Starting now as a matter of fact, ESPN begins its 5,341,093 hours coverage of Super Bowl XLVIII from New York. It begins at 6 a.m. ET with Mike & Mike from Super Bowl Boulevard in Herald Square near Macy’s Department Store. Then it continues from ABC’s Times Square Studios and from Bryant Park all day into the evening.
We have the shows and the tentative guests who are scheduled to appear on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews and ESPN Radio today.
I won’t list them all here. You can read them in the ESPN press release below.
ESPN’s Super Bowl XLVIII Coverage Starts Monday at 6 a.m. ET
115 Hours of TV/Radio Planned from Herald Square and Times Square Sets in New York City
ESPN Radio’s Mike & Mike to Interview NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell at 8:30 a.m.ESPN’s coverage of Super Bowl XLVIII kicks off Monday, Jan. 27, at 6 a.m. ET and continues throughout the week with more than 115 hours of television and radio programming originating from set locations at Herald Square and Times Square Studios in New York City.
The first day of Super Bowl week coverage will include Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic’s phone interview with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell at 8:30 a.m. on ESPN Radio’s Mike & Mike (simulcast on ESPN2).
SportsCenter, NFL Live, NFL Insiders, Sunday NFL Countdown, Mike & Mike, The Herd with Colin Cowherd, SVP & Russillo and First Take and are some of the popular ESPN television and radio programs that will be based in Manhattan throughout the week. Full release on ESPN Super Bowl plans.
Chris Berman, covering his 32nd Super Bowl, Greenberg, Golic, Suzy Kolber, Steve Levy, Ryen Russillo, Stuart Scott, Hannah Storm, Scott Van Pelt and Trey Wingo, will be among the show hosts. ESPN NFL analysts and experts will include the likes of Tedy Bruschi, Cris Carter, Mike Ditka, Trent Dilfer, Tom Jackson, Ron Jaworski, Keyshawn Johnson, Ray Lewis, Chris Mortensen, Bill Polian, Adam Schefter, Mark Schlereth and Steve Young. They will appear on various programs throughout the week to offer their analysis and perspective on the Broncos-Seahawks matchup in Super Bowl XLVIII.
ESPN television and radio shows at Herald Square will be open for public viewing all week. Monday’s schedule:
Time (ET) Show Network(s) 6-10 a.m. Mike & Mike (Herald Square)
Hosts: Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic
Guests: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (8:30); and Hall of Fame RB and Super Bowl XLVIII committee member Curtis Martin (9 a.m.)ESPN Radio, ESPN2 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. SportsCenter (Times Square Studios)
Host: Hannah Storm
Guest: New York Giants P Steve WeatherfordESPN 10 a.m.-12 p.m. First Take (Bryant Park)
Host: Cari Champion; Lead Commentators: Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith
Guests: Pittsburgh Steelers WR Plaxico Burress (10:15) and Martin (10:30)ESPN2 10 a.m.-1 p.m. The Herd with Colin Cowherd (Herald Square)
Host: Colin Cowherd
Guests: Trent Dilfer (10:45) and Burress (10:15)ESPN Radio, ESPNU 1-4 p.m. SVP & Russillo (Times Square Studios)
Hosts: Scott Van Pelt and Ryen Russillo.ESPN Radio, ESPNEWS 3-4 p.m. NFL Insiders (Herald Square)
Host: Suzy Kolber. Insiders: Adam Schefter, Chris Mortensen and Bill PolianESPN 4-5 p.m. NFL Live (Herald Square)
Host: Trey Wingo. Analysts: Tedy Bruschi and Mark Schlereth.ESPN 6-7 p.m. SportsCenter (Herald Square)
Host: Steve Levy. Analysts: Bruschi and Cris Carter.ESPN 6-7 p.m. NFL Esta Noche (Times Square Studios)
Hosts: Ciro Procuna; Analysts: Alvaro Martin, Eduardo Varela, John Sutcliffe and Mauricio Pedroza.ESPN in Latin America 9 p.m.-12 a.m. SportsCenter (Herald Square)
Host: Stuart Scott. Analysts: Carter and Jaworski.ESPN Note: Commentator and guest schedules subject to change
That will do it. More Super Bowl-related posts are coming in the next couple of hours.
