Alan Richard Michaels is an American television sportscaster.
He is currently working as the play-by-play announcer for Thursday Night Football on Prime Video and in an emeritus role for NBC Sports.
How many Super Bowls has Al Michaels called?
Al Michaels has called the Super Bowl six times.
On February 1, 2009, Michaels called Super Bowl XLIII, his first Super Bowl telecast for NBC and seventh overall as a play-by-play announcer.
Michaels also called Super Bowl XLVI on February 5, 2012, Super Bowl XLIX on February 1, 2015, Super Bowl LII on February 4, 2018, and Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022, and in doing so, he tied Pat Summerall for the most Super Bowls called by a play-by-play announcer, though Summerall still holds the record for the most Super Bowls announced at 16, having also worked Super Bowl I as a sideline reporter and Super Bowls II, IV, VI, and VIII as a color commentator.
He has covered more major primetime sports events than any other sportscaster — including more than 400 primetime NFL games (and counting) in a 40+-year career — and is the only play-by-play commentator/host to cover all four major U.S. sports championships: the Super Bowl (six times), World Series (eight), NBA Finals (two), and the Stanley Cup Final (three).