NBC’s NFL Kickoff Game ratings for Chiefs-Lions were up big time over 2022
Lions-Chiefs averaged 26.8 million viewers across all platforms.
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NBC’s Melissa Stark, Cris Collinsworth, and Mike Tirico talk interviewing Aaron Rodgers: ‘We see a different side.’
"Have you ever had, like, a really hard class, and if they decide that you get called on in class...and the teacher's going to figure out just how much you know? It's kind of like interviewing Aaron."
Cris Collinsworth claims NBC would air 17 Dallas Cowboys games if they could
The Cowboys' popularity ensures primetime exposure, even when they're not good.
Pro Football Hall of Fame Game averages nearly six million viewers on NBC
The Hall of Fame Game, the NFL's preseason kickoff, drew viewership that would make other sports leagues blush.
Cris Collinsworth’s ‘what happened to him’ comment on Deshaun Watson drew a stir
"Almost automatically, you have to acknowledge what happened to him off the field before you're allowed to even begin a conversation about on the field."
Devin McCourty joins NBC for Football Night In America
"Devin is a leader in every sense of the word, both on and off the field, and his dynamic personality and passion for the game will be a great addition to the show."
NBC’s Tony Dungy references Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest in anti-abortion speech
"Every day in this country, innocent lives are at stake. The only difference is they don’t belong to a famous athlete, and they’re not seen on national TV. But those lives are still important to God and in God's eyes."
Fred Gaudelli set to produce his last NFL game, shift into executive producer role
"Amazon was maybe the highest priority from a media standpoint for us — making sure that launched properly. Knowing that Freddie was in the seat…that part of the launch was not a concern of mine."
While Drew Brees is the latest NFL broadcasting bust, he sure won’t be the last
Drew Brees wasn't great, but not every potential broadcaster is.
NBC’s Pete Bevacqua says Drew Brees left as a “lifestyle choice,” they won’t stand in his way if he wants to join another...
“The unbelievable busyness of an NFL career and then really not taking a break at all and launching right in with us with both Notre Dame football and the NFL, it was certainly an around-the-clock assignment. This was definitely a lifestyle choice for him, which is totally understandable.”
Can Amazon really thread the needle to land both Al Michaels and Troy Aikman?
Saints called Drew Brees, asking if he would come out of retirement and play quarterback for Week 16
Would Brees have backed up Ian Book?
Al Michaels tells Roggin and Rodney “I, at this moment in time, hope to be doing games next year.”
"My contract is up, but we’re still talking about the future and a couple of other things are out there. I, at this moment in time, hope to be doing games next year."
Winter Olympics coverage post-Super Bowl shows NBC’s live sports focus, but is also about unprecedented Olympic-SB overlap
Yes, this is an indication of how much of NBC's current strategy focuses on sports, but it also has a lot to do with the latest Super Bowl date ever.
Drew Brees was there to clap for Tom Brady breaking his passing record thanks to on-location Football Night in America
Having Brees on location for Football Night in America led to an interesting sideline congratulations shot here.
Rodney Harrison was the only Football Night in America panelist with someone else holding his umbrella, drawing comment
Unlike Mike Tirico, Drew Brees, and Tony Dungy, Harrison wasn't holding his own umbrella.
Cowboys-Buccaneers was most-watched NFL Kickoff Game since 2015, up 20 percent from last year’s kickoff game
The game averaged 26.0 million viewers across TV and streaming.
Kathryn Tappen, Chris Simms to host ‘Peacock Sunday Night Football Final’ postgame show
Premiering after Sunday's Bears-Rams tilt, the show will feature on-site interviews, game highlights, and film analysis from NBC's Sunday night crew.
