Monday Night Football

Monday Night Football is the branding used for broadcasts of National Football League games that air on Monday nights. It originally ran on ABC from 1970 to 2005, before... Wikipedia

  • Genre:  American football game telecasts
  • Created by:  Roone Arledge
  • Directed by:  Chet Forte (1970–1987), Larry Kamm (1987–1988), Craig Janoff (1988–2000), Drew Esocoff (2000–2006), Chip Dean (2006–2019), Jimmy Platt (2019–2023), Derek Mobley (2023–2025), Artie Kempner (2025–present)
  • Presented by:  Commentators, Joe Buck (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (color commentator), Chris Fowler (play-by-play, select games), Louis Riddick (color commentator, select games), Dan Orlovsky (color commentator, select games), Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, and Bill Belichick (ESPN2), Reporters, Lisa Salters (sideline), Laura Rutledge (sideline, select games), Molly McGrath (fill-in sideline), Michelle Beisner-Buck (features), Rules Analyst, Russell Yurk, Jerry Bergman (select games), Studio, Scott Van Pelt, Mike Greenberg, Chris Berman
  • Opening theme:  "Score" by Bob's Band (1970–1976), "Heavy Action" by Johnny Pearson (1976–1989, 2011–2018, 2022–2024, used as secondary theme from 1989–2012, 2017–2022, and 2023–present), "All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night" by Hank Williams Jr. (1989–2011, 2017–2020), "Rip It Up" by Little Richard feat. Butcher Brown (2019–2022), "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins feat. Chris Stapleton, Cindy Blackman Santana and Snoop Dogg (2023–present)
  • Country of origin:  United States
  • Original language(s):  English
  • No. of seasons:  56 (NFL seasons)
  • No. of episodes:  718 (games)
  • Executive producer(s):  Norby Williamson (2006–present)
  • Producer(s):  Steve Ackels, Roger Lewin, Jay Rothman, Lisa Salters
  • Location(s):  Various NFL stadiums (game telecasts), ESPN Headquarters, Bristol, Connecticut (studio segments)
  • Camera setup:  Multi-camera
  • Running time:  3–4 hours
  • Production company(s):  National Football League, ABC Sports (1970–2006), ESPN (2006–present)
  • Original network:  ABC
  • Related shows:  Monday Night Countdown, NFL on ABC, NFL on ESPN
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo