Archives for January 2018

PROGRAM AIRS NEXT MONDAY, FEB. 5 AT 10 P.M. ET ON NBC

Special Includes Stories of Team USA Standouts Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, Shaun White, Nathan Chen & Chloe Kim 

Award-Winning Chef David Chang Spotlights Korean Food and Culture

NBC’s Live Primetime Coverage of the Winter Olympics Begins February 8, One Night before the Opening Ceremony

STAMFORD, Conn. – January 30, 2018 – With just over one week to go until the start of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games from PyeongChang, South Korea, NBC Olympics presents a special preview, The Best of U.S. – The 2018 Winter Olympics, next Monday, February 5, at 10 p.m. ET on NBC. NBC’s live primetime coverage of The Winter Olympics begins Thursday, Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

The 1998 Olympic figure skating gold medalist Tara Lipinski and two-time Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir host the one-hour preview show, which will feature stories on decorated Team USA athletes, including 2010 Olympic downhill gold medalist Lindsey Vonn, 2014 Olympic slalom gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin, two-time Olympic snowboarding gold medalist Shaun White, two-time U.S. champion Nathan Chen and 17-year-old phenom snowboarder Chloe Kim.

In addition, figure skating play-by-play commentator Terry Gannon joins Lipinski and Weir to preview the Olympic figure skating competition that features gold medal showdowns as Chen and 2014 Olympic gold medalist and reigning world champion Yuzuru Hanyu compete on the men’s side; with two-time world champion Yevgenia Medvedeva and 2018 European champion Alina Zagitova of Russia facing off on the ladies’ side.

The special also features award-winning chef David Chang, who makes his NBC Olympics debut as a special correspondent, offering an insider’s look at Korean culinary traditions.

Best of U.S. is a campaign NBCU is utilizing to highlight some of Team USA’s best athletes in advance of the Games. On Super Bowl Sunday, five 60-second spots featuring Olympians Mikaela Shiffrin, Nathan Chen, Chloe Kim, Shaun White and Lindsey Vonn will run pregame through postgame, plus one during the episode of This Is Us that follows the Super Bowl. The spots, which all tell stories authentic to each individual athlete, are debuting this week – one per day – on TODAY leading up to Sunday’s Super Bowl. Click here to watch Monday’s spot on Mikaela Shiffrin, and click here to watch today’s spot on Nathan Chen.

ABOUT NBC OLYMPICS

A division of NBC Sports Group, NBC Olympics is responsible for producing, programming and promoting NBCUniversal’s Olympic Games coverage. It is renowned for its unsurpassed Olympic heritage, award-winning production, and ability to aggregate the largest audiences in U.S. television history. NBCUniversal owns the U.S. media rights on all platforms to all Olympic Games through 2032.

–PYEONGCHANG 2018–

Coverage Will Include Super High Roller Bowl®, U.S. Poker Open, and Poker Masters® Tournaments

(Las Vegas, NV – January 30, 2018) – NBC Sports Group and Poker Central® are incorporating additional Poker Central programming into NBCSN’s schedule across both linear and digital platforms throughout 2018, while also extending their preexisting programming partnership through 2020.

On the heels of last year’s media rights agreement, which included in-depth coverage of the 2017 Super High Roller Bowl and the 2017 Poker Masters, the network will now feature poker action from three of poker’s majors: the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl, U.S. Poker Open, and Poker Masters tournaments.

“We are pleased to continue growing our partnership with NBCSN to bring our expansive slate of poker programming to both new and existing audiences alike,” said JR McCabe, chief digital officer of Poker Central. “This year, poker fans will have even more ways to watch some of the world’s biggest poker tournaments.”

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming platforms for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs — will provide coverage for all three of the aforementioned Poker Central events. NBC Sports Group and Poker Central will announce tournament dates and broadcast schedules later this year.

“After the success of last year’s Super High Roller Bowl, we are further broadening our poker content by adding more tournaments to our slate,” said Gary Quinn, vice president, programming, NBC Sports Group. “Our viewers enjoy the extremely competitive nature of Poker Central’s tournaments, and we’re looking forward to delivering more high-stakes action in 2018.”

The inaugural edition of the U.S. Poker Open will be one of the highest stakes series of the year, comprised of two $10k No Limit Hold’em events, a $10k Pot Limit Omaha tournament, three $25k No Limit Hold’em tournaments, the USPO $25k Mixed Games Championship, and the $50k No Limit Hold’em Main Event.

