NFL on TNT
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The NFL on TNT was the weekly United States television broadcast by Turner Network Television (TNT) of Sunday evening National Football League (NFL) games.
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[edit] History
TNT televised NFL games from 1990 through the 1997 season. They broadcasted Sunday night NFL games during the first half of the season, with ESPN taking over for the second half. TNT got a couple of Thursday night games to show, as ESPN did in the second half (TNT's Thursday night games were aired in place of Sunday night games that would have otherwise conflicted with the World Series).
ESPN anchor Chris Berman referred to TNT's football programming by its original "Nitro" brand, even after TNT abandoned that moniker. (This is not to be confused with the professional wrestling show, also colloquially called Nitro.)
[edit] Studio shows
The network had a studio pregame show that lasted one hour from 1990 to 1994, and a half-hour from 1995 to 1997. Ernie Johnson was one of the studio hosts during this time, and Mark May (now of ESPN) was one of the studio analysts before moving to the booth for the final season.
[edit] Super Bowl Television
In addition to the Sunday night games, TNT also presented an annual special, Super Bowl Television. The program, which aired on Friday and Saturday night, mixed a preview of that season's game with entertainment segments. Ernie Johnson hosted the show from the Super Bowl host city.
[edit] The end of TNT's coverage
The package ended when ESPN gained the cable and satellite TV rights to the entire season; those rights began in 1998. TNT replaced the game coverage with movies, which it still does today.
[edit] Personalities
- Gary Bender: Play-by-Play (1992-1994)
- Brian Burwell: Sideline Reporter (1997)
- Skip Caray: Play-by-Play (1990-1991)
- Vince Cellini: Studio Host (1995-1997)
- Pat Haden: Color Analyst (1990-1997)
- Keith Jackson: Studio Analyst (1997)
- Ernie Johnson: Studio Host (1990-1994)
- Warren Moon: Studio Analyst (1995)
- Lawrence Taylor: Studio Analyst (1994)
- Randall Cunningham: Studio Analyst (1996)
- Sean Jones: Studio Analyst (1997)
- Verne Lundquist: Play-by-Play (1995-1997)
- Mark May: Studio Analyst (1995-1996), Color Analyst (1997)
- Craig Sager: Sideline Reporter (1990-1997)
| Preceded by ESPN (2nd half of season only) 1987-89 |
NFL Sunday Night Football broadcaster (1st half of season) with ESPN (2nd half of season) 1990 - 97 |
Succeeded by ESPN (entire season) 1998-2005 |
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