NFL Thursday Night Kickoff: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Each NFL week kicks off with Thursday Night Football and CBS and NFL Network give the matchups their due with extensive on-site pregame coverage. Following host Rich Eisen's "NFL Total Access Kickoff" on NFL Network -- highlighting the atmosphere and festivities outside the stadium as fans arrive -- the scene shifts inside for NFL Thursday Night Kickoff on CBS and simulcast on NFL Network, with anchor James Brown and analysts Deion Sanders and Bill Cowher. CBS' production team and broadcasters Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson present the full slate of 16 regular-season Thursday night games. CBS and simulcaster NFL Network broadcast Weeks 2-8 and a Saturday game from Week 16. NFL Network televises Weeks 9-12, 14-16, and a Saturday game from Week 16.

Series details

• Title: NFL Thursday Night Kickoff
• Format: Talk Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Sports
• Premiere date: 2014-09-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-09-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 63 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 21217

Cast and credited roles

• James Brown — Host
• Deion Sanders — Analyst
• Bill Cowher — Analyst

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-09-11; final listed air date 2014-09-11.
• Season 3: premiered 2016-09-15; final listed air date 2016-12-24; episode order: 15.
• Season 4: premiered 2017-09-28; final listed air date 2017-09-28; episode order: 15.

Source and licence

Adapted from NFL Thursday Night Kickoff on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.