Why NBC Is Breaking from Post-Super Bowl Tradition in 2022
BY RICK PORTER | HollywoodReporter.ComTroy Warren for CNT #EntertainmentThe network will air the Olympics after Sunday's game, ending a 29-year run of entertainment shows getting the huge lead-in.Sometime after its first decade deciding the NFL championship — and drawing increasingly large TV audiences — the Super Bowl became network TV’s ultimate lead-in. The game, which most of its life has been the single most watched program of the year, has helped launch a few long-running series and provided outsized spotlights for shows that were already hits.That won’t be the case this year, however. NBC will move from the Super Bowl…
