Beginning in 1978, highlights of select games were broadcast on PBS[7] under the title All Star Soccer[8] with Mario Machado[9] providing the commentary.
For the 1980-81 league season, Star Soccer switched from Mario Machado and used the ITV feed with commentary from Brian Moore.
During the 1990-91 and 1991-92 seasons, Jim Rosenthal hosted English Soccer,[11] which was broadcast on regional sports networks across the United States.
[12] When the Premier League officially launched in August 1992, Prime provided a match of the week on a delayed basis.
[14][15][16] Prime Network later provided live coverage[17] of the 1995 English FA Cup Final (Everton-Manchester United), with JP Dellacamera and Ty Keough hosting the pre-game, half-time, and post-game "wraps" from Houston's Liberty SportsComm studio.
From 2010 to 2013, ESPN2 had its own commentary team of Ian Darke and Steve McManaman, with Darrell Currie, Dave Beckett, or Alicia Ferguson reporting pitchside live in England.
America One also carried tape-delayed broadcasts of the English Premier League, specifically Bolton Wanderers and Everton.
[20] NBC Sports president of programming Jon Miller explained that their main goal was to not "Americanize" their coverage (besides providing explanations of terminology unfamiliar to U.S. viewers, such as derbies), citing their decision to employ talent (such as former ESPN UK and BBC Sport presenter Rebecca Lowe, who became NBC's lead host) who "know the Premier League and can talk about it intelligently".
[24] During larger matchdays, NBCSN operated pop-up channels branded as Premier League Extra Time, which broadcast overflow matches not shown by other NBC networks.