The Roku Channel Heads to the Big Game with “The Rich Eisen Show”

Rich will be bringing together a star-studded lineup of celebrity and professional athlete guests, including Michael Irvin, George Kittle, Deion Sanders, Emmitt Smith, Sean Payton, Stefon Diggs, Charles Woodson, Kurt Warner, Joe Montana, Stephen A. Smith, Rob Riggle, Bert Kreischer, and many more surprise guests.

The regular broadcast of “The Rich Eisen Show” will stream live from the heart of the Big Game on Wednesday, February 8 through Friday, February 10 starting at 12:00 PM ET/9:00 AM PT

The show will also stream special segments and coverage throughout the Big Game weekend

The Roku Channel is bringing Emmy®-nominated sports and entertainment talk show “The Rich Eisen Show,” hosted by Rich Eisen, to the Big Game. “The Rich Eisen Show” will broadcast live from Phoenix, bringing fans to the center of all the Big Game excitement.

Rich will be bringing together a star-studded lineup of celebrity and professional athlete guests, including Michael Irvin, George Kittle, Deion Sanders, Emmitt Smith, Sean Payton, Stefon Diggs, Charles Woodson, Kurt Warner, Joe Montana, Stephen A. Smith, Rob Riggle, Bert Kreischer, and many more surprise guests.

In addition to broadcasting the regular show live from Phoenix, “The Rich Eisen Show” will bring fans hour-long Big Game Bonus Special segments throughout the weekend.

Rich Eisen, host of “The Rich Eisen Show”: “Nothing beats a week at the Big Game, except for streaming the first ever live show from there for Roku and The Roku Channel as part of my ever-expanding partnership with them. Our guest list is chock full of newsmakers and fun surprises, and I can’t wait to spring it on everyone next week. Wish it could start today.”

HOW TO WATCH

Fans will be able to enjoy the broadcast though the show’s dedicated FAST (free ad-supported streaming TV) channel called The Rich Eisen Show, accessible on The Roku Channel and through The Roku Channel’s Live TV Guide on Channel 210. In addition to Roku devices, The Roku Channel is available on web, iOS, and Android devices, as well as Amazon Fire TV and select Samsung TVs.

The show will run during the show’s regular live broadcast hours of 12:00-3:00 PM ET/9:00 AM-12:00 PM PT, with replays to follow throughout the weekend. The weekend Big Game Bonus Special will broadcast @ 12:00 PM ET/9:00 AM PT, 4:00 PM ET/1:00 PM PT and 11:00 PM ET/8:00 PM PT on Saturday, February 11 and Sunday, February 12.

BACKGROUND

Roku first acquired the TV broadcast rights to exclusively stream the Emmy®-nominated sports and entertainment talk show “The Rich Eisen Show,” hosted by Rich Eisen, in September 2022.

“The Rich Eisen Show” launched in 2014 and has been nominated for two Sports Emmy Awards for Outstanding Studio Show-Daily. “The Rich Eisen Show” features an engaging mix of sports, humor, and pop culture, while attracting the most recognizable names in sports and entertainment, including prior guests Tom Brady, Shaquille O’Neal, Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Regina King, Aaron Rodgers, Larry David, Morgan Freeman, and more. Eisen continues to work with the NFL Network and serves as the emcee of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Canton, Ohio, while also anchoring the network’s special on-location coverage of the NFL Draft, NFL Scouting Combine, and the Super Bowl.

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