NFL Monday Night Football (1970)

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ESPN Monday Night Football is a live television broadcast of weekly National Football League (NFL) games on ESPN in the United States. From 1970 to 2005, it aired on sister broadcast network ABC. Monday Night Football was, along with Hallmark Hall of Fame and the Walt Disney anthology television series, one of the longest-running prime time programs ever on commercial network television, and one of the highest-rated, particularly among male viewers. MNF is preceded on air by Monday Night Countdown.

Original Release

09/21/1970 on NBC

US Release

09/21/1970

Links

Website

Cast

Name

Character

Frank Gifford

Self - Play-by-Play Announcer / Self - Color Commentator / Studio Host

Al Michaels

Self - Play-by-Play Announcer

Howard Cosell

Self - Color Commentator

Dan Dierdorf

Self - Color Commentator / Self - St. Louis Cardinals Tackle

Don Meredith

Self - Color Commentator / Self - Play-by-Play Announcer

John Madden

Self - Color Commentator / Self - Oakland Raiders Head Coach / Self - Commentator

Fran Tarkenton

Self - Color Commentator / Self - Minnesota Vikings Quarterback / Self - New York Giants Quarterback

Melissa Stark

Self - Sideline Reporter

O.J. Simpson

Self - Color Commentator / Self - Buffalo Bills Running Back

Don Shula

Self - Miami Dolphins Head Coach

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	Week 1: Houston Texans vs. New Orleans Saints; Denver Broncos vs. Oakland Raiders	Monday, 09 September 2019
4	Week 4: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals	Monday, 30 September 2019
5	Week 5: Cleveland Browns vs. San Francisco 49ers	Wednesday, 09 October 2019
6	Week 6: Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers	Monday, 14 October 2019
7	Week 7: New England Patriots at New York Jets	Monday, 21 October 2019
8	Week 8: Miami Dolphins vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Monday, 28 October 2019
9	Week 9: Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants	Monday, 04 November 2019
10	Week 10: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers	Monday, 11 November 2019
11	Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Los Angeles Chargers	Monday, 18 November 2019
12	Week 12: Baltimore Ravens vs. Los Angeles Rams	Monday, 25 November 2019
13	Week 13: Minnesota Vikings vs. Seattle Seahawks	Monday, 02 December 2019
14	Week 14: New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Monday, 09 December 2019
15	Week 15: Indianapolis Colts vs. New Orleans Saints	Monday, 16 December 2019
16	Week 16: Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings	Monday, 23 December 2019
17	2020 AFC Wildcard Game: Buffalo Bills vs. Houston Texans	Saturday, 04 January 2020

Directors

Greg Richards, Lou Volpicelli, Chet Forte

Writers

Greg Jennings, Louis Riddick, M.K. Asante, Phil Collins, Lisa Salters, Steve Levy, Greg Richards, Brian Griese, Anthony McFarland, John Parry, Steve Levy, Suzy Kolber, Chris Berman

Cast

Name

Character

Frank Gifford

Self - Play-by-Play Announcer / Self - Color Commentator / Studio Host

Al Michaels

Self - Play-by-Play Announcer

Howard Cosell

Self - Color Commentator

Dan Dierdorf

Self - Color Commentator / Self - St. Louis Cardinals Tackle

Don Meredith

Self - Color Commentator / Self - Play-by-Play Announcer

John Madden

Self - Color Commentator / Self - Oakland Raiders Head Coach / Self - Commentator

Fran Tarkenton

Self - Color Commentator / Self - Minnesota Vikings Quarterback / Self - New York Giants Quarterback

Melissa Stark

Self - Sideline Reporter

O.J. Simpson

Self - Color Commentator / Self - Buffalo Bills Running Back

Don Shula

Self - Miami Dolphins Head Coach

Dan Fouts

Self - Color Commentator / Self - San Diego Chargers Quarterback

Eric Dickerson

Self - Sideline Reporter / Self - Los Angeles Rams Running Back / Self - Indianapolis Colts Running Back / Self - Los Angeles Raiders Running Back / Self - Atlanta Falcons Running Back / Self - Los Angeles Rams Wide Receiver

Bill Belichick

Self - New England Patriots Head Coach / Self - New York Giants Defensive Coordinator / Self - New England Patriots General Manager / Head Football Coach / Self - New York Giants Linebackers Coach / Self - Cleveland Browns Head Coach / Self - New York Giants Special Teams Coach / Self / Defensive Assistant / Self - Denver Broncos Assistant Special Teams Coach / Self - Denver Broncos Assistant Special Teams / Self - Detroit Lions Assistant Special Teams Coach / Self - New York Giants Special Teams / Linebackers Coach / Tight Ends / Wide Receivers Coach / Self - Detroit Lions Assistant Special Teams

Mike Shanahan

Self - Denver Broncos Head Coach / Self - San Francisco 49ers Offensive Coordinator / Self - Denver Broncos Offensive Coordinator / Self - Denver Broncos Receivers Coach / Self - Denver Broncos Quarterbacks Coach / Self - Los Angeles Raiders Head Coach / Self - Washington Redskins Head Coach

Jerry Rice

Self - San Francisco 49ers Wide Receiver / Self - Oakland Raiders Wide Receiver / Self - Seattle Seahawks Wide Receiver

Dick LeBeau

Self - Pittsburgh Steelers Defensive Coordinator / Self - Cincinnati Bengals Defensive Coordinator / Self - Pittsburgh Steelers Defensive Backs Coach / Self - Detroit Lions Cornerback / Self - Cincinnati Bengals Defensive Backs Coach / Self - Philadelphia Eagles Special Teams Coach / Self - Green Bay Packers Defensive Backs Coach

Boomer Esiason

Self - Color Commentator / Self - Cincinnati Bengals Quarterback

Mike Tirico

Self - Play-by-Play Announcer / Self - Announcer

Tom Landry