Pigskin Premiere Event

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WORLD PREMIERE SCREENING OF NEW NBC SERIES, 'FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS' TO BE FOLLOWED BY DEBUT LIVE TELECAST OF NBC'S 'SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL,' SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, BEGINNING AT 3PM

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. -- September 7, 2006 -- CityWalk at Universal Studios Hollywood and NBC4 team to celebrate a free "Pigskin Premiere Event," the world premiere screening of NBC's much-anticipated fall network series, "Friday Night Lights" followed by the debut broadcast of NBC's "Sunday Night Football" on Southern California's largest outdoor Astrovision screen for hundreds of fans on Sunday, September 10.

The event kicks off at 3pm with a special advance world premiere screening of "Friday Night Lights" hosted by NBC4's Mario Solis, who greet fans from the Universal CityWalk stage as they prepare for an afternoon of non-stop football action. The new "Sunday Night Football" games will telecast live immediately afterwards starting at 4pm PT with the New York Giants hosting the Indianapolis Colts. Both will air on CityWalk's giant, state-of-the-art 18'x22' Astrovision screen.
Expanding on the hit feature film "Friday Night Lights," the series centers on the small football-obsessed town of Dillon, Texas. Dillon's promising high school team, its star quarterback, and newly appointed head coach feel the mounting pressure of the town's pride and honor riding on their shoulders as a new football season kicks off.

"Friday Nights Light" is a weekly drama debuting on NBC Tuesday, October 3 at 8pm ET/PT. The new series is a production of Imagine Entertainment, NBC Universal Television Studio and Film 44. "Sunday Night Football" kicks off weekly at 7pm ET / 4pm PT on NBC.

Admission to Universal CityWalk for the screening of "Friday Night Lights" and broadcast of "Sunday Night Football" are free.

Universal Studios Hollywood, The Entertainment Capital of L.A., is a full day, movie-based theme park featuring such unique and groundbreaking attractions as "Revenge of the Mummy—The Ride," "Shrek 4-D," "Terminator 2: 3D," "Jurassic Park-The Ride" and the world-renowned behind-the-scenes Studio Tour and includes the adjacent CityWalk, a unique dining and shopping promenade featuring 65 entertainment-themed restaurants, clubs, shops and movie theaters.

Universal Studios Hollywood (http://www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com) is a unit of Universal Parks & Resorts, a division of Universal Studios, a part of NBC Universal.

NBC Universal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80% owned by General Electric, with 20% controlled by Vivendi Universal.