In 2017, the Super High Roller Bowl featured the largest buy-in of the year at $300,000. The tournament also hosted top poker professionals from around the world and surprise celebrity player, Kevin Hart. After selling out in less than a day, Poker Central expanded the field to 56 players who competed for their share of the $16.8 million prize pool – one of last year’s largest – with the top finisher, Christoph Vogelsang, going home with $6 million and the Super High Roller Bowl championship ring.

The inaugural Poker Masters in 2017 featured a week-long high-stakes poker tournament series with four $50,000 buy-in tournaments and one $100,000 buy-in tournament. German pro Steffen Sontheimer earned $2,733,000 across the series to secure the Poker Masters Purple Jacket and title of Poker Masters Champion.

About Poker Central®

Poker Central is the ultimate destination for fans of poker tournaments, cash games, and lifestyle away from the tables. Poker Central delivers poker’s most premier live events around the world via PokerGO, its direct-to-consumer OTT service, as well as through network television distribution. PokerGO delivers over 100 days of live poker on an annual basis alongside a video-on-demand library that features original series and classic poker programming. Streaming and televised tournaments include its owned tournaments, such as Super High Roller Bowl and Poker Masters, along with The World Series of Poker, ARIA High Roller Series, and WPT final tables, among others. For more information, visit www.pokercentral.com and www.pokergo.com.

About NBC Sports Group

When the Comcast-NBCUniversal transaction was completed in January 2011, the sports assets of the two companies combined to form NBC Sports Group, which serves sports fans 24/7 with premier live events, insightful studio shows, and compelling original programming. The sports media company consists of NBC Sports, NBC Olympics, NBCSN, Golf Channel, NBC Sports Regional Networks, NBC Sports Radio and NBC Sports Digital, which includes NBCSports.com, NBCOlympics.com, GolfChannel.com, the digital assets of the NBC Sports Regional Networks, Rotoworld, the NBC Sports Talk franchise, multiple apps, and two transactional sports businesses, GolfNow and SportsEngine. NBC Sports Group possesses an unparalleled collection of television rights agreements, partnering with some of the most prestigious sports properties in the world: the International Olympic Committee and United States Olympic Committee, the NFL, NHL, NASCAR, PGA TOUR, The R&A, PGA of America, Churchill Downs, Premier League, Tour de France, French Open,  IndyCar and many more.

Mid-Week Premier League Action Kicks Off Today at 2 p.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN Followed by Huddersfield Town v. Liverpool

Arlo White Crosses the Pond to Host Premier League Live

New North London Derby Episode of This is Football, hosted by Joe Scarborough, This Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC

12 Exclusive Matches on NBC Sports Gold’s “Premier League Pass” this Week – Available for $29.99

STAMFORD, Conn. – January 30, 2018 – NBC Sports Group’s live Premier League coverage continues this week, highlighted by a pair of top-five matches as fifth-place Tottenham host second-place Manchester United tomorrow, Wednesday, January 31, at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN and Universo, and fourth-place Liverpool host Spurs this Sunday, February 4, at 11:30 a.m. on NBCSN. Led by the Premier League’s leading scorer Harry Kane (21 goals), Tottenham come off a 1-1 draw at Southampton. Manchester United’s Anthony Martial scored his third goal in three matches to earn the Red Devils a 1-0 win against Burnley, while Liverpool look to bounce back from a 1-0 loss to Swansea City.

NBC Sports Group’s lead Premier League play-by-play voice Arlo White will cross the pond this weekend to begin Premier League Live hosting duties. White fills in for Rebecca Lowe, who travels to PyeongChang, South Korea, for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. White will be joined by former Jamaica National Team player Robbie Earle, and former Premier League footballer Robbie Mustoe.

Peter Drury calls Liverpool v. Tottenham, joined by analysts Lee Dixon and Graeme Le Saux.

NBC Sports Group’s live Premier League coverage begins today at 2 p.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by Huddersfield Town v. Liverpool. In addition, NBC Sports Gold begins its presentation of 12 exclusive matches this week, with Swansea City v. Arsenal and West Ham v. Crystal Palace today at 2:45 p.m. ET. The Gunners come off a dominant 4-1 win over Crystal Palace.

On Wednesday, NBC Sports Gold presents: Chelsea v. Bournemouth, Everton v. Leicester City, Newcastle v. Burnley, and Southampton v. Brighton & Hove Albion at 2:45 p.m. ET; as well as Manchester City v. West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City v. Watford at 3 p.m. ET. A hat trick from City’s Sergio Aguero led the squad to a 3-1 victory over Newcastle United in their last Premier League match. City sit 12 points clear at the top of the table.

