Flanking U.S. professional sports' biggest stage, NFL Network is televising more than 100 hours, including 60 live, in providing an expansive lead-in to Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis.
The roster for pro football league's in-house network extends to 30 on-air personalities, who will provide analysis, reports and news about the Feb. 5 championship matchup between the New England Patriots and New York Giants.
Live telecasts of original shows such as NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl, Super Bowl Live, NFL GameDay Morning, NFL GameDay Final and The Coaches Show will originate from Indy, as will on-location editions of No Huddle, Playbook and The Rich Eisen Podcast.
"Our fans want more football coverage, analysis and information during Super Bowl week," said Mark Quenzel, NFL Network senior vice president for production and programming. "Each year, we raise the bar with our coverage of the biggest event of the year. We have more Super Bowl rings than ever before, more live Super Bowl shows than ever before and more than 100 hours of programming, including a new Super Bowl Saturday Night Special. We will deliver everything the fans want leading up to when the Giants and Patriots take the field for Super Bowl XLVI."
Among the highlights is exclusive live coverage of Super Bowl Media Day on Jan. 31 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., as the Giants and Pats engage with the press. Host Eisen is joined by Marshall Faulk and Warren Sapp at the desk, while Deion Sanders and Lindsay Soto roam the scene, providing interviews with players and coaches. Between the Giants and Patriots media sessions, host Scott Hanson and analysts Willie McGinest and Jay Glazer offer further analysis and reflect on their own experiences participating in Media Day.
Viewers can also gain access to NFL-related press conferences: the AFC & NFC head coach press conferences on Feb.3; the Madonna Super Bowl halftime entertainment press conference on Feb. 2 at 2 p.m.; the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year press conference on Feb. 3 at 9 a.m.; the Don Shula Coach of the Year press conference on Feb. 3 at 9:15 a.m.; and commissioner Roger Goodell's Super Bowl press conference on Feb. 3 at 11:30 p.m.
NFL Network will also present full-game encores of the Giants' 17-14 victory over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII on Jan. 31 at 8 p.m. and the teams' Week 9 meeting this season on Feb. 1 at 8 p.m. Additionally, on Feb. 3, NFL Network re-airs the NFL Films-produced documentaries Brady 6 at 8 p.m. and both parts of the critically acclaimed Bill Belichick: A Football Life an hour later.
Once again, the network is the forum to find out about who will be making a visit to Canton, Ohio this summer, with the exclusive Pro Football Hall of Fame Announcement Show on Feb. 4 at 5:30 p.m.
When the Big Game finally arrives on Feb. 5, NFL Network will be more than prepared with a live 8.5-hour NFL GameDay Morning pregame, kicking off at 9 a.m. from Lucas Oil Stadium and the pregame tailgate at NFL Experience. The longest pregame show on television also includes live reports from both team hotels and Super Bowl Village.
NFL Network's Super Bowl XLVI Schedule
Monday, January 30
8:00 AM - Game of the Week: New England Patriots vs. Carolina Panthers - Super Bowl XXXVIII
9:00 AM - Game of the Week: New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles - Super Bowl XXXIX
10:00 AM - America's Game: 1986 New York Giants
11:00 AM - America's Game: 1990 New York Giants
12 NOON - America's Game: 2001 New England Patriots
1:00 PM - America's Game: 2004 New England Patriots
2:00 PM - Super Bowl Live - LIVE
•New York Giants team arrival
•Team availability (3:30 PM ET)
•Team availability (4:30 PM ET)
7:00 PM - NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl - LIVE from NFL Experience
8:00 PM - NFL's Top 10: Super Bowls
9:00 PM - NFL's Top 10: Teams That Didn't Win the Super Bowl
10:00 PM - NFL's Top 10: Players to Never Have Played in a Super Bowl
11:00 PM - NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl
12 MIDNIGHT - Super Bowl Classic: New York Giants vs. Buffalo Bills - Super Bowl XXI
3:00 AM - America's Game: 1990 New York Giants
Tuesday, January 31
9:00 AM - Super Bowl Live: Media Day - LIVE from Lucas Oil Stadium
9:30 AM - Super Bowl XLVI Media Day: New England Patriots availability - LIVE
11:00 AM - Super Bowl Live: Media Day - LIVE from Lucas Oil Stadium
12 NOON - Super Bowl XLV Media Day: New York Giants availability - LIVE
