If you are a fan of the NFL of a certain age, you have probably spent many sundowns on Sunday watching your television watching ESPN's beloved program "NFL PrimeTime".
For those who do not know it or who are not big enough, it's not so long ago, it's your geographical position that dictated what games you had to see on Sunday. If you were a Bears fan living in San Diego, you were probably out of luck.
"NFL PrimeTime" helped fill this void, inspiring league viewers to retrace the highlights of every game of the day.
It's coming back. For a small fee.
Chris Berman, Tom Jackson back
ESPN announced Friday that "NFL PrimeTime" was back, starting Sunday at 19:30.
One problem: it will only be available on ESPN +, the network streaming service that costs $ 4.99 per month.
The show will be broadcast live and will also be available on demand, with highlights of Sunday night and Monday night games added.
The original "NFL PrimeTime" was released from 1987 to 2005; given the time elapsed since the first broadcast, the target audience of his return may not be a large user of streaming services, making the choice to place it on ESPN + a little strange.
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UNSPECIFIED – CIRCA 1989: Chris Berman, ESPN Sports Animator, aired around 1989. (Focus on Sport photo / Getty Images)
UNSPECIFIED – CIRCA 1989: Chris Berman, ESPN Sports Animator, looks to this portrait around 1989. (Focus on Sport photo / Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO – DECEMBER 3: ESPN Anchorman Chris Berman observes in a match with the New York Giants against the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park on December 3, 1990 in San Francisco, California. The 49ers won 7-3. (Photo by George Rose / Getty Images)
June 26, 1997: Chris Berman, sports director, on the field before a game against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Daniel / Allsport
NEW YORK CITY – FEBRUARY 28: Athletic gym Chris Berman, athlete Jim Kelly and NFL coach Jimmy Johnson attend the second edition of the ESPY Awards on February 28, 1994 at Paramount Theater, in New York City. Madison Square Garden in New York. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)
DENVER, CO – JULY 6: Chris Berman and Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals at the All-Star Home Run Contest on July 6, 1998 at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. (Photo of Sporting News via Getty Images)
February 14, 2000: Chris Berman (left), ESPN's football commentator, lays shoulder on ESPN baseball analyst Joe Morgan's shoulder at the eighth edition of the ESPY Awards MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas. Berman wears a black tuxedo with a colorful bow tie and a matching suit belt. Morgan is wearing a black suit and a white shirt with a mandarin collar. (Photo by Scott Harrison / Hulton Archives / Getty Images)
John Madden and Chris Berman at the ESPY Awards 2002 – Newsroom at Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California, USA. (Photo by SGranitz / WireImage)
BURBANK, CA – JUNE 6: (From left to right) Sports broadcaster Chris Berman, actress Charlize Theron, show host Jay Leno and singer Michelle Branch appear in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" at NBC studios June 6, 2003 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter / Getty Images)
THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO – Episode 2501 – Pictured: Chris Berman (left) during an interview with host Jay Leno on June 6, 2003 – (Photo by: Paul Drinkwater / Photo Bank NBC / NBCU via Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD – JULY 16: ESPN's Chris Berman will perform on stage at the 2003 ESPY Awards at Kodak Theater on July 16, 2003 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter / Getty Images)
CANTON, OH – AUGUST 3: Tommy McDonald (R), a member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame (Class of 1998), knocks out ESPN announcer, Chris Berman, at the ceremony. NFL Hall of Fame inducted on August 3, 2003 in Canton, Ohio. (Photo by David Maxwell / Getty Images)
Photo of Shawn Patrick Ouellette staff, Monday, January 26, 2004: New England Patriots kicker Adam Vinatieri chats with Chris Berman, Spoken, on the occasion of Media Day Patriots at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas (Photo by Shawn Patrick Ouellette / Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
Chris Berman and his family at the ESPY Awards 2004 – Arrivals at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California, USA. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire / WireImage for ESPN)
Chris Berman at ESPN's 25th Anniversary Celebration – Inside in the ESPN Zone – Times Square in New York, NY, USA. (Photo by KMazur / WireImage for ESPN)
USA – FEBRUARY 10: Actor Bill Murray and Chris Berman, ESPN Sports Animator, at the first round of the 2005 AT & T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am at Spyglass Hill Golf Club in Pebble Beach, California, February 10, 2005. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann / Getty Images)
CANTON, OH – AUGUST 7: ESPN's Master of Ceremony Chris Berman addresses the crowd at the 2005 NFL Hall of Fame inauguration ceremony on August 7, 2005 in Canton, Ohio. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel / Getty Images)
UNITED STATES – MAY 24: Chris Berman and John Cook observe the FedEx St. Jude Classic Pro-Am at Stanford, May 24, 2006, at the TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Joe Murphy / Getty Images)
ESPN commentators, Tom Jackson and Chris Berman, at the Monday night football game between the Chicago Bears and the St. Louis Rams in St. Louis, Missouri on December 11, 2006. The Bears won 42 to 27. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt / Getty Images)
Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts is interviewed by Chris Berman of ESPN during the media day preceding the Super Bowl XLI at Dolphins Stadium in Miami, Florida on January 30, 2007. (Photo by A. Messerschmidt / Getty Images)
NEW YORK – APRIL 28: Commissioner Roger Goodell talks with Chris Berman of ESPN when writing the 2007 NFL, April 28, 2007, at Radio City Music Hall in New York, New York ( photo of Rob Tringali / Sportschrome / Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD – JULY 11: TV personality Chris Berman (left) and actor Daniel Sunjata pose for photos in the press room at the 2007 ESPY Awards at Kodak Theater on July 11, 2007 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images)
Chris Berman watches his bunker 2 approach shot at the 3M Celebrity Challenge Shoot-Out competition at Pebble Beach Golf Links, a preliminary event preceding the Pro-Am AT & T Pebble Beach National Golf Tournament in Pebble Beach. California. (Photo by Daniel Harris / SMI Icon / Icon Sport Media via Getty Images)
CROMWELL, CT – JUNE 24: Broadcaster Chris Berman, left, and big Dwight Evans of the Boston Red Sox interact with spectators at the Travelers Championship Pro-Am Celebrity at TPC River Highlands on June 24, 2009 in Cromwell, NC. Connecticut. (Photo by Jim Rogash / Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 16: ESPN Personality Chris Berman Presents Brett Favre, NFL Player, Best Record of All Records, at ESPK Awards 2008 at NOKIA Theater LA LIVE on July 16, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. The ESPY 2008 will air on Sunday, July 20 at 9 pm ET on ESPN. (Photo by Michael Caulfield / WireImage)
NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 18: Former NFL player Curtis Martin (left) and ESPN's Chris Berman speak at the IRTS Gold Metal Award Gala on September 18, 2008 at the Waldorf-Astoria At New York. (Photo by Mike Stobe / Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL – JANUARY 27: Arsenal punter Ben Graham of the Arizona Cardinals met with ESPN's Chris Berman at the NFC Media Day at Raymond James Stadium on January 27, 2009 in Tampa, Florida. Ben Graham is the first Australian athlete to play in a SuperBowl. (Photo by Scott Halleran / Getty Images)
NEW YORK – OCTOBER 29: Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel talks with Chris Berman at the practice session before the second game of the 2009 MLB World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Philadelphia Phillies. New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on October 29, 2009 in the Bronx area of New York City. The Yankees defeated the Phillies 3-1. (Photo by Rob Tringali / Sportschrome / Getty Images)
NORTON, MA – SEPTEMBER 3: Chris Berman, sports host on television, reacts after jumping from the bunker to the 13th green at the Pro-Am of the Deutsche Bank Championship held at TPC Boston on September 3, 2009 in Norton, Massachusetts. (Photo by Stan Badz / PGA TOUR)
HOLLYWOOD – MAY 24: Chris Berman of ESPN and his family attend the ceremony by returning him a star at the Hollywood Walk Of Fame held on May 24, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Tran / FilmMagic)
ANAHEIM, CA – JULY 12: David Ortiz, No. 34 Boston Red Sox sitting in the dugout with ESPN's Chris Berman (ESP) at the 2010 Home State Home derby held at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on the 12th July 2010 in Anaheim California. (Photo by Michael Zagaris / Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX – FEBRUARY 06: ESPN TV personalities Steve Young and Chris Berman on the field at the Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium on February 6, 2011 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MONTH – JULY 09: ESPN personality Chris Berman speaks to the crowd at the Derby Home Farm Home Derby at Kauffman Stadium on July 9, 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo of Jamie Squire / Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 28: (LR): ESPN presenter Bob Ley, George Grant, Chris Berman, ESPN presenter and Bill Rasmussen, attend the Paley Award Gala in the honor the 35th anniversary of ESPN presented by Roc Nation Sports on May 28, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Larry Busacca / Getty Images for the Paley Center for Media)
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Nicknames, jokes and analyzes
The announcement by ESPN mentions the comings and goings between Berman, an icon of the network, and Jackson, three-time linebacker of the Pro Bowl with the Denver Broncos in the 1970s and 80s.
He also mentions the nicknames of Berman – Ben "Winter" Coates, Eric "Sleeping with" Bieniemy – and Jackson's analysis.
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SportsCenter presenter Scott Van Pelt and Monday Night Football player Joe Tessitore will join them in announcing the highlights of the Sunday and Monday night games.
"ESPN has just celebrated its 40th anniversary and the NFL is celebrating its 100th season," Berman said in a statement. "What better way to commemorate both occasions than to bring back" NFL PrimeTime ", now available on ESPN +. I hope everyone is as excited as we are.
"The return of Chris Berman and Tom Jackson to" NFL PrimeTime "on ESPN + combines one of ESPN's most popular franchises with a new and exciting platform for fans," said Russell Wolff, General Manager from ESPN +. "Chris and Tom are the best players of all time to call the NFL's best moments, and now a whole new generation of fans will be able to watch them every week, while ESPN + features the best plays and key moments. of the week in the National Football League. "
