I guess cafe society because this is more about broadcasting than sports
Anyway like what if there’s four games on FOX at once and what if more than one goes to halftime at the same time. I guess they can make highlights of other games beforehand, but right after halftime starts it’s like they go live to the studio and talk about the game you’re watching?
This is just a guess. Halftime is 15 minutes. Think of a 15-minute-long loop of highlights that would end, and then start over again at the beginning; no matter where you start watching, if you stick around for 15 minutes, you’ve seen the whole thing. Now imagine that they’re doing it live, instead of on tape. They talk a little about each game, and after they’ve done the last game they talk about the first game again. Mix in some commercials and “welcome to our NFL studios” and you’re golden.
NFL Today W13 halftime 1983 (I’m not sure, but I think it worked the same way in 1983 as compared to now)