NBC SNF Show Open Celebrates NFL Fans, Featuring User-Generated Video Content for First Time
NFL Stars Highlighted in Virtual Player Cameos
New Sunday Night Football Show Open Premieres on Sun., Sept. 13
Cowboys-Rams SNF Opener
STAMFORD, Conn. – In less than three weeks, on Sunday, Sept. 13, seven-time Grammy Award-winner and multi-platinum recording artist Carrie Underwood stars in the debut of the 2020 show open for NBC’s Sunday Night Football, which has been primetime television’s No. 1 program for an unprecedented nine consecutive years.
Working within social-distancing parameters, the 2020 Sunday Night Football show open was uniquely produced without extras in a studio or stadium, while also celebrating the millions who watch the games.
For the first time, the SNF show open will feature user-generated content from fans showcasing their team spirit. In addition, cameos from some of the NFL’s biggest stars, also recorded remotely, will be highlighted.
Headlined by Underwood for the eighth consecutive season, the show open will also feature an inside at look at her new recording of “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” in a Nashville studio.
“We are excited about this year’s new collaboration with Carrie, including scenes in the recording studio, and look forward to uniquely incorporating the game’s great fans,” said Tripp Dixon, creative director of the SNF show open.
NBC’S SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL IS PRIMETIME TELEVISION’S NO. 1 SHOW FOR RECORD NINE CONSECUTIVE YEARS: NBC’s Sunday Night Football finished the 2019-20 TV season as primetime’s #1 TV show in all key metrics for an unprecedented ninth consecutive year – adding to its record for the most consecutive years atop the charts (since 1950), based on official live plus same day data provided by Nielsen. Sunday Night Football also ranked as the No. 1 show in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic for the 10th consecutive TV season.
| 2020 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE | ||
| Thurs. Sept. 10 | NFL Kickoff | Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs |
| Sun. Sept. 13 | Week 1 | Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams |
| Sun. Sept. 20 | Week 2 | New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks |
| Sun. Sept. 27 | Week 3 | Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints |
| Sun. Oct. 4 | Week 4 | Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers |
| *Sun. Oct. 11 | Week 5 | Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks |
| *Sun. Oct. 18 | Week 6 | Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers |
| *Sun. Oct. 25 | Week 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Las Vegas Raiders |
| *Sun. Nov. 1 | Week 8 | Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles |
| *Sun. Nov. 8 | Week 9 | New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| *Sun. Nov. 15 | Week 10 | Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots |
| *Sun. Nov. 22 | Week 11 | Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders |
| **Thurs. Nov. 26 | Week 12 | Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| *Sun. Nov. 29 | Week 12 | Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers |
| *Sun. Dec. 6 | Week 13 | Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs |
| *Sun. Dec. 13 | Week 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills |
| *Sun. Dec. 20 | Week 15 | San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys |
| *Sun. Dec. 27 | Week 16 | Tennessee Titans at Green Bay Packers |
| *Sun. Jan. 3 | Week 17 | TBD |
*Flex Week
** Thanksgiving Night Game