Editing (section) Football Night in America 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h3>2006</h3> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-filler="true"></p><h4>Show sets</h4> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">During the 2006 preseason, the <i>Football Night</i> team appeared at halftime from an exterior set at the site of that night's game. This is because the set at 30 Rock was still being prepared. </p> <h4 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Original format</h4> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">The show changed its format by the end of the first half of the 2006 season. Originally, the program began with a video package in which a football seemingly flies throughout the country. Several landmarks were featured in the introduction, including the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gateway%20Arch%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gateway%20Arch%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGateway%20Arch%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-21421209485deaee8e0ae97" class="new" title="Gateway Arch (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvR2F0ZXdheV9BcmNoP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Gateway Arch</a>, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Golden%20Gate%20Bridge%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Golden%20Gate%20Bridge%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGolden%20Gate%20Bridge%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-21421209485deaee8e0ae97" class="new" title="Golden Gate Bridge (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvR29sZGVuX0dhdGVfQnJpZGdlP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Golden Gate Bridge</a> and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Empire%20State%20Building%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Empire%20State%20Building%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEmpire%20State%20Building%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-21421209485deaee8e0ae97" class="new" title="Empire State Building (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRW1waXJlX1N0YXRlX0J1aWxkaW5nP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Empire State Building</a>. After a welcome, the day's scores were read off, before a first visit from the game announcers Al Michaels and John Madden. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The simulated landmark flyover was eventually removed and the reading of the game scores was replaced by a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22round%20table%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22round%20table%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bround%20table%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-21421209485deaee8e0ae97" class="new" title="Round table (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUm91bmRfdGFibGU/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">round table</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22discussion%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22discussion%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bdiscussion%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-21421209485deaee8e0ae97" class="new" title="Discussion (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRGlzY3Vzc2lvbj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">discussion</a> called <i>The Week (number of NFL week) Buzz</i>. The scores flash on the bottom of the screen during this discussion. Al Michaels and John Madden were now shown only once, on the later segment, <i>Drive to Kickoff</i>. Just before the first highlights are shown, a rundown is on screen with the order in which the highlights will appear. This is similar to the list shown on <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22FSN%20Final%20Score%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22FSN%20Final%20Score%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFSN%20Final%20Score%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-21421209485deaee8e0ae97" class="new" title="FSN Final Score (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRlNOX0ZpbmFsX1Njb3JlP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">FSN Final Score</a></i>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Originally, the second segment featured several field reports from the day's games, more analysis, and inside information about the NFL from Peter King. </p> <h4 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Reworked format</h4> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">The field report segment was eventually eliminated and field reports on the show were limited, supposedly due to cutbacks at <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22NBC%20Universal%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22NBC%20Universal%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNBC%20Universal%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-21421209485deaee8e0ae97" class="new" title="NBC Universal (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTkJDX1VuaXZlcnNhbD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">NBC Universal</a>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The second segment now contained an <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22interview%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22interview%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Binterview%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-21421209485deaee8e0ae97" class="new" title="Interview (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSW50ZXJ2aWV3P2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">interview</a> conducted earlier in the week, usually by Costas. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In the third segment, the studio team moved to a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22screening%20room%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22home%20cinema%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bhome%20cinema%7Cscreening%20room%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-21421209485deaee8e0ae97" class="new" title="Home cinema (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSG9tZV9jaW5lbWE/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">screening room</a>, in which highlights of the daytime games were reviewed. This is the only show allowed to carry long-form highlights (up to three minutes, twice as long as the usual allowance). Because of Game Two of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222006%20World%20Series%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222006%20World%20Series%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2006%20World%20Series%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-21421209485deaee8e0ae97" href="/wiki/2006_World_Series" title="2006 World Series" class="mw-redirect">2006 World Series</a>, and the preference that no NFL game goes up against Major League Baseball's Championship, a one-hour edition aired from 7 PM to 8 PM on October 22. Additionally, as the NFL spurns <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Christmas%20Eve%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Christmas%20Eve%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BChristmas%20Eve%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-21421209485deaee8e0ae97" href="/wiki/Christmas_Eve" title="Christmas Eve">Christmas Eve</a> contests (which was revoked in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222007%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222007%20NFL%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2007%20NFL%20season%7C2007%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-21421209485deaee8e0ae97" href="/wiki/2007_NFL_season" title="2007 NFL season">2007</a>), another one-hour show aired December 24. </p> <h5 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><i>GMC Drive to Kickoff</i></h5> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">Shortly before 8 p.m. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Eastern%20time%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Eastern%20Time%20Zone%20%28North%20America%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEastern%20Time%20Zone%20%28North%20America%29%7CEastern%20time%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-21421209485deaee8e0ae97" href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone_(North_America)" title="Eastern Time Zone (North America)" class="mw-redirect">Eastern time</a>, a segment begins called <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22GMC%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22GMC%20%28automobile%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGMC%20%28automobile%29%7CGMC%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-21421209485deaee8e0ae97" class="new" title="GMC (automobile) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvR01DXyhhdXRvbW9iaWxlKT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">GMC</a> Drive to Kickoff</i> (sponsored by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22General%20Motors%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22General%20Motors%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGeneral%20Motors%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-21421209485deaee8e0ae97" href="/wiki/General_Motors" title="General Motors">General Motors</a>' <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Chevrolet%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Chevrolet%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BChevrolet%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-21421209485deaee8e0ae97" class="new" title="Chevrolet (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ2hldnJvbGV0P2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Chevrolet</a> brand in 2006 and 2007). Michaels and Madden are shown, followed by closing analysis of the upcoming game. Within minutes, <i>Football Night</i> ends and game coverage begins with the theme sung first by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pink%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Pink%20%28singer%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPink%20%28singer%29%7CPink%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-21421209485deaee8e0ae97" class="new" title="Pink (singer) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUGlua18oc2luZ2VyKT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Pink</a> in 2006 and currently by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Faith%20Hill%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Faith%20Hill%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFaith%20Hill%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-21421209485deaee8e0ae97" href="/wiki/Faith_Hill" title="Faith Hill">Faith Hill</a>, who has been the singer since 2007. </p><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key footbal:rte-parser-cache:19273 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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