ESPN to show Monday Night NFL- 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00
ESPN will add coverage of American Football’s flagship show ‘Monday Night Football’ to its programme schedule for next season.
The longest-running sports show in US television history will debut on ESPN UK on 14th September 14 at 1am GMT.
The US sports franchise, celebrating its 40th year this autumn, features 17 games per season and is the only NFL game televised on Monday nights.
Each week, the game of the week will be televised live, and will also be re-aired the following day as well as the 90-minute pre-game programme Monday Night Countdown hosted by Chris Berman.
Monday Night Football joins a broad portfolio of sport on ESPN next season, headlined by the Barclay’s Premier League, the FA Cup, Guinness Premiership rugby, Clydesdale Bank Premier League, Europa League, the German Bundesliga, UFC, French Top 14 rugby, NBA basketball and Australian Rules Football.
Created by former ABC Sports president Roone Arledge, Monday Night Football premiered on September 21, 1970.
As one of US televisions premiere properties, it has attracted celebrity guests ranging from John Lennon to former US President Bill Clinton and then-Senator Barack Obama.
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