Are you ready for some football?

Workers set up staging on Decatur St. at Jackson Square Tuesday, September 7, 2010 as the NFL prepares for the opening day concert to lead off the league's 2010 season opener in the Louisiana Superdome against the Saints and the Vikings.

NBC describes its approach to this game as Olympics-level attention, for which the network and its umbrella of cable sibling networks plan all-day-and-then-some coverage.Reporters for CNBC and MSNBC are in the Crescent City.  Brian Williams, Matt Lauer and Al Roker are here (again).

New Orleans Saints TV coverage

Planned coverage for Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010

5 a.m. "Wake Up with Al" -- Al Roker hosts his national weather show live from New Orleans. The Weather Channel.

7 a.m. "Today" -- Roker and Matt Lauer host live from Jackson Square. Locals are welcome to hang out and watch the taping. WDSU.

2 p.m. Fox-8 News Saints Tailgate Speical. Four consecutive hours. WVUE.

3 p.m. New Orleans Saints on 6 Celebration and Countdown to Kickoff. Three-and-a-half hours in a row; former Saints coach Jim Mora is a guest commentator. WDSU.

5:30 p.m. "NBC Nightly News" -- Brian Williams will anchor from New Orleans, but the broadcast will be pre-empted locally by WDSU's pregame.

6 p.m. "NFL Live" -- Trey Wingo's daily show will have live reports from New Orleans. ESPN.

6:30 p.m. "Fourth Down on 4: Eye on the Saints"

6:30 p.m. "NFL Opening Kickoff" -- NBC's setup show, to include coverage of pregame festivities in New Orleans. WDSU and NFL Network.

7:30 p.m. Banner ceremony and kickoff. WDSU.

10:30 p.m. "Titulares y Mas" -- Telemundo's late-night show, airing at 10:30 p.m. on Spanish-language digital channel WGLA (Cox Communications channel 16), will originate from New Orleans.

12:05 a.m. "Access Hollywood" -- The syndicated entertainment program will feature New Orleans, with reporting by Maria Menounos. WGNO.

10:35 p.m. Friday: "The Tonight Show" -- Correspondent Jim Norton will be in New Orleans today to gather fan interview material for Friday's show. WDSU.Former Saints coach Jim Mora joins WDSU's coverage.