The NFL Today is CBS's iconic pre-game show for its National Football League telecasts, offering news, predictions, and player interviews. It debuted on September 15, 1961 as Pro Football Kickoff, making it the first remote pre-game show in network sports history, and was later renamed in 1964 under host Frank Gifford. The program broke barriers in 1970 by featuring pioneering women reporters Marjorie Margolies and Carole Howey, and it switched to a live, wraparound format in 1974. Since 2025, the broadcast is hosted by James Brown (who has led the show since 2006) alongside analysts Bill Cowher, Nate Burleson, Russell Wilson, and Kyle Long, airing from CBS's New York studios. The show typically runs one hour on Sundays, but is shortened for Thanksgiving and the postseason, and is specially branded as The NFL Today at the Super Bowl for the big game. From 2014 to 2017, CBS also partnered with NFL Network for Thursday Night Football, integrating that coverage into the show's segments.