{"id":63369,"date":"2023-12-19T15:08:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T20:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=63369"},"modified":"2023-12-19T15:08:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T20:08:53","slug":"ahmed-fareed-to-host-football-night-in-america-on-nbc-and-peacock-for-remainder-of-2023-nfl-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/19\/ahmed-fareed-to-host-football-night-in-america-on-nbc-and-peacock-for-remainder-of-2023-nfl-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahmed Fareed to Host &#8220;Football Night in America&#8221; on NBC and Peacock for Remainder of 2023 NFL Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63370\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/football-night-in-america.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/football-night-in-america.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/football-night-in-america-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>NBC Sports has announced that Ahmed Fareed will host <strong><em>Football Night in America<\/em><\/strong> on NBC and Peacock for the remainder of the 2023 NFL season while host Maria Taylor is on parental leave.<\/p>\n<p>Fareed&#8217;s first week as host will be this Saturday, December 23, with a special edition of <em>Football Night in America<\/em> @ 3PM ET on NBC and Peacock, leading into NBC Sports&#8217; NFL doubleheader capped by the Peacock Holiday Exclusive game @ 8PM ET between Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills against Austin Ekeler and the Los Angeles Chargers.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2999542508\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Peacock exclusive immediately follows the Holiday Special Saturday afternoon game featuring Joe Mixon and the Cincinnati Bengals vs. T.J. 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