| Saturday Night Football | |
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| Genre | College football telecasts |
| Directed by | Jimmy Platt |
| Presented by | Booth: Chris Fowler Kirk Herbstreit Sidelines: Holly Rowe Studio: Kevin Negandhi Booger McFarland Dan Orlovsky Former: Brent Musburger (2006–2013) Bob Davie (2006) Lisa Salters (2006–2009) Erin Andrews (2010–2011) Heather Cox (2012–2015) John Saunders (2006–2015) Stan Verrett (2016) Samantha Ponder (2016) Mark May (2015–2016) Mack Brown (2014–2018) Tom Rinaldi (2014–2020) Jonathan Vilma (2018–2019) Cassidy Hubbarth (2015–2019) Maria Taylor (2017–2020) Mark Sanchez (2019–2020) |
| Theme music composer | John Colby Bob Christianson (SEC home games only) |
| Opening theme | ESPN College Football theme (main theme) SEC on ABC theme (SEC home games only) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 19 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Bill Bonnell |
| Production locations | Various NCAA stadiums (Game telecasts and halftime show) ESPN Center Bristol, Connecticut, U.S. (Studio segments) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 210 minutes or until game ends |
| Production company | ESPN |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 2, 2006 – present |
| Related | |
| ESPN College Football Countdown on ABC ESPN College Football on ABC | |
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Saturday Night Football (currently branded as ESPN Saturday Night Football presented by Capital One for sponsorship reasons[1]) is an American weekly presentation of prime time broadcasts of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football games that are produced by ESPN, and televised on ABC. Games are presented each Saturday evening starting at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time/6:30 p.m. Central Time during the college football regular season, which has been the case since 2017 (some weeks until 2015 saw no game on ABC, due to Saturday evening Sprint Cup Series NASCAR coverage or to avoid competition with the World Series; ESPN would then carry that week's high-profile game instead, with ESPN2 carrying a secondary game usually seen on ESPN/ABC). The ESPN on ABC Saturday Night Football coverage began in 2006, as both ESPN and ABC are owned by The Walt Disney Company. It is ESPN's biggest game of the week, and in most cases (outside where another networks carries the game), the city and/or campus of that night's game is where that day's ESPN College GameDay had originated.
As of 2024[update], the primary broadcast team for the majority of the games includes play-by-play announcer Chris Fowler and analyst Kirk Herbstreit, with Holly Rowe as sideline reporter. Kevin Negandhi and Booger McFarland host the halftime show, with Dan Orlovsky joining them for select weeks. Negandhi also provides in game updates throughout the game. Other ESPN broadcast teams may also occasionally appear for regional (and some national) telecasts.
- ^ "ESPN Platforms Present Industry-Leading College Football Schedule with Star-Studded Showdowns, Top Rivalries, Conference Championship Clashes and Premier Postseason Programming". ESPN Press Room (Press release). May 31, 2023.