With the Vince Lombardi trophy on the line, CTV showcases one of the biggest spectacles in all of professional sports with exclusive Canadian coverage of Super Bowl XLVI featuring Tom Brady and the New England Patriots taking on Eli Manning and the New York Giants in a rematch of Super Bowl XLII. Allen Bailey Jersey . CTVs coverage of Super Bowl XLVI airs nationally in High Definition on Feb. 5 beginning at 12 noon ET with six hours of pre-game programming on Super Bowl Sunday (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times). TSN kicks off coverage of Super Bowl XLVI with a four-hour championship edition of Sunday NFL Countdown at 10 a.m. ET, while RDS has French-language coverage of the big game beginning on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. ET. Last years Super Bowl broadcast was the most-watched ever in Canada with a combined television audience of 7.3 million viewers on CTV and RDS*. Fans can also listen to live Canadian radio coverage of Super Bowl XLVI exclusively on TSN Radio 1050 in Toronto, TSN Radio 990 in Montreal, and TSN Radio 1290 in Winnipeg, along with on Team 1410 in Vancouver and Team 1200 in Ottawa. "There is no bigger party, no bigger showcase of pro sports and pop culture than the Super Bowl, and CTV is very proud to bring the NFLs biggest stage to football fans across the country," said Phil King, President, CTV Programming and Sports. "Following the game, fans will continue to be treated to the best in entertainment with the premiere of THE VOICE – featuring superstars and past Super Bowl performers Christina Aguilera and Adam Levine. Its the perfect complement to the big game on one of the biggest nights in television." Calling the Super Bowl are multi-Emmy Award-winners Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth providing play-by-play commentary and game analysis, while reporter Michele Tafoya delivers news from the sidelines at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN. Michaels and Collinsworth, who are calling their first Super Bowl together, were recently named the best NFL game announcers in a USA Today readers poll. Michaels has previously called the NFLs championship game eight times, while Collinsworth has been in the broadcast booth for Super Bowl twice before. The Super Bowl halftime show features multi-Grammy Award-winning recording artist Madonna in a performance imagined by Cirque du Soleil. Pop superstar Kelly Clarkson sings the national anthem prior to kick-off, while The Voice coach Blake Shelton and his wife and fellow country star Miranda Lambert sing "America the Beautiful". Broadcast ScheduleCTV gets football fans up-close and personal with the biggest names on the NFLs grandest stage prior to Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, Feb. 5 with six hours of all-encompassing coverage leading up to the most-watched sporting event in North America. TSN also hits the gridiron on Sunday with a super-sized SUPER BOWL edition of Sunday NFL Countdown at 10 a.m. ET. The broadcast schedule is as follows (subject to change):• Sunday NFL Countdown on TSN10 a.m. – 2 p.m. ETCovering his 30th Super Bowl, Chris Berman hosts the special four-hour edition of Sunday NFL Countdown from Pan AM Plaza with analysts Cris Carter, Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson and Keyshawn Johnson. The Monday Night Football team of Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Ron Jaworski joins the crew from Lucas Oil Stadium with Super Bowl champions Tedy Bruschi, Trent Dilfer, Jerry Rice and Steve Young. NFL Insiders Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter also contribute reports throughout the day. • Road To The Super Bowl on CTV12 noon – 1 p.m. ETProduced by Emmy Award-winning NFL Films, Road To The Super Bowl captures the most dramatic moments and sound bites of the 2011 NFL season, from opening kickoff through the AFC and NFC Championship Games. • Super Bowl XLVI Pre-Game Show on CTV1 p.m. – 6 p.m. ETCo-hosts Bob Costas and Dan Patrick are live from Lucas Oil Stadium for the Super Bowl XLVI Pre-Game Show. Joining Costas and Patrick are Super Bowl-winning head coach Tony Dungy, two-time Super Bowl winner Rodney Harrison, Mike Florio and Peter King of Sports Illustrated for up-to-the-minute news and features leading up to kickoff. Patrick can also be heard all week leading up to Super Bowl XLVI on TSN Radio 1050 in Toronto. • Super Bowl XLVI on CTV6 p.m. – 10 p.m. ETThe New England Patriots and the New York Giants go head-to-head for the Vince Lombardi trophy in Super Bowl XLVI live from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN. The teams last met in Super Bowl XLII, when the Giants came from behind to defeat the heavily-favoured Patriots, who boasted a perfect season record going into the NFLs championship game. Ron Parker Chiefs Jersey . The Jets are 1-2-1 against Nashville this year despite outscoring the Predators 11-10. Blake Wheeler and Olli Jokinen lead Winnipeg with four points, while Craig Smith has four for the Predators. Vance Walker . Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood launched himself down the touchline pumping his fists after Gylfi Sigurdsson completed a fight back from 2-0 down at home to Southampton to win 3-2. The victory kept Tottenham in touch with the Champions League places, with the London club six points behind fourth-placed Arsenal.Acapulco, Mexico (SportsNetwork.com) - Ajla Tomljanovic of Croatia beat fourth-seeded Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia in Mondays first-round action at the Mexican Open tennis event. Tomljanovic cruised past Rybarikova 6-1, 6-3 in 68 minutes on the red clay at the Fairmont Acapulco Princess. Bojana Jovanovski, the No. 6 seed, defeated American Tornado Alicia Black 6-4, 7-5, while Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan rallied past seventh-seedeed Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland by a 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 margin. Donnie Avery Chiefs Jersey. Other wins came from American Christina McHale and Marina Erakovic of New Zealand. McHale took down Kristina Mladenovic of France 6-4, 6-2 and Erakovic beat Sofia Sanchez of Mexico 6-2, 6-2. Sara Errani, who is not defending her title this week, beat Carla Suarez Navarro in last years final for a second straight championship in Acapulco. ' ' '
