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1983. 30 January – Live American Football is seen in the UK for the first time when Channel 4 broadcasts live coverage of Super Bowl XVII. [2] 1984. 29 March – Screensport launches [3] and coverage of American Football is a significant part of its output throughout its time on air. 1985.
7 November – Coverage of American sport gets its first regular coverage on UK television when Channel 4 starts broadcasting American football on a weekly basis. [2] 1983. 30 January – Live American Football is seen in the UK for the first time when Channel 4 broadcasts live coverage of Super Bowl XVII. 1984.
The history of the National Football League on television documents the long history of the National Football League on television. The NFL, along with boxing and professional wrestling (before the latter publicly became known as a "fake" sport ), was a pioneer of sports broadcasting during a time when baseball and college football were more popular than professional football.
2008. 27 June – Five decides to end its coverage of Serie A after just a single season. 29 October – MLB on Five is broadcast for the final time to co-inside with Channel 5 deciding to end its coverage of Major League Baseball due to the Global recession of 2008-09. 11–21 December – Five shows live coverage of the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup.
America's Game: The Missing Rings. America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions. Around the League (formerly Team Cam) The Coaches Show. First on the Field (now NFL GameDay First) A Football Life. Good Morning Football. NFL Classics. NFL Fantasy Live.
1998. 25 January – Channel 4's coverage of American Football ends when it shows Super Bowl XXXII. This ends a relationship with the sport that had existed since its first week on the air. 28 February – Channel 4 shows live coverage of the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations Final.
The history of American football can be traced to early versions of rugby football and association football. Both games have their origin in multiple varieties of football played in the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century, in which a football is kicked at a goal or kicked over a line, which in turn were based on the varieties of English public school football games descending from medieval ...
American Football League (AFL) on ABC is a television program that broadcast professional football games of the then fledgling (when compared to the more established National Football League) American Football League on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), then itself a less established player in American network television.