Filed under: NFL Media Watch Inside the NFL is the longest-running show on cable TV, but as it moves from its 30-year home on HBO to Showtime this season, it will be hard to recognize. Michael Hiestand of USA Today reports that the only studio panelist from last year who will come back this year is Cris Collinsworth . Dan Marino , who had a long tenure on the show with HBO, will not be invited to migrate over to Showtime. CBS Sports head Sean McManus, who is overseeing the show's transition to Showtime, explains: "We didn't want to just have CBS people. And we wanted a link to the HBO show. It was a tough one, in respect to Dan, to go with Cris." Phil Simms will join Collinsworth in the analyst role. James Brown will get the job of studio host, which Bob Costas has filled in recent years. McManus undoubtedly would have loved to keep Costas around, but Costas's contract with HBO would prevent that. Permalink | Email this | Comments ...
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Filed under: NFL Media Watch Inside the NFL is the longest-running show on cable TV, but as it moves from its 30-year home on HBO to Showtime this season, it will be hard to recognize. Michael Hiestand of USA Today reports that the only studio panelist from last year who will come back this year is Cris Collinsworth . Dan Marino , who had a long tenure on the show with HBO, will not be invited to migrate over to Showtime. CBS Sports head Sean McManus, who is overseeing the show's transition to Showtime, explains: "We didn't want to just have CBS people. And we wanted a link to the HBO show. It was a tough one, in respect to Dan, to go with Cris." Phil Simms will join Collinsworth in the analyst role. James Brown will get the job of studio host, which Bob Costas has filled in recent years. McManus undoubtedly would have loved to keep Costas around, but Costas's contract with HBO would prevent that. Permalink | Email this | Comments ...