NFL GameDay (NFL Network show)

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For the show that was formerly called NFL GameDay, see Sunday NFL Countdown.

NFL GameDay is a show featuring highlights of National Football League games. It airs on the NFL Network, starting at either 11:30 p.m. Eastern time or the moment that NBC Sunday Night Football concludes, whichever is later. (When NBC does not show a game, this program begins at 8 p.m. ET. It happened twice in 2006, on October 22 and December 24.)

Rich Eisen is the anchor, and former NFL defensive back Deion Sanders and head coach Steve Mariucci are the analysts. NFL GameDay debuted on September 10, 2006.

NFL Network claims that this is the only long-form highlight show about the league in the late-night slot on Sunday, although Chris Berman and Tom Jackson host extended packages called "The Blitz" as part of SportsCenter.

On October 1, 2006, Week 4 of the season, Eisen missed the program. No reason was given for his absence, but Fran Charles filled in as host of the show, just as he sometimes does on NFL Total Access. The following week, October 8, Eisen returned.

Starting in November 2007, NFL GameDay will be shown in Ireland on the over-the-air broadcast network TV3, in a late-night slot on Thursdays.