The instant replays that will wash over you are the routine ones On Dec. 7 , 1963 , a television sports director introduced the instant replay . Bob Greene says that event changed sports broadcasting -- and more . He says people expect that every moment of their lives can be replayed . TL;DR The NFL has been using instant replay, but it is not as popular as other sports, according to an ESPN poll. Something was lost when the `` here and gone '' nature of reality vanished .
On Dec. 7 , 1963 , a television sports director introduced the instant replay . Bob Greene says that event changed sports broadcasting -- and more . He says people expect that every moment of their lives can be replayed . TL;DR The NFL has been using instant replay, but it is not as popular as other sports, according to an ESPN poll. Something was lost when the `` here and gone '' nature of reality vanished .