Carrie Underwood will star in the show open for NBC’s Sunday Night Football for the 11th consecutive season beginning September 10 on NBC and Peacock.
The new show open – headlined by an updated rendition of “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” – features a concert performance interspersed with augmented reality highlights displayed across a halo scoreboard. Underwood, who performed the open from The Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas, home of her ongoing residency, REFLECTION, also adds a surprise new element this season.
“Once again, the incredible Sunday Night Football team came up with a fresh, exciting visual concept that really gave us a chance to play,” said Underwood. “I loved shooting the show open again this year at our home away from home, The Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas, and can’t wait for another season of football!”
Excited to be a part of the @SNFonNBC show open for the 11th season in a row! See you September 10! 🏈 https://t.co/zHufhf7ryo pic.twitter.com/KoPgm3eo0y
— Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) August 1, 2023
Highlights from New Show Open to Premiere During Hall of Fame Game, this Thursday (August 3rd) at 8pm ET/7pm CT on NBC and Peacock
New Sunday Night Football Show Open Premieres on Sunday, September 10th Cowboys-Giants SNF Opener on NBC and Peacock
“We’re thrilled to work with Carrie to capture a new vision for this season’s show open. It sets the tone for the broadcast and pays tribute to the teams, star players and fans in a fun and dynamic way,” said Tripp Dixon, creative director of the SNF show open for each of the past 11 years.
The show open for Sunday Night Football, primetime television’s No. 1 program for an unprecedented 12 consecutive years, will debut on Sunday, Sept. 10 on NBC and Peacock leading into Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys visiting Daniel Jones and the NFC East rival New York Giants. The matchup marks the series-high fifth time that the Cowboys and Giants have met in the opening NBC Sunday Night Football game.
| 2023 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE | ||
| Thurs. Sept. 7 | NFL Kickoff | Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs |
| Sun. Sept. 10 | Week 1 | Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants |
| Sun. Sept. 17 | Week 2 | Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots |
| Sun. Sept. 24 | Week 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers at Las Vegas Raiders |
| Sun. Oct. 1 | Week 4 | Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets |
| *Sun. Oct. 8 | Week 5 | Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers |
| *Sun. Oct. 15 | Week 6 | New York Giants at Buffalo Bills |
| *Sun. Oct. 22 | Week 7 | Miami Dolphins at Philadelphia Eagles |
| *Sun. Oct. 29 | Week 8 | Chicago Bears at L.A. Chargers |
| *Sun. Nov. 5 | Week 9 | Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals |
| *Sun. Nov. 12 | Week 10 | N.Y. Jets at Las Vegas Raiders |
| *Sun. Nov. 19 | Week 11 | Minnesota Vikings at Denver Broncos |
| **Thurs. Nov. 23 | Week 12 | San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks |
| *Sun. Nov. 26 | Week 12 | Baltimore Ravens at L.A. Chargers |
| *Sun. Dec. 3 | Week 13 | Kansas City Chiefs at Green Bay Packers |
| *Sun. Dec. 10 | Week 14 | Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys |
| *Sun. Dec. 17 | Week 15 | Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Sat. Dec. 23 (4:30 p.m. ET) |
Week 16 | Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Sat. Dec. 23 (8:00 p.m. ET) |
Week 16 | Buffalo Bills at L.A. Chargers *PEACOCK* |
| *Sun. Dec. 31 | Week 17 | Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings |
| *Sun. Jan. 7 | Week 18 | TBD |
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Audio / CARRIE UNDERWOOD TALKS ABOUT BEING A PART OF SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL.
DownloadCarrie Underwood (loves being a part of SNF) OC: …my whole life. :54
“I love being the voice of Sunday Night Football because I grew up watching football…from birth. I’m from Oklahoma – we’re a football state. It’s just a part of the country that everybody has their teams and there’s such an energy about it. We would drive down to Dallas and watch the Cowboys play whenever we could. There’s just something about being at a live sporting event or watching it on TV. You have your favorites. They have their rivals. There’s an excitement to it that really, it’s unlike anything else, so being a small part of that is absolutely amazing. It’s been so wonderful working with everybody at SNF, and I count myself very lucky and very blessed that I get to be a small part of something that I’ve loved my whole life.”
