Cable sports networks have plenty of Super Bowl programming planned, as expected. But local stations are also producing special programs devoted to the event.

NBC carries the Super Bowl this year and Pittsburgh affiliate WPXI has dispatched reporters Darieth Chisolm, Gordon Loesch, Alby Oxenreiter, Bill Phillips and Rich Walsh to Tampa to cover the lead-up to the game in newscasts. Channel 11 has also extended its 11 p.m. newscast by 10 minutes each night this week, bumping the start time for "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" to 11:45 p.m.

Andrew Stockey, Sally Wiggin, Bill Hillgrove, Guy Junker, Marcie Cipriani and Merril Hoge are reporting from Florida for WTAE.

KDKA has sent Bob Pompeani and John Shumway to cover the big game.

Super Bowl-related programming this week includes:

TODAY

8 a.m.: "NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl," head coach press conferences, NFL Network.

3:30 p.m.: "SportsCenter Special," ESPN.

4 p.m.: "NFL Live," ESPN.

4:30 p.m.: "Rome is Burning," ESPN.

5 p.m.: "Around the Horn," ESPN.

6 p.m.: "Spotlight: Mel Blount," FSN-P.

6:30 p.m.: "Savran on SportsBeat," FSN-P.

7 p.m.: "Road to the Championship," WTAE.

7 p.m.: "NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl," NFL Network.

7:30 p.m.: "Steelers Special," KDKA.

8:30 p.m.: "Playbook," Steelers defense, NFL Network.

10 p.m.: "SportsBeat Rewind: Myron Cope," FSN-P.

TOMORROW

12:30 p.m.: "The Mike Tomlin Show" (from Tampa), FSN-P.

1 p.m.: "NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl," Hall of Fame coverage, NFL Network.

5 p.m.: "Spotlight: 75 Years of Steelers Football," FSN-P.

7 p.m.: "Steelers Special," KDKA.

7 p.m.: "Road to the Championship," WTAE.

7 p.m.: "NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl," NFL Network.

8 p.m.: "Super Showdown Primetime," WPXI.

8:30 p.m.: "Playbook," Cardinals defense, NFL Network.

SUNDAY

6:30 a.m.: Game day coverage begins, PCNC.

7 a.m.: Game day coverage begins, WPXI.

8:30 a.m.: "Sports Reporters," ESPN.

9 a.m.: "Playbook," Steelers offense, NFL Network.

10 a.m.: "The Charlie Batch Show," WPXI.

10 a.m.: "Sunday NFL Countdown," ESPN.

10:30 a.m.: "The Jerome Bettis Show," WPXI.

11 a.m.: "Super Showdown Game Day," WPXI.

11 a.m.: "NFL GameDay Morning at the Super Bowl," NFL Network.

12 p.m.: "NBC Sports Pre-Game," WPXI. Includes Matt Lauer's interview with President Barack Obama.

6 p.m.: "Super Bowl Red Zone," NFL Network.

6 p.m.: "Super Bowl XLIII," NBC.

10 p.m. (approximate): "FSN Live Steelers Championship Postgame," FSN-P.

10 p.m. (approximate): Post-game coverage, WTAE.

10 p.m. (approximate): "NFL GameDay Final," NFL Network.

Midnight (approximate): "The Office," WPXI.

MONDAY

8:30 a.m.: "Super Bowl XVIII MVP Press Conference," NFL Network.

6:30 p.m.: "Savran on SportsBeat," FSN-P.

7:30 p.m.: "SportsBeat Rewind: Ben Roethlisberger," FSN-P.

8 p.m.: "Spotlight: 75 Years of Steelers Football," FSN-P.

9 p.m.: "Savran on SportsBeat Steelers Town Hall" (from 75th Anniversary season), FSN-P.

10 p.m.: "Savran on SportsBeat Late Night," FSN-P.