American Idol’s Carrie Underwood Stars in her 12th consecutive Sunday Night Football opener. Watch it below
Carrie Underwood once again stars in the show open for NBC’s Sunday Night Football. It’s the country superstar and American Idol alum’s 12th consecutive season. SNF premiered on September 8 on NBC and Peacock featuring Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams visiting Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions in an NFC Wild Card Playoff rematch.
The opener celebrates the SNF “road show” that visits NFL cities each weekend, embracing the pageantry and anticipation for each matchup. Carrie performed the open from The Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas, home of her ongoing residency, REFLECTION.
Watch the brand new open below.
Carrie shot the opener at Resorts World Theater in Las Vegas
“Carrie once again delivers a show-stopping performance in combination with backstage and behind the scenes energy to set the tone for this special night,” said Tripp Dixon, creative director of the SNF show open for each of the past 12 years.
“It was so much fun to welcome the Sunday Night Football team back to the Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas,” said Carrie. “Shooting the new show open is always something I look forward to, and Tripp and the whole creative team brought it yet again, and we had a great day putting on an exciting new performance. Like everybody else, I’m waiting all day for Sunday night!”
Carrie has starred in the show open for NBC’s Sunday Night Football for 11 consecutive seasons. In 2021, she became the first artist to perform at the Resorts World Theatre, where her ongoing REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency continues to play to packed houses and has been extended into 2025. A deluxe edition of her album, Denim & Rhinestones which she co-produced, is out now. Carrie launched her exclusive year-round SiriusXM channel, CARRIE’S COUNTRY, in June 2023. Earlier this year, Carrie created two additional channels, CARR-DIO by CARRIE’S COUNTRY and SAVIOR SUNDAY DAILY by CARRIE’S COUNTRY, both of which stream exclusively on the SiriusXM app.
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A new recording with Carrie joining rock icons Papa Roach on their song, “Leave A Light On (Talk Away The Dark),” was released, raising awareness for suicide prevention and mental health, with all royalties benefitting the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Carrie Underwood joins American Idol as judge in 2025 for the 20th anniversary of her win
Last but not least, Carrie, who won the 4th season of American Idol in 2005 will join the the judges panel for at the 20th anniversary of winning the title. She’ll join Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie as judges, in addition to longtime host Ryan Seacrest. American Idol airs in 2025 on ABC streaming on Hulu.
