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| CTV and TSN Unveil Blockbuster NFL Schedule for 2008 |
| Posted
on Thursday, September 04, 2008 - 09:42 AM |
Ready...break! CTV and TSN are the
definitive destinations for all things NFL football, as both networks
team up to deliver end-to-end monster coverage of the entire 2008 NFL
season. Together, the two networks boast the biggest - and most
prestigious - NFL schedule in Canada, with exclusive Canadian coverage
of tonight's season opener, Sunday afternoon early games (1 p.m. ET),
Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, the Thursday/Saturday NFL
package, every NFL Playoff game and the coveted Super Bowl, making CTV
and TSN the home of the NFL in Canada.
The highly-anticipated NFL season gets underway tonight (Sept. 4) on TSN
with the NFL Kickoff Game at 7 p.m. ET, showcasing the Super Bowl
champion NY Giants taking on the Washington Redskins at Giants Stadium
in East Rutherford, NJ (see TSN Broadcast Schedule below).
On CTV, the NFL action kicks off this Sunday (Sept. 7) at 1 p.m. ET,
delivering some of the league's biggest stars and most compelling
storylines in three high-profile games to be broadcast as follows:
* Game 1: Seattle @ Buffalo - available on CTV Toronto, CTV
Southwestern Ontario, CTV British Columbia and CTV HD East/West
* Game 2: NY Jets @ Miami - available on CTV Ottawa, CTV Northern
Ontario, CTV Calgary, CTV Edmonton, CTV Saskatchewan and CTV Winnipeg
* Game 3: Kansas City @ New England - available on CTV Montreal and
CTV Atlantic
CTV will announce NFL games on a week-by-week basis. In addition, all
regular season NFL match-ups on CTV will be immediately followed by a
special post-game edition of SportsCentre with Jay Onrait.
Once again, CTV provides fans with exclusive Canadian coverage of the
NFL regular season Sunday early-afternoon game package (1 p.m. ET), all
Playoff games, and the Super Bowl - the single most-watched sporting
event in North America. Last year, CTV and RDS attracted a record
combined audience for the Super Bowl in Canada, as 5.07 million viewers
watched the NY Giants pull off a thrilling upset victory over the
undefeated New England Patriots.
TSN will televise 43 NFL games this season, delivering back-to-back
nights of appointment television with exclusive Canadian coverage of
Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football, as well as the
Thursday/Saturday broadcast package.
TSN's jam-packed NFL lineup also features the popular preview/wrap-up
shows Sunday NFL Countdown, Football Night in America, NFL Primetime and
Monday Night Countdown, as well as the NFL Draft and special
gridiron-themed segments on SportsCentre and TSN.ca.
NFL on TSN Broadcast Campaign
Sundays
* Sunday NFL Countdown - 11 a.m. ET (available in High
Definition)
TSN gets viewers primed for Sunday afternoon NFL action with the
two-hour preview show Sunday NFL Countdown, every Sunday at 11 a.m. ET
leading into CTV's coverage of the 1 p.m. ET game. Host Chris Berman is
joined on the program by analysts and former NFLers Keyshawn Johnson and
Tom Jackson, former head coach Mike Ditka and NFL Insider Chris
Mortensen. Former three-time NFL All-Pro receiver Cris Carter also
joins the crew this year as an analyst. The Emmy Award-winning show
previews the upcoming week in the NFL and provides analysis, team news,
weekly features and timely updates.
* Football Night in America - 7 p.m. ET (available in High
Definition)
Leading into TSN's weekly coverage of Sunday Night Football is Football
Night in America. The one-hour preview show airs every Sunday at 7 p.m.
ET and features highlights, interviews and game analysis from some of
the most respected NFL journalists and former players. Host Bob Costas
is joined by co-hosts Cris Collinsworth, Keith Olbermann and the newly
acquired Dan Patrick, along with studio analysts and former players Tiki
Barber and Jerome Bettis, as well as Sports Illustrated NFL columnist
Peter King.