Fans can purchase the remainder of the 2017-18 season of “Premier League Pass” at a reduced price of $29.99 on NBCSportsGold.com. “Premier League Pass” will feature more than 1,000 hours of additional Premier League programs and news shows throughout the season.

Live Premier League coverage this weekend begins Saturday, February 3, at 7 a.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by Burnley v. first-place Manchester City on NBCSN and Universo. Saturday at 10 a.m. ET, NBCSN and Universo present coverage of Manchester United v. Huddersfield Town. Also Saturday at 10 a.m. ET, NBC Sports Gold hosts coverage of four exclusive matches:  Bournemouth v. Stoke City, Brighton & Hove Albion v. West Ham, West Bromwich Albion v. Southampton, and Leicester City v. Swansea City.

Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET, NBC and Telemundo host coverage of Arsenal v. Everton. Drury calls the match, joined by Dixon.

Immediately following the match, NBC presents a new episode of This is Football, hosted by Joe Scarborough. In the series, Scarborough, co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe and a longtime Premier League fan, will take viewers inside the history, tradition and rivalries between the clubs and their supporters. In Saturday’s episode, Scarborough explores the famed North London Derby, an all-out showdown between Arsenal and Tottenham. From the most iconic pubs to the stands of the Emirates, Scarborough connects with legendary players, celebrity superfans, and lifelong supporters, discovering what it really means to be a part of one of the Premier League’s fiercest rivalries. The episode features interviews with former Tottenham chairman Lord Alan Sugar and television personality Piers Morgan. Click here to see a preview of the episode.

Live Premier league coverage on Sunday, February 4, begins at 8 a.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by Crystal Palace v. Newcastle United. This week’s live match coverage wraps up Monday, February 5, with Premier League Live at 2 p.m. ET on NBCSN, followed by Watford v. Chelsea at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN and Universo.

This season, NBC Sports Gold – NBC Sports Digital’s direct-to-consumer live streaming product – introduced “Premier League Pass,” which features 130 exclusive Premier League matches live and on-demand, an extensive suite of daily and weekly news shows, plus classic archive programming never available before in the U.S.

NBC Sports Gold is available on Apple iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast and online at NBCSportsGold.com. NBC Sports Gold is powered by Playmaker Media, NBC Sports Digital’s technology service which provides end-to-end support for companies in need of best-in-class live streaming and VOD solutions.

Premier League matches on NBC and NBCSN will be streamed on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs. Coverage will be streamed via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The NBC Sports app is powered by Playmaker Media and available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire.

Following is the match schedule for this week’s Premier League coverage (all times ET, schedule subject to change):

Date	Time (ET)	Match	Platform
Tues., Jan. 30	2 p.m.	Premier League Live	NBCSN
Tues., Jan. 30	3 p.m.	Huddersfield Town v. Liverpool	NBCSN, Universo
Tues., Jan. 30	2:45 p.m.	Swansea City v. Arsenal	NBC Sports Gold
Tues., Jan. 30	2:45 p.m.	West Ham v. Crystal Palace	NBC Sports Gold
Tues., Jan. 30	5 p.m.	Goal Zone	NBCSN
Wed., Jan. 31	2 p.m.	Premier League Live	NBCSN
Wed., Jan. 31	3 p.m.	Tottenham v. Manchester United	NBCSN, Universo
Wed., Jan. 31	2:45 p.m.	Chelsea v. Bournemouth	NBC Sports Gold
Wed., Jan. 31	2:45 p.m.	Everton v. Leicester City	NBC Sports Gold
Wed., Jan. 31	2:45 p.m.	Newcastle v. Burnley	NBC Sports Gold
Wed., Jan. 31	2:45 p.m.	Southampton v. Brighton & Hove Albion	NBC Sports Gold
Wed., Jan. 31	3 p.m.	Manchester City v. West Bromwich Albion	NBC Sports Gold
Wed., Jan. 31	3 p.m.	Stoke City v. Watford	NBC Sports Gold
Wed., Jan. 31	5 p.m.	Goal Zone	NBCSN
Sat., Feb. 3	7 a.m.	Premier League Live	NBCSN
Sat., Feb. 3	7:30 a.m.	Burnley v. Manchester City	NBCSN, Universo
Sat., Feb. 3	10 a.m.	Manchester United v. Huddersfield Town	NBCSN, Universo
Sat., Feb. 3	10 a.m.	Bournemouth v. Stoke City	NBC Sports Gold
Sat., Feb. 3	10 a.m.	Brighton & Hove Albion v. West Ham	NBC Sports Gold
Sat., Feb. 3	10 a.m.	West Bromwich Albion v. Southampton	NBC Sports Gold
Sat., Feb. 3	10 a.m.	Leicester City v. Swansea City	NBC Sports Gold
Sat., Feb. 3	12:30 p.m.	Arsenal v. Everton	NBC, Telemundo
Sat., Feb. 3	2:30 p.m.	This is Football	NBC
Sun., Feb. 4	8 a.m.	Premier League Live	NBCSN
Sun., Feb. 4	9:15 a.m.	Crystal Palace v. Newcastle United	NBCSN
Sun., Feb. 4	11:30 a.m.	Liverpool v. Tottenham	NBCSN
Sun., Feb. 4	1:30 p.m.	Goal Zone	NBCSN
Mon., Feb. 5	1 a.m.	Match of the Week	NBCSN
Mon., Feb. 5	2 p.m.	Premier League Live	NBCSN
Mon., Feb. 5	3 p.m.	Watford v. Chelsea	NBCSN, Universo
Mon., Feb. 5	5 p.m.	Goal Zone	NBCSN

