NFL on television in the 1970s

909:). On September 15, 1974, the revamped program debuted with a new three-segment format: the first segment featured highlights of the day's games and commentary, special features shot during the week were broadcast during the second segment, and the third segment covered the day's sports news, including scores and highlights at halftime. The program's hosts were Jack Whitaker (who was brought into the studio after quite a few years serving as a play-by-play announcer for the network's NFL broadcasts) and 787:. The station received many complaints from viewers, however, and the experiment was not repeated. This resulted in the NFL instituting new rules for markets that had two teams, which basically state that teams televised in two markets must play their games at different times in the day or week, or one of the teams must be on the road, or the teams' games must be on different networks. (For example, an NFL schedule for a given week in markets with two team franchises might look like this: 984:." That would essentially be the high point of Karras' three-year tenure, with a developing movie career often distracting him from showing any improvement (in reality, Sistrunk did not attend any college but enlisted in the United States Marine Corps after high school and played semi-professional football before getting a tryout with the Raiders; the Raiders team guide listed his college alma mater as "U.S. Mars"). 502:'s second interception, the first play of the fourth quarter exists, however the rest of the fourth quarter is missing from network vaults. Broadcast excerpts of the crucial fourth-quarter plays, recovered from the Canadian feed of NBC's original, do exist and circulate among collectors. (Two different NFL Films game compilations also cover the fourth quarter plays, in part.) 1877:) for a painting-like aspect to several visual graphics; such as the game intro, starting lineups and bumpers going into or coming out of a commercial break. CBS would also unveil what was known as the "Action Track"; showing the trail of a football that had been kicked during replays. Also, when the planned lead-in (the 297:(AFC). Curt Gowdy, who had covered the first five seasons of the American Football League with broadcast partner Paul Christman on ABC, moved over to NBC in the fall of 1965. For the next decade, Gowdy was the lead play-by-play announcer for the network for both AFL football (AFC from 1970 onward) and 2027:

as sideline reporters – was Gowdy's seventh and final Super Bowl telecast, and his last major event for NBC before moving to CBS later in 1979. Enberg had essentially succeeded Gowdy as NBC's lead NFL play-by-play announcer in the 1978 regular season, and network producers did not decide until nearly

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to be televised live in the host city (Los Angeles) when all tickets were sold. In 1973, the NFL changed its blackout policy to allow games to be broadcast in the home team's market if tickets are sold out 72 hours in advance (all Super Bowls since the second have sold out, as it is the main event on

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on an experimental basis when all tickets for the game were sold. The league then changed its blackout rules the following season to allow games sold out at least 72 hours in advance to be televised in the host market. No subsequent Super Bowl has ever been blacked out in the city it has been played

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began the complex process of producing three separate live pre-game, halftime and postgame programs for 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. (through 1981) and 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) games. Also for the first time, signature musical pieces are produced for NFL coverage. The show's signature theme

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was watched by approximately 75 million viewers. The game, called by Curt Gowdy and Al DeRogatis, was the first Super Bowl to be televised live in the city where it was being played. Despite the league's unconditional blackout rules that normally would have prohibited the live telecast from being

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in Canada and in Québec carried the broadcast and because the Vikings were located so close to Canada and had a lot of Canadian and Québec fans (and Bud Grant was a legendary player and coach in the CFL), the CBC decided to save it for their archives. As previously mentioned, as videotape was too

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The program broke ground in a number of ways: it was the first live pre-game show, the first to show halftime highlights of other games televised by CBS, and the first to wrap-up as a post-game show. CBS also began referring to its stadium studios or its pre-game set, previously known as "CBS

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between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys was viewed in 35,090,000 households, by an estimated 96.6 million fans. The game – called by Curt Gowdy on play-by-play, with Merlin Olsen and John Brodie on color commentary and Dick Enberg served as the pregame host for the broadcast with

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sometimes does not start until after 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time, with the program starting right after the conclusion of game coverage (however, on the West Coast, because the actual end of the live games is much earlier in the afternoon in comparison to the Eastern and Central Time Zones,

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defensive back nicknamed "The Hammer" for his often-brutal hits, was selected by ABC to replace Meredith in 1974, but following a few pre-season broadcasts, proved so inarticulate that he was relieved of his duties prior to the start of the regular season, becoming the first

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programming very high and the ratings (and by association, advertising revenues) low, making it mostly unprofitable, the FCC created an exception for network-authored news and public affairs. After a six-month hiatus in late 1971, CBS would find a prime place for

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from using that title until the ABC show was canceled. That seeming popularity was in contrast to the repeated criticisms in the media, as well as bar room contests in which winners were allowed to throw a brick through a television image of Cosell.

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Control," as the "CBS Sports Center". The program also no longer featured a third member of the on-air crew stationed at CBS Control to provide scores, halftime information and – time permitting – post-game interviews, a position often held by

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went on hiatus during the fall from 1972 to 1975 (and the summer of 1972). This took place because football telecasts were protected contractually from interruptions in the wake of the infamous "Heidi Game" incident on NBC in November 1968.

