NBC isn’t done shaking up its “Sunday Night Football” pregame show.
Awful Announcing reported Tuesday that fantasy football expert Matthew Berry “is unlikely to return to ‘Football Night in America’ next season.”
The outlet added that Berry’s “contract has not yet expired” and that there are still “ongoing” talks about a potential return to the show.
Berry, who joined the network before the 2022 NFL season after 15 years at ESPN, appears to be the latest departure from “Football Night in America” amid a big overhaul of the program.
Sports analyst Matthew Berry poses for a photo prior to the 2022 Pro Hall of Fame Game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Las Vegas Raiders at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium on August 04, 2022 in Canton, Ohio. Getty Images Last month, it was revealed that Tony Dungy wouldn’t be returning to the highly watched show after 17 seasons on air with NBC.
“It’s disappointing news but I want to thank my NBC family for making the last 17 years so special,” Dungy wrote on social media.
The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported Tuesday that the futures of “FNIA” personalities Jac Collinsworth, Chris Simms and Rodney Harrison are also up in the air, although host Maria Taylor and analysts Devin McCourty and Jason Garrett are expected to return.
NBC executives are adding to the show as well.
Marchand also reported that former Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin will be joining “FNIA” as a studio analyst.
Tomlin received interest from various television networks after stepping down from the job in Pittsburgh following 19 seasons at the helm, including from Fox, which had room for the Super Bowl-winning head coach on its “Fox NFL Sunday” pregame show with Jimmy Johnson’s retirement.
Airing before often the most-watched game of the week, NBC’s “FNIA” is a hit among football fans, averaging 8.8 million viewers last season, its largest viewership ever, and was the most-watched sports studio show for the 20th straight year, the network said.
