Monday Night Football
‘Monday Night Football’ Begins: How to Watch the Jets-49ers Game Without Cable Online
This season's programming kicks off with the New York Jets battling the San Francisco 49ers: Here's everything to know about where to watch without a traditional cable subscription.
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‘Monday Night Football’ Hits 27-Year Ratings High
A Super Bowl rematch on Monday Night Football brought in a huge audience — the biggest one for any TV broadcast, in fact, since the Super Bowl. The Philadelphia Eagles’ 21-17 win over the Kansas City Chiefs drew better than 29 million viewers across all platforms, the most for a Monday Night Football telecast in […]
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‘Monday Night Football’ Books Full-Season Run on ABC
For the first time in 17 years, ABC will have a full season of Monday Night Football on its airwaves. The broadcast network, which had several NFL matchups on its slate already for the fall, will simulcast the remaining portion of the MNF schedule (10 games’ worth) with ESPN. The move will likely increase Monday […]
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Damar Hamlin Speaks Out for the First Time After Experiencing Cardiac Arrest: “I Don’t Even Have the Words”
Damar Hamlin is speaking out publicly for the first time since collapsing on the field during the Jan. 2 Monday Night Football game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals. The Bills safety collapsed following a hit during the game. Medical officials administered CPR on the field before he was taken away in an ambulance […]
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NFL Game Postponed After Buffalo Bills Player Damar Hamlin Collapses on Field
The Monday Night Football game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals was postponed after Bills player Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field, was given CPR and then taken away by ambulance. The 24-year-old safety was hospitalized in critical condition, with the NFL saying in a statement, “Our thoughts are with Damar and the […]
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TV Ratings: ‘Quantum Leap’ Opens Modestly, ‘NCIS’ Hits Low
NBC’s Quantum Leap didn’t jump out in the ratings Monday, instead pulling in so-so numbers for its debut. CBS’ NCIS, meanwhile, opened its 19th season with its smallest same-day audience ever. Returning series on the broadcast networks Monday — the first night of the 2022-23 season — were uniformly down from their year-ago premieres. A […]
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TV Ratings: ‘911,’ ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Edge ‘The Voice’ in Demo
After leading the first four Mondays of the season among adults 18-49, The Voice slipped to third place in the key ad demographic on the broadcast networks. Fox’s 911 and ABC’s Dancing With the Stars both edged the NBC mainstay. NCIS was once again the most watched show on the broadcast nets, matching last week’s […]
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TV Ratings: ‘NCIS’ Dips for Mark Harmon’s Farewell
The final episode of NCIS for longtime star Mark Harmon pulled in a slightly smaller audience Monday than it did a week ago — though it still led Monday’s broadcast offerings in total viewers. The Voice remained No. 1 among adults 18-49, and Fox’s 911 continued a steady opening to its season. On cable, ESPN’s […]
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TV Ratings: ‘Monday Night Football’ Continues Strong Early Season Run
Monday Night Football aired its first installment of the season without the “Manning-cast” on ESPN2, and as such the ESPN2 simulcast of the game was significantly smaller than the previous three weeks. It still, however, dominated Monday’s ratings and posted year-to-year gains for the third time in four weeks. CBS’ NCIS and NBC’s The Voice, […]
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TV Ratings: ‘911,’ CBS Comedies Grow in Week 2
Three veteran series — 911, The Neighborhood and Bob Hearts Abishola — improved their ratings on the second Monday of the season, while of three first-year shows, NCIS: Hawai’i held up the best. ESPN’s Monday Night Football telecast was also up over last week and the comparable week a year ago, leading all of TV in primetime. […]
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TV Ratings: NFL Gets Week 1 Boost With ‘Monday Night Football,’ Kickoff Game
The NFL assumed its customary place head, shoulders and other body parts above everything else on TV with its opening weekend. The seven broadcast windows from Thursday to Monday averaged 17.4 million viewers across linear and digital platforms, a 7 percent increase over last year. The season-opening game on NBC Thursday night and a Monday […]
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Trump’s Campaign Demands ESPN Air National Anthem During ‘Monday Night Football’
President Donald Trump is demanding that ESPN show the national anthem during 'Monday Night Football' games.
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