NFL Network takes break from football, makes documentary series about football
Given enough time, every TV network will eventually break out of its format and try to do something new. For example, Cartoon Network now has live-action programs, The History Channel has stuff about pawn shops for some reason, and IFC’s Comedy Bang Bang show isn’t actually an independent film. The NFL Network is not so easily swayed, though. It has the square jaw and broad shoulders of an accomplished sportsman of some kind, so it won’t back down from its mission to do nothing but talk about the NFL. It will, however, expand that mission. According to Variety, The NFL Network will soon be taking a break from exclusively airing programming about the NFL for a new documentary series called The Timeline, which will reportedly “highlight pivotal moments and teams in National Football League history.”
