NBC Sports to Air First-Ever Live Super Bowl Pregame From Alcatraz

NBC Sports will present live segments from Alcatraz Island as part of its Super Bowl LX pregame show, a first for the historic Bay landmark. The network said the on-island segments will begin at 1 p.m. Eastern Time (10 a.m. Pacific Time) on Sunday, Feb. 8, and will air on NBC and Peacock as part of the pregame block that follows the network’s noon ET Road to the Super Bowl programming.

“For the first time ever, Alcatraz Island will be home to a live broadcast as part of NBC Sports’ Super Bowl LX Pregame Show this Sunday, February 8, on NBC and Peacock,” NBC Sports said in its press release announcing the plan. The network also promised “unprecedented views of Alcatraz Island” during the pregame segments.

Hall of Fame head coach Tony Dungy, two-time Super Bowl winner Rodney Harrison, and co-host Jac Collinsworth will broadcast live from multiple locations on the island, NBC said. “Hall of Fame head coach Tony Dungy, fellow two-time Super Bowl winner Rodney Harrison, and co-host Jac Collinsworth will broadcast live from multiple locations on the island beginning at 1 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock,” the release stated.

NBC outlined a historical and environmental framework for the segments. “Coverage will feature a look at the island’s historic significance as a military base, prison, and seabird conservation site, as well as the 19-month occupation by Native Americans in support of freedom and civil rights,” the network said. The programming will sit upstream of Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, where kickoff for the New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks matchup is slated for 6:30 p.m. ET.

The on-island production is being staged in collaboration with the National Park Service, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, and Alcatraz City Cruises, NBC said. Those partnerships will be central to logistics on the island, which now functions as a popular museum drawing more than 1 million visitors a year and includes seabird habitat and conservation projects alongside its high-profile prison history.

For San Francisco Bay residents and regular Alcatraz visitors, the broadcast highlights both civic pride and practical considerations. The live production will bring national attention to local history—from the island’s 1850 designation as a potential military reservation to its later use as a maximum security federal prison that housed figures like Al Capone—while also likely affecting morning ferry schedules and visitor flow through Alcatraz City Cruises operations on Super Bowl Sunday.

NBC’s claim of a first-ever live Alcatraz broadcast marks an unusual pairing of national sports media and a federally managed historic site. For local audiences, the segments offer a chance to see familiar Bay views showcased nationally and signal close coordination between broadcasters and park managers. Viewers can expect the on-island coverage to begin at 10 a.m. PT on Sunday, Feb. 8, with the Super Bowl game at Levi’s Stadium following later in the day.