 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - NBC yakatanga 200708 purogiramu yayo musi waJanuary 1, 2008, neNHL Winter Classic, mutambo wehoki wokunze pakati peBuffalo Sabres nePittsburgh Penguins paRalph Wilson Stadium. Mutambo wakaenda musoro-kumusoro nemimwe yemitambo yemakwikwi epakoreji yeNew Years Day, asi hapana yemitambo yeBowl Championship Series. Kunyange zvazvo isingatarisirwi kurova kana kuti kukwikwidzana zvakananga nenhamba dzomutambo wenhabvu, nguva yacho yakagadzirirwa kushandisa mukana wevateereri vakawanda vanochinja-chinja pakati penhepfenyuro kuti vaone mitambo yakasiyana-siyana yemabhodhoro. Yakanga iri mutambo wekutanga wakadaro kuti uiswe paterevhizheni neAmerican network uye mutambo wekutanga weNHL wekunze wenguva dzose kubvira Edmonton Oilers neMontreal Canadiens vakatamba iyo Heritage Classic, iyo yakatepfenyurwa paCBC, iyo yakashanda seCanada nhepfenyuro ye2008 Classic. Kunyange zvazvo pakutanga yakashoropodzwa sechinhu chakanaka chekushambadzira nevamwe vari munhau, 2008 Winter Classic yakawana 2.6 muUnited States kana kuti 2.9 mamiriyoni evanhu vanoona maererano neNielsen, iyo yakakwirira yepamusoro yekukwikwidza kwemwaka wenguva dzose kubva munaFebruary 1996, apo Fox yaiva nhengo yehutano. Mukuenzanisa, CBS yakagamuchira ratidziro ye2.7 yeGator Bowl, iyo yakanga inewo kutanga na1:00 masikati. 