The following is a list of the television networks and announcers that broadcast the National Football League Championship Game from the 1940s until the 1969 NFL season (after which the NFL merged with the American Football League). The National Football League first held a championship game in 1933, it took until 1948 before a championship game would be televised.
1960s[]
Season | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Sideline reporter(s) |
1969 | CBS | Ray Scott | Paul Christman | Bruce Roberts |
1968 | CBS | Jack Buck | Pat Summerall | Bruce Roberts |
1967 | CBS | Ray Scott (first half) and Jack Buck (second half) | Frank Gifford | Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier |
1966 | CBS | Jack Buck (first half) and Ray Scott (second half) | Frank Gifford | Pat Summerall |
1965 | CBS | Ray Scott (first half) and Ken Coleman (second half) | Pat Summerall | |
1964 | CBS | Ken Coleman (first half) and Chuck Thompson (second half) | Frank Gifford | |
1963 | NBC | Jack Brickhouse (first half) and Chris Schenkel (second half) | George Connor | |
1962 | NBC | Chris Schenkel (first half) and Ray Scott (second half) | ||
1961 | NBC | Lindsey Nelson (first half) and Chris Schenkel (second half) | ||
1960 | NBC | Lindsey Nelson (first half) and Ray Scott (second half) |
1950s[]
Season | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
1959 | NBC | Chuck Thompson (first half) and Chris Schenkel (second half) | |
1958 | NBC | Chris Schenkel (first half) and Chuck Thompson (second half) | |
1957 | NBC | Van Patrick (first half) and Ken Coleman (second half) | Red Grange |
1956 | NBC | Chris Schenkel (first half) and Jack Brickhouse (second half) | Red Grange |
1955 | NBC | Bob Kelley (first half) and Ken Coleman (second half) | Bob Graham |
1954 | DuMont | Byrum Saam (first half) and Chuck Thompson (second half) | |
1953 | DuMont | Harry Wismer | Red Grange |
1952 | DuMont | Harry Wismer | |
1951 | DuMont | Harry Wismer | Earl Gillespie |
1950 | ABC | Harry Wismer | Red Grange and Joe Hasel |
1940s[]
Season | Network | Play-by-play |
1949 | No Telecast | |
1948 | ABC | Harry Wismer |
See also[]
- List of Super Bowl broadcasters
- List of NFC Championship Game broadcasters
- List of AFL Championship Game broadcasters
- List of AFC Championship Game broadcasters
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