 

–NBC SPORTS GROUP–

Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya, Executive Producer Fred Gaudelli and Director Drew Esocoff to Preview Super Bowl LII

Dial 719-325-2144 to Participate

TODAY in Minnesota: NBC Sports’ Super Bowl LII On-Air Team Available at 1:30 P.M. CT at Super Bowl Media Center

STAMFORD, Conn. – January 30, 2018 – NBC Sports Group’s Super Bowl LII broadcast team of Al Michaels (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth (analyst), and Michele Tafoya (sideline reporter), executive producer Fred Gaudelli and director Drew Esocoff will preview Super Bowl LII on a media conference call TODAY, Jan. 30, at 12:45 p.m. ET/11:45 a.m. CT.

• WHO: Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya, Fred Gaudelli, Drew Esocoff
• WHEN: Today, Jan. 30, at 12:45 p.m. ET/11:45 a.m. CT
• NUMBER: 719-325-2144
• PASSCODE: 3857759

In addition, later today at 1:30 p.m. CT, NBC Sports will hold its media availability in Press Conference Room B at the Super Bowl Media Center in Minnesota. Participants include:

• NBC Sports Group Executives and Producers (Mark Lazarus, Chairman, NBC Broadcasting & Sports, NBCUniversal; Sam Flood, Super Bowl LII Pre-Game Producer & Executive Producer and President, Production, NBC and NBCSN; Fred Gaudelli, Executive Producer, Super Bowl LII; Drew Esocoff, Director, Super Bowl LII)
• Super Bowl LII broadcast team (Al Michaels, Play-by-Play; Cris Collinsworth, Analyst; and Michele Tafoya, Sideline Reporter)
• Super Bowl LII Pre-Game Show broadcast team (Dan Patrick, Host; Liam McHugh, Pre-Game Co-Host; Tony Dungy, Pre-Game Analyst; and Rodney Harrison, Pre-Game Analyst)

NBC will broadcast Super Bowl LII between the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots this Sunday, Feb. 4, at 6:30 p.m. ET from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. Pre-game coverage begins at Noon ET.

The 2017 NFL season recently concluded with SNF again ranking as primetime television’s #1 show. NBC Sunday Night Football is on pace to rank as TV’s #1 primetime show for the full (Sept.-May) television season for the seventh year in a row – making SNF the first and only primetime show to rank #1 for seven consecutive years (breaking its tie with American Idol).

—NBC SPORTS GROUP—

Vonn Highlights This Week’s Alpine Skiing World Cup Coverage, Continuing Today at 11:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN

STAMFORD, Conn. – January 30, 2018 – With less than two weeks to go until the start of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games from PyeongChang, South Korea, NBC Sports Group will present more than 35 hours of Olympic winter sports coverage this week across NBC, NBCSN, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app, OlympicChannel.com, and the Olympic Channel app, highlighted by live FIS alpine skiing World Cup coverage from Stockholm, and Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

This week’s coverage also features various winter sports, including:

• FIS Snowboarding World Cup from Feldberg, Germany
• FIS Men’s Ski Jumping World Cup from Willingen, Germany

Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA is a partnership between the International Olympic Committee, the United States Olympic Committee, and NBCUniversal. Click here for a channel finder.

FIS ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP
COVERAGE BEGINS TODAY AT 11:30 A.M. ET ON OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

The alpine skiing World Cup season continues with the city event, a non-Olympic discipline, today in Stockholm, followed by the final races before the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. 2010 Olympic downhill gold medalist Lindsey Vonn, who won the downhill in Cortina on January 20, is expected to headline the women’s field.

