Feb 1, 2022; Inglewood, CA, USA; The Super Bowl LVI numerals logo is seen at SoFi Stadium. Super Bowl 56 between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals will be played on Feb. 13, 2022. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Sunday, February 13
SUPER BOWL LVI | SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES RAMS vs CINCINNATI BENGALS
NBC & Telemundo 6:30 p.m. ET

NBC SUPER BOWL LVI PRESENTATION

Game commentators: Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth

Sideline reporters: Michele Tafoya, Katheryn Tappen

Rules analyst: Terry McAulay

  • Eleventh Super Bowl assignment for Michaels, tied for the most with Pat Summerall.

  • Fifth for both Collnsworth and Tafoya. First for Tappen and McAulay.

  • NBC will debut a new NFL graphics package and scorebug for Super Bowl LVI.

  • SAP: Edgar Lopez, Rene Giraldo (separate from Telemundo broadcast).

NBC Super Bowl Pregame Show

Main Set: Mike Tirico, Drew Brees, Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison

Santa Monica Pier: Maria Taylor & Chris Simms

Field: Jac Collinsworth & Rodney Harrison

Insiders: Mike Florio, Peter King; Steve Kornacki

Correspondents: Michael Holley, Michael Smith, Kit Hoover

Special Guests: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Rutledge Wood

  • Tirico will host the pregame show and Lombardi presentation.

  • Taylor will present the Halftime performance and host post game coverage.

TELEMUNDO

Commentators: Carlos Mauricio Ramirez, Jorge Andres

Pregame Show: Miguel Gurwitz, Ana Jurka, Karim Mendiburu, Rolando Cantu; Andres Cantor

  • Telemundo will present the first over the air Spanish language Super Bowl broadcast.

TELEMUNDO SUPER BOWL SUNDAY BROADCAST SCHEDULE

Fiesta del Super Bowl, En Casa con Telemundo, 2 p.m.

Telemundo Super Bowl LVI Pregame Show, 5 p.m.

Super Bowl LVI: Rams vs Bengals 6 p.m.; Kickoff 6:40 p.m.

Telemundo Super Bowl Extra – Postgame Show, 10:45 p.m.

LIVE STREAM

Apps/websites: NBC Sports; Peacock; NFL; Telemundo Deportes; Yahoo

NBC SUPER BOWL SUNDAY BROADCAST SCHEDULE

NFL Films: Road to the Super Bowl, Noon

Super Bowl LVI Pregame Show, 1 p.m.

Super Bowl LVI: Rams vs Bengals, 6 p.m; Kickoff 6:40 p.m.

  • Football/Hollywood-themed opening featuring Halle Berry

  • National Anthem performed by Mickey Guyton

  • America The Beautiful performed by Jhene Aiko

  • Lift Every Voice & Sing will be performed by Mary Mary with YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles)

  • Halftime Show performed by Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, & Kendrick Lamar

Super Bowl Post-game Show, 10:15 p.m (time approximate)

  • Lombardi Trophy presentation

  • Primetime coverage of the Winter Olympics from Beijing follows Super Bowl coverage

NBC SUPER BOWL LVI PREGAME, INTERVIEWS, & FEATURES

FOOTBALL INTERVIEWS

  • Chris Simms with Rams head coach Sean McVay
  • Rodney Harrison with Rams DT Aaron Donald
  • Maria Taylor with Rams QB Matthew Stafford and his wife, Kelly
  • Tony Dungy with Bengals head coach Zac Taylor
  • Drew Brees with Bengals QB Joe Burrow
  • Jac Collinsworth with Bengals DE Sam Hubbard

CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS

  • NBC News’ Lester Holt with President Joe Biden
  • Maria Taylor and Chris Simms will interview America’s Got Talent Extreme’s Terry Crews and Nikki Bella
  • Mike Tirico interviews Olympics correspondent Lindsey Vonn
  • Access Hollywood’s Kit Hoover will interview celebrities inside the NFL Tailgate

HOTEL & ARRIVAL REPORTS

  • Michael Holley and Michael Smith will provide updates from team hotels.
  • Michele Tafoya (Rams) and Kathryn Tappen (Bengals) will report each team’s arrivals.

