CTV and TSN Unveil Blockbuster NFL Schedule for 2008 Sports Programming / TSN Posted by RAD on Sep 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 This article is from CHANNEL CANADA   http://scifi.channelcanada.com/ The URL for this story is:   http://scifi.channelcanada.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2442