1:30 PM - Super Bowl XLV Media Day: New England Patriots availability - ENCORE
3:00 PM - Super Bowl Live: Media Day - ENCORE
4:00 PM - Super Bowl XLV Media Day: New York Giants availability - ENCORE
5:30 PM - America's Game: 2007 New York Giants
6:30 PM - The Coaches Show - LIVE
7:00 PM - NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl - LIVE from NFL Experience
8:00 PM - Super Bowl Classic: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots - Super Bowl XLII
11:00 PM - NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl
12 MIDNIGHT - Super Bowl Classic: New England Patriots vs. St. Louis Rams - Super Bowl XXXVI
3:00 AM - America's Game: 2001 New England Patriots
Wednesday, February 1
8:00 AM - NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl - LIVE coverage of New England Patriots & New York Giants team availability
11:00 AM - Super Bowl Live - LIVE from NFL Experience & Super Bowl Media Center
•FedEx Player of the Year announcement
6:00 PM - Playbook
6:30 PM - The Coaches Show - LIVE
7:00 PM - NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl - LIVE from NFL Experience
8:00 PM - Full Game Re-Air: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots - Week 9, 2011
11:00 PM - NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl
12 MIDNIGHT - The NFL Season
1:00 AM - Sound FX: Best of 2011 Season
2:00 AM - NFL's Top 10: Biggest Upsets
3:00 AM - Playbook
3:30 AM - Sound FX: Bill Belichick
Thursday, February 2
8:00 AM - NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl - LIVE coverage of New England Patriots & New York Giants team availability
11:00 AM - Super Bowl Live - LIVE from Super Bowl Media Center
•Madonna press conference
6:00 PM - Playbook
6:30 PM - The Coaches Show - LIVE
7:00 PM - NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl - LIVE from NFL Experience
8:00 PM - Super Bowl Commercials
9:00 PM - Game of the Week: New England Patriots at New York Giants - Week 17, 2007
10:00 PM - No Huddle
11:00 PM - NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl
12 MIDNIGHT - The Rich Eisen Podcast
12:30 AM - Sound FX: 2011 New England Patriots
1:00 AM - NFL's Top 10: Super Bowl Performances
2:00 AM - No Huddle
3:00 AM - Playbook
3:30 AM - Sound FX: Michael Strahan
Friday, February 3
8:00 AM - The Rich Eisen Podcast
8:30 AM - Super Bowl Live - LIVE coverage of Super Bowl press conferences
•New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick press conference
•NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year press conference
•NFL Don Shula Coach of the Year press conference
•New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin press conference
•NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell press conference
12:30 PM - Super Bowl Live - LIVE from Super Bowl Media Center
6:00 PM - Playbook
6:30 PM - The Coaches Show - LIVE
7:00 PM - NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl - LIVE from NFL Experience
8:00 PM - Brady 6
9:00 PM - Bill Belichick: A Football Life - Part I
10:00 PM - Bill Belichick: A Football Life - Part II
11:00 PM - NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl
12 MIDNIGHT - Super Bowl Classic: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots - Super Bowl XLII
3:00 AM - Playbook
3:30 AM - The Rich Eisen Podcast
Saturday, February 4
7:00 AM - No Huddle
8:00 AM - Bill Parcells: A Life in Football
9:30 AM - Sound FX: 2011 New England Patriots
10:00 AM - Brady 6
11:00 AM - Playbook
12 NOON - Super Bowl Commercials
1:00 PM - NFL's Top 10: Super Bowls
2:00 PM - Super Bowl XLII: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots
2:30 PM - NFL Replay: New York Giants at New England Patriots - Week 9, 2011
5:00 PM - Super Bowl Live - LIVE from Super Bowl Media Center
5:30 PM - Hall of Fame Announcement Show: Class of 2012 - LIVE from Super Bowl Media Center
7:00 PM - NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl - LIVE from NFL Experience
8:00 PM - Super Bowl Saturday Night - LIVE from Murat Theater
9:00 PM - Playbook
10:00 PM - Sound FX: Super Bowls I-XLV
11:00 PM - NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl
12 MIDNIGHT - NFL Honors
2:00 AM - Full Game Re-Air: New York Giants at New England Patriots - Week 9, 2011
Sunday, February 5
9:00 AM - NFL GameDay Morning - LIVE from Lucas Oil Stadium
5:30 PM - NFL Follies: The New Year Mis-Tackular
6:30 PM - NFL GameDay StatZone
10:00 PM - NFL GameDay Final - LIVE split edition from Lucas Oil Stadium and NFL Network Los Angeles studios
