Big Ten Saturday Night

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Big Ten Saturday Night
Genre College football telecasts
Presented by Noah Eagle
Todd Blackledge
Kathryn Tappen
Theme music composer John Colby
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locations Various NCAA stadiums
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time210 minutes or until game ends (inc. adverts)
Production company NBC Sports
Release
Original network NBC
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Big Ten Saturday Night is the branding used for upcoming broadcasts of primetime Big Ten Football Games produced by NBC Sports and broadcast on NBC.

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On August 18, 2022, NBC acquired rights to 14-16 Big Ten Football Games per season, which will primarily air on primetime as part of the Big Ten Saturday Night package over a 7-year contract. These games will air along with NBC's existing coverage of Notre Dame Football on NBC . NBC will also air the 2026 Big Ten Football Championship Game as well as eight games exclusively on Peacock per season. [1] [2]

On February 2, 2023, NBC announced Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge, and Kathryn Tappen as the lead broadcast team for Big Ten Saturday Night. [3]

Schedules

2023 schedule

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NBC did not air games on either September 23 or October 14 due to broadcasts of Notre Dame Football on NBC games.

DateAwayHomeNotes
September 2 West Virginia Penn State rivalry
Big Ten Saturday Night debut
September 9 Charlotte Maryland
September 16 Syracuse Purdue
September 30TBDTBD
October 7TBDTBD
October 21TBDTBD
October 28TBDTBD
November 4TBDTBD
November 11 Michigan State Ohio State
November 18TBDTBD
November 24 Penn State Michigan State Land Grant Trophy
Game played at Ford Field

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References

  1. "BIG TEN CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES GROUNDBREAKING MEDIA RIGHTS AGREEMENTS PROVIDING FANS UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS AND STUDENT-ATHLETES GREATER EXPOSURE THAN ANY OTHER COLLEGIATE SPORTS CONFERENCE IN HISTORY". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  2. "NBCUNIVERSAL AND BIG TEN CONFERENCE REACH LANDMARK 7-YEAR AGREEMENT FOR NBC AND PEACOCK TO BECOME EXCLUSIVE HOME OF "BIG TEN SATURDAY NIGHT" FOOTBALL PACKAGE BEGINNING IN 2023". NBC Sports Group Press Box. 18 August 2022.
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