NFL Live is a 30 minute show, Tuesday through Friday at 4 in the afternoon that updates NFL fans of what is going on around the National Football League throughout both during the season and the off-season. Hosted by Trey Wingo or Suzy Kolber it features several analysts on the show, usually former football players, and has numerous reporters that travel to teams and even expert analysts to report on breaking news. The show is only one of the two on television that offers coverage solely on the NFL; the other is NFL Total Access on the NFL Network that is not included in many cable packages. The show may be in a 30 minute time slot but it offers many separate segments within the show.
To begin the show they do a segment called “NFL Live Wired”, which offers breaking news within the NFL society. Next, they have the Opening Drive which takes an important topic from within the league, usually from the “NFL Live Wired” segment, and talks more about it and has the former professional players discuss, argue, and usually do anything but agree. Both the segments are offered all year long, but then these upcoming segments are only offered during the season. There is “What Were They Thinking” where they discuss bonehead moves or plays from the previous weeks games, “Drive of the Week” where they break down and discuss a very successful drive from the previous weeks games, “Off the Mark” where Mark Schlereth talks about something that got his attention, and “Fantasy Five” Where the host and two anchors pick 5 players (Quarterback, Running Back, Wide Receiver, Tight End and Kicker) that they think will perform well in the upcoming week. During the offseason they generally just focus on topics and don’t have a large variety of segments. They always finish the show with “The Hurry Up Offense” where analysts have a given number of time to discuss given topics.
This show is widely popular due to the immense popularity of the National Football League and the overall success of the channel ESPN. Their choices of analysts is spectacular, choosing players from all positions and beliefs, and their main anchors are very charismatic and likable. Since the original show aired in 1998 they have gone through over 25 former player analysts and has only grown in popularity. Besides the analysts the segments, stated above, are enjoyable to watch and keeps the viewers attention. With their main competition being on a pay channel, their lack of competition helps their somewhat monopoly of the NFL Information show, but they never stop improving their layout.
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