"NFL Monday Night Football" (1970) TV series 1970-????

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Directors:

Drew Esocoff
Larry Kamm

Writer:

Dennis Miller (writer) (2000-2002)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | unknown

Release Date:

21 September 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Sport

Tagline:

Is it Monday yet? (37th season)

Plot:

Coverage of professional football featuring teams from the National Football League airing on Monday nights during the NFL's regular season.

Plot Keywords:

American Football | Non Fiction

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Frank Gifford	...	Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer / ... (413 episodes, 1971-1997)
Al Michaels	...	Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer / ... (333 episodes, 1986-2005)
Dan Dierdorf	...	Himself - Color Commentator / ... (202 episodes, 1974-1998)
Howard Cosell	...	Himself - Color Commentator / ... (195 episodes, 1970-1983)
Don Meredith	...	Himself - Color Commentator / ... (170 episodes, 1970-1984)

Also Known As:

ABC Monday Night Football (USA) (alternative title)
ESPN Monday Night Football (USA) (alternative title)
M.N.F. (USA) (alternative title)
Monday Night Football (USA) (alternative title)
Thursday Night Editions of Monday Night Football (USA) (new title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

ALLTEL Stadium - One ALLTEL Stadium Place, Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC) Sports

Trivia:

In 1983, during a Monday Night Football match up between the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys, Howard Cosell referred to Redskins wide receiver Alvin Garrett as a "little monkey". Following two months of intense public pressure, he resigned from the MNF broadcast team.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation (2008) (V)

I Miss It!!!

Nothing use to touch Monday Night Football when it aired for over 38 seasons!! The other two major networks would try different approaches to Monday night programming and to no avail!! The initial idea to Monday Night Football was that Monday was the day of returning to reveille, kids back in school, everybody back to work, and just a naturally depressing day for everyone!! Once Monday Night Football came on the scene, Bars were having drink specials, friends were getting together for football parties at their homes and there now entered a little lilt in everybody's monotonous Monday blues schedule!! I counted on some of the best games in the NFL to be on Monday Night Football, and it was a real treat if they had the Dallas Cowboys' games!! I am a big Dallas Cowboy fan!! I also thought they should have given a fat contract to Mike Barz for being the new host of Monday Night Football, bringing him on would have been great!! "Monday Night Football" was a spectacular idea, the new Monday Night Football is not as good, but, it fills the void somewhat!! My bone of contention with "Monday Night Football" on ABC: BRING IT BACK!!!!