* Sunday Night Football - immediately following Football Night
in America (available in High Definition)
Sunday Night Football is back for another season on TSN with coverage of
all regular season Sunday night games. The broadcast team includes Hall
of Fame coach John Madden and broadcasting legend Al Michaels, and
sideline reporter Andrea Kremer. Action gets underway on Sunday (Sept.
7) at 8:15 p.m. ET with the Chicago Bears visiting the Indianapolis
colts in a rematch of Super Bowl XLI.
Mondays
* NFL Primetime - 4 p.m. ET (available in High Definition)
NFL Primetime returns to TSN's Monday afternoon lineup at 4 p.m. ET for
the 2008 season. Trey Wingo hosts the one-hour program from the site of
the Monday Night Football game and is joined by analysts Merrill Hoge
and Trent Dilfer in studio. NFL Primetime offers a re-cap of all the
NFL action from the weekend as well as a preview of the Monday Night
Football contest.
* Monday Night Countdown - 7 p.m. ET (available in High
Definition)
The 90-minute Monday Night Countdown preview show returns to TSN
beginning Monday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. ET, featuring host Chris Berman in
the ESPN studios alongside Mike Ditka, Cris Carter, Tom Jackson,
Keyshawn Johnson and Chris Mortensen. Complementing the in-studio
coverage is host Stuart Scott, who will be on location in the Monday
Night Football host city with analysts Emmitt Smith and Steve Young, and
reporters Suzy Kolber and Michele Tafoya. The show, which leads into
TSN's coverage of Monday Night Football, also provides viewers with
interviews, highlights and up-to-the-minute news from around the NFL.
* Monday Night Football - immediately following Monday Night
Countdown (available in High Definition)
A 38-year sports television tradition and the most-watched series in
U.S. cable television history, Monday Night Football returns to TSN for
an exciting third season on Monday, Sept. 8 with a doubleheader
featuring Minnesota @ Green Bay at 7 p.m. ET immediately followed by
Denver @ Oakland at 10:15 p.m. ET. TSN's Monday Night Football
broadcast schedule features exclusive Canadian coverage of all 17
regular season match-ups. ESPN's Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski and Tony
Kornheiser will call the action from the broadcast booth with Suzy
Kolber and Michele Tafoya reporting from the sidelines.
Thursdays and Saturdays
* Thursday/Saturday Games (available in High Definition)
Thursday and Saturday prime time tilts round out TSN's comprehensive NFL
regular season schedule, beginning with the NFL Kickoff Game tonight
(Sept. 4) with Washington @ NY Giants at 7 p.m. ET. Games will then
shift to their regular 8 p.m. ET timeslot on both Thursdays and
Saturdays following the season opener, as TSN has exclusive Canadian
coverage of all Thursday/Saturday match-ups throughout the 2008 season.
NFL on SportsCentre
SportsCentre boasts a massive lineup of football coverage each week
during the NFL season featuring extensive news and highlights from every
NFL game, as well as weekly NFL segments, providing fans with more NFL
analysis and insight than ever. On Mondays, Jesse Palmer returns with
his popular Monday Morning Quarterback segment, where the former NFL
pivot provides analysis and commentary on the weekend's games. On
Thursdays, TSN football analyst Chris Schultz is back for another expert
season of Risky Business, as the Big Man offers his four weekly picks
against the spread. And on Saturdays, the always entertaining Chris
Berman returns to SportsCentre with his 2-Minute Drill, where the ESPN
football commentator gives viewers his head-to-head predictions for the
upcoming week in the NFL.
SportsCentre's NFL coverage continues right through to Super Bowl XLIII,
as Schultz, Palmer and TSN's Rod Smith head to Tampa to provide insight
and analysis during the week leading up to the big game on February 1,
2009.
SportsCentre airs on TSN weekdays at 6:30 p.m. ET, 10 p.m. ET, 2 a.m. ET
and 6 a.m.-12 noon ET. Weekend editions of SportsCentre air at 6 p.m.
