Inside the NFL

Inside the NFL
Premiere	September 1977
Airs	Fridays at 9PM
Host	see below
Network/Provider	HBO (seasons 1-31) Showtime (seasons 32-44) Paramount+ (seasons 45-46) The CW (season 47)
Style	60-minute sports commentary
Company	NFL Films HBO Sports (seasons 1-31), CBS Sports (seasons 32-46)
Seasons	48
Status	Currently airing season 48
Origin	USA
Official Site	Showtime

Inside the NFL is a sports commentary regarding the NFL. It moved to Showtime after airing on HBO for 31 years.

Commentators

Commentator	Duration
Host
Al Meltzer	1977-1978
Chuck Bednarik	1977-1978
Len Dawson	1978-2002
Merle Harmon	1978-1980
Nick Buoniconti	1980-2002
Bob Costas	2002-2008
James Brown	2008-present
Co-Host
Cris Collinsworth	1990-present
Dan Marino	2002-2008
Cris Carter	2002-2008
Analyst
Phil Simms	2008-present
Warren Sapp	2008-present
Special Correspondent
Jenn Brown	2008-present

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
HBO
Season One	September 1977	1978				—
Season Two	September 1978	1979				—
Season Three	September 1979	1980				—
Season Four	September 1980	1981				—
Season Five	September 1981	1982				—
Season Six	September 1982	1983				—
Season Seven	September 1983	1984				—
Season Eight	September 1984	1985				—
Season Nine	September 1985	1986				—
Season Ten	September 1986	1987				—
Season Eleven	September 1987	1988				—
Season Twelve	September 1988	1989				—
Season Thirteen	September 1989	1990				—
Season Fourteen	September 1990	1991				—
Season Fifteen	September 1991	1992				—
Season Sixteen	September 1992	1993				—
Season Seventeen	September 1993	1994				—
Season Eighteen	September 1994	1995				—
Season Nineteen	September 1995	1996				—
Season Twenty	September 1996	1997				—
Season Twenty-One	September 1997	1998				—
Season Twenty-Two	September 1998	1999				—
Season Tewenty-Three	September 1999	2000				—
Season Twenty-Four	September 2000	2001				—
Season Twenty-Five	September 2001	2002				—
Season Twenty-Six	September 2002	2003				—
Season Twenty-Seven	September 2003	2004				—
Season Twenty-Eight	September 2004	2005				—
Season Twenty-Nine	September 2005	2006				—
Season Thirty	September 2006	2007				—
Season Thirty-One	September 2007	February 6, 2008				—
Showtime
Season Thirty-Two	September 10, 2008	February 11, 2009				23
Season Thirty-Three	September 9, 2009	February 10, 2010				23
Season Thirty-Four	September 8, 2010	February 9, 2011				23
Season Thirty-Five	September 7, 2011	February 8, 2012				23
Season Thirty-Six	September 12, 2012	February 6, 2013				22
Season Thirty-Seven	September 4, 2013	February 5, 2014				23
Season Thirty-Eight	September 2, 2014	February 3, 2015				23
Season Thirty-Nine	September 8, 2015	February 9, 2016				22
Season Forty	September 13, 2016	February 7, 2017				22 + 1
Season Forty-One	September 12, 2017	February 6, 2018				23
Season Forty-Two	September 4, 2018	February 5, 2019				23
Season Forty-Three	September 10, 2019	February 4, 2020				23
Season Forty-Four	September 15, 2020	February 9, 2021				23
Paramount+
Season Forty-Five	September 7, 2021	February 15, 2022				24
Season Forty-Six	September 13, 2022	February 14, 2023				24
The CW
Season Forty-Seven	September 5, 2023	February 13, 2024				23
Season Forty-Eight	August 30, 2024	—				—

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

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