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between the NFL and AFL), Rozelle concentrated on signing a weekly Monday night deal with one of the three major networks. After sensing reluctance from both NBC and CBS in disturbing their regular programming schedules, Rozelle spoke with

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rules in the NFL prohibited the live telecast from being shown in the New Orleans market. This would be the last Super Bowl to be blacked out in the television market in which the game was played. The following year, the NFL allowed

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On October 12, 1976, Commissioner Pete Rozelle negotiated contracts with the three television networks to televise all NFL regular-season and postseason games, as well as selected preseason games, for four years beginning with the

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was viewed by an estimated 80 million people, the largest television audience in history at the time. CBS' telecast featured play-by-play announcer Pat Summerall (calling his first Super Bowl in that role) and color commentator

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games; however, Gowdy also covered a wide range of sports, earning him the nickname of the "broadcaster of everything." Besides Paul Christman, Curt Gowdy's other football broadcast partners were Kyle Rote, Al DeRogatis,

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was viewed in an estimated 23,980,000 homes, the largest household audience ever for a one-day sports event. The game was called by play-by-play announcer Curt Gowdy and color commentator Kyle Rote. Although the

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had been murdered at City Hall. Despite the complaints that followed, the NFL chose to play the game, a decision that mirrored the league's decision to play its scheduled games during the weekend following the

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telephoned Buck with the job offer, Buck refused to respond due to anger at his treatment by ABC during an earlier stint with the network. Arledge's original choice for the third member of the trio,

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negotiated contracts with the three television networks to televise all NFL regular season and postseason games, as well as select preseason games, for four years beginning with the

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Meredith returned to the ABC booth in 1977, but seemed to lack the enthusiasm that had marked his first stint from 1970 to 1973. While the NFL moved to a 16-week schedule in

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Two years later, Rozelle would build on this success as the NFL began a four-year experiment of playing on Monday night, scheduling one game in prime time on CBS during the

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in front of the largest audience ever to watch a sporting event. CBS scored a 47.2/67 national household rating/share, the highest-rated Super Bowl to date.

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studios; the program also began to include reports from stadiums around the country; however, it continued to be pre-recorded before each week's game day.

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immediately saw possibilities for the new program. Setting out to create an entertainment "spectacle" as much as a simple sports broadcast, Arledge hired

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After beginning with critical acclaim, Don Meredith began to take his weekly assignments less seriously, while also beginning an acting career. By

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the last minute which of them would conduct play-by-play for that year's Super Bowl. NBC preceded the game with the first network broadcast of

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Due largely to CBS' live broadcast of NFL games, as well as other sports events aired by the network that run past their scheduled end time,

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and the rest of the network's primetime lineup, causing (again, except on the West Coast) the pre-emptions of the Sunday editions of the

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late in the fourth quarter and returned it 25 yards for the clinching touchdown. However, Cleveland viewers saw different programming on

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reporting from the winning and losing locker rooms, respectively. While the game was sold out at Tulane Stadium, the NFL's unconditional

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is always able to start at its normal 7:00 p.m. Pacific start time, leaving affiliates free to broadcast local newscasts, the

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as Marjorie Margolies-Mezsvinsky), who produced and reported features and actress Carole Howey, who also reported for the program.

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career was probably at the introductory press conference where he quipped that he was hired to "bring some color to the booth."

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On January 9, 1977, 81.9 million people (the largest audience ever for a sports event at that point) watched NBC's telecast of

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personality not to last an entire season (much less no part of the regular season at all). Williamson was replaced by fellow

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was sold out for the event, unconditional blackout rules in the NFL prohibited the live telecast from being shown in the

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to play on Friday nights was soundly defeated, with critics charging that such telecasts would damage the attendance at

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nationally. As the 1975 World Series progressed, NBC would advertise its upcoming weekend schedule during the breaks:

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play-by-play role, but settled for Jackson after they proved unable to break their respective existing contracts with

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An interesting aspect was the use of what was called an Electronic Palette graphics system (created by CBS and

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games. Undaunted, Rozelle decided to experiment with the concept of playing on Monday night, scheduling the

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forced Game 6 to be postponed until the following Tuesday, October 21, followed by Game 7 the next night.

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match were picked up by local stations in the markets of the visiting team. Meanwhile, at 4:00 p.m.

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Karras made his debut on September 16, 1974 and immediately made an impact when he jokingly referred to

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Looking for a lightning rod to garner attention, Arledge hired controversial New York City sportscaster

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in a preseason game the year before and was making his first visit to the stadium since the accident.

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had been an NFL analyst for CBS during the 1960s but had never called play-by-play prior to joining

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on ABC in the fall of 1975. That show is remembered today only as a trivia question, as its title,

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expensive in those days to save, they transferred the footage to black & white film (

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List of American and Canadian cities by number of major professional sports franchises

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update") NBC would use this particular method of titling their pregame show until the

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was supplemented by the contributions of the first woman ever on an NFL telecast,

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shown locally, the NFL allowed the game to be telecast in the Los Angeles area on

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the videotape a few days after the game; the same thing they did with Super Bowls

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Howard Cosell's abrasive personality gave him enough recognition to host a live

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During subsequent negotiations on a new television contract that would begin in

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for the network, which he continued to do for the next 35 seasons). The former

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as he rushed for 2,000 yards in one season. On that particular day, Simpson's

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As it turned out, no baseball was played that Sunday. Three days of rain in

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game, which was preceded one week earlier by his pre-game analysis of the

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The game was also the first Super Bowl to be carried live in the state of

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rules of the time (this would apply for all games through the end of the

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in 1970) for the 1978 season, only for Kennedy to depart at the end of

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