ET, 10 p.m. ET, 2 a.m. ET and 6 a.m.-10 a.m. ET.
NFL on TSN.ca
Chris Schultz's popular online column Schultz Against the World returns
to TSN.ca for another exciting season and fans are invited to go
head-to-head against Schultz by picking the winners of each game. Jesse
Palmer is also back this season to write a weekly column on TSN.ca with
his thoughts from the week-that-was in the NFL. In addition to all the
up-to-the-minute stats, scores, news and information from each and every
NFL game, TSN.ca, Canada's leading sports website, also has a
comprehensive season preview that includes team-by team breakdowns,
pre-season power rankings, a fantasy football primer, and Schultz's
predictions and pre-season Super Bowl pick for the upcoming NFL season.
2008 NFL on TSN Broadcast Schedule
All games available in High Definition on TSN HD
September
* Thursday, Sept. 4 - Washington @ NY Giants at 7 p.m. ET
* Monday, Sept. 8 - Minnesota @ Green Bay at 7 p.m. ET
* Monday, Sept. 8 - Denver @ Oakland at 10:15 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Sept. 7 - Chicago @ Indianapolis at 8:15 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Sept. 14 - Pittsburgh @ Cleveland at 8:15 p.m. ET
* Monday, Sept. 15 - Philadelphia @ Dallas at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Sept. 21 - Dallas @ Green Bay at 8:15 p.m. ET
* Monday, Sept. 22 - NY Jets @ San Diego at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Sept. 28 - Philadelphia @ Chicago at 8:15 p.m. ET
* Monday, Sept. 29 - Baltimore @ Pittsburgh at 8:30 p.m. ET
October
* Sunday, Oct. 5 - Pittsburgh @ Jacksonville at 8:15 p.m. ET
* Monday, Oct. 6 - Minnesota @ New Orleans at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Oct. 12 - New England @ San Diego at 8:15 p.m. ET
* Monday, Oct. 13 - NY Giants @ Cleveland at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Oct. 19 - Seattle @ Tampa Bay at 8:15 p.m. ET
* Monday, Oct. 20 - Denver @ New England at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Monday, Oct. 27 - Indianapolis @ Tennessee at 8:30 p.m. ET
November
* Sunday, Nov. 2 - New England @ Indianapolis at 8:15 p.m. ET
* Monday, Nov. 3 - Pittsburgh @ Washington at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Nov. 9 - NY Giants @ Philadelphia at 8:15 p.m. ET
* Thursday, Nov. 6 - Denver @ Cleveland at 8 p.m. ET
* Monday, Nov. 10 - San Francisco @ Arizona at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Thursday, Nov. 13 - NY Jets @ New England at 8 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Nov. 16 - TBD at 8:15 p.m. ET
* Monday, Nov. 17 - Cleveland @ Buffalo at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Thursday, Nov. 20 - Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh at 8 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Nov. 23 - TBD at 8:15 p.m. ET
* Monday, Nov. 24 - Green Bay @ New Orleans at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Thursday, Nov. 27 - Arizona @ Philadelphia at 8 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Nov. 30 - TBD at 8:15 p.m. ET
December
* Monday, Dec. 1 - Jacksonville @ Houston at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Thursday, Dec. 4 - Oakland @ San Diego at 8 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Dec. 7 - TBD at 8:15 p.m. ET
* Monday, Dec. 8 - Tampa Bay @ Carolina at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Thursday, Dec. 11 - New Orleans @ Chicago at 8 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Dec. 14 - TBD at 8:15 p.m. ET
* Monday, Dec. 15 - Cleveland @ Philadelphia at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Thursday, Dec. 18 - Indianapolis @ Jacksonville at 8 p.m. ET
* Saturday, Dec. 20 - Baltimore @ Dallas at 8 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Dec. 21 - TBD at 8:15 p.m. ET
* Monday, Dec. 22 - Green Bay @ Chicago at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Dec. 28 - TBD at 8:15 p.m. ET
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