Spike TV will air “Madden NFL ’09 Kickoff! Live” on Aug. 11 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the video game, Multichannel News reports. The special will start at 9 p.m. with an airing of the film “Rudy,” which will be intercut with footage of Geoff Keighley live from the Rose Bowl countdown to the release of the video game, the newspaper says.
—Vlada Gelman