THE COUNTDOWN TO THE SUPER BOWL BEGINS ON FEB. 1 WITH "THE EARLY SHOW’S" LIVE DAILY BROADCASTS FROM SOUTH BEACH
HANNAH STORM AND TRACY SMITH WILL CO-ANCHOR "THE SATURDAY EARLY SHOW" FROM SOUTH BEACH ON FEB. 3
THE EARLY SHOW will be broadcast live from South Beach Thursday, Feb. 1- Monday, Feb. 5, as co-anchors Julie Chen, Harry Smith, Hannah Storm and weather anchor Dave Price shed their winter parkas and head down to the Sunshine State. While there, Storm will report on the friendly rivalry between coaches Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy, Chen and Smith will judge an “Iron Chef” competition with Bobby Flay and two local chefs, and Price will frolic with some of the NFL wives on a yacht docked in South Beach. Storm will also co-anchor THE SATURDAY EARLY SHOW on Feb. 3 with Tracy Smith. THE EARLY SHOW is broadcast weekdays (7:00–9:00 AM/ET) and THE SATURDAY EARLY SHOW is broadcast Saturdays (check local listings for time) on the CBS Television Network. Michael Bass is the senior executive producer of both broadcasts.
Following are highlights from THE EARLY SHOW’s coverage of Super Bowl XLI:
Thursday, Feb. 1:
Co-anchors Harry Smith, Hannah Storm, Julie Chen and weather anchor Dave Price will be live from South Beach
- Dave Price will report live from the NFL Experience
- Hannah Storm reports on the friendly rivalry between coaches Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy
- National correspondent Tracy Smith reports what makes Miami hot, hot, hot
- Miami-based author Carl Hiaasen
- Celebrity chef Bobby Flay cooks dishes with a Cuban flair
Friday, Feb. 2
Co-anchors Harry Smith, Hannah Storm, Julie Chen, and weather anchor Dave Price will be live from South Beach
- Dave Price will report the nation’s weather from a yacht with some of the NFL wives
- National Correspondent Byron Pitts reports on the security for this year’s Super Bowl
- Tracy Smith reports on Miami’s real estate boom
- CBS Sports’ Jim Nantz and Phil Simms talk about the Super Bowl
- Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana stops by THE EARLY SHOW
- A swimsuit fashion show on the beach
- Miami chefs Norman Van Aken and Douglas Rodriguez compete in an “Iron Chef” competition with Bobby Flay
- Singer John Legend performs
- NFL legend Joe Namath stops by THE EARLY SHOW
Saturday, Feb. 3
Tracy Smith and Hannah Storm will co-anchor THE SATURDAY EARLY SHOW from South Beach
- A look at Miami through the eyes of former Dolphins quarterback and CBS Sports announcer Dan Marino
- James Brown, Shannon Sharpe and Boomer Esiason, from THE SUPER BOWL TODAY, CBS Sports' pre-game studio show talk, about the Super Bowl
- The Indigo Girls perform
Monday, Feb. 5
Co-anchors Harry Smith, Hannah Storm, Julie Chen and weather anchor Dave Price will be live from South Beach
- Hannah Storm will interview the MVP
- A look at the best and worst Super Bowl ads