Steve Schlanger (play-by-play) and 2010 Olympian Will Brandenburg will handle the call for this weekend’s events.

Date	Time (ET)	Coverage	Network
Tues., Jan. 30	11:30 a.m.	City Event (Parallel) – Stockholm	Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Sat., Feb. 3	4:30 a.m.	Women’s Downhill – Garmisch, Germany	Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
	6:30 a.m.	Women’s Downhill – Garmisch, Germany	Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
	10:30 p.m.	Women’s Downhill – Garmisch, Germany**	NBCSN
	11:30 p.m.	Women’s Downhill – Garmisch, Germany**	NBCSN
Sun., Feb. 4	6:30 a.m.	Women’s Downhill – Garmisch, Germany	Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
	4 p.m.	Women’s Downhill – Garmisch, Germany**	NBCSN

*Streaming on OlympicChannel.com and the Olympic Channel app
** Same-day Delay

FIS SNOWBOARDING WORLD CUP
COVERAGE BEGINS SATURDAY AT 11 A.M. ET ON OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

The snowboard cross World Cup season continues with the final event before the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, in Feldberg, Germany. Jonathan Cheever, who was recently named to his first Olympic team, and 2014 Sochi bronze medalist Alex Deibold are expected to lead the U.S. contingent.

Date	Time (ET)	Coverage
Sat., Feb. 3	6 a.m.	Snowboard Cross*
	11 a.m.	Snowboard Cross**
Sun., Feb. 4	6 a.m.	Snowboard Cross*
	11 a.m.	Snowboard Cross**

*Streaming on OlympicChannel.com and the Olympic Channel app
**Same-day delay

FIS MEN’S SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP
COVERAGE BEGINS SATURDAY AT 3 P.M. ET ON OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

Athletes head to Willingen, Germany, for the final World Cup event before the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Americans Kevin Bickner, Michael Glasder and Will Rhoads are all expected to compete.

Bill Spaulding calls the event alongside 2014 Olympian Jessica Jerome.

Date	Time (ET)	Coverage
Fri., Feb. 2	11:55 a.m.	Men’s Individual*
Sat., Feb. 3	10 a.m.	Men’s Individual*
	3 p.m.	Men’s Individual**
Sun., Feb. 4	4:20 a.m.	Men’s Individual*
	3 p.m.	Men’s Individual**

*Streaming on OlympicChannel.com and the Olympic Channel app
**Same-day delay

NBCSPORTS.COM AND THE NBC SPORTS APP

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs – will stream this weekend’s coverage. The NBC Sports app will stream coverage via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to their subscription service, and making high-quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. Powered by Playmaker Media, the NBC Sports app is available on Apple iOS, Android and select Samsung devices, as well as on Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Win10, and Xbox.

ABOUT OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA

Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA is a partnership between the International Olympic Committee, the United States Olympic Committee, and NBCUniversal. The TV network offers fans year-round programming of Olympic Sports from around the world, highlighting their favorite American athletes and teams. Programming emphasizes live events from a broad portfolio of summer and winter Olympic Sports. It also includes Olympic-themed original content produced by all three parties, such as original programs produced by filmmakers from around the world commissioned by the global Olympic Channel; rich archival footage from the IOC and NBCU’s libraries of Olympic features and documentaries; and original Team USA programming produced by the USOC that provides authentic, wide-ranging and athlete-focused coverage of the Olympic Movement in the United States. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA is live streamed on OlympicChannel.com, the Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com, and the NBC Sports app. Select replays and highlights are available on these digital platforms as well as TeamUSA.org.

–NBC SPORTS GROUP–

STAMFORD, Conn. – January 30, 2018 – Saturday Night Live cast member and Olympics super fan Leslie Jones will join NBC Olympics as a contributor on its coverage of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.

Jones will reprise her role from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, attending live Olympic events, meeting athletes, and spreading her enthusiasm for the Olympics on television and online during NBC Olympics’ coverage in PyeongChang.

“Experiencing the Olympics through the lens of Leslie is unlike anything else. Her passion for Team USA is contagious, and her adventures in South Korea should be fascinating.” – Jim Bell, President, NBC Olympics Production and Programming

During the 2016 Rio Olympics, Jones had been live-tweeting her Olympic viewing experience, along with witty commentary and words of support for Team USA. At the start of the Games, Jones posted on Twitter a video of herself decked out in the American flag and wearing plastic gold medals, cheering for Team USA and displaying her love for the Olympics. Upon seeing this, Bell invited Jones to Rio.

Most recently, Jones has been nominated for an Emmy for her work on Saturday Night Live, hosted the 2017 BET Awards and was included in the TIME’s list of 100 most influential people for 2017.

