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2006 American TV series or program| Football Night in America | |
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| Starring | Bob Costas Cris Collinsworth Sterling Sharpe Jerome Bettis Peter King |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC (2006–) |
| Release | September 10, 2006 |
Football Night in America is the studio show preceding NBC's broadcasts of Sunday night National Football League (NFL) games starting in the 2006 NFL season. Bob Costas is the host. Cris Collinsworth and Sterling Sharpe are the analysts. On February 19, NBC announced that the recently retired Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis will also join the show as a studio analyst. On April 27, NBC announced that Sports Illustrated football columnist Peter King would also be joining the show .
The Football Night in America title is a takeoff of CBC Television's long-running Hockey Night in Canada franchise. Also, NBC (along with ABC and Major League Baseball in a joint effort called The Baseball Network) had previously (1994-95) aired baseball games under the title Baseball Night in America.
See also: The NFL on NBC Pregame ShowExternal links
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