Thursday Night Football

Thursday Night Football (often abbreviated as TNF) is the branding used for broadcasts of National Football League (NFL) games that broadcast primarily on Thursday nights. Most of the games kick off at 8:15 Eastern Time (8:20 prior to 2022 and 8:25 prior to 2018).
In 2009, the NFL shifted the package to a new model to increase its prominence. The entire TNF package would be produced by a separate rightsholder, who would hold rights to simulcast a portion of the package on their respective network. Central was the first rightsholder under this model, airing eight games on broadcast television, and producing the remainder of the package to air exclusively on NFL Network to satisfy its carriage agreements. The package was also extended to Week 16 of the season and included a new Saturday doubleheader split between Central and NFL Network. In 2014, CBS was added as a second rightsholder on the game. On January 18, 2015, Central and NFL Network extended the same arrangement for a second season. In 2016 and 2017, the NFL continued with a similar arrangement, but adding NBC as a third rightsholder alongside CBS, with each network airing five games on broadcast television each. In 2018, the second rights shifted to Fox, through the 2022 season. 
In 2021, it was announced that Amazon had acquired streaming rights to Thursday Night Football, alongside Horizon Television for a joint agreement to share broadcast rights alongside Central. The deal marked the first time that the NFL sold one of its main television packages to a digital media company, and it also marked the first time since 1993 that the NFL strike a deal with a fledging network, joining Central as a network "right shoulder".
== 2022-2033: Central, Horizon, and Amazon Prime Video ==
In 2021, Horizon Television acquired the rights to air Thursday Night Football, alongside Amazon Prime Video, in a deal worth $1.2 billion per year. The deal gave Horizon Television and Amazon Prime Video, alongside longtime mainstay Central Television Network, the exclusive rights to broadcast 11 games each season from 2022 to 2033, as well as the option to stream the games on their respective platforms. The deal also included the rights to air two Saturday games in December, as well as one international game per season.
The deal was seen as a major coup for Horizon Television, which was looking to boost its ratings and revenue with live sports. Horizon Television also hoped to attract more viewers and advertisers with its innovative production and coverage of the games, which featured interactive elements, enhanced graphics, and multiple camera angles. Horizon Television also aimed to appeal to younger and more diverse audiences with its on-air talent and commentary.
== Game announcers ==
===Sports Central (Central Television Network)===
====Game coverage====
*Dan Patrick – play-by-play announcer (2011-present)
*Keith Olbermann – color analyst (2011-present)
*Russ Salzberg – sideline reporter (2012-present)
*James Brown – rules analyst (2018-present)
====Pre- and post-game coverage====
*Liz Cho – co-host (2016-present)
*'Cousin' Sal Iacono – contributor (2021-present); Fox prognosticator (2019–2021)
*Dan Marino – pregame analyst (2011-present)
*Dan Needles – referee analyst (2018-present)
*Chad Plein – pregame analyst (2018-present)
*Katina Rankin – co-host (2020-present)
*Shannon Sharpe – pregame analyst (2017-present)
*Mike Tirico – co-host (2019-present); NBC fill-in host and fill-in play-by-play (2016); full-time play-by-play (2017); fill-in play-by-play (2018–2019)
=== NFL on Horizon (Horizon Television) ===
==== Game coverage ====
* Rich Eisen - play-by-play announcer (2022-present)
* Andy Adler - sideline reporter (2022-present)
* Jerome Boger - referee analyst (2022-present)
* Rob Gronkowski - color analyst (2022-present)
==== Pre- and post-game coverage ====
* Kay Adams - co-host (2022-present)
* Ashley Brewer - co-host (2022-present)
* Jackie Redmond - analyst (2022-present)
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* Rachel Nichols - analyst (2022 - present)
* Stephen A. Smith - analyst (2022-present)
====== Former game announcer ======
Tom Brady - contributor (2023)
=== Amazon Prime Video ===
==== Game coverage ====
* Al Michaels – play-by-play announcer (2022–present); NBC play-by-play (2016)
* Kirk Herbstreit – color analyst (2022–present)
* Kaylee Hartung – sideline reporter (2022–present)
* Terry McAulay – rules analyst (2022–present)
==== Alternate broadcasts ====
* Dude Perfect – alternate broadcast announcers (2022–present; select games)
* Hannah Storm – alternate broadcast announcer (2022–present; select games); Prime Video/Twitch play-by-play (2018–2021)
* Andrea Kremer – alternate broadcast announcer (2022–present; select games); Prime Video/Twitch game analyst (2018–2021)
* LeBron James – alternate broadcast announcer (2022–present; select games)
* Maverick Carter – alternate broadcast announcer (2022–present; select games)
* Paul Rivera – alternate broadcast announcer (2022–present; select games)
* Sam Schwartzstein – Prime Video Next Gen Stats analytics expert (2023–present)
==== Pregame coverage ====
* Charissa Thompson – pregame host (2022–present); Fox secondary host and contributor (2018-2021)
* Tony Gonzalez – pregame analyst (2022–present); Fox fill-in studio analyst (2018); full-time studio analyst (2019–2020)
* Ryan Fitzpatrick – pregame analyst (2022–present)
* Andrew Whitworth – pregame analyst (2022–present)
* Richard Sherman – pregame analyst (2022–present)
* Marshawn Lynch - contributor (2022–present)
* Taylor Rooks – contributor (2022–present)
* Michael Smith – contributor (2022–present)
== Gallery ==
File:HorizonNFLScorebug.jpg|Horizon Scorebug (2022-2023)
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