The Sunday Night Football theme song, titled "Waiting All Day for Sunday Night," is sung by Carrie Underwood. She has been the vocalist for the theme since 2013 and continues to perform it, including for the 2024 season. The song is a reworked version of Joan Jett's "I Hate Myself for Loving You." Before Underwood, the theme was sung by Pink in 2006 and then by Faith Hill from 2007 to 2013

. Underwood's rendition is closely associated with the Sunday Night Football broadcast on NBC, and she has become synonymous with the show's primetime introduction. For 2024, there are some changes in the presentation of the song, with the broadcast starting with the chorus and Underwood's performance leading directly into the players running onto the field