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'Inside the NFL', dropped by HBO, finds new home at Showtime
Associated Press

Updated: June 4, 2008, 9:27 AM ET
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NEW YORK -- "Inside the NFL" has found a new home on Showtime.

The studio show ended its 31-year run on HBO in February. It will be produced by CBS Sports and NFL Films, they announced Tuesday. CBS owns Showtime.

The program will air on Wednesdays starting Sept. 10 on the cable channel.

Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press


http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3425327

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Good. I wonder if they'll bring back the same team.
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Good. I wonder if they'll bring back the same team.


I wonder that too. Overall, I don't mind who they had. Collinsworth and Costas did provide some good insight and the Peter King clips were pretty good too.

What I hope is that they actually COVER as many teams as they can. What was nauseating to watch was 45 minutes of asskiss buttkiss to the NE Patriots and 15 minutes of "Oh, that's right. There are 31 other teams". Roll Eyes

Regardless, I looked forward to watching it each week. Glad it's back on.
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PFT has this:

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IT’S SHOWTIME FOR “INSIDE THE NFL”
Posted by Mike Florio on June 3, 2008, 8:31 p.m.
Inside the NFL, the long-running pro football highlights show that was dumped by HBO after three decades earlier this year, has landed with one of HBO’s oldest pay-channel competitors, Showtime.

The show will be produced by CBS Sports and NFL Films, and it will air on Wednesday nights during football season.

“This is the granddaddy of all highlight shows,” said Steve Sabol, President of NFL Films. “The combination of our film and game sound with the analysis in the studio gives Inside the NFL a perfect balance of action and insight. That’s why it’s been so popular for so long.”

It’s unknown whether any, some, or all of the on-air talent that was associated with the show at HBO will make the jump to Showtime. Bob Costas, one of the hosts of the program, still has a contract with HBO, which might prevent him from moonlighting with such a direct competitor.

We’d been told in the wake of the show’s demise that HBO had been paying NFL Films $8 million per year for access to the company’s game highlights.

UPDATE: A media source suggests that the new version of the show will be staffed primarily with current CBS talent, with Jim Nantz playing the role of Bob Costas, Dan Marino playing the role of, um, Dan Marino, Boomer Esiason or Phil Simms filling the role of Cris Collinsworth, and Charley Casserly serving in the Peter King role.

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UPDATE: A media source suggests that the new version of the show will be staffed primarily with current CBS talent, with Jim Nantz playing the role of Bob Costas, Dan Marino playing the role of, um, Dan Marino, Boomer Esiason or Phil Simms filling the role of Cris Collinsworth, and Charley Casserly serving in the Peter King role.



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Thank goodness I don't have Showtime!
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Word.

I guess I won't miss it as much as I thought I might.
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I wish they would just go back to when it was mostly just an hour of NFL films highlights. The over-analysis is what has ruined that once-excellent show.
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I wish they would just go back to when it was mostly just an hour of NFL films highlights. The over-analysis is what has ruined that once-excellent show.

Nothing is ever as good as it used to be.

Another nail.
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I wish they would just go back to when it was mostly just an hour of NFL films highlights. The over-analysis is what has ruined that once-excellent show.

Agreed. I used to truly look forward to their NFL Films style highlights before the excessive opinions.

I didn't watch it much but Collinsworth was the strongest guy I thought. They'll have to either go retro or get innovative w/ that show.

I miss the heck out of Primetime too...that was can't miss.
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