''Football Friday'' is an
American football
American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ...
news and analysis television show on
ESPNEWS
ESPNews (pronounced "ESPN News," stylized ESPNEWS) is an American multinational digital cable and satellite television network owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and Hear ...
every Friday, year-round, at 8pm
ET to 9pm ET and reairs at noon ET, on Saturdays. Since debuting in 2004, the show has been hosted by
Stan Verrett along with analysis from former pro fullback
Merril Hoge. Originally the show just ran through the football season, but since September 1, 2006 through its final original airing on January 2, 2009, it has run on Fridays year-round.
''Football Friday'' is a fast-paced program that covers everything from
college football
College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. It was through collegiate competition that gridiron football American football in the United States, firs ...
to the
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a Professional gridiron football, professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National ...
and even high school football. Throughout the show, Stan and Merril run through all the highlights, injury updates, interviews and analysis to preview the upcoming weekend in football.
Segments
* "Merril's Playbook": Merril breaks down the defense and offense of teams to find out how to beat them.
* "Office Pool":
Hank Goldberg joins the gang via satellite to make his picks for the upcoming NFL games.
* "Hoge Podge": Merril shares a random or off-the-wall story from the NFL.
* "Bold Prediction": At the end of each show, Merril and Sean go out on a limb and predict the score of at least one game.
References
Press Release: FOOTBALL FRIDAY PREMIERES ON ESPNEWS SEPTEMBER 3
External links
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2004 American television series debuts
2009 American television series endings
2000s American television news shows
ESPNews original programming
NFL television series
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