Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Its a New NFL Season: Broadcasting Adjustments Announced

On the eve of the NFL season opener tomorrow night in East Rutherford, New Jersey, a USA TODAY article by Michael Hiestand provides a run-down of network broadcasting changes:

CBS
Neal ElAttrache, an orthopedic surgeon (operated on Tom Brady in 2008) joins the team as a medical analyst.

Reporter Jason La Canfora, replaces Charley Casserly.

FOX
Michael Strahan will remain, juggling with his role as the new Regis.

Comedian Rob Riggle replaces Frank Caliendo.

Former coach Mike Martz and ex-fullback Heath Evans replace Jim Mora and Chad Pennington as game analysts.

Erin Andrews will do pre-taped NFL features until Thanksgiving, when she will move to an NFL sideline reporter position.

Fox telestrators will include graphic features to identify highlighted players.

NBC
Former Steeler Hines Ward will become a pre-game analyst.

ESPN
Jon Gruden and Mike Tirico will cover Monday Night Football as a two-person booth.  Ron Jaworski will move to various studio shows.

Brian Dawkins (B-Dawk) will be added as a studio analyst.

Bill Parcells will appear on Sunday pre-game shows.

Matt Light, Jason Taylor, and Bill Polian join the network as analysts.  Kordell Stewart and John Ritchie will no longer provide their analysis.

Chris Berman's Sunday highlights will be moved to late Sunday SportsCenter and will be replaced on Monday night with an NFL Films produced game-day audio feature.  Berman will also call his first live regular season action with Trent Dilfer on the second half of the Monday Night double-header for the opening week of the season.

NFL Network
Adds "First on the Field" show, beginning Sunday coverage at 7 a.m. ET.

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