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TV series or program
NFL Films Game of the Week
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Presented by
| Steve Sabol
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Release
| 1965
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1965
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2007
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2007
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The
NFL Films Game of the Week
, formerly known as the
NFL Game of the Week
, is a television program that aired from 1965 to 2007. The show presented one or two
NFL
games from the previous week compressed into a one-hour program.
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Format
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Game of the Week
presents the game from a wide variety of angles, including game
footage
, pregame and postgame
commentary
, and
sideline
sound from players and
coaches
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Broadcast history
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The program premiered in
syndication
in
1965
in a 30-minute format. With the advent of the NFL Network in
2003
, it was expanded to 60 minutes and retracted from syndication for airing on the NFL's home network.
Upon its debut on the NFL Network in 2003, it aired on Wednesday and sometimes Thursday nights. In
2006
, the show moved to Friday night. The time slot has remained the same?9 p.m. and midnight
Eastern
and
Pacific
times, for a total of three showings throughout the evening. NFL Network identifies the show as "Classic Games" in its listings.
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citation needed
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On September 10, 2007,
ION Television
bought rights to the show. They announced the first episode would air September 15, highlighting the
Dallas Cowboys
45-35 win over the
New York Giants
.
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ION aired the game Saturday evenings at 6:00 PM Eastern Time and ended the series on December 29. ION's rights for the show were not renewed for the
2008 NFL season
.
Hosts
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Steve Sabol
was the host up until his death in 2012. He had been with NFL Films since its inception in
1962
, and is one of only a handful of people to have viewed the first 40
Super Bowls
in person.
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