Alternative To NFL Primetime?

Number_9 · Sep 17, 2006

I watched Berman and Jackson recap the afternoon games at 7 or 7:30 (Eastern) for the last thirteen years on ESPN. It was just about perfect, one of the few ESPN shows I could still stand to watch. Now they're off the air and I don't know where to turn. Where do you guys go for your highlights on Sunday?

I'd prefer someting as similar to Primetime as possible -- starts 7 - 7:30 ish, no interviews, no fluff, just one or two guys doing highlights for an hour. Does such a show exist? After a couple of weeks, who's doing the best job?

I know I can see them on SportsCenter, but enduring the rest of SportsCenter is too high a price to pay. I'll just turn on ESPNEWS.

Thanks in advance!

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winkyduck · Sep 18, 2006

there isn't one - except for NBC

espn had rights to the hilites in extended form until midnight when they showed the games - now NBC has exclusive rights to longer hilites till midnight

Number_9 · Sep 18, 2006

Thanks winkyduck. That avatar is great. Nobody can show anything until Midnight?!!? What's on ESPNEWS during the Sunday night game? What qualifies as a longer highlight?

EveryGamblersDream · Sep 18, 2006

So couldn't they have put Primetime on at midnight? I miss the show myself. I think NBC's sweetheart deal is bad for the other networks & viewers.

I still think it is a crock they can cherry pick games later in the season.

The_Man · Sep 18, 2006

we miss nfl primetime...blitz just not same.

jasin4000 · Sep 18, 2006

Primetime was my fav show, other than the games themselves.

really sucks that they done away with it, hopefully they bring it back sometime

Number_9 · Sep 18, 2006

Thanks for the replies! So what are you guys watching? Blitz? NBC's pregame?

CHRISG612 · Sep 18, 2006

If you have NFL Network watch it

winkyduck · Sep 18, 2006

Number_9 said:
Thanks winkyduck. That avatar is great. Nobody can show anything until Midnight?!!? What's on ESPNEWS during the Sunday night game? What qualifies as a longer highlight?

i don't know the exact length - but if you recall - primetime would show 4-5 minute pieces - now espn shows, what, under 1 minute?

they could do primetime @ midnight but the crew that does that gets there VERY early sunday morning. at times i got there to work on nfl sunday's around 7A and they were already there and they stuck around until 9Pish or later

keep them there a few extra hours and it ain't good - and now they have to catch a plane to the MNF game so they have to get out of there even earlier

as for midnight - i believe i read that somewhere - will have to speak to my friend's in bristol and find out the exact details. trust me - espn would LOVE to run Primetime in the slot they had it for that show is a cash cow - along with "BBTN" (baseball tonite - called BBTN there) and to give that up hurts $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ wise