This is the last of four posts regarding Fox and Super Bowl XLVIII. While Fox Sports 1 made a big splash when it launched on August 19 of last year, it hasn’t been making ripples in the sports media pond since. It will during Super Bowl Week when it goes all out to air shoulder programming as a companion to Fox’s coverage of the Big Game in New Jersey.
In addition to Super Bowl-centric shows airing live from New York, Fox Sports 1 will carry Big East basketball games from the New York/New Jersey area, UFC 169 prelims from Newark, New Jersey, a US Women’s National Soccer Team match vs. Canada, a Harlem Globetrotters exhibition game, a live boxing card at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and a whole lot more.
This is like the restaurant near your house that opened in August, but then has its Grand Opening several months later after the fire marshal gives his approval of the building. Consider Super Bowl Week as Fox Sports 1’s official Grand Opening after its launch.
Here’s the press release. It’s very long. According to Microsoft Word it’s 2,587 words. That’s a lot.
SUPER BOWL WEEK ON FOX SPORTS 1 PUTS FANS IN THE GAME
FOX Sports Unveils Week-Long, Event-Packed Schedule In Run-Up to Super Bowl XLVIII
Wide Range of Exclusive Live Events & Specials Complement Blanket Game Coverage Anchored from Times Square in NYCNew York – Times Square in New York City is the “Crossroads of the World” and in the days before Super Bowl XLVIII it is without doubt the “Crossroads of the NFL Universe.” It is from that crossroads that FOX Sports anchors its unprecedented coverage of the boldest and coldest Super Bowl ever, putting fans in the game like never before.
In the week leading up to FOX Sports’ broadcast coverage of Super Bowl XLVIII on Sunday, Feb. 2, “Super Bowl Week” on FOX Sports 1 is home to more than 90 hours of exclusive live events, programs and specials, with more than 40 of those hours primarily dedicated to coverage of the game, while the rest is a variety of marquis events highlighted by BIG EAST basketball (seven games featuring eight of the conference’s 10 teams); live UFC action and Golden Boy championship boxing; Supercross and United SportsCar Championship racing; a U.S. Women’s National Team soccer match; rounded out by live coverage of the NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
“Presenting the Super Bowl less than six months after launching FOX Sports 1 provides us a tremendous opportunity to showcase the network under the “Super Bowl Week” umbrella with a wide array of events, like BIG EAST basketball, UFC and Golden Boy boxing,” said FOX Sports President & COO Eric Shanks. “Our goal is to put fans in the game like never before by strategically deploying all of our linear, digital and social platforms to cover the Super Bowl and surrounding events more thoroughly than any network televising the game has been able to in the past.”
Super Bowl Week on FOX Sports 1 begins Sunday, Jan. 26 with nine hours of coverage from the United SportsCar Championship’s 24 HOURS OF DAYTONA and a live college basketball doubleheader featuring BIG EAST women’s action between Georgetown at St. John’s, followed by a Pac-12 men’s match-up featuring Utah at No. 1 Arizona. FOX COLLEGE HOOPS EXTRA, game wraps and halftime breaks for the two games are hosted by Rob Stone with analysis from Tarik Turner live from the FOX Network Center in Los Angeles, CA. The Monday through Friday schedule leads off with FOX SUPER BOWL DAILY (12:00-1:00 PM ET), live from Times Square, followed by AFTERNOON HUDDLE LIVE FROM RADIO ROW (1:00-4:00 PM ET).
NASCAR RACE HUB (4:00-5:00 PM ET), live from Charlotte, retains its usual time period, as does CROWD GOES WILD (5:00-6:00 PM ET), live from its Chelsea Piers studio in NYC. Another hour of FOX SUPER BOWL DAILY (6:00-7:00 PM ET), live from Times Square, completes the afternoon programming and sets the stage for the evening’s events and shows. Each day, from Sunday through Friday, the day wraps at 11:00 PM ET with live editions of FOX SPORTS LIVE, the channel’s news, highlights and opinion show.
