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TV LINEUP

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* 6:30-7 a.m. “Outside the Lines,” ESPN -- The program will look at how today’s telecast will be presented after Janet Jackson’s halftime “wardrobe malfunction” last year.

* 7-8 a.m. “NFL Films Presents: Buck, Aikman and Collinsworth,” Fox -- Viewers get a behind-the-scenes look at the preparation and game-day experiences of game announcers Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Cris Collinsworth.

* 8-9 a.m. “Untold Stories of the Super Bowl,” Fox -- Aikman, Terry Bradshaw, Collinsworth, Jimmy Johnson and Howie Long, who have played or coached in Super Bowls, talk about some of their experiences. The show, using a poll conducted by Foxsports.com on MSN, also counts down the top 10 moments in Super Bowl history.

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* 8 a.m.-noon “Sunday NFL Countdown,” ESPN -- Host Chris Berman and analysts Michael Irvin, Tom Jackson and Steve Young will preview the game from Jacksonville, Fla. Highlights include a look by Andrea Kremer at the last days of Reggie White, a Terrell Owens update, and features on Eagles Jeremiah Trotter and Donovan McNabb. There is also a feature on Patriot Coach Bill Belichick, and Kremer examines the “quintessential” Patriot.

* 9-10 a.m. “Tony Hawk’s Boom Boom Huckjam,” Fox -- Why is a skateboarder featured on a Super Bowl program? Fox has an action-sports network, Fuel, to promote.

* 10-11 a.m. “Best Darn Super Bowl Road Show Period,” Fox -- The name has been altered a bit, but it still features Tom Arnold as host, with John Salley and Michael Strahan also on hand.

(11 a.m.-3 p.m. “Fox Super Bowl Sunday,” Fox)

* 11-11:30 a.m. -- The official four-hour pregame show opens from its set at Jacksonville’s Metropolitan Park with host James Brown and analysts Bradshaw, Long and Johnson. During this half-hour, sideline reporters Chris Myers and Pam Oliver present segments on the Patriots and Eagles, respectively. Then it’s off to the 17th hole at the nearby TPC at Sawgrass golf course and its celebrated island green for a hole-in-one competition for charity.

* 11:30 a.m.-noon -- The second half-hour of the pregame show leads off with more coverage from the TPC before moving to a feature on safeties Brian Dawkins of the Eagles and Rodney Harrison of the Patriots. Also: “NFL Tailgate Party,” featuring rocker John Fogerty and “American Idol” winner Kelly Clarkson.

* Noon-12:30 p.m. -- Next up is the “Best of 10 Yards with TB.” All season this segment has featured Bradshaw posing irreverent questions to the game’s biggest stars, and highlights will be shown here. Also, there will be visits to U.S. military personnel serving in Iraq and Afghanistan and providing tsunami relief. Then it’s back to Sawgrass for more from the hole-in-one competition.

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* 12:30-1 p.m. -- This half-hour begins with a round-table discussion conducted by Jay Glazer and featuring Jerome Bettis, Tony Gonzalez, John Lynch, Deion Sanders and Strahan. Next is a performance by Ludacris, followed by a feature on Belichick.

* 1-1:30 p.m. -- The pregame set moves from Metropolitan Park to Section 145 inside the stadium.

* 1:30-2 p.m. -- Long presents a feature on Patriot defensive stars Tedy Bruschi and Willie McGinest, and Oliver has a feature on Eagle defensive end Jevon Kearse. This segment also includes Frank Caliendo’s pick.

* 2-2:30 p.m. -- Paul McCartney, the lone halftime act, joins the Fox crew during this segment, which also includes features on the starting quarterbacks and visits from former presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton.

* 2:30-3 p.m. -- Fox revisits its last Super Bowl, in 2002, when Sept. 11 was the focal point of the pregame ceremony. Also: performances by Gretchen Wilson with the Charlie Daniels Band and Black Eyed Peas with Earth, Wind and Fire.

* 3-3:27 p.m. -- Alicia Keys will sing “America the Beautiful,” followed by the entrance of World War II veterans. The singing of “The Star Spangled Banner” will be by a choir made up of cadets from the U.S. Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy, West Point and the Coast Guard Academy.

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-- Larry Stewart

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