Sunday NFL Countdown - wikipedia Sunday NFL Countdown This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( March 2007 ) Sunday NFL Countdown Sunday NFL Countdown logo used from 2006 -- 2013 Starring Samantha Ponder Randy Moss Rex Ryan Matt Hasselbeck Charles Woodson Chris Mortensen Adam Schefter Louis Riddick Country of origin United States Production Running time 3 hours Release Original network ESPN ( 1985 -- ) ESPN HD ( 2004 -- ) Original release September 7, 1985 -- present External links Website Sunday NFL Countdown is a pregame show of all the NFL action for that week. The official name is Sunday NFL Countdown presented by Snickers. The show airs on ESPN, ESPN HD, TSN and TSN HD from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern time every Sunday during the National Football League regular season. In Europe it is aired by ESPN America. It is very similar to The NFL Today on CBS and Fox NFL Sunday, which airs on Fox. The show 's former names include NFL GameDay from 1985 to 1995, NFL Countdown from 1996 to 1997, and since 1998, Sunday NFL Countdown ( to demarcate from the Monday night version of the series ). In 2006, the program introduced new graphics and a new logo to resemble the network 's Monday Night Football logo. Chris Berman had been the studio host since 1986 succeeding Bob Ley. Jack Youngblood was the first analyst. In 1987, he was replaced by Pete Axthelm and Tom Jackson. The show 's awards include seven Sports Emmy Awards for Outstanding Weekly Show ( 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2003, and 2006 seasons ) and five CableACE Awards ( 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995 seasons ). On September 7, 2014, which was the 35th anniversary of ESPN 's launch, Sunday NFL Countdown debuted a brand - new studio inside Digital Center 2 of ESPN 's main facilities in Bristol. With it, came a new logo and also, a new graphics package similar to that of SportsCenter. Like SportsCenter, a Helvetica font is used, but with the lower - thirds having white text on a black background, as opposed to black text on a white background. Starting September 8, every NFL show produced at ESPN now shares its new graphics, new logo, and a new set ( except Monday Night Countdown, which itself shares the same graphics package and theme music as Monday Night Football ). On September 13, 2015, Sunday NFL Countdown was shortened from 3 hours to 2 hours, due to a new Sunday edition of NFL Insiders being aired in the 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET time slot. Therefore, Sunday NFL Countdown was moved down an hour to 11 a.m. ET. On September 10, 2017, Sunday NFL Countdown moved back to the 10 a.m. ET time slot and became a 3 - hour program once again, resulting in the cancellation of NFL Insiders : Sunday Edition after 2 seasons. The show usually originates from Bristol, but it originates in the city hosting the Super Bowl for its Super Bowl edition. On November 20, 2016, the show originated from Mexico City, which was hosting the Monday Night Football game the following night between the Houston Texans and Oakland Raiders. In January 2017, ESPN announced that Berman would leave the show at the end of the 2016 - 17 season, ending his 31 - year tenure as host of this program. Berman was replaced with Samantha Ponder, who had previously co-hosted and contributed to College GameDay from 2012 -- 2016. Contents 1 Controversy 2 2007 3 Personalities 3.1 Current 3.1. 1 Main Panelists 3.1. 2 Field Reporters 3.1. 3 NFL Insiders 3.1. 