List of Super Bowl broadcasters
The following is a list of Super Bowl broadcasters, that is, all of the national American television and radio networks and sports announcers that have broadcast the first four AFL-NFL World Championship Games and thereafter the championship games of the National Football League. It does not include any announcers who may have appeared on local radio broadcasts produced by the participating teams' flagship stations.
Super Bowl I is the only Super Bowl to have been broadcast in the U.S. by two different broadcasters simultaneously. At the time, NBC held the rights to nationally televise AFL games while CBS had the rights to broadcast NFL games. Both networks were allowed to cover the game, and each network used its own announcers, but NBC was only allowed to use the CBS feed instead of producing its own.[1][2] Beginning with Super Bowl II, NBC televised the game in even years and CBS in odd years. This annual rotation between the two networks continued through the 1970 AFL–NFL merger when NBC was given the rights to televise AFC games and CBS winning the rights to broadcast NFC games. Although ABC began broadcasting Monday Night Football in 1970, it was not added to the Super Bowl rotation until Super Bowl XIX, played in January 1985. ABC, CBS and NBC then continued to rotate the Super Bowl until 1994, when Fox replaced CBS as the NFC broadcaster. CBS then took NBC's place in the rotation after the former replaced the later as the AFC broadcaster in 1998. As a result of new contracts signed in 2006, with NBC taking over Sunday Night Football from ESPN, and Monday Night Football moving from ABC to ESPN, NBC took ABC's place in the Super Bowl rotation. The rotation between CBS, Fox, and NBC will continue until the new contracts that will take effect starting in 2024, allowing ABC to return and starting a four-network rotation.[3]
The four-year rotation beginning with Super Bowl LVIII also allows each broadcaster to offer simulcasts or alternative broadcasts on its sister networks and platforms.[3] CBS's sister network Nickelodeon is planning to air an alternate children-oriented telecast of Super Bowl LVIII.[4] And ABC's rights include ESPN simulcasts and alternative broadcasts on other ESPN networks.[3]
The NFL has broken the traditional broadcasting rotation at least twice.[5][6][7] NBC originally had broadcasting rights for Super Bowl XXVI and CBS for Super Bowl XXVII, but the NFL allowed the networks to switch the two games in order to allow CBS a significant lead-in to its coverage of the 1992 Winter Olympics. Likewise, NBC was to air Super Bowl LV and CBS for Super Bowl LVI, but the two networks agreed to swap the broadcasting rights. Therefore, CBS benefitted from holding rights to the Super Bowl and the 2021 NCAA final Four, and NBC was allowed to pair its Super Bowl coverage with the 2022 Winter Olympics.[7][8] Under the four-network rotation that will take effect in 2024, the league awarded NBC the Super Bowl during Winter Olympic years.[3]
CBS has televised the most Super Bowl games, with Super Bowl LV as its 21st.
Television
English language
Notes
- ^Note 1 : Super Bowl I was simulcast on both CBS (at the time the sole NFL network) and NBC[23] (the AFL network). From Super Bowl II onward, the networks began rotating exclusive coverage of the game on an annual basis. Super Bowls I–VI were blacked out in the television markets of the host cities, due to league restrictions then in place.
- ^Note 2 : The 1989 television contract (which was in effect) gave CBS Super Bowl XXVI instead of Super Bowl XXVII, which was in their rotation. The NFL swapped the CBS and NBC years in an effort to give CBS enough lead-in programming for the upcoming 1992 Winter Olympics two weeks later.
- ^Note 3 : The television contract for 1990–1993 had each network having one Super Bowl telecast of the first three games as part of the package. The fourth Super Bowl (XXVIII) was up for a separate sealed bid. NBC won the bid, and since they were last in the rotation for Super Bowl coverage in the regular contract, ended up with two straight Super Bowls. CBS is the only other network to televise two Super Bowls (I and II) in a row. It is also of note that Super Bowls XXVII and XXVIII are the first (and to date, only) back-to-back Super Bowls to feature the same two teams (Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills).
- ^Note 4 : Michael Strahan was a last-minute substitute for the Vince Lombardi Trophy presentation ceremony, as Terry Bradshaw (who has normally covered the Lombardi Trophy presentation ceremonies for Super Bowls airing on Fox) left the New Jersey/New York area the day before Super Bowl XLVIII to fly home due to the death of his father.