*SUNDAY PROGRAMMING, Jan. 26
(*Subject to change; all times PM ET unless otherwise indicated)7:00 AM-3:00 PM: UNITED SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
4:00-6:00: FA CUP (encore; airs live on FOX Sports 2 at 10:30 AM ET), (Teams/location TBD)
6:00-8:00: BIG EAST WOMEN’S BASKETBALL – Georgetown at St. John’s (Carnesecca Arena, Queens, NY)
8:00-10:00: PAC-12 BASKETBALL – Utah at No. 1 Arizona (McKale Memorial Center, Tucson, AZ)*DAYTIME WEEKDAY PROGRAMMING, Jan. 27-31
(*Subject to change; all times PM ET)12:00-1:00: FOX SUPER BOWL DAILY (Times Square, NYC)
1:00-4:00: AFTERNOON HUDDLE, LIVE FROM RADIO ROW (New York Sheraton Hotel, NYC)
4:00-5:00: NASCAR RACE HUB (Charlotte, NC)
5:00-6:00: CROWD GOES WILD (Chelsea Piers, NYC)
6:00-7:00: FOX SUPER BOWL DAILY (Times Square, NYC)
*PRIME TIME WEEKDAY PROGRAMMING, Jan. 27-31
(*Subject to change; all times PM, ET)Monday, Jan. 27
7:00-8:00: FOX SPORTS 1 ON 1 (Bradshaw, Long, Strahan & Johnson)
8:00-9:00: SUPER BOWL XLVIII KICK-OFF SPECTACULAR
9:00-11:00: BIG EAST BASKETBALL – #6 Villanova at Georgetown (Verizon Center, Washington, DC)Tuesday, Jan. 28
7:00-8:00: BEING: THE FINEST (encore)
8:00-9:00: BEING: THE FINEST (encore FDNY vs. NYPD game)
9:00-11:00: BIG EAST BASKETBALL – St. John’s at #20 Creighton (Centurylink Center, Omaha, NE)Wednesday, Jan. 29
7:00-9:00: NASCAR HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY (NASCAR Hall of Fame, Charlotte, NC)
9:00-11:00: BIG EAST BASKETBALL – Butler at Seton Hall (Prudential Center, Newark, NJ)Thursday, Jan. 30
7:00-9:00: BIG EAST BASKETBALL – Providence at Marquette (BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI)
9:00-11:00: GOLDEN BOY BOXING – Victor Ortiz vs. Luis Collazo, WBA Int’l Welterweight Championship (Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY)Friday, Jan. 31
7:00-7:30: FOX SPORTS 1 ON 1 (Tom Brady – encore)
7:30-8:00: FOX SPORTS 1 ON 1 (John Elway – encore)
8:00-9:00: FOX SPORTS 1 ON 1 (Bradshaw, Long, Strahan & Johnson)
9:00-11:00: BATTLE FOR THE BORDER – US WOMEN’S SOCCER NATIONAL TEAM VS. CANADA (Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX)*SATURDAY PROGRAMMING, Feb. 1
(*Subject to change; all times PM ET unless otherwise indicated)11:00-11:30 AM: FOX SPORTS 1 ON 1 (John Elway – encore)
11:30 AM-12:30: HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS SPECIAL (delayed)
12:30-2:30: BIG EAST BASKETBALL – Marquette vs. St. John’s (Madison Square Garden, NYC)
2:30-3:00: FOX COLLEGE HOOPS EXTRA
3:00-5:00: BIG EAST BASKETBALL – #4 Michigan State vs. Georgetown (Madison Square Garden, NYC)
5:00-7:00: FOX SUPER BOWL DAILY
7:00-8:00: UFC PRE-FIGHT (FOX Network Center, Los Angeles, CA)
8:00-10:00: UFC 169 PRELIMS (Prudential Center, Newark, NJ)
10:00-1:00 AM: MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCROSS (Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA)
1:00-2:00 AM: FOX SPORTS LIVE (FOX Network Center, Los Angeles, CA)
2:00-3:00 AM: UFC POSTFIGHT (Prudential Center, Newark, NJ)*SUNDAY PROGRAMMING, Feb. 2
(*Subject to change; all times PM ET unless otherwise indicated)10:00 AM-1:00: FOX SUPER BOWL KICKOFF (MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ)
10:00-10:30: FOX SPORTS LIVE (Bonus) (FOX Network Center, Los Angeles, CA)
10:30-12:00 AM: FOX SPORTS LIVE (FOX Network Center, Los Angeles, CA)
FOX SPORTS 1 SUPER BOWL XLVIII
PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONSTUDOR UNITED SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday, Jan. 26 (7:00 AM ET-3:00 PM ET)Sports car racing once again is united under one flag as the former Rolex Sports Car Series and the American Le Mans Series enter 2014 as the combined Tudor United SportsCar Championship. Sanctioned by IMSA, the new series kicks off in grand fashion with the iconic Rolex 24 at Daytona on Jan. 25-26 on the FOX Sports family of networks, beginning Saturday, Jan. 25 on FOX at 2:00 PM ET. Second-day coverage airs Sunday, Jan. 26 from 7:00 AM ET until 3:00 PM ET on FOX Sports 1. Bringing together dozens of champions from all forms of racing, the endurance event’s five-decade legacy is among the legends of motor sport.