NBC’S LIVE PRIMETIME COVERAGE OF THE WINTER OLYMPICS BEGINS FEB. 8

—NBC OLYMPICS—

TODAY, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, NBC Nightly News, Access, E! News, and CNBC to Feature On-Site Coverage

The Dan Patrick Show, Pro Football Talk, NHL Live, NBC Sports Radio, and NBC Sports Regional Networks to Originate From Minneapolis During Super Bowl Week

STAMFORD, Conn. – January 29, 2018 – NBCUniversal will drive awareness and buzz for Super Bowl LII with extensive week-long, on-site coverage by many of its most high-profile programs and personalities. NBC Sports’ coverage of Super Bowl LII, featuring the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn., begins with the Super Bowl LII Pre-Game Show this Sunday, Feb. 4, at Noon ET on NBC.

Many of NBCUniversal’s high-profile programs and platforms will feature Super Bowl content or originate from Minneapolis this week, including: TODAY, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Access, E! News, Squawk Box, Squawk on the Street, Mad Money, Fast Money Halftime Report, Titulares y Mas, The Dan Patrick Show, Top Chef, NHL Live, Pro Football Talk, NBC Sports Radio, and NBC Sports Digital, among others.

This content, part of NBC Sports Group’s cross-channel promotional campaign for Super Bowl LII, will be presented across NBC, NBCSN, CNBC, Bravo, E!, Telemundo, Golf Channel, and the collection of NBCUniversal television, radio and digital networks.

TODAY and WEEKEND TODAY: Beginning this Friday, Feb. 2, TODAY’s Al Roker and Craig Melvin will anchor the morning program live from Nicollet Mall, NBC and NBC Sports Group’s primary home for studio programing during Super Bowl week, located in downtown Minneapolis. TODAY’s coverage from Minneapolis continues through game day on February 4.

THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON: Jimmy Fallon will host a special Super Bowl LII edition of The Tonight Show from the Orpheum Theater in Minneapolis with guests Justin Timberlake, Dwayne Johnson and the cast of “This Is Us.” The Tonight Show will air live Sunday night, following local news telecasts after the game and This is Us. Fallon previously hosted a live show from Phoenix after Super Bowl XLIX.

NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT: America’s No. 1 evening newscast will broadcast live from Minneapolis this Friday, Feb. 2 and Saturday, Feb. 3. Lester Holt anchors from the ground.

CNBC: CNBC’s Squawk Box, Squawk on the Street, Mad Money and Fast Money Halftime Report will all originate from Minneapolis this Friday. Andrew Ross Sorkin will anchor Squawk Box live from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. ET; Carl Quintanilla will anchor Squawk on the Street and Squawk Alley from 9 a.m. to Noon ET; Fast Money Halftime Report hosted by Scott Wapner will air live from Noon to 2 p.m. ET; and Jim Cramer will anchor Mad Money from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET.

ACCESS: Kit Hoover and Scott Evans will host Access and Access Live from Minneapolis this Thursday and Friday. The biggest celebrities and big-name athletes in town for the game will be joining the Access team. Guests for Access Live include Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award finalist and Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt; four-time Super Bowl winning quarterback Terry Bradshaw; USA Olympic Soccer star Julie Johnston Ertz (and wife of Philadelphia Eagles tight end Zach Ertz); SiriusXM radio host Jenny McCarthy, and a special behind-the-scenes look of Prince’s Paisley Park home with Sheila E.

E! NEWS: E! News (Mon. – Fri., 7 p.m. & 11 p.m. ET) features a star-studded lineup of celebrity interviews at Super Bowl LII, including Jennifer Lopez, Kelly Clarkson, Pink, Justin Timberlake and more!  E! News also goes one-on-one with Todd Chrisley and his family for their Super Bowl experience.

TOP CHEF: Bravo’s Top Chef series will feature a football tailgate challenge in this week’s episode (Thursday, Feb 1 at 9 p.m.). The Emmy Award and James Beard Award-winning series follows 15 diverse chefs from across the country as they battle it out for the coveted title.

TITULARES Y MAS: The #1 nightly sports news, entertainment and commentary show in Spanish (Monday – Friday: 11:35 p.m. – Midnight ET; Saturday – Sunday: 11 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. ET), Titulares Y Mas will be onsite throughout Super Bowl Week with extensive coverage leading up to Super Bowl day, including segments and reports by the show host Karim Mendiburu and former Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Rolando Cantu who will be onsite. Coverage begins Monday, Jan. 29.

