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    Who are the NFL announcers for FOX, CBS, NBC, and ESPN this season? Here's what to know

    By Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY,

    5 hours ago

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    The NFL season has arrived.

    The season begins with a heavyweight matchup Thursday night featuring the Baltimore Ravens and defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. The game is scheduled to begin at 8:20 p.m. ET and will air on NBC.

    The NFL will also see action on Friday night, when the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles face off in the league's first ever game in Brazil. The game will air exclusively on Peacock and is scheduled to begin at 8:15 p.m. ET.

    There are eight games scheduled for the 1 p.m. ET slot on Sunday and four games scheduled for the afternoon slot. The Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions will play on Sunday Night Football and the opening week concludes with the New York Jets taking on the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football.

    Here's what you need to know about the announcer pairings for the different networks this NFL season.

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    Who are the NFL announcers for FOX?

    The network made perhaps the biggest broadcaster acquisition of the offseason, with seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady joining as its lead NFL analyst . Brady will call games alongside play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt, with Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi serving as sideline reporters.

    The group's first assignment will be calling "America's Game of the Week" in Week 1, which features the Cleveland Browns hosting the Dallas Cowboys. The game is scheduled to kick off at 4:25 p.m. ET.

    Here are the rest of FOX's announcer teams for the NFL season, according to the network:

    • Joe Davis, play-by-play; Greg Olsen, analyst; Pam Oliver, sideline reporter
    • Kenny Albert, play-by-play; Jonathan Vilma, analyst; Megan Olivi, sideline reporter
    • Adam Amin, play-by-play; Mark Sanchez, analyst; Kristina Pink, sideline reporter
    • Chris Myers, play-by-play; Mark Schlereth, analyst; Jen Hale, sideline reporter
    • Kevin Kugler, play-by-play; Daryl "Moose" Johnston, analyst; Laura Okmin, sideline reporter

    Former NFL Vice Presidents of Officiating Mike Pereira and Dean Blandino will serve as the NFL rules analysts for the network.

    The network's studio pregame show, "FOX NFL Sunday," will be co-hosted by Curt Menefee and Terry Bradshaw. The duo will be joined by Pro Football Hall of Famers Howie Long, Michael Strahan and Jimmy Johnson, as well as FOX NFL insider Jay Glazer.

    Four-time Super Bowl Champion Rob Gronkowski will also make appearances throughout the year, the network announced in August.

    Who are the NFL announcers for CBS?

    CBS returns the trio of Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson for their eighth season together calling the network's marquee game each week, the network announced in July.

    Here are the rest of CBS' announcer teams for the NFL season , according to the network:

    • Ian Eagle, play-by-play; Charles Davis, analyst; Evan Washburn, sideline reporter
    • Kevin Harlan, play-by-play; Trent Green, analyst; Melanie Collins, sideline reporter
    • Andrew Catalon, play-by-play; Tiki Barber and Jason McCourty, analysts; AJ Ross, sideline reporter
    • Spero Dedes, play-by-play; Adam Archuleta, analyst; Aditi Kinkhabwala, sideline reporter
    • Tom McCarthy, play-by-play; Jay Feely, analyst; Ross Tucker, sideline reporter

    Chris Lewis and Beth Mowins will also serve as play-by-play announcers for select games, and Amanda Balionis, Tiffany Blackmon and Amanda Guerra will serve as sideline reporters for select games, the network announced. Gene Steratore will serve as the network's NFL rules analyst for the seventh season.

    CBS' pregame studio show, "The NFL Today," will be hosted by James Brown. He will be joined by analysts Bill Cowher, Nate Burleson, JJ Watt and Matt Ryan, alongside NFL insider Jonathan Jones.

    Who are the Thursday Night Football announcers on Amazon Prime Video?

    The upcoming season will be Prime Video's second as the home of Thursday Night Football.

    The streaming platform returns a veteran trio of announcers that features Al Michaels on play-by-play, Kirk Herbstreit as the color analyst and Kaylee Hartung as the sideline reporter.

    The first game available to stream on Prime Video this season will be the Week 2 matchup between the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins on Sept. 12.

    Who are the Sunday Night Football announcers on NBC?

    NBC returns the trio of Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark for their third season together as the Sunday Night Football crew.

    In Week 1, the group will call the season's opening game between the Ravens and Chiefs on Thursday, Sept. 5 in addition to the Sunday Night Football matchup between the Rams and Lions on Sept. 8.

    Who are the Monday Night Football announcers on ESPN?

    ESPN announced in May the trio of Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters will return for their third season together for Monday Night Football.

    The upcoming season will be Buck and Aikman's 23rd season together overall, extending their record as the longest broadcast pairing in NFL history, according to ESPN. Salters enters her 13th season as the sideline reporter for Monday Night Football.

    "Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli" also returns for its fourth season, ESPN announced in May, adding an 11th game to their schedule.

    Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter at USA TODAY. You can follow him on X @GabeHauari or email him at Gdhauari@gannett.com.

    This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Who are the NFL announcers for FOX, CBS, NBC, and ESPN this season? Here's what to know

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