FOX SUPER BOWL DAILY
Monday, Jan. 27 – Friday, Jan. 31 (12:00-1:00 PM ET)
Monday, Jan. 27 – Friday, Jan. 31 (6:00-7:00 PM ET)
Monday, Jan. 27 – Friday, Jan. 31 (12:00 – 1:00 AM ET) EncoreFOX Sports 1’s signature weekday football show FOX FOOTBALL DAILY is super-sized for the Super Bowl. Hosted by Curt Menefee and Jay Glazer, with rules expert Mike Pereira, former NFL standouts Brendon Ayanbadejo, Ronde Barber, Scott Fujita, John Lynch, Randy Moss and Brian Urlacher provide news, analysis and features every weekday leading up to Super Bowl XLVIII.
AFTERNOON HUDDLE
Monday, Jan. 27 – Friday, Jan. 31 (1:00-4:00 PM ET)Live from Radio Row at the Super Bowl XLVIII press headquarters hotel in NYC, AFTERNOON HUDDLE takes fans inside the media frenzy of the nation’s greatest sports championship. AFTERNOON HUDDLE, hosted by Chris Myers with analysis from Matt Hasselbeck, features the biggest names in football and entertainment, Super Bowl interviews, discussion and information leading up to Sunday’s game.
NASCAR RACE HUB
Monday, Jan. 27 – Friday, Jan. 31 (4:00-5:00 PM ET)The nightly NASCAR news, highlights and magazine show returns for a sixth season from the heart of NASCAR country with popular hosts Steve Byrnes, Danielle Trotta and Adam Alexander, along with NASCAR insiders Larry McReynolds, Jeff Hammond, Bob Dillner, Matt Clark, Kaitlyn Vincie and others catching viewers up on all the news from the race tracks, garages and lives of NASCAR fans’ favorite drivers, crew chiefs and people in the know.
CROWD GOES WILD
Monday, Jan. 27 – Friday, Jan. 31 (5:00-6:00 PM ET)Iconic broadcaster Regis Philbin and his eclectic panel, including Georgie Thompson, Jason Gay, Michael Kosta, Trevor Pryce and Katie Nolan cover the Super Bowl as only their original, completely unpredictable sports entertainment talk show can, live from Chelsea Piers in NYC.
FOX SPORTS LIVE
Sunday, Jan. 26 (11:00 PM ET – 12:00 AM ET)
Monday, Jan. 27 – Friday, Jan. 31 (11:00 PM ET – 12:00 AM ET)
Monday, Jan. 27 – Friday, Jan. 31 (1:00 AM ET – 2:00 AM ET)
Sunday, Feb. 2 (10:00 – 10:15 PM ET)
Sunday, Feb. 2 (10:15 – 12:00 AM ET)Airing nightly from the FOX Network Center in Los Angeles, FOX SPORTS LIVE is FOX Sports 1’s flagship 24/7 news, opinion, and highlights program. It provides around-the-clock coverage through regularly scheduled programs, hourly updates and an information rich ticker. Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole anchor the coverage with analysis and commentary coming from sports personality Charissa Thompson, tennis legend Andy Roddick, former NFL stalwarts Donovan McNabb and Ephraim Salaam, NBA Hall of Famer Gary Payton and MLB veteran Gabe Kapler.
NFL SUPER BOWL KICKOFF SPECTACULAR
Monday, Jan. 27 (8:00-9:00 PM ET)Originating from Liberty State Park in New Jersey, the official Super Bowl kickoff show features NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo with a special musical guest as they welcome the Lombardi Trophy, presented annually to the Super Bowl winning team, and celebrate the week ahead.
FOX SPORTS 1 ON 1
Monday, Jan. 27 (7:00-8:00 PM ET)
Friday, Jan. 31 (7:00-7:30 PM ET)
Friday, Jan. 31 (7:30-8:00 PM ET)
Friday, Jan. 31 (8:00-9:00 PM ET)FOX Sports’ signature long-form interview franchise goes 1-on-1 with a group of NFL legends leading up to Super Bowl XLVIII on FOX. Curt Menefee, host of FOX NFL SUNDAY, sits down with FOX NFL analysts Terry Bradshaw (Super Bowl IX, X, XII & XIV), Michael Strahan (Super Bowl XLII) and Jimmy Johnson (Super Bowl XXVII & XXVIII) to relive the highlights and stories of their combined seven Super Bowl titles on Monday, Jan. 27 (7:00 PM ET). Then on Friday, Jan. 31, FOX Sports 1 presents encore presentations of interviews with New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (7:00 PM ET), Broncos legend and Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway (7:30 PM ET) and Menefee’s chat with Bradshaw, Strahan & Johnson (8:00 PM ET).
BEING: THE FINEST (encore)
Tuesday, Jan. 28 (7:00-8:00 PM ET)BEING: THE FINEST follows the New York City Police Department’s semi-professional football team from its first game through its regular-season finale against The Bravest, the New York City Fire Department’s squad, in the 41st Fun City Bowl. The documentary illustrates their hard-nose style of play, but also examines how the NYPD football team’s love of the game is measured through the players’ demanding work and home lives.
