Fox NFL Kickoff
| Fox NFL Kickoff | |
|---|---|
Multi-camera | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Fox Sports |
| Original release | |
| Network | FS1 (2013–2015) Fox (2015–present) |
| Release | September 8, 2013 – present |
| Related | |
| Fox NFL Sunday | |
Fox NFL Kickoff is an American sports television program that originally debuted on FS1 on September 8, 2013, and moved to Fox on September 13, 2015,[1] and serves as the secondary pre-game show for the network's National Football League (NFL) game telecasts under the NFL on Fox brand.
The hour-long program – which airs Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.
History
Early history on Fox Sports 1
On August 12, 2013, Fox Sports announced that it would launch Fox NFL Kickoff as a supplementary pre-game show to the Fox broadcast network's NFL coverage on Sundays; the program premiered on September 8, 2013 – the inaugural Sunday of that year's NFL season – on Fox Sports 1, the division's national sports network that launched three weeks earlier on August 17.[2]
For its first two seasons, the program was originally hosted by Joel Klatt; former NFL players Randy Moss, Brian Urlacher and Donovan McNabb served as analysts, providing previews and prognostications for the day's game slate and reviewing any games held earlier that week. Urlacher left the program shortly after it began its second season on September 16, 2014, following his decision to resign from his analyst role at Fox Sports;[3] Former Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins head coach Dave Wannstedt became an analyst shortly beforehand at the start of the second season. McNabb was placed on an indefinite suspension by the sports division on July 12, 2015, following his arrest on a DUI complaint.[4][5] During years when Fox holds the broadcast rights to the Super Bowl, the program is retitled Fox Super Bowl Kickoff, running as a four-hour broadcast.
The program struggled in the
Move to Fox
On July 20, 2015, Fox Sports announced that Fox NFL Kickoff would move to the main Fox network, beginning in the
On August 12, the division announced that former ESPN personality
In part because of the relative lateness of the announcement, Fox stations in markets totaling about 10% of the U.S. (such as
However, in some markets, Fox NFL Kickoff does not air at all. This includes a number of fairly large markets such as Salt Lake City and New Orleans (the latter devoting its morning to Saints pre-game programming).
Fox stations not airing Fox NFL Kickoff (as of the 2022 season)
On-air staff
Current on-air staff
- Charissa Thompson – studio host (2015–present)
- Michael Vick – analyst (2017–present)
- Charles Woodson – analyst (2021–present)
- Julian Edelman – analyst (2023–present)
- Peter Schrager – analyst and insider (2018–present)
- Colin Cowherd – co-host (2015–2020); contributor (2023–present)
- Cooper Manning – contributor (2015–present)
- Rob Gronkowski – analyst (2019; 2022–present)
- Chris Myers – postseason reporter/fill-in studio host (2013–present)
Former on-air staff
- Dave Wannstedt – analyst (2013–2022)[13]
- Champ Bailey – analyst (2015)
- Tony Gonzalez – analyst (2017–2020)
- Joel Klatt – studio host (2013–2014)
- Donovan McNabb – analyst (2013–2014)
- Randy Moss – analyst (2013–2015)
- Charles Tillman – analyst (2016)
- Brian Urlacher – analyst (2013–2014)[3]
- Sean Payton – analyst (2022)[14]
References
- ^ a b Sara Bibel (July 21, 2015). "FOX Doubles NFL Pregame Block in 2015". TV by the Numbers (Press release). Zap2it (Tribune Digital Ventures). Archived from the original on July 24, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ "Fox expands NFL coverage with "Fox Football Daily" and "Fox NFL Kickoff"" (PDF). Fox Sports (Press release). Fox Sports Media Group. August 12, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ a b David Just (September 16, 2014). "Brian Urlacher resigns from analyst role with FOX Sports". Chicago Sun-Times. Sun-Times Media Group. Archived from the original on September 17, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- Time Warner. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ Joseph Zucker (July 12, 2015). "Donovan McNabb Suspended by Fox Sports Indefinitely Following DUI Arrest". Bleacher Report. Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ a b John Ourand (July 20, 2015). "'NFL Kickoff' moving from FS1 to Fox". Sports Business Daily. Advance Publications. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ Cindy Boren (July 20, 2015). "Fox adds to NFL Sunday talk, sparks Colin Cowherd speculation". The Washington Post. Nash Holdings LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
- ^ Richard Deitsch (August 12, 2015). "Colin Cowherd officially signs with Fox; how the network will use him". Sports Illustrated. Time Inc. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- ^ Erik Pedersen (August 12, 2015). "Colin Cowherd Officially Joins Fox Sports; Will Host 'The Herd' & Do NFL TV Pregame". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ "Star-Studded Lineup Set for FOX NFL KICKOFF". Fox Sports PressPass (Press release). Fox Sports Media Group. September 11, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ Ken Fang (September 13, 2015). "Fox NFL Kickoff set to debut with new cast including Colin Cowherd and Cooper Manning". Awful Announcing. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ Ken Fang (September 13, 2015). "Fox NFL Kickoff Debuts In Most, But Not All of the Country on Fox". Awful Announcing. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ "Sean Payton and the 2022 FOX NFL Kickoff broadcast team". NOLA.com. September 7, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Duncan, Jeff. "Sean Payton is digging his new life, predicts division title for the Saints". NOLA.com. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
External links
- Fox NFL Kickoff at IMDb
