Hard Knocks (TV series)
| Hard Knocks | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Sports Reality television Documentary series |
| Created by | Marty Callner |
| Developed by |
HBO Sports NFL Films |
| Starring |
Baltimore Ravens (2001) Dallas Cowboys (2002) Jacksonville Jaguars (2004) Kansas City Chiefs (2007) Dallas Cowboys (2008) Cincinnati Bengals (2009) New York Jets (2010) Miami Dolphins (2012) Cincinnati Bengals (2013) Atlanta Falcons (2014) Houston Texans (2015) Los Angeles Rams (2016) |
| Narrated by |
Liev Schreiber (2001–2002 & 2008–present) Paul Rudd (2007) |
| Composer(s) | Dave Robidoux |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 11 |
| No. of episodes | 57 (6 in 2001 and 2002, 5 in each season from 2007 on) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Steve Sabol Rick Bernstein Ross Greenburg Marty Callner |
| Producer(s) |
Ken Rodgers Keith Cossrow |
| Location(s) | Varies |
| Running time | ~55 minutes (commercial-free) |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBO |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format |
Stereo Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | 2001 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Hard Knocks is a reality sports documentary television series produced by NFL Films and HBO. The show was first broadcast in 2001, and the current 2016 season is the eleventh. Each season, it follows a National Football League (NFL) team through its training camp and covers the team's preparation for the upcoming football season.
The series shows the personal and professional lives of the players, coaches and staff, including their family life, position battles, and even inside jokes and pranks. It particularly focuses on rookies' adjustments to playing in the NFL, usually with emphasis on the team's most recent top draft pick. It usually also chooses to focus on undrafted and journeyman players who are attempting to make the team.
The NFL and HBO have called Hard Knocks "the first sports-based reality series" in television history.
The series was created by Marty Callner in 2001.
The series has been narrated by Liev Schreiber since 2001, with the only exception being the 2007 season which was narrated by Paul Rudd, a fan of the Kansas City Chiefs.
The San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons, Seattle Seahawks, Houston Texans, and Washington Redskins each declined to be the show's featured team for the 2013 season, while the Cincinnati Bengals accepted, marking their second appearance on the show. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell subsequently said that he wanted more teams to be featured on the series, on "some kind of formal rotation."
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