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The following is a list of the television networks and announcers who have broadcast the National Football League's Pro Bowl throughout the years.

1950s[]

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s)
1951 not televised
1952 NBC Harry Wismer Bill Stern
1953 NBC Bud Foster Mark Scott
1954 DuMont Tom Harmon Red Grange
1955 not televised
1956 not televised
1957 not televised
1958 NBC Joe Tucker Van Patrick
1959 NBC Jim Gibbons Van Patrick
Notes
  • The DuMont Television Network obtained rights to the 1955 game from the Los Angeles Newspaper Charities just one week before the game date. As they had trouble lining up affiliates to cover the game on such short notice, the telecast was cancelled.[citation needed]
  • Both NBC and CBS passed on the rights to the 1957 game. ABC apparently considered televising the game, but could not gain enough clearance of affiliates to make a telecast feasible. So for the third straight year, there was no telecast.[citation needed]

1960s[]

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s)
1960 NBC Bob Kelley Ray Scott
1961 NBC Lindsey Nelson Frankie Albert
1962 NBC Lindsey Nelson Chuck Thompson
1963 NBC Chuck Thompson Ken Coleman
1964 NBC Chris Schenkel George Connor
1965 NBC Ken Coleman Gordie Soltau
1966 CBS Jack Drees Frank Gifford
1967 CBS Lindsey Nelson Pat Summerall
1968 CBS Jack Buck Tom Brookshier
1969 CBS Jack Whitaker Pat Summerall

1970s[]

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Sideline reporter(s)
1970 CBS Don Criqui Frank Gifford Frank Glieber
1971 CBS Jack Whitaker Frank Gifford Bruce Roberts
1972 NBC Curt Gowdy Al DeRogatis  
1973 CBS Frank Glieber Alex Hawkins Bruce Roberts
1974 NBC Curt Gowdy Al DeRogatis  
1975 ABC Frank Gifford Howard Cosell and Alex Karras  
1976 ABC Frank Gifford Howard Cosell and Alex Karras  
1977 ABC Frank Gifford Howard Cosell and Alex Karras  
1978 ABC Frank Gifford Howard Cosell and Don Meredith  
1979 ABC Frank Gifford Howard Cosell and Don Meredith  
Notes

1980s[]

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Sideline reporter(s)
1980 ABC Al Michaels Howard Cosell and Fran Tarkenton Lynn Swann
1981 ABC Frank Gifford Howard Cosell and Fran Tarkenton Lynn Swann
1982 ABC Al Michaels Fran Tarkenton Lynn Swann and Russ Francis
1983 ABC Frank Gifford Howard Cosell and Fran Tarkenton Lynn Swann
1984 ABC Frank Gifford O. J. Simpson Lynn Swann
1985 ABC Frank Gifford Don Meredith Lynn Swann
1986 ABC Frank Gifford O. J. Simpson and Joe Namath Tim Brant
1987 ABC Al Michaels Frank Gifford Lynn Swann
1988 ESPN Mike Patrick Roy Firestone  
1989 ESPN Mike Patrick Joe Theismann  
Notes
  • In 1980 (the first year that the Pro Bowl was in Hawaii), Al Michaels filled-in for Frank Gifford on play-by-play. Gifford was in Austria covering the World Championships of Skiing.[citation needed]
  • Although Hawaii does not have an NFL team of its own, the Pro Bowl games played there from 19802009 were still subject to the NFL's blackout policies, requiring the game to be blacked out within the state of Hawaii if all seats were not sold out by the specified 72-hour deadline.[1][2]

1990s[]

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Sideline reporter(s)
1990 ESPN Mike Patrick Joe Theismann Chris Berman
1991 ESPN Mike Patrick Joe Theismann Chris Berman
1992 ESPN Mike Patrick Joe Theismann Chris Berman
1993 ESPN Mike Patrick Joe Theismann Chris Berman
1994 ESPN Mike Patrick Joe Theismann Chris Berman
1995 [3] ABC Al Michaels Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf Lynn Swann and Lesley Visser
1996 ABC Al Michaels Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf Lynn Swann and Lesley Visser
1997 ABC Al Michaels Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf Lynn Swann and Lesley Visser
1998 ABC Al Michaels Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf Lynn Swann and Lesley Visser
1999 ABC Al Michaels Dan Dierdorf and Boomer Esiason Lesley Visser and Dan Fouts

2000s[]

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Sideline reporter(s)
2000 ABC Al Michaels Boomer Esiason Lesley Visser and Dan Fouts
2001 ABC Al Michaels Dan Fouts and Dennis Miller Eric Dickerson and Melissa Stark
2002 ABC Al Michaels Dan Fouts and Dennis Miller Eric Dickerson and Melissa Stark
2003 ABC Al Michaels Dan Fouts Melissa Stark and Lynn Swann
2004 ESPN Mike Patrick Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire Suzy Kolber and Chris Mortensen
2005 ESPN Mike Patrick Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire Suzy Kolber and Michelle Tafoya
2006 ESPN Mike Patrick Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire Suzy Kolber and Michelle Tafoya
2007 CBS Greg Gumbel Phil Simms and Dan Dierdorf Shannon Sharpe
2008 Fox Kenny Albert Daryl Johnston Tony Siragusa and Brian Baldinger
2009 NBC Al Michaels Cris Collinsworth Andrea Kremer and Tiki Barber
Notes

2010s[]

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Sideline reporter(s)
2010 ESPN[4] Mike Tirico Ron Jaworski and Jon Gruden Michelle Tafoya and Suzy Kolber
2011 Fox Thom Brennaman Brian Billick and Terry Bradshaw Tony Siragusa and Jay Glazer
2012 NBC[5] Dan Hicks Mike Mayock and Doug Flutie Alex Flanagan and Randy Moss
Notes
  • The 2010 game was the first time ever that the Pro Bowl was held prior to the championship game. It was held the weekend before Super Bowl XLIV.[6] NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the move was made after looking at alternatives to strengthen the Pro Bowl.[7] The game was also moved up in order to prevent a conflict that would have occurred if the game had taken place on February 13 or 14 (CBS would have rights, and based on the 52nd Grammy Awards, would have moved the game to the Saturday, as they did in 2007), with the game facing against the NBA All-Star Game, Winter Olympics, and Daytona 500.[citation needed]
  • ESPN will have the rights to the Pro Bowl for eight years beginning in 2015. [8]

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