CBS SPORTS’ “SUPER BOWL TODAY” FEATURES SET FOR SUPER BOWL XLI ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK ON FEB. 4
CBS Sports’ coverage of Super Bowl XLI continues with THE SUPER BOWL TODAY, the Network’s pre-game studio show (2:00-6:00 PM, ET) with host James Brown along with analysts Dan Marino, Boomer Esiason, and Shannon Sharpe, as well as NFL Insider General Manager Charley Casserly, reporters Lesley Visser, Sam Ryan and contributor Dick Enberg.
- James Brown, Dan Marino, Boomer Esiason and Shannon Sharpe welcome viewers with some pre-game analysis and highlights from the NFL Tailgate party set, while Lesley Visser and Sam Ryan report on each team.
Following are the approximate air times for features on THE SUPER BOWL TODAY (subject to change):
2:15 PM, ET
- Shannon Sharpe tackles the Colts’ defense talking with Dwight Freeney and Bob Sanders. Jeff St. Arromand produces.
2:30 PM, ET
- THE SUPER BOWL TODAY features Chicago Bears running back Thomas Jones.
2:45 PM, ET
- Dick Enberg visits with legendary coaching genius of the San Francisco 49ers Bill Walsh. Deb Boulac produces.
3:00 PM, ET
- Sam Ryan covers Indianapolis Colts record-breaking wide receiver Marvin Harrison. Jeff St. Arromand produces.
3:10 PM, ET
- Shannon Sharpe and Boomer Esiason go mach speed as they take a ride with the famous Thunderbirds fighter jets.
3:30 PM, ET
- THE SUPER BOWL TODAY features Chicago Bears defensive lineman Tank Johnson.
3:40 PM, ET
- CBS EVENING NEWS Chief Investigative Reporter Armen Keteyian sits down with Joy Piccolo and Connie Payton, wives of former Chicago Bears running backs Brian Piccolo and Walter Payton. Sarah Rinaldi produces.
4:00 PM, ET
- James Brown visits with the head coaches of the Chicago Bears Lovie Smith and the Indianapolis Colts Tony Dungy to talk about the meaning of their historic meeting as the first African-American head coaches in the NFL to lead their teams to the Super Bowl. Charlie Bloom produces.
4:10 PM, ET
- Randy Cross reports from Baghdad with the troops as they watch Super Bowl XLI and participate in the first-ever Baghdad Bowl (flag football game). Suzanne Smith produces.
4:30 PM, ET
- Lesley Visser visits with Chicago Bears quarterback Rex Grossman. Deb Gelman produces. 4:45 PM, ET
- CBS EVENING NEWS Anchor Katie Couric reports the story of Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver and last year’s Super Bowl MVP Hines Ward about his Korean heritage, what it was like growing up and the impact his success has had on children and others in Korea. Pete Radovich produces.
5:00 PM, ET
- Boomer Esiason looks at the tradition of great Chicago middle linebackers from Dick Butkus to Mike Singletary to Brian Urlacher. Deb Boulac produces.
5:30 PM, ET
- Dan Marino sits down for a quarterback-to-quarterback talk with the Indianapolis Colts’ Peyton Manning. Charlie Bloom produces.
Performances by Stevie Nicks (3:55 PM, ET), Cirque du Soleil (5:45 PM, ET), and Billy Joel singing the national anthem (6:15 PM, ET) also will be a part of the pre-game show.
