Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The program (which has aired under numerous program titles and formats) actually goes back to the beginnings of NBC''s relationship with the NFL in 1939, when they (technically, NBC''s flagship station out of New York, which was then known as W2XBS) aired the first-ever televised pro football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the now defunct Brooklyn Dodgers football team. By 1955, NBC became the televised home to the NFL Championship Game, paying $100,000 to the league. The 1958 NFL Championship Game played at Yankee Stadium between the Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants went into sudden death overtime. This game, known since as the "Greatest Game Ever Played", was seen by many throughout the country and is credited with increasing the popularity of professional football in the late 1950s and early 1960s.