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Revisiting bonus coverage through The Prime Time Players introduced last year, BAF presents special bonus content from last year's Super Bowl history episode that covers the evolution and emergence of America's championship game. The episode includes further details on how it came to be named the Super Bowl, some game highlights through the years, the importance of Budweiser and other significant commercialsl, early halftime show perfomers following the change in format of the early 1990s, and different versions of lead-out programming.

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The soap commercials first from the radio then television aired during daytime hours, eventually forming a genre known as soap opera and extending into Prime Time. BAF interviews podcaster James Lott, Jr. of JLJ Media, tapping into Lott's extensive knowledge of the genre and how it has shaped television drama over the decades in the way shows were presented, characters and the actors who portrayed them were received, and viewers watched them often awaiting weeks even months for plot resolution.

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With the NFL season in full grind and approaching the playoffs, BAF looks at the Dallas Cowboys and the highly visible impact and history of their popularity on the air. He is joined by longtime Cowboys fan, Kaete, who represents a solid example of how television connects loyal followers outside of Texas. Topics of discussion center on how annual Thanksgiving appearances and active player, coach, and other personnel presence beyond the field have contributed to the brand "America's Team."

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