NFL Monday Night Football

"Are you ready for some football?!" That six-word lyric, as bellowed out each week by country music superstar Hank Williams Jr., preluded each "NFL Monday Night Football" game, the first successful attempt to air a National Football League (NFL) football game in prime-time. Each week, two teams (as chosen months in advance by the NFL) met in what has become a Monday night tradition. Usually, a trio of sports-casters (a play-by-play announcer joined by a color commentator and an analyst) called the action. Half-time interviews with coaches and players, and sideline reports after outstanding plays were also innovations that contributed to the appeal of these games. Many of the games proved to be exciting, though sometimes the games were boring (especially if the teams were a mismatch or not very good, a necessary risk since the games were scheduled months in advance). Often serving as part of the announcing team were former NFL greats including OJ Simpson, Dan Dierdorf, Joe Namath and Lynn Swann.

Category

Television

Added

12/31/18 at 10:41am GMT+1

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Status

Verified by VeriPLUS

TV Genre

Sport

Country

USA

Language

English

Seasons

47

Awards

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Frank Gifford, Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf, Howard Cosell

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