ESPN's Super Bowl XLVI Coverage Continues This Weekend

ESPN wraps up its Super Bowl coverage this weekend from Pan Am Plaza in Indianapolis and from the World Headquarters in Bristol, CT. As usual, multiple networks on TV and radio are involved.

We have your schedule for Saturday and Sunday.

ESPN and ESPN Radio Super Bowl XLVI Weekend Programs Originating Live from Pan Am Plaza in Indianapolis

ESPN’s multimedia coverage of Super Bowl XLVI continues through the weekend from Pan Am Plaza (201 South Capitol Avenue) in downtown Indianapolis. All shows are available for free public viewing.

Actors Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg, and Indy Car driver Graham Rahal, who will be part of ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown season finale, are among the notable guests scheduled to appear on ESPN programs this weekend. Scheduled highlights (all times ET):

Schedule of ESPN’s on-site programming for Saturday, Feb. 4:

10 a.m. — SportsCenter (ESPN)
Host: Steve Levy. Analysts: Tedy Bruschi and Steve Young.

1 p.m. – ESPN Deportes and ESPN International SportsCenter
Host: Ciro Procuna. Analysts: Alvaro Martin, Raul Allegre.

6 p.m. — SportsCenter (ESPN)
Host: Stuart Scott. Analysts: Trent Dilfer and Keyshawn Johnson.

Schedule of ESPN’s Super Bowl programming for Sunday, Feb. 5:

Sunday’s coverage will feature more than 17 hours of Super Bowl-related programming, beginning at 6 a.m. with Mike & Mike in the Morning live from ESPN’s Bristol, Conn., studios.

Chris Berman, covering his 30th Super Bowl, will host a four-hour Super Bowl XLVI edition of Sunday NFL Countdown (10 a.m. — 2 p.m.) with analysts Cris Carter, Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson, Keyshawn Johnson, Tedy Bruschi, Trent Dilfer, Jerry Rice, and Steve YoungMonday Night Football’s Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Ron Jaworski will join the crew from the stadium. NFL Insiders Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter will also contribute reports, and reporters Rachel Nichols (covering the Giants) and Ed Werder (Patriots) will provide updates on the teams throughout the day.

Special celebrity guest appearances at Pan Am Plaza during Countdown

11:45 a.m. – Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg, stars of the upcoming movie That’s My Boy will be on-set (Jets head coach Rex Ryan made a cameo appearance in the movie);
1:55 p.m. – IndyCar driver Graham Rahal will drive through downtown Indianapolis to deliver the Super Bowl XLVI picks to the set.

Pre-game coverage:

3 a.m. — NFL Matchup (ESPN – re-airs at 6:30 a.m.) – Taped Saturday in Indianapolis
Host: Sal Paolantonio. Analysts: Merril Hoge and Ron Jaworski

6 a.m. — Mike and Mike in the Morning (ESPN Radio/ESPN2) **
Hosts: Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic
Guests: ESPN analyst Herm Edwards (7 a.m.), Super Bowl winning coach and Monday Night Football analyst Jon Gruden (7 a.m.), and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (9:03 a.m.)

9 a.m. — SportsCenter (ESPN) **
Hosts:  Bob Ley and Hannah Storm
(Super Bowl XLVI segments from Lucas Oil Stadium – Host: Mike Tirico. Analysts: Merril Hoge, Jon Gruden and Ron Jaworski)
SportsCenter anchor Karl Ravech will be live in Durham, Conn., midpoint between and Met Life Stadium (Giants) and Gillette Stadium (Patriots).

9 a.m. — SportsNation (ESPN2) **
Hosts:  Michelle Beadle and Colin Cowherd. Guest analyst: Herm Edwards

10 a.m. — Sunday NFL Countdown(ESPN)
Full release

11 a.m. — First Take(ESPN2)
Host:  Jay Crawford. Analyst: Skip Bayless

Post-game coverage:

10:30 p.m. — NFL PrimeTime(ESPN) – live from Lucas Oil Stadium
Host: Berman. Analysts: Jackson and Young.

11:30 p.m. — SportsCenter(ESPN) **
Hosts: Steve Berthiaume and Robert Flores
(Super Bowl XLVI segments from Pan Am Plaza – Hosts: Stuart Scott and Steve Levy.  Analysts: Cris Carter, Trent Dilfer, and Keyshawn Johnson)

* Commentator and guest schedules subject to change
** Originating from ESPN Studios in Bristol, Conn.

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Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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