NBC & NBCSN TO PRESENT SUPER BOWL-THEMED SHOWS: NBC and NBCSN will present three Super Bowl-themed special edition shows the week of Super Bowl LII. Tonight (Jan. 29), NBCSN will simulcast NFL Network’s telecast of NFL Super Bowl Opening Night at 8 p.m. ET. The annual NFL Honors show will air on NBC on Saturday, Feb. 3, at 9 p.m. ET, following an NFL Honors pre-show at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC.

THE DAN PATRICK SHOW: NBCSN’s sports television show and syndicated radio program, The Dan Patrick Show, featuring Football Night in America host Dan Patrick and the Danettes, will travel to Minneapolis to present six days of on-site shows.

The Dan Patrick Show will originate from a specially-designed set from downtown Minneapolis overlooking U.S. Bank Stadium from Monday through Friday (Jan. 29–Feb. 2), as well as Monday, Feb. 5. The Super Bowl week shows will feature live interviews with current and former players, celebrities, and news makers.

PFT LIVE: NBCSN’s PFT Live will hit the road during Super Bowl week, as a many of NBC’s NFL commentators join hosts Mike Florio and Chris Simms on Radio Row at Mall of America to provide insight and analysis on-site in Minneapolis throughout the week leading up to Super Bowl LII.

PFT Live will simulcast Monday through Friday (Jan. 29–Feb. 2) from 7-9 a.m. ET. The program will begin exclusively on NBC Sports Radio each morning at 6 a.m. ET.

NHL LIVE: NHL Live, NBC Sports Group’s pre- and post-game studio show, will originate live from Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis from Tuesday to Friday (Jan. 30-Feb.2), prior to NHL coverage on NBCSN. Hosts Liam McHugh and Kathryn Tappen will anchor NBCSN’s NHL Live coverage throughout the week, alongside former players and analysts Keith Jones and Jeremy Roenick, and Mike Milbury.

NBCSN will feature four NHL telecasts during the week prior to Super Bowl LII, capped by a matchup between the Vegas Golden Knights and Minnesota Wild from Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., on Friday, Feb. 2, at 8 p.m. ET.

MORNING DRIVE: Golf Channel’s daily news and lifestyle show will feature former NFL linebacker and current CNBC host Dhani Jones as a contributor from Minneapolis during Super Bowl week. Jones will conduct live reports on Morning Drive focused on the latest storylines in anticipation of Super Bowl LII. Morning Drive will air live from 7-9 a.m. ET on Monday-Wednesday, and from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Thursday-Sunday.

NBC SPORTS REGIONAL NETWORKS: Beginning on Sunday, January 28, NBC Sports Philadelphia begins its coverage of Mission LII, with extensive multiplatform coverage of the Philadelphia Eagles. Michael Barkann, Derrick Gunn, Barrett Brooks, Dave Zangaro, Reuben Frank and a host of others will bring the sights and sounds of Super Bowl Week to Philadelphia fans, including press conferences, insider access and expert analysis. Philly Sports Talk and Quick Slants will air live weekdays from Minneapolis, with additional Mission LII programming all week long. Coverage will be presented throughout the day on NBC Sports Philadelphia and www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com.  Fans can follow @NBCSPhilly for added Eagles coverage on all social media platforms.

NBC Sports Boston will provide more than 65 hours of Mission: 6 Super Bowl-related multi-platform coverage originating from on-site in Minneapolis. On-location programming will include every one of the networks’ news and opinion shows, plus dedicated Patriots-related programs, including: Sports Sunday, Arbella Early Edition, Boston Sports Tonight, Felger & Mazz, Toucher & Rich, Monday Night Patriots, Quick Slants, Patriots Wednesday, New England Tailgate, Football Fix, Patriots Football Weekly and Football Day in New England which includes Pre-Game Live and Post-Game Live. NBC Sports Boston will also have a robust digital and social media presence throughout the week and weekend with exclusive behind-the-scenes content from Minneapolis through talent and fans via @NBCSBoston.

NBC SPORTS RADIO: NBC Sports Radio travels to Minneapolis to provide insight and analysis throughout the week leading up to Super Bowl LII. Programs hitting the road include PFT Live with Mike Florio and Chris Simms, The Dan Patrick Show, Voices of the Game with Newy Scruggs, The Chris Mannix Show, Going Deep with Amani and Dan, The Safety Blitz with Rodney Harrison & Dan Schwartzman, The Leisuremen, and Under Center with Mark Malone. Coverage begins Sunday, Jan. 28, with The Leisuremen live from “Radio Row” at 5 p.m. ET.

