List of Pro Football Hall of Fame Game broadcasters
The following is a list of the television networks and announcers that have broadcast the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game throughout the years.
Television
2000s
Year |
Network |
Play-by-play |
Color commentator(s) |
Sideline reporter(s) |
2009 |
NBC |
Al Michaels |
Cris Collinsworth |
Andrea Kremer |
2008 |
NBC |
Al Michaels |
John Madden |
Adam Schefter |
2007 |
NFL Network |
Bryant Gumbel |
Cris Collinsworth |
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2006 |
NBC |
Al Michaels |
John Madden |
Andrea Kremer |
2005 |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
John Madden |
Michele Tafoya |
2004 |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
John Madden |
Michele Tafoya |
2003 |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
John Madden |
Lisa Guerrero |
2002 |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
John Madden |
Melissa Stark |
2001 |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
Dan Fouts and Dennis Miller |
Melissa Stark and Eric Dickerson |
2000 |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
Dan Fouts and Dennis Miller |
Melissa Stark and Eric Dickerson |
Notes
- Adam Schefter of the NFL Network filled-in for Andrea Kremer as NBC's sideline reporter during the 2008 game because Kremer away in Beijing covering the Summer Olympics for NBC.
- In 2007 and 2008 the game was broadcast live in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland by Sky Sports. ESPN America (formerly North American Sports Network) broadcasts the game in the rest of Europe. It was not shown in 2009 because of a dispute between Sky Sports and the NFL over TV rights.
- Starting in 2006, it was moved to Sunday night, coinciding with the new NBC Sunday Night Football television package. The 2007 game was telecast on NFL Network as NBC was intending to Televise the China Bowl game in Beijing, China (a game which was postponed to 2009 and later cancelled).
1990s
Year |
Network |
Play-by-play |
Color commentator(s) |
Sideline reporter(s) |
1999 |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
Boomer Esiason |
Lesley Visser |
1998 |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
Dan Dierdorf and Boomer Esiason |
Lesley Visser |
1997 |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf |
Lynn Swann |
1996 |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf |
Lynn Swann |
1995 |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf |
Lynn Swann |
1994 |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf |
Lynn Swann |
1993 |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf |
|
1992 |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf |
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1991 |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf |
|
1990 |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf |
Notes
- From 1998-2005, the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game was held on Monday night (and the 1998 game was on a Saturday night), televised as part of ABC's Monday Night Football package.
1980s
Year |
Network |
Play-by-play |
Color commentator(s) |
1989 |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf |
1988 |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf |
1987 |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf |
1986 |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
Frank Gifford |
1985 |
ABC |
Frank Gifford |
O. J. Simpson and Joe Namath |
1984 |
ABC |
Bill Flemming |
O. J. Simpson |
1983 |
ABC |
Frank Gifford |
Howard Cosell |
1982 |
ABC |
Frank Gifford |
Howard Cosell |
1981 |
ABC |
Frank Gifford |
Howard Cosell and Fran Tarkenton |
1980 |
ABC |
Frank Gifford |
Howard Cosell and Fran Tarkenton |
Notes
- Bill Flemming filled-in for Frank Gifford on play-by-play for the 1984 game because Gifford was busy covering the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles for ABC.
1970s
Year |
Network |
Play-by-play |
Color commentator(s) |
1979 |
ABC |
Frank Gifford |
Howard Cosell and Fran Tarkenton |
1978 |
ABC |
Frank Gifford |
Howard Cosell |
1977 |
ABC |
Frank Gifford |
Howard Cosell |
1976 |
ABC |
Frank Gifford |
Howard Cosell and Alex Karras |
1975 |
ABC |
Frank Gifford |
Howard Cosell and Alex Karras |
1974 |
ABC |
Frank Gifford |
Howard Cosell and Fred Williamson |
1973 |
ABC |
Frank Gifford |
Howard Cosell |
1972 |
ABC |
Frank Gifford |
Howard Cosell |
1971 |
ABC |
Frank Gifford |
Howard Cosell |
1970 |
No Telecast |
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Notes
- Beginning in 1971, the Hall of Fame Game was televised as part of ABC's Wide World of Sports package on Saturday afternoons. This practice would continue until 1998.
1960s
Year |
Network |
Play-by-play |
Color commentator(s) |
1969 |
No Telecast |
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1968 |
CBS |
Frank Glieber |
George Connor |
1967 |
No Telecast |
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1966 |
No Telecast |
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1965 |
CBS |
Van Patrick |
Pat Summerall and Sonny Grandelius |
Radio
Westwood One owns national radio rights; it is the only exhibition game to air on a nationwide network. Each team's radio network is also allowed to broadcast the games (albeit usually with fewer affiliates since exhibition games are traditionally much lower priority to non-sports and non-flagship stations).