10TH SEASON OF SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – A HISTORICAL BY THE NUMBERS
Following is a historical and numerical look at the first nine seasons of Sunday Night Football on NBC.
VIEWERSHIP
Sunday Night Football has been primetime TV’s #1 show for four years running – a first for a sports program — but it wasn’t always that way…
Top 2 Sunday primetime shows, Fall 2006 (Sept.-Dec.)
| Desperate Housewives | 20.7 million viewers |
| Sunday Night Football | 17.5 million viewers |
Top 2 Sunday primetime shows, Fall 2014 (Sept.-Dec.)
| Sunday Night Football | 21.3 million viewers |
| The Walking Dead | 14.6 million viewers |
Super Bowls on NBC since 2006
| SB XLIII (Feb. 2009 – Steelers vs. Cardinals) | 98.7 million viewers * |
| SB XLVI (Feb. 2012 – Giants vs. Patriots) | 111.3 million viewers ** |
| SB XLIX (Feb. 2015 – Patriots vs. Seahawks) | 114.4 million viewers *** |
* Most-watched Super Bowl in history (at the time) |
| ** Most-watched show in U.S. TV history (at the time) |
| *** Most-watched show in U.S. TV history (current) |
| Source: Live + Same Day, The Nielsen Company |
ON-AIR TEAM
In the Sunday Night Football booth
| Al Michaels & John Madden | 2006-2008 |
| Al Michaels & Cris Collinsworth | 2009-present |
On the sidelines for Sunday Night Football
| Andrea Kremer | 2006-2010 |
| Michele Tafoya | 2011-present |
Sunday Night Football show open – performers
| Pink | 2006 |
| Faith Hill | 2007-12 |
| Carrie Underwood | 2013-present |
ON THE FIELD
NBC has televised 161 regular-season primetime NFL games since NBC’s Sunday Night Football debuted on September 7, 2006. Among the notable facts and figures:
New Stadiums Debuting on NBC’s Sunday Night Football
| Lucas Oil Stadium (Colts) | 2008 |
| AT&T Stadium (Cowboys) | 2009 |
| Levi’s Stadium (49ers) | 2014 |
Most NBC SNF Games since 2006, Team
| Dallas Cowboys | 31 |
| New York Giants | 25 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 24 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 23 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 22 |
Most NBC SNF Games since 2006, Player
| DeMarcus Ware | 31 |
| Jason Witten | 30 |
| Tony Romo | 27 |
| Eli Manning | 25 |
| Peyton Manning | 25 |
Most TD passes on NBC Sunday Night Football
| Peyton Manning | 63 |
Most rushing TDs on NBC Sunday Night Football
| Brandon Jacobs | 13 |
Most receiving TDs on NBC Sunday Night Football
| Dez Bryant | 12 |
| 2015 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE | ||
| Thurs. Sept. 10 | NFL Kickoff | Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots |
| Sun. Sept. 13 | Week 1 | New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys |
| Sun. Sept. 20 | Week 2 | Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers |
| Sun. Sept. 27 | Week 3 | Denver Broncos at Detroit Lions |
| Sun. Oct. 4 | Week 4 | Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints |
| *Sun. Oct. 11 | Week 5 | San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants |
| *Sun. Oct. 18 | Week 6 | New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts |
| *Sun. Oct. 25 | Week 7 | Philadelphia Eagles at Carolina Panthers |
| *Sun. Nov. 1 | Week 8 | Green Bay Packers at Denver Broncos |
| *Sun. Nov. 8 | Week 9 | Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys |
| *Sun. Nov. 15 | Week 10 | Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks |
| *Sun. Nov. 22 | Week 11 | Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers |
| **Thurs. Nov. 26 | Week 12 | Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers |
| *Sun. Nov. 29 | Week 12 | New England Patriots at Denver Broncos |
| *Sun. Dec. 6 | Week 13 | Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| *Sun. Dec. 13 | Week 14 | Seattle Seahawks at Baltimore Ravens |
| *Sun. Dec. 20 | Week 15 | Cincinnati Bengals at San Francisco 49ers |
| *Sun. Dec. 27 | Week 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens |
| *Sun. Jan. 3 | Week 17 | TBD |
*Flex Week
** Thanksgiving Night Game
