Monday Night Football

[country club]

These new announcers are beyond Lame. I miss Howard, Frank and Don. Not only are they Head and Shoulders above this Crop, the games back then were certainly better and much more entertaining. In my opinion. I know I am showing my age, but come on. There ratings have to be in the tank and these new guys are in the weeds. Lets hope this season is a Stellar one.

[CCDawg]

These new announcers are beyond Lame. I miss Howard, Frank and Don. Not only are they Head and Shoulders above this Crop, the games back then were certainly better and much more entertaining. In my opinion. I know I am showing my age, but come on. There ratings have to be in the tank and these new guys are in the weeds. Lets hope this season is a Stellar one.

Actually the ratings last year where higher than they were on ABC in recent years. ESPN's Monday Night Football also has something like 7 or 8 of the 10 biggest audiences in cable television history.

[country club]

Thanks for the response. Ratings for cable are always smaller than network TV. More people have Rabbit ears than cable boxes I guess. Anyway here are 2006 numbers from Neilsen. Obviously a steady decline.



Game Date Viewers (millions)

Giants-Cowboys 10/23 16.0
Falcons-Saints 9/25 15.0
Bears-Cardinals 10/16 14.2
Jaguars-Steelers 9/18 13.3
Packers-Eagles 10/2 12.9
Vikings-Redskins 9/11 12.6
Ravens-Broncos 10/9 12.5
Patriots-Vikings 10/30 11.9
Chargers-Raiders 9/11 10.5
Raiders-Seahawks 11/6 9.9
Panthers-Buccaneers 11/13 9.6


Two games were Broadcast on 9/11