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Monday Night Football is coming to ESPN in 2006.

 

Sunday Night Football is moving to NBC that same year.

 

And ABC, after 36 seasons, will no longer carry NFL games.

 

ESPN, NBC and the NFL announced the changes Monday afternoon. ESPN and the league reached an eight-year deal for moving MNF, while NBC and the NFL reached a six-year deal.

 

Starting with the 2006 season, ABC will not televise NFL games as part of these new agreements.

 

Monday Night Football first aired on Sept. 21, 1970, with the New York Jets visiting Cleveland. It has been a network institution ever since. The highest-rated game was a 29.6, with a 46 share, for a 1985 game between then-unbeaten Chicago and Miami. The Dolphins won, ending Chicago's hopes of a perfect season.

 

It is the second-longest running prime time network series, trailing 60 Minutes on CBS by two years.

 

Al Michaels has been the play-by-play voice of Monday Night Football since 1986. Frank Gifford held the job from 1971 through 1985. Keith Jackson called the first season's games.

 

Among the analysts were Don Meredith, Alex Karras, Fred (The Hammer) Williamson, Frank Tarkenton, O.J. Simpson, Dan Dierdorf, Boomer Esiason, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller and Howard Cosell.

 

Current analyst John Madden joined Michaels for the 2002 season.

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QUOTE(Spod=Ratings @ Apr 18, 2005 -> 05:05 PM)
:headbang  :headbang  :headbang  hearing that gets me pumped for bulls playoffs

 

since i couldn't care less about the NBA right now, i use it for general pump up music, and it works to a tee :D :lol:

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QUOTE(Soxnbears01 @ Apr 18, 2005 -> 01:44 PM)
i'll post it online.

i got it off the dorm network, it's solid.

 

Reminds me of all those nba on nbc tripleheader sundays.

I used to be so into the NBA when i was a kid

I remember those days...it was awesome. NBC was good at football too. CBS sucks.

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QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Apr 18, 2005 -> 06:05 PM)
I remember those days...it was awesome. NBC was good at football too.  CBS sucks.

 

Are you saying you dont like the cbs theme where it sounds like the game is a war! and you dont like the flamming cbs logo on water!?!?!?

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QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Apr 18, 2005 -> 06:13 PM)
No, I'm saying they do a poor job on covering the game.  Thats all that matters to me.

 

ya i agree and i hate there pregame but they were the first ones to have the scores in the corner throughout the whole game though. and my post berofre should of been in green i guess

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QUOTE(Spod=Ratings @ Apr 18, 2005 -> 06:13 PM)
Are you saying you dont like the cbs theme where it sounds like the game is a war! and you dont like the flamming cbs logo on water!?!?!?

 

 

i love the nfl on cbs theme. the group who made it make really cool and music that pump u up.

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