Wild Card game, a Divisional games and the NFC Championship.
Announcers: FOX’s NFL broadcast will return Joe Buck and Troy Aikman and sideline reporter Erin Andrews as the lead broadcast team. Kevin Burkhardt and John Lynch will be the B team, along with reporter Pam Oliver. Other assignments of note: Kenny Albert and Daryl Johnston will re-team, but with a new reporter Laura Okmin. Tony Siragusa will work with the newly formed team of Thom Brennaman and Charles Davis.
Pregame: FOX NFL pregame show will expand to two hours, with FOX NFL Kickoff moving from cable to broadcast TV, one hour before FOX NFL Sunday. The main show will return hosts Terry Bradshaw and Curt Menefee, with analysts Howie Long, Michael Strahan and Jimmy Johnson. NFL insider Jay Glazer and rules expert Mike Pereira contribute to the broadcast, with Rob Riggle providing comedy and predictions.
NFL on FOX Game Announcers
Lead – Joe Buck, Troy Aikman; Reporter: Erin Andrews
Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch; Reporter: Pam Oliver
Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston; Reporter: Laura Okmin
Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis, Tony Siragusa
Chris Myers, Ronde Barber; Reporter: Jennifer Hale
Dick Stockton, David Diehl; Reporter: Kristina Pink
Sam Rosen, Select Analysts and Reporters
Rotating Analysts: Chris Cooley, Matt Millen, Kirk Morrison, Brady Quinn
Rotating Reporters: Peter Schrager, Holly Sonders, Danielle Trotta
FOX NFL Kickoff : Sunday, Fox 11 am
Talent: Charissa Thompson, Colin Cowherd, Champ Bailey, Dave Wannstedt, Randy Moss; Cooper Manning
FOX NFL Sunday: Sunday, FOX Noon
Talent: Curt Menefee, Terry Bradshaw; Howie Long, Michael Strahan, Jimmy Johnson; Insider: Jay Glazer; Rules Analyst: Mike Pereira; Predictions: Rob Riggle
ESPN
– Monday Night Football will air 17 games through Week 16, including an opening week doubleheader
– MNF will introduce a new open, new graphics, animations, and a new shield logo (seen above)
– Mike Tirico and Jon Gruden will return to the booth, with field reporter Lisa Salters.
ESPN will air its second ever NFL Wild Card playoff game in January, simulcasted on ABC, as well as the Pro Bowl, returning to Hawaii.
– Sunday NFL Countdown returns with Chris Berman hosting and Monday Night Countdown opens the MNF broadcast with Berman in Bristol and Suzy Kolber from the game site.
Sunday Morning Schedule
Sunday NFL Insiders, ESPN 10 am Trey Wingo, Chris Mortensen, Louis Reddick, Adam Schefter
Sunday NFL Countdown, ESPN Sunday, 11 am
Fantasy Football Now, ESPN2 11 am
Weekday Schedule
NFL Insiders, ESPN 3 pm
NFL Live, ESPN 4 pm
Monday Night Countdown, Monday, ESPN 7 pm
Monday Night Football, Monday, ESPN 8:30 pm
Talent
Game Announcers- Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden; Reporter: Lisa Salters
Sunday Countdown- Chris Berman, Cris Carter, Mike Ditka, Keyshawn Johnson, Tom Jackson
Monday Countdown- Suzy Kolber, Trent Dilfer, Ray Lewis, Steve Young
Contributor- Wendy Nix, Gerry Austin (rules expert)
Insiders/Reporters- Mortensen, Schefter, Josina Anderson, Adam Caplan, John Clayton, Bob Holtzman, Britt McHenry, Sal Paolantonio, Ed Werder, Field Yates
Fantasy Football- Matthew Berry (Countdown), Robert Flores, Sara Walsh, Tim Hasselbeck, Yates, Stephania Bell
Predictions- Frank Caliendo
Monday Night Schedule; ESPN 8:30 pm
Week 1: Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. | Minnesota at San Francisco, 10:20 p.m.
Week 2: New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts
Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Green Bay Packers
Week 4: Detroit Lions at Seattle Seahawks
Week 5: Pittsburgh Steelers at San Diego Chargers
Week 6: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 7: Baltimore Ravens at Arizona Cardinals
Week 8: Indianapolis Colts at Carolina Panthers
Week 9: Chicago Bears at San Diego Chargers
Week 10: Houston Texans at Cincinnati Bengals
Week 11: Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots
Week 12: Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns
Week 13: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins
Week 14: New York Giants at Miami Dolphins
Week 15: Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints
Week 16: Cincinnati Bengals at Denver Broncos
NFL NETWORK
Sunday Schedule
NFL GameDay First; 7 am; Talent- Melissa Stark, Shaun O’Hara, Michael Robinson
NFL GameDay Morning: 9 am
Talent: Rich Eisen, Steve Mariucci, Marshall Faulk, Kurt Warner, Michael Irvin
Insider: Ian Rapoport; NFL Media reporters Michael Silver, Judy Battista
Reporters: Tiffany Blackmon, Albert Breer, Stacey Dales, Jeff Darlington, Alex Flanagan, Kim Jones, Randy Moss, James Palmer, Desmond Purnell, Omar Ruiz, Steve Wyche
NFL GameDay Live: 1 pm: Talent – Kevin Frazier, Dan Hellie
NFL RedZone: Cable/Satellite 1 pm: Talent- Scott Hansen; DirectTV host: Andrew Siciliano
NFL GameDay Highlights: 7:30 pm; Talent- Chris Rose, Deion Sanders, Tomlinson, Mariucci
NFL GameDay Overtime & Final: 11:30 pm | Midnight Talent- Rose, Sanders, Faulk, Irvin
Daily Programming
NFL HQ, Weekdays 8 am
Aftermath, Mondays 2 pm
NFL Total Access, Mon-Sat (except Thu) 7 pm
NFL Fantasy Live, Weekdays 5 pm; Sun 11:30 AM NFL RedZone
Around the NFL, Weekdays 6 pm; Thu 2 pm
Monday Night Replay Noon
NFL Replay, Tue 2 pm & 3;
Inside the NFL, Wed 9pm
Sound FX, Wed 10:30 pm
A Football Life, Fri 9 pm
Thursday Night Football
Total Access Kickoff; NFL Network 6 pm
Rich Eisen, Marshall Faulk, Michael Irvin, Steve Mariucci
Thursday Night Kickoff; NFL Network 7:30 pm
Lead: James Brown, Bill Cowher, Deion Sanders; Second Set: Total Access Talent
Thursday Night Football; NFL Network 8:25 pm
Announcers: Jim Nantz, Phil Simms; Reporter: Tracy Wolfson
Thursday/Saturday Schedule, NFLN 8:25 pm (*- CBS simulcast)
Week 2*: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 3*: Washington Redskins at New York Giants
Week 4*: Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 5*: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans
Week 6*: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
Week 7*: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers
Week 8*: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
Week 9: Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals
Week 10: Buffalo Bills at New York Jets
Week 11: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 13*: Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
Week 14: Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals
Week 15: Tampa Bay at St. Louis | Sat: NY Jets at Dallas
Week 16: San Diego at Oakland | Sat: Washington at Philadelphia
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