Most NBC Sports Radio programs will air on-site at “Radio Row,” from the NFL Experience inside Mall of America in Minneapolis, and feature interviews with current and former players and coaches, and industry insiders.

–NBC SPORTS GROUP–

 

NBC Sports Group Super Bowl LII Press Conference – Tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. CT at Super Bowl Media Center

Super Bowl LII Conference Call with Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth & Michele Tafoya – Tomorrow at 12:45 p.m. ET/11:45 a.m. CT – 719-325-2144; 3857759

Super Bowl Pre-Game Show Conference Call with Dan Patrick, Liam McHugh, Tony Dungy & Rodney Harrison – Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT – 719-325-2435; 6597672

STAMFORD, Conn. – Jan. 29, 2018 – NBC Sports Group’s on-air commentators and executives will preview NBC’s broadcast of Super Bowl LII with a press event and media conference calls tomorrow, Jan. 30, and Wednesday, Jan. 31. NBC Sports’ coverage of Super Bowl LII, featuring the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn., begins with the Super Bowl LII Pre-Game Show on Sunday, Feb. 4, at Noon ET on NBC.

Times listed below for the press conference are Central Time. Times listed below for the conference calls are listed in both Eastern and Central Time.

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When	NBC Sports Group Media Event	Time (CT)	Location/Passcode
Tomorrow, Jan. 30	Super Bowl LII Conference Call	11:45 a.m.	719-325-2144; 3857759
Tomorrow, Jan. 30	Super Bowl LII Press Conference – Press Conference Room B	1:30 p.m.	Super Bowl Media Center
Wednesday, Jan. 31	Super Bowl Pre-Game Show Conference Call	1 p.m.	719-325-2435; 6597672

 

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NBC SPORTS GROUP SUPER BOWL LII PRESS CONFERENCE – TOMORROW AT 1:30 P.M. CT

• WHO:
  • NBC Sports Group Executives and Producers (Mark Lazarus, Chairman, NBC Broadcasting & Sports, NBCUniversal; Sam Flood, Super Bowl LII Pre-Game Producer & Executive Producer and President, Production, NBC and NBCSN; Fred Gaudelli, Executive Producer, Super Bowl LII; Drew Esocoff, Director, Super Bowl LII)
  • Super Bowl LII broadcast team (Al Michaels, Play-by-Play; Cris Collinsworth, Analyst; and Michele Tafoya, Sideline Reporter)
  • Super Bowl LII Pre-Game Show broadcast team (Dan Patrick, Host; Liam McHugh, Pre-Game Co-Host; Tony Dungy, Pre-Game Analyst; and Rodney Harrison, Pre-Game Analyst)

WHEN:          Tomorrow, Tuesday, at 1:30 p.m. CT

WHERE:        Press Conference Room B
Super Bowl LII Media Center Presented By Microsoft
60 E Broadway, Bloomington, MN 55425
(Mall of America)

NOTE:           Media interested in attending the NBC Super Bowl LII media availability who are not already credentialed through the NFL should contact Anna Stolzenburg (Anna.Stolzenburg@bills.nfl.net) to access the Super Bowl Media Center no later than 10:30 a.m. CT on Tuesday, Jan. 30, to obtain a credential.

RSVP:            Jamie Palatini (jamie.palatini@nbcuni.com)

SUPER BOWL LII CONFERENCE CALL – TOMORROW AT 12:45 P.M. ET/11:45 A.M. CT

NBC Sports Group’s Super Bowl LII broadcast team of Al Michaels (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth (analyst), and Michele Tafoya (sideline reporter), and Super Bowl LII executive producer Fred Gaudelli and director Drew Esocoff will preview Super Bowl LII on a media conference call tomorrow, Tuesday, at 12:45 p.m. ET/11:45 a.m. CT.

• WHO: Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya, Fred Gaudelli, and Drew Esocoff
• WHEN: Tomorrow at 12:45 p.m. ET/11:45 a.m. CT
• NUMBER: 719-325-2144
• PASSCODE: 3857759

SUPER BOWL PRE-GAME SHOW CONFERENCE CALL – WEDNESDAY AT 2 P.M. ET/1 P.M. CT

Members of NBC Sports Group’s Super Bowl Pre-Game Show, featuring Dan Patrick (host), Liam McHugh (co-host), Tony Dungy (analyst), Rodney Harrison (analyst), and executive producer and president, production, Sam Flood, will preview Super Bowl LII on a media conference call Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT.

• WHO: Dan Patrick, Liam McHugh, Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison, and Sam Flood
• WHEN: Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT
• NUMBER: 719-325-2435
• PASSCODE: 6597672

–SUPER BOWL LII–