Carlson was one of the analysts for the BBC's inaugural coverage of the Super Bowl in February 2008, hosted by Jake Humphrey, with Rod Woodson as his partner. He returned to analyse for the BBC during their first live regular season game at Wembley in October 2008, with Jerry Rice, again at Super Bowl XLIII, with Rod Woodson, and briefly during the recorded highlights of the 2009 Wembley match. He has also appeared on BBC Sport's "American Football" programme showing highlights of the playoffs during the 2009/10 season. Carlson has continued his work on the BBC, providing analysis in the highlights shows for both the International Series and Playoffs for the 2010/11 and 2011/12 season. Carlson joined Mark Chapman and Danny Amendola, of the St. Louis Rams, for the BBC's coverage of Super Bowl XLVI on 5–6 February 2012.