FEATURES

  • Untold History of the Super Bowl: Featuring stories on Bill Parcells in Super Bowl XXV, Joe Gibbs in Super Bowl XXII, Terry Bradshaw in Super Bowl XII.
  • Snoop Youth Football: Snoop Dogg’s long-running community youth football league.
  • 1939 UCLA Football Team: Story on the 1939 UCLA football team, which included Jackie Robinson, Kenny Washington, and Woody Strode. Each broke the color barrier in MLB and the NFL.
  • Tom Coughlin: A feature on Super Bowl-winning head coach Tom Coughlin and his wife, Judy, and their Jay Fund Foundation assisting children with cancer.
  • Cabo Recruitment: The story of Matthew Stafford trade to Los Angeles, after a coincidental vacation.
  • Bengals Faces: Feature on Bengals fans and the significance of a Championship for Cincinnati.
  • Super Bowl Doctors: Three doctors who attended last year’s Super Bowl in Miami helped to save the life of a distressed passenger on their flight back home to Los Angeles.

ENTERTAINMENT

  • Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson narrates the opening of the 5 p.m. hour for the “Super Gold Sunday.”
  • Musical Performances: The Chainsmokers will perform from the NFL Tailgate Party.
  • Dale & Rut’s SoCal Adventure: Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rutledge Wood will go on a “Super SoCal Adventure,” thru various L.A. locations and will interview actor Jeff Goldblum.

SUPER BOWL LVI RADIO BROADCASTS

WESTWOOD ONE RADIO

Sirius Ch.88; SiriusXM app Ch.88

Game commentators: Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warner

Sideline reporters: Mike Golic, Laura Okmin

Rules analyst: Gene Steratore

Pregame: Scott Graham, Willie McGinest, Terrell Davis, Ian Rappaport, Mike Golic, Kurt Warner

  • National radio broadcast

WESTWOOD ONE RADIO SCHEDULE

Super Bowl Preview, 2 p.m.

Super Bowl Insider, 3 p.m.

Super Sunday Pregame Show, 4 p.m.

Super Bowl LVI, 5 p.m.

ENTRAVISION RADIO

Sirius Ch.138; SiriusXM app Ch.964

Ricardo Celis, Tony Nunez

  • National Spanish radio broadcast

  • Pregame show on Facebook

RAMS HOME RADIO

Sirius Ch.82; SiriusXM app Ch.818

English: J.B. Long, Maurice Jones-Drew, & D’Marco Farr

Spanish: Troy Santiago, Ricardo Lopez

BENGALS HOME RADIO

Sirius Ch.85; SiriusXM app Ch.806

English: Dan Hoard, Dave Lapham

SUPER BOWL LVI INTERNATIONAL TV BROADCASTS

ESPN INTERNATIONAL FEED

Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick, & Lisa Salters

  • Available in Australia & New Zealand

NFL FILMS WORLD FEED

Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis

  • Available in select countries

CABLE NETWORK BROADCAST SCHEDULES

NFL NETWORK (From Los Angeles)

  • NFL GameDay Morning, 9 a.m.

  • Taste of the NFL, 5:30 p.m.

  • Super Bowl LVI Game Center, 6:30 p.m. (with Westwood One audio)

  • NFL GameDay Final, 10 p.m.*

  • Super Bowl LVI encore, 3 a.m. (Feb 14)

ESPN (From Los Angeles)

  • SportsCenter, 8 a.m.

  • Postseason NFL Countdown, 10 a.m.

  • NFL Countdown, 10:30 p.m.*

  • SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt, 11:30 p.m.

*All post-game coverage begins after NBC broadcast concludes

Thanks to Sammy for putting this primer together!

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