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A pre-game, pregame, or pre-match show is a
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presentation that occurs immediately before the live broadcast of a major
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. They typically feature previews and analysis relating to upcoming games (either a larger fixture, or a single game), including panel discussions, reports filed from the sites of the day's game, interviews with players and other personnel (such as coaches), and other feature segments. The networks that broadcast the NFL were the first networks to create and air pre-game shows. CBS was the first to broadcast a sports pre-game show in 1964, when the network launched a 15-minute regional sports program that interviewed players and coaches and featured news and features about the league. The show aired immediately before games on CBS. The show originated in studio and live from the fields, and featured broadcaster Jack Buck. In 1967, the show grew to 30 minutes in length and in 1976, aired a new 90-minute “Super Bowl Special” before
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. The show moved to two hours long in 1984 and featured 11 broadcasters, 13 producers and four directors. FOX created its own pre-game show when it won the rights to broadcast NFC games in 1994. The network hired James Brown to host the show, ''
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'', and brought on analysts such as
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to lead the coverage. In 2006, Brown left the network to return to CBS and host their pre-game show, '' The NFL Today''. NBC launched its own version of a pre-game show – ''Grandstand'' – in 1975, and not only featured NFL programming, but other sporting events around the nation. The show led up to the NFL's 1 p.m. games but covered college football, golf, tennis and many other sports and topics. The network hired Jack Buck to host the show and the show didn't just preview that day's NFL games but did investigative pieces on a variety of topics. Pre-game shows generally run for 30 minutes to one hour, though on special occasions (such as championship games), it is not uncommon to air longer pre-game shows (with the
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now typically airing one across the entire afternoon prior to its evening kickoff). While most pre-game shows are done in a studio, some shows may broadcast from the site of a particular game, usually for marquee events or championship games. ESPN's ''College GameDay'' franchise (which it broadcasts for
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) regularly broadcasts live from the campuses of schools hosting the day's biggest game (or in some cases, a game that the network wishes to highlight) and—most frequently on its football version—is often attended by an audience of fans that serve as a backdrop to the studio panel.Steward Mandel
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events often feature a ''pre-show''; in a similar manner to sports pre-game shows, they preview matches that will be held during the event, and feature analysis and recaps of storylines. Their main purpose is to promote the show to potential viewers that have not yet purchased the PPV, hence they are usually broadcast for free via barker channels, on a promotion's television partner, or more recently, live streamed via a promotion's social media outlets (such as
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). A pre-show may also feature one or more
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matches.


See also

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Halftime show A halftime show is a performance given during the brief period between the first and second halves, or the second and third quarters, of a sporting event. Halftime shows are not given for sports with an irregular or indeterminate number of di ...
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Post-game show A post-game, postgame, or post-match show is a TV or radio presentation that occurs immediately after the live broadcast of a major sporting event. Contents may include: * replays of key moments in the game. * interviews with players, coaches an ...
* List of AFL Grand Final pre-match performances


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