BEING: THE FINEST – Fun City Bowl (encore)
Tuesday, Jan. 28 (8:00-9:00 PM ET)Since 1973, the Fun City Bowl is the annual football game between the New York City Police and Fire departments, and lead NFL on FOX play-by-play announcer Joe Buck and analyst Troy Aikman called the action this year. This was the first time the contest between the Finest and Bravest was broadcast on national television.
NASCAR HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY
Wednesday, Jan. 29 (7:00-9:00 PM ET)NASCAR welcomes five new members — Tim Flock, Jack Ingram, Dale Jarrett, Maurice Petty and Fireball Roberts — to its Charlotte-based Hall of Fame in a two-hour live special.
FOX FIGHT NIGHT: GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 (9:00 PM ET)Golden Boy Boxing returns to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, live on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes, with one of the best matchups the network has seen thus far when former World Champions “Vicious” Victor Ortiz (29-4-2, 22 KOs) and Brooklyn’s own Luis Collazo (34-5, 17 KOs) collide in a 12-round fight for the WBA International Welterweight title. In the 10-round co-main event, a clash of junior middleweight unbeatens takes place when New York phenom Eddie “E-Boy” Gomez (15-0, 10 KOs) meets top Florida prospect Daquan “King” Arnett (11-0, 7 KOs).
BATTLE FOR THE BORDER
Friday, Jan. 31 (9:00-11:00 PM ET)The U.S. Women’s National Team opens its 2014 schedule at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, TX, with a match against Canada. The encounter showcases the world’s top two active goal scorers in Abby Wambach of the U.S., who sits on 162 career goals, and Christine Sinclair of Canada, who has found the net 146 times for her country.
HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS SPECIAL
Saturday, Feb. 1 (11:30 AM ET – 12:30 PM ET)Kicking off Super Bowl weekend, the world famous Harlem Globetrotters make a special appearance on FOX Sports 1, battling their long-time rivals, the Washington Generals. FOX Sports play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson calls the high-flying action, as Showman Special K Daley, scoring machine Ant Atkinson, female star T-Time Brawner and an exciting new generation of Globetrotters put on a captivating assortment of trick shots and rim-rattling dunks – with a side-splitting array of comedy guaranteed to entertain both the young and the young at heart. Known the world over as innovators of the game, the Globetrotters will launch 4-point shots and introduce exciting never-before-seen rules to the game. The Magicians of Basketball will amaze with a mesmerizing showcase of blazing ball handling prowess, crowd interaction and amazing jaw-dropping dunks.
UFC 169 PREFIGHT SHOW
Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 (7:00 PM ET)The UFC on FOX analysts break down the key title fights at UFC 169: BARAO VS. FABER. In the one-hour preview, the UFC on FOX analysts dissect the night’s super lineup that includes two championship belts on the line, discuss how Urijah Faber attempts to win the belt from current bantamweight champion Renan Barao in an epic rematch and debate the featherweight championship bout between title holder Jose Aldo and No. 2-ranked Ricardo Lamas.
UFC 169 PRELIMS
Saturday, Feb. 1 (8:00 PM ET)The UFC 169 PRELIMS on FOX Sports 1 kick off the exciting night of action with four thrilling bouts live from Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. All this leads into the main card of UFC 169: BARAO VS. FABER with the bantamweight and featherweight titles both on the line. FOX Sports 1 televises two hours of live preliminary fights leading up to UFC 169, one of UFC’s most-anticipated cards of the year. Mike Goldberg calls blow-by-blow; Joe Rogan adds analysis.
MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCROSS
Saturday, Feb. 1 (10:00 PM ET)Monster Energy Supercross season tears up the dirt in race No. 5 as the circuit shares Super Bowl weekend with a high-energy event from Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA. Three-time defending champion Ryan Villopoto looks for a fourth crown, as the FOX family of networks carries the entire season live. Ralph Sheheen calls the action with analysis from former champions Jeff Emig, Ricky Carmichael and Jeremy McGrath and pit reporting from Jenny Taft.
FOX SUPER BOWL KICKOFF
Sunday, Feb. 1 (10:00 AM ET – 1:00 PM ET)FOX SUPER BOWL KICKOFF is a three-hour pre-pregame show live from MetLife Stadium, site of Super Bowl XLVIII, offering an early take on the big game and going in-depth on top storylines and to give behind-the-scenes access leading in to Super Bowl coverage on FOX. The show is hosted by Joel Klatt with analysts Ronde Barber, John Lynch, Randy Moss, Brian Urlacher and NFL Insider Jay Glazer.
There you have it. I told you it was long.
