The NFL Show/NFL This Week
| The NFL Show/NFL This Week | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Presented by | Mark Chapman Dan Walker Laura Woods Craig Doyle |
| Starring | Analysts: Jason Bell Osi Umenyiora |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production locations | BT Studios[1] Super Bowl: On location |
| Running time | The NFL Show: 30 minutes (BBC) 60 minutes including advertisements (ITV) NFL This Week: 50 minutes |
| Production company | North One [2] |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 13 September 2016 – 2020 |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 13 September 1996 – 2022 |
| Network | ITV Virgin Media Television |
| Release | 2022 – 2024 |
The NFL Show and NFL This Week are a pair of American football programmes broadcast on the BBC. The NFL Show now broadcasts on ITV in the UK and Virgin Media Television in the Republic of Ireland.
Neither show had a fixed timeslot, but The NFL Show typically aired either on Saturday evenings or after midnight on BBC One. NFL This Week was a BBC Two show, usually airing late on a Tuesday evening or shortly after midnight.[3][4] The NFL Show was hosted by BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker, who took over from Mark Chapman.
For the 2022 season, the NFL announced that they had reached a partnership with commercial broadcaster ITV for three years. The show would now be hosted by Laura Woods, although analysts Bell and Umenyiora would follow the show across networks. Woods was replaced by Craig Doyle in 2023, following her move to TNT Sports. The deal also continued to include live coverage of two London international games and the Super Bowl as the BBC did. The show also aired on the Scottish affiliate of the ITV network STV and Virgin Media Four in Ireland, which has a content sharing agreement with ITV.[5] ITV axed the show ahead of the 2024 season although the London international games and Super Bowl would still be broadcast.
Format
[edit]The NFL Show
[edit]On the BBC usually followed Match of the Day.[6] On ITV it aired at 11:30PM on Fridays,[7].
Analysts
[edit]Jason Bell is a former NFL cornerback. He played for the Dallas Cowboys, the Houston Texans, and the New York Giants over a spell of six seasons.[8]
Osi Umenyiora is a two-time Super Bowl-winning defensive end with the New York Giants. He also played for the Atlanta Falcons for two seasons.[9][10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "BT Studios".
- ^ "North One takes over NFL highlights".
- ^ "The NFL Show episodes".
- ^ "NFL This Week episodes".
- ^ "ITV and NFL announce three-year partnership".
- ^ "About The NFL Show".
- ^ "The NFL Show".
- ^ "Bell's NFL profile". NFL.com.
- ^ "Umenyiora two-time Super Bowl champion". 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Umenyiora's NFL profile". NFL.com.