Puppy Bowl

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Television broadcast
German title Puppy Bowl
Original title Puppy Bowl
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) since 2005
length 2005–2008: 180 minutes
since 2008: 120 minutes
Episodes 11 ( list )
Broadcasting
cycle
yearly
genre Entertainment show
production Melinda Toporoff
Moderation Harry Kalas (2005–2009)
Jeff Bordner (2010–2011)
Scott Graham (since 2012)
First broadcast February 6, 2005

Puppy Bowl is an American television program that has been broadcast annually by Animal Planet since 2005 . It contains an American football game, similar to the Super Bowl , only puppies are used instead of people . The first Puppy Bowl aired on February 6, 2005 during Super Bowl XXXIX . The puppies shown in Puppy Bowl are from animal shelters .

Since 2008, Puppy Bowl has been broadcast in 1080i and 16: 9 format in HD . From 2005 to 2008 it was broadcast in 480i and 4: 3 format in SDTV .

Episode list

# Puppy Bowl MVP First broadcast
1 Puppy Bowl I. Max, Jack Russell Terrier February 6, 2005
2 Puppy Bowl II Monseigneur Jacques, poodle February 5, 2006
3 Puppy Bowl III Bomber, Samoyed February 4, 2007
4th Puppy Bowl IV Abigail, Jack Russell Terrier February 3, 2008
5 Puppy Bowl V. Matilda, beagle February 1, 2009
6th Puppy Bowl VI Jake, Chihuahua / Pug mix February 7, 2010
7th Puppy Bowl VII CB, Shih Tzu / Terrier mix February 6, 2011
8th Puppy Bowl VIII Fumble, terrier mix 5th February 2012
9 Puppy Bowl IX Fitz, Catahoula Mix 3rd February 2013
10 Puppy Bowl X Loren, Epagneul Breton 2nd February 2014
11 Puppy Bowl XI Cara, Cavatzu February 1, 2015
12 Puppy Bowl XII Star, chow chow February 7, 2016
13 Puppy Bowl XIII 5th February 2017

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Sean Fitz-Gerald: Behind the Scenes of Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl. Variety, January 30, 2014, accessed December 25, 2015 .
  2. Melena Ryzik: Just Fine as Tackles, But They Can't Pass. New York Times , February 2, 2008, accessed December 25, 2015 .
  3. Dawn Fallik: The Life of a "Puppy Bowl" Referee. The Wall Street Journal , February 5, 2010, accessed December 25, 2015 .