4 Comedy / Impressions 3.2 Former 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Controversy On July 14, 2003, ESPN announced that Rush Limbaugh would be joining the show as a weekly commentator when it premiered on September 7. Limbaugh would provide the `` voice of the fan '' and was supposed to spark debate on the show. On September 28, Limbaugh commented about Donovan McNabb, the quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles : `` Sorry to say this, I do n't think he 's been that good from the get - go. I think what we 've had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well. There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he did n't deserve. The defense carried this team. '' On October 1, 2003, less than one week after that comment, Limbaugh resigned from ESPN. The following Sunday on air Tom Jackson said about Limbaugh : `` Let me just say that it was not our decision to have Rush Limbaugh on this show. I 've seen replay after replay of Limbaugh 's comments with my face attached as well as that of my colleagues, comments which made us very uncomfortable at the time, although the depth and the insensitive nature of which were n't fully felt until it seemed too late to reply. He was brought here to talk football, and he broke that trust. Rush told us the social commentary for which he is so well known would not cross over to our show, and instead, he would represent the viewpoint of the intelligent, passionate fan. Rush Limbaugh was not a fit for NFL Countdown. '' 2007 In February 2007, ESPN confirmed an earlier report in the Dallas Morning News that Michael Irvin would not be brought back to the show or to the network. On March 12, ESPN confirmed on its website that Michael Irvin 's former teammate, Emmitt Smith would fill Irvin 's chair, but that arrangement only lasted one season. Keyshawn Johnson also joined the network and has served as an analyst for Countdown, among other programs. Personalities Current Main Panelists Samantha Ponder : ( Host, 2017 -- present ) Randy Moss : ( Analyst, 2016 -- present ) Matt Hasselbeck : ( Analyst, 2016 -- present ) Charles Woodson : ( Analyst, 2016 -- present ) Rex Ryan : ( Analyst, 2017 -- present ) Field Reporters Josina Anderson : ( Correspondent, 2011 -- present ) Jeff Darlington : ( Correspondent, 2016 -- present ) Greg Garber : ( Correspondent, 1991 -- present ) Dan Graziano : ( Correspondent, 2017 -- present ) Sal Paolantonio : ( Correspondent, 1995 -- present ) Dianna Russini : ( Correspondent, 2017 -- present ) Jim Trotter : ( Correspondent, 2014 -- present ) NFL Insiders Adam Schefter : ( 2009 -- present ) Chris Mortensen : ( 1991 -- present ) Louis Riddick : ( 2017 -- present ) Comedy / Impressions Frank Caliendo : ( 2012 -- present ) Former Pete Axthelm : ( analyst, 1987 -- 1990 ) Chris Berman : ( studio host, 1986 -- 2016 ) Cris Carter : ( analyst, 2008 -- 2015 ) Trent Dilfer : ( analyst, 2016 ) Mike Ditka : ( analyst, 2006 -- 2015 ) Josh Elliott : ( correspondent, 2006 -- 2010 ) Merril Hoge : ( analyst, 2012 -- 2014 ) Michael Irvin : ( analyst, 2003 -- 2006 ) Tom Jackson : ( analyst, 1987 -- 2015 ) Ron Jaworski : ( contributor, 1990 -- 2005 ) ( analyst, 2006 ; 2012 -- 2014 ) Keyshawn Johnson ( analyst, 2007 -- 2015 ) Jim Kelly : ( analyst, 1998 -- 2000 ) Andrea Kremer : ( contributor, 1989 -- 2005 ) Ray Lewis : ( analyst, 2013 -- 2015 ) Bob Ley : ( studio host, 1985 ) Rush Limbaugh : ( analyst, 2003 ) Kenny Mayne : ( contributor, 2005 -- 2012 ) Wendi Nix : ( co-host, 2014 -- 2016 ) Pam Oliver : ( reporter, 1993 -- 1994 ) Bill Parcells : ( contributor, 2007 ) Phil Simms : ( analyst, 1994 ) Stuart Scott : ( co-host, 1999 -- 2000 ) Sterling Sharpe : ( analyst, 1995 -- 2003 ) Emmitt Smith : ( analyst, 2007 ) Joe Theismann : ( analyst, 1988 -- 1997 ) Mike Tirico : ( co-host, 1998 ) Ed Werder : ( correspondent, 1998 -- 2016 ) Steve Young : ( analyst, 2000 -- 2005 ) ( contributor, 2006 -- 2009 ) Jack Youngblood : ( analyst, 1985 -- 1986 ) See also Monday Night Football Monday Night Countdown NFL Insiders NFL Live NFL Matchup NFL Primetime References Jump up ^ Ex-Cowboys great Smith joins ESPN as NFL analyst Press Release : ESPN 'S 2006 NFL LINEUP SURROUNDS MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL WITH 188 YEARS OF GRIDIRON EXPERIENCE ESPN.com Limbaugh resigns from NFL show ( 1 ) External links ESPN.tv show page ESPN Inc. 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Question: who are the hosts of sunday nfl countdown
Answer: Pete Axthelm