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NFL Network To Run A Hard Knocks Marathon This Weekend

As we approach another holiday weekend, the cable networks prepare marathons for you. It’s easy programming. Just run all the installments of one series one after another and you don’t have to worry about running original shows. So NFL Network will air every season of Hard Knocks, the show originally aired on HBO and co-produced between HBO Sports and NFL Films. This will get you ready for the NFL exhibition season as the first games will be played in a short month from when Hard Knocks starts airing on NFL Network and it also gets you ready for a new season which starts in July.

Here’s the press release.

JULY 4^TH WEEKEND FEATURES HARD KNOCKS MARATHON ON NFL NETWORK

NFL Network Debut of 2009 Emmy Award-Winning ‘Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals’ Sunday at 8:00 PM ET

Independence Day Marathon Features More Than 45 Hours of NFL Films-Produced Programming

Escape the heat this 4^th of July and spend some time at training camp with your favorite teams, players and coaches from the past ten years. As part of NFL Network’s programming for the holiday weekend, the network will air a special marathon of the NFL Films-produced series Hard Knocks. Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Baltimore Ravens from 2001 kicks off the marathon Sunday at 3:00 AM ET, followed by the 2007 Kansas City Chiefs at 9:00 AM ET and the Dallas Cowboys from 2002 beginning at 2:00 PM ET. 

The Emmy-award winning Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals makes its NFL Network debut Sunday, July 4^th at 8:00 PM ET with episode #1 of the fifth season.  The remaining four episodes from season five will debut chronologically, with one episode per night Monday, July 5^th through Thursday, July 8^th, also at 8:00 PM ET. An encore of the entire fifth season airs Sunday, July 11^th beginning at 8:00 PM ET.

Hard Knocks documents the daily challenges and interactions that come with a career in professional football. Each season focuses on a specific team, giving viewers a unique and candid glance into the lives of their favorite players and coaches. Episodes offer a captivating behind-the-scenes look into the highs and lows of preseason training, all while displaying the superior film quality and sound of an NFL Films product. 

The show has been praised as the first sports-based reality series and boasts one of the fastest turnaround times of any show of its type, with seasons premiering just weeks after training camp finishes. Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals was the recent recipient of a Sports Emmy in 2009 for Outstanding Edited Sports Series, and two past seasons—2007 Kansas City Chiefs and 2008 Dallas Cowboys—have won Sports Emmys for their industry-leading production and composition. Set in late summer and focused on America’s favorite sport, Hard Knocks is the perfect addition to any fan’s 4^th of July weekend.

Sunday, July 4

3:00 AM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Baltimore Ravens – 2001, Episode 1

4:00 AM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Baltimore Ravens – 2001, Episode 2

5:00 AM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Baltimore Ravens – 2001, Episode 3

6:00 AM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Baltimore Ravens – 2001, Episode 4

7:00 AM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Baltimore Ravens – 2001, Episode 5

8:00 AM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Baltimore Ravens – 2001, Episode 6

9:00 AM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Kansas City Chiefs – 2007, Episode 1 (HD)

10:00 AM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Kansas City Chiefs – 2007, Episode 2 (HD)

11:00 AM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Kansas City Chiefs – 2007, Episode 3 (HD)

12:00 NOON ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Kansas City Chiefs – 2007, Episode 4 (HD)

1:00 PM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Kansas City Chiefs – 2007, Ep. 5 (HD)

2:00 PM ET – Hard Knocks:  Training Camp with the Dallas Cowboys – 2002, Episode 1

3:00 PM ET – Hard Knocks:  Training Camp with the Dallas Cowboys – 2002, Episode 2

4:00 PM ET – Hard Knocks:  Training Camp with the Dallas Cowboys – 2002, Episode 3

5:00 PM ET – Hard Knocks:  Training Camp with the Dallas Cowboys – 2002, Episode 4

6:00 PM ET – Hard Knocks:  Training Camp with the Dallas Cowboys – 2002, Episode 5

7:00 PM ET – Hard Knocks:  Training Camp with the Dallas Cowboys – 2002, Episode 6

8:00 PM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals – 2009, Episode 1 (HD) – NFL Network debut

9:00 PM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Dallas Cowboys – 2008, Episode 1

10:00 PM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Dallas Cowboys – 2008, Episode 2

11:00 PM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Dallas Cowboys – 2008, Episode 3

12 MIDNIGHT ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Dallas Cowboys – 2008, Episode 4

1:00 AM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Dallas Cowboys – 2008, Episode 5

Monday, July 5

2:00 AM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Jacksonville Jaguars – 2004, Episode 1

3:00 AM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Jacksonville Jaguars – 2004, Episode 2

4:00 AM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Jacksonville Jaguars – 2004, Episode 3

5:00 AM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Jacksonville Jaguars – 2004, Episode 4

6:00 AM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Jacksonville Jaguars – 2004, Episode 5

7:00 AM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Jacksonville Jaguars – 2004, Episode 6

8:00 AM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Kansas City Chiefs – 2007, Episode 1 (HD)

9:00 AM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Kansas City Chiefs – 2007, Episode 2 (HD)

10:00 AM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Kansas City Chiefs – 2007, Episode 3 (HD)

11:00 AM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Kansas City Chiefs – 2007, Episode 4 (HD)

12:00 NOON ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Kansas City Chiefs – 2007, Episode 5 (HD)

1:00 PM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Dallas Cowboys – 2008, Episode 1

2:00 PM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Dallas Cowboys – 2008, Episode 2

3:00 PM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Dallas Cowboys – 2008, Episode 3

4:00 PM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Dallas Cowboys – 2008, Episode 4

5:00 PM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Dallas Cowboys – 2008, Episode 5

6:00 PM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals – 2009, Episode 1 (HD)

7:00 PM ET – NFL Total Access (HD)

8:00 PM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals – 2009, Episode 2 (HD) – NFL Network debut

Tuesday, July 6

8:00 PM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals – 2009, Episode 3 (HD) – NFL Network debut

Wednesday, July 7

8:00 PM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals – 2009, Episode 4 (HD) – NFL Network debut

Thursday, July 8

8:00 PM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals – 2009, Episode 5 (HD) – NFL Network debut

Sunday, July 11

8:00 PM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals – 2009, Episode 1 (HD)

9:00 PM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals – 2009, Episode 2 (HD)

10:00 PM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals – 2009, Episode 3 (HD)

11:00 PM ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals – 2009, Episode 4 (HD)

12:00 MIDNIGHT ET – Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals – 2009, Episode 5 (HD)

That will do it.