NBC hopes to retain the ratings power of its Sunday Night Football franchise, unveiling today the 19 NFL games it will show in primetime for the 2012-13 season. The lineup kicks off Wednesday, September 5 when the Super Bowl champion New York Giants host their division rival — and TV favorites — the Dallas Cowboys. On September 9, Peyton Manning makes his first start with his new team, the Denver Broncos, at home in a match-up with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the season’s first Sunday night game. Former Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow makes his first appearance on SNF when his new team the New York Jets hosts the New England Patriots in the first Thanksgiving night game. NBC will broadcast a Thanksgiving game each season through 2022 as part of its new NFL agreement. Here’s the full SNF schedule:
Wed. Sept. 5
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
Sun. Sept. 9
Week 1
Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos
Sun. Sept. 16
Week 2
Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers
Sun. Sept. 23
Week 3
New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens
Sun. Sept. 30
Week 4
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
Sun. Oct. 7
Week 5
San Diego Chargers at New Orleans Saints
Sun. Oct. 14
Week 6
Green Bay Packers at Houston Texans
Sun. Oct. 21
Week 7
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals
Sun. Oct. 28
Week 8
New Orleans Saints at Denver Broncos
Sun. Nov. 4
Week 9
Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons
Sun. Nov. 11
Week 10
Houston Texans at Chicago Bears
Sun. Nov. 18
Week 11
Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers
Thurs. Nov. 22
Week 12
New England Patriots at New York Jets
Sun. Nov. 25
Week 12
Green Bay Packers at New York Giants
Sun. Dec. 2
Week 13
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys
Sun. Dec. 9
Week 14
Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers
Sun. Dec. 16
Week 15
San Francisco 49ers at New England Patriots
Sun. Dec. 23
Week 16
San Diego Chargers at New York Jets
Sun. Dec. 30
Week 17
TBA


Hearing that this schedule is inaccurate and was relased by Ari Emanuel to thwart Bryan Lourd’s Sunday evenings.
Fox used to be nothing without the baseball playoffs (but now there’s Idol). NBC has nothing without the NFL.
This year’s SNF schedule is a lot better than MNF’s.
The best part of this article is the part that suggests that NBC will exist in 2022.
Will The Voice be doing most of the NBC pre game or half time shows?
You guys are a bunch of knuckleheads. The schedule for Sunday Night Football on NBC, and the second game is on “WEDNESDAY” ?
Doesn’t anbody think this is stupid? It doesn’t matter what the reason you look like idiots.
U mad?