On 6 September 2010 it was announced that Carlson would present Sunday Night Football on Channel 4. He was paired with Gary Imlach for the 2010 season and Danny Kelly in the 2011 season. Nat Coombs was announced as his new co-presenter for the 2012 season, re-forming their Channel 5 (and Americarnage) partnership. Channel 4's NFL coverage ended in 2015, and Carlson's coverage of live television games for the 2015 and 2016 seasons was limited to the BBC's coverage of the International Series and the Super Bowl. He has continued to appear on the BBC’s coverage of live games alongside Mark Chapman, Jason Bell, and Osi Umenyiora.