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Super Bowl LXI gets Pat McAfee treatment as ESPN adds alternate…

ESPN will offer fans an alternate Super Bowl LXI telecast hosted by Pat McAfee in his Field Pass style; the main broadcast stays too.

On air: Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on Late Night BBN
Published 4:35 AM ET, Saturday, October 10, 2026

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Fox NewsSuper Bowl LXI gets Pat McAfee treatment as ESPN adds alternate broadcast

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFox News reports Pat McAfee will helm an alternate ESPN broadcast of Super Bowl sixty-one, with his Field Pass style. Two takes. Thermometer's ready.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHot take: the alternate broadcast gets more viewers than the real one, and the real one starts doing bits to compete.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHOT. The thermometer just beeped, and I didn't touch it.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI'd want to watch it in person first.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorBut my take: a game this big needs a second narrator, like a bank needs a second vault.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAlready seen the promo. Eight out of ten.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNOT. A vault is quieter. Lukewarm.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorQuieter is the point.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy take, scorching: a third broadcast. Silent. Just a man eating beans while the game plays.