Krown Countdown U
Gridiron Nation presented by Krown Produce is a weekly college football recap and features show focusing on Canadians in the NCAA and USPORTS football. The show was previously known as Krown Countdown U until 2019 when the show moved to TSN across Canada. The show generally airs on Wednesday at 1pm ET and Friday at 3:30pm ET on TSN1 or TSN2.
| Krown Countdown U | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Gridiron Nation presented by Krown Produce |
| Starring | Jim Mullin Mike Hogan Gord Randall |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Vancouver, British Columbia (2011-2017), Surrey, British Columbia, (2017-present) On location (various episodes, 2013, Thunderbird Stadium; 2013 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; 2014, Saskatoon, 2017, Knoxville, TN; Grand Forks, ND; Hamilton, ON.; Mexico City, 2018; London, United Kingdom, 2019. |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | TSN |
| Release | 2011 – present |
Previously, it was a recap and pre-game show broadcast by CHCH-DT across Canada, Thursday nights at 11:30 pm ET after local news and sports during football season. In the 2018 season the show's online distribution partner was CBC Sports. "KCU" complimented CHCH's coverage of OUA college football which was broadcast periodically on Saturday afternoons during the college football season. It was aired prior to the start of OUA game broadcasts with a 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff. In its current form, the program is pre-recorded at HubCast Studios in Surrey, BC as a panel show, with one member of the panel participating via Skype from Central Canada. The show recapped mainly USports football games, features, news and analysis of the week's upcoming games with additional content focusing on Canadian content in NCAA football, Football Canada national teams, and the Canadian Junior Football League.