- ^Note 5 : Under the 2013 television contract, Super Bowl LV was originally assigned to NBC, while Super Bowl LVI was originally assigned to CBS. In March 2019, CBS agreed to trade Super Bowl LVI to NBC in exchange for Super Bowl LV so that the former would not have to compete against the 2022 Winter Olympics.
- ^Note 6 : CBS's sister network Nickelodeon is planning to air an alternate children-oriented telecast of Super Bowl LVIII. This would mark the first time that an alternative broadcast of the game will air on the broadcaster's sister network.[4]
Spanish language
Game | Date | Network | Play-by-play announcer | Color commentator(s) | Reporter(s) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
XXXVII | January 26, 2003 | ABC (SAP) | Roberto Abramowitz | David Crommett | [24] | |
XLII | February 3, 2008 | Fox (SAP) | John Laguna | Pepe Mantilla | [25] | |
XLIV | February 7, 2010 | CBS (SAP) | Armando Quintero | Benny Ricardo | [26] | |
XLVII | February 3, 2013 | CBS (SAP) | Armando Quintero | Benny Ricardo | [27] | |
XLVIII | February 2, 2014 | Fox (SAP), Fox Deportes | John Laguna | Francisco X. Rivera and Brady Poppinga | Tony Santiago and Rodrigo Arana | [28][29] |
XLIX | February 1, 2015 | NBC Universo | René Giraldo | Edgar López | Verónica Contreras | [30] |
50 | February 7, 2016 | ESPN Deportes | Álvaro Martín | Raul Allegre | John Sutcliffe | [31][32] |
LI | February 5, 2017 | Fox Deportes | John Laguna | Jessi Losada and Brady Poppinga | Pablo Alsina | [33] |
LII | February 4, 2018 | NBC (SAP), Universo | René Giraldo | Edgar López | Verónica Contreras | [34][35] |
LIII | February 3, 2019 | ESPN Deportes | Álvaro Martín | Raul Allegre | John Sutcliffe | [36] |
LIV | February 2, 2020 | Fox Deportes | Adrián García-Márquez | Rolando Cantú | Jaime Motta | [37] |
LV | February 7, 2021 | ESPN Deportes | Ciro Procuna | Pablo Viruega | John Sutcliffe | [38][39] |
LVI | February 13, 2022 | Telemundo | Carlos Mauricio Ramirez | Jorge Andres | Ariana Figuera | [40] |
LVII | February 12, 2023 | Fox Deportes | Adrián García-Márquez | Alejandro Villanueva | [41] | |
LVIII | February 11, 2024 | Univision | TBD | [42] |
Radio
References
- Myslenski, Skip (January 26, 1986). "Super Bowl I: CBS vs. NBC". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- "10 Things You May Not Know About the First Super Bowl".
- Gordon, Grant (March 18, 2021). "NFL announces new broadcast deals running through 2033 season". NFL.com. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- "SpongeBob, slime to highlight Nickelodeon Super Bowl telecast". ESPN.com. August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- "CBS agrees to Super Bowl swap to give NBC Winter Olympics boost". SportsPro. March 14, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- "CBS, NBC in 'Freaky Friday' Super Bowl swap". adage.com. March 13, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- Steinberg, Brian (March 13, 2019). "CBS, NBC to Swap Super Bowl Broadcasts". Variety. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- Bucholtz, Andrew (March 13, 2019). "NBC trades 2021 Super Bowl to CBS for 2022 edition, letting them pair Super Bowl LVI with the Winter Olympics". AwfulAnnouncing.com. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- Super Bowl XXIX (1995) home page at Hollywood.com
- Super Bowl XXIII (1989) home page at Hollywood.com
- "Super Bowl XXIV (1990) home page at Hollywood.com". Archived from the original on July 7, 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Super Bowl XXV (1991) home page at Hollywood.com
- Super Bowl XXVI (1992) home page at Hollywood.com
- Super Bowl XXVII (1993) home page at Hollywood.com
- Super Bowl XXX (1996) home page at Hollywood.com
- The Fox Sports Special: XXXI Superbowl (sic) Green Bay vs. New England (1997)
- Super Bowl XXXII (1998) home page at Hollywood.com
- Super Bowl XXXIII (1999) home page at Hollywood.com
- "Super Bowl XXXIV (2000) home page at Hollywood.com". Archived from the original on April 17, 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "Super Bowl XXXV (2001) home page at Hollywood.com". Archived from the original on April 3, 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Super Bowl XXXVI (2002) home page at Hollywood.com
- "Super Bowl XXXVII (2003) home page at Hollywood.com". Archived from the original on July 19, 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "NBC presents Super Bowl I". NBC Sports History Page.
- Super Bowl XXXVII to be broadcast in Spanish - ABC Sports
- Super Bowl XLII Takes Center Stage at Fox Sports en Espanol and at FOXSPORTSLA.MSN.COM - Business Insider, 31 January 2008
- El Super Bowl corteja a los latinos - Marcia Facundo, BBC, 4 February 2010
- NFL on CBS To Simulcast Every Game in Spanish via SAP - Sports Video, 13 September 2012
- Super Bowl 2014: Fox Deportes' John Laguna and Brady Poppinga Prepare to Make Super Bowl History - Ed Molina, Latin One, 1 February 2014
- Fox Deportes Sets ‘Super Domingo’ - Adam Jacobson, Multichannel News, 22 January 2014
- NBC UNIVERSO to Air the Exclusive Spanish-Language Telecast of Super Bowl XLIX for Millions of Viewers on Multiple Platforms - La Opinión, 28 January 2015
- "ESPN Deportes To Air Spanish-Language Broadcast Of Super Bowl 50". Deadline.com. 29 December 2015. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- "Super Bowl 50: CBS, NFL Set Spanish Simulcast with ESPN Deportes". Variety. 29 December 2015. Archived from the original on January 16, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- FOX Deportes eyes record Hispanic audience with Super Bowl LI telecast - S&P Global, 2 February 2017
- "NBC SPORTS ANNOUNCES SUPER BOWL LII ON-AIR TEAM FOR PATRIOTS-EAGLES – NETWORK'S 19TH SUPER BOWL BROADCAST" (Press release). NBC Sports Group. January 22, 2018. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- "TELEMUNDO DEPORTES & UNIVERSO TO ONCE AGAIN PRESENT LIVE, EXCLUSIVE SPANISH-LANGUAGE NFL GAMES THIS SEASON – INCLUDING SUPER BOWL LII" (Press release). NBC Sports Group. September 7, 2017. Archived from the original on January 26, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ESPN Deportes transmitirá el Super Bowl LIII en español - Noticia y EL Correo, 29 January 2019
- Super Bowl LIV: FOX Sports Unveils Production Plans in Miami - Sports Video, 21 January 2020
- ESPN Deportes nabs Spanish-language rights to Super Bowl, AFC Championship in 2021 - Joe Lucia, Awful Announcing, 12 October 2020
- "ESPN Statement on Eduardo Varela, Play-by-Play Commentator, ESPN Deportes, Testing Positive for COVID-19 Ahead of Super Bowl LV". ESPN Press Room U.S. 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- "NBC SPORTS' STAR-STUDDED CAST TO PRESENT SUPER BOWL LVI, HEADLINING BIGGEST DAY IN SPORTS ON "SUPER GOLD SUNDAY" FEB. 13". NBC Sports Group. January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- "FOX SPORTS PRIMED FOR MILESTONE 10TH SUPER BOWL WITH STAR-STUDDED CAST OF DYNAMIC VOICES TELLING THE STORY OF SUPER BOWL LVII". Fox Sports. January 30, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- televisaunivisionpr (2023-05-16). "TelevisaUnivision Announces Expansive Sports Offering in 2024". TelevisaUnivision. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
External links
- Tom Hoffarth of the Los Angeles Daily News breaks down the Super Bowl by play-by-play announcer.
- Only 11 have called TV's biggest game - Times Union
- Pat Summerall and John Madden top list of greatest broadcast booths in Super Bowl history - NY Daily News
- SUPER BOWL BROADCASTERS HISTORY (1967-2013)
- Ranking the best and worst Super Bowl announcers, from John Madden to Phil Simms
- Ranking every Super Bowl broadcast announcer
- The best of the best; ranking all-time top Super Bowl play-by-play voices; From Al Michaels to Ray Scott