When Monday Night Football moved to the ESPN cable network?
Monday Night Football (MNF) is a live television broadcast of the National Football League. Originally airing on the ABC network from 1970 to 2005, Monday Night Football was the second longest running prime time show on American broadcast network television (after CBS’ 60 Minutes) and one of the highest-rated, particularly among male viewers. ABC aired a total of 555 Monday night games. Monday Night Football moved to the ESPN cable network in 2006, ending a 36-year run on ABC. ABC and ESPN are both owned by The Walt Disney Company. Monday Night Football can also be seen in Canada on TSN and RIS, in most of Europe on ESPN America, in most of Australia on One HD and in some regions of the world outside the U.S. on ESPN International. A Spanish language version airs on ESPN Deportes in the U.S. and on ESPN International in Latin America. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
Monday Night Football moved to the ESPN cable network in 2006, ending a 36-year run on ABC. ABC and ESPN are both owned by The Walt Disney Company. Looking for a lightning rod for the first season in 1970, ABC’s Arledge hired controversial New York sports broadcaster Howard Cosell as a commentator, along with veteran football play-by-play man Keith Jackson. Arledge’s original choice for the third member of the trio was Frank Gifford who was unavailable since he was still under contract to CBS Sports. However, Gifford suggested former Dallas Cowboy quarterback Don Meredith, setting the stage for years of fireworks between Cosell and the laid-back Meredith. Gifford later joined MNF and teamed with Cosell and Meredith. The late Wendell native Dick Enderle, who was a lineman for Elbow Lake High School and the University of Minnesota, starred on Monday Night Football with the Atlanta Falcons and New York Giants. Enderle won special praise from Cosell for his blocks as an offensive guard. Th
Monday Night Football originaly was there on ABCnetwork from 1970 to 2005,it moved to ESPN in 2006, ending a 36-year run on ABC. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
