The NFL Show/NFL This Week
| The NFL Show/NFL This Week | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Presented by | Current: 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 | NFL This Week: BBC Two (2016–2020) The NFL Show: BBC One (2016–2022) ITV (2022–) Virgin Media Television (2022–) |
| Release | 13 September 2016 – present |
The NFL Show and NFL This Week were 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, who stepped down from hosting this show since its launch in 2021.
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 continues to include live coverage of two London international games and the Super Bowl as the BBC did. The show will also air on the Scottish affiliate of the ITV network STV and Virgin Media Four in Ireland, which has a content sharing agreement with ITV.[5]
Format
The NFL Show
On the BBC usually followed
NFL This Week
NFL This Week was cancelled for the 2020-21 NFL season, but a revamped version of the highlights show was reintroduced for the 2021–22 season.
Analysts
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
References
- ^ "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".
- NFL.com.
- ^ "Umenyiora two-time Super Bowl champion". 23 October 2018.
- NFL.com.