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Don’t adjust the tint on your television if you’re watching ESPN‘s College GameDay today. Cohost Pat McAfee really is green.

ESPN acknowledged it was “clearly wrong in submitting certain names going back to 2007” in light of a shocking report that reveals how the network skirted Emmy rules to help on-air talent rack up trophies.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor ESPN has disciplined members of its staff who worked for years to secure Emmys for on-air personnel who were not normally eligible for the awards by using fake names and entering them in various categories, according to an investigation by The Athletic. The probe found that ESPN has for more than a decade inserted fake personnel names in entries to win more than 30 Emmys, then took the awards, removed the fraudulent nameplates and had the statues engraved anew so they could be given to on-air staff.

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Jeremy Wilson editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. While Amazon‘s Prime Video has been the home of Thursday Night Football for two years running, this week will see for the first time ever, an NFL game on Black Friday. The Miami Dolphins take on the New York Jets on Friday, Nov.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor When Amazon’s Prime Video streams a new “Black Friday” NFL game later this year, viewers won’t be greeted solely by a live match. The company plans to offer commercials featuring its talent around the event, according to Danielle Carney, who heads up NFL sales for Amazon. During remarks made at an industry conference, Carney envisioned different “talent” being tapped to talk to viewers about possible buying opportunities.

Undefeated and defending national champion Georgia takes on TCU in the College Football Playoff national championship game Monday, with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA, home of the Los Angeles Rams and L.A. Chargers and this past year’s Super Bowl.

Amazon Prime’s Thursday Night Football game between the Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts was bad. So bad, that one local Denver television station felt the need to apologize.

NFL matchups this season. The Miami Dolphins-Cincinnati Bengalsgame airs on Amazon Prime Video nationally and will also be available to watch through the NFL mobile app via NFL+. Amazon Prime members already have full access to all of Prime Video's offerings for no additional fees, but if you are not a member yet, you can sign up for a free 30-day trial and begin watching immediately.The 3-0 Dolphins take on the Bengals at the Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Los Angeles Rams — followed by 14 more games and then the Broncos vs. Seahawks on Monday.For the complete 2022 NFL season schedule, check out this guide put together by CBS Sports.Keep reading to check out our rundown of where you can watch each and every NFL game this year, from streaming services you probably already subscribe to like Amazon Prime Video and Paramount+ to live TV packages including DirecTV Stream and Fubo TV. There are a number of streaming services that offer NFL games this season, including Amazon Prime Video, NFL+, Paramount+, FuboTV and more. Here's what you need to know about watching NFL games in 2022.If you want to watch NFL games exclusively on your mobile device or tablet, NFL+ has you covered.

dropping weekly, the premiere of a highly anticipated prequel series, plus plenty of movies and TV shows, new and old alike, arriving this month.Amazon's $465 million fantasy series,, takes fans thousands of years into Middle Earth's past. kicks off September 15 and will stream exclusively on Prime Video for the 2022 NFL season.Access to Prime Video is a perk included in an Amazon Prime membership, available for $15 monthly or $140 for the year. If you aren't already subscribed or just want access to the Prime Video library, a membership to Prime Video is available for $9 monthly.

Los Angeles Rams, the 2022 NFL regular season will run for 18 weeks, with 272 games scheduled.For the complete 2022 NFL season schedule, check out this guide put together by CBS Sports.Keep reading to check out ET's rundown of where you can watch each and every NFL game this year, from streaming services you probably already subscribe to like Amazon Prime Video and Paramount+ to live TV packages including DirecTV Stream and Fubo TV. There are a number of streaming services that offer NFL games this season, including Amazon Prime Video, NFL+, Paramount+, FuboTV and more. Here's what you need to know about watching NFL games in 2022.If you want to watch NFL games exclusively on your mobile device or tablet, NFL+ has you covered.

Amazon’s Prime Video is one of the lions of the streaming business, with a shelf of awards, a multibillion-dollar advertising operation and reach to 80 million U.S. households to show for its efforts.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorTaylor Rooks is getting ready to open another field of study.The Bleacher Report standout and up-and coming Turner Sports broadcaster has signed a new multi-year deal to broadcast across both the digital-sports outlet and TV programs produced by the Warner Bros. Discovery sports division, even as she has secured a role as a features reporter for the new “Thursday Night Football” streamcast being handled by Amazon’s Prime Video.Rooks has been known for her coverage of the NBA.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorCharissa Thompson, a regular presence at Fox Sports, is broadening her horizons.The sportscaster, known for hosting “Fox NFL Kickoff” on Sundays during the NFL season, will also be working Thursday nights. Amazon’s Prime Video has selected Thompson to host its pregame, halftime and postgame coverage of “Thursday Night Football,” of which the first season under its aegis will launch this fall.

Charissa Thompson has joined Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football” anchor team.The veteran reporter will host “TNF’s” NFL pregame, halftime and post-game coverage. She will anchor Prime Video’s wraparound coverage alongside Tony Gonzalez, Richard Sherman and Ryan Fitzpatrick.

Al Michaels, who in March exited NBC’s flagship Sunday Night Football booth after 16 seasons to join the new Thursday Night Football franchise at Amazon, isn’t exiting his former home completely.

Al Michaels, considered the dean of NFL announcers, will helm Prime Video’s exclusive Thursday Night Football broadcasts this fall, alongside ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFans of “Thursday Night Football” will next season hear one of TV sports’ most recognizable voices calling the games for a rather sizable upstart hoping to gain new yards off his play.Michaels, who has offered play-by-play patter for “Monday Night Football” and “Sunday Night Football” since 1986, will lead a new effort by Amazon’s Prime Video, which has gained sole rights to telecast the NFL’s “Thursday Night Football” in the fall. Starting Thursday, September 15, Michaels will team up with analyst Kirk Herbstreit, known for his college football prowess at ESPN, to lead coverage of the games as Amazon becomes a bigger player in TV sports rights — which have largely been the domain of traditional broadcasters.

The College Football Playoff National Championship pitting No. 1 Alabama and No. 3 Georgia is set to kick off Monday at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on ESPN, the hub of the network’s “MegaCast” coverage across 13 brands and platforms including Spanish-language ESPN Deportes, the ESPN app, the SEC Network and ESPN Radio.

Kirk Herbstreit revealed via Twitter on Tuesday that he has tested positive for Covid-19. As a result, the ESPN analyst will be working from home on New Year’s Day, taking part in the network’s College GameDay and the its telecast of Sugar Bowl between No. 2 Clemson and No. 3 Ohio State.