CBS to Present 2-Hour Special SUPER BOWL'S GREATEST HALFTIME SHOWS, 2/5

By: Jan. 27, 2016
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Two days before the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers kick off in SUPER BOWL 50, SUPER BOWL'S GREATEST HALFTIME SHOWS will celebrate the best halftime performances in SUPER BOWL history and trace the evolution of the event over 49 years. Narrated by NCIS: LOS ANGELES star Chris O'Donnell, the new two-hour special will be broadcast Friday, Feb. 5 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. As previously announced, Coldplay will be among the artists that will take the stage during SUPER BOWL 50's halftime show.

In addition to highlighting past shows, the anthology includes fresh interviews with top performers who have made the SUPER BOWL Halftime Show one of the most highly anticipated live 12 minutes on television, including Beyoncé (2013), Bono (2002), Missy Elliot (2015), Bruno Mars (2014), Sir Paul McCartney (2005) and Katy Perry (2015).

Also, Halftime Show producers Jimmy Iovine (2003) and Don Mischer (2005-2009), director Hamish Hamilton (2010, 2012-2016), journalists, music executives and former NFL personnel share their insider memories of past performances, such as Michael Jackson (1993), Madonna (2012), No Doubt (2003), Prince (2007), The Rolling Stones (2006), Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (2009), Tom Petty and the HEARTBREAKERS (2008) and The Who (2010), among others.

SUPER BOWL 50, featuring Denver taking on Carolina, airs live from Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on Sunday, Feb. 7 (6:30 PM, ET/3:30 PM, PT) on CBS.

SUPER BOWL'S GREATEST HALFTIME SHOWS is an NFL Network production in association with IMG Original Productions.




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