Comments on: Monday Night Football Switches to ESPN

By: kappiy

kappiy — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:43:42 +0000

Isn't Monday Night Football a relic anyway? I haven't seen the ratings for it, but I wouldn't be surprised to see a curve showing a pretty solid ratings dip over the past 15 years or so. Wasn't that trend what prompted them to initiate the silly publicity stunts bringing Denny Miller and Rush Limbaugh into the broadcasters booth? Save for a big game or two, I probably haven't watched monday night football in a decade.

By: B. Minich, PI

B. Minich, PI — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:01:12 +0000

I had wondered what NBC had done to the football gods to deserve being left out in the cold - their sports broadcasts suffered with them only having the Olympics every four years.

By: The Southern California Law Blog

The Southern California Law Blog — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 06:30:48 +0000

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By: Scared Monkeys

Scared Monkeys — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 04:40:34 +0000

Turn Out the Lights the Partyâs Over for MNF on ABC

By: The American Mind

The American Mind — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 03:30:57 +0000

MNF to ESPN
Monday Night Football moves to ESPN starting in 2006. Since cable and satellite are virtually ubiquitous I have no complaints....

By: Liberty1st Blog: Red meat for a blue state.

Liberty1st Blog: Red meat for a blue state. — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 03:22:59 +0000

Death and taxes

By: Liberty1st Blog: Red meat for a blue state.

Liberty1st Blog: Red meat for a blue state. — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 03:20:48 +0000

Throwing red meat to the lions

By: bryan

bryan — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 00:01:16 +0000

Given that ESPN and ABC are both owned by Disney and co-branded out the wazoo, this is little more than a shell game. This doesn't leave ABC without football, because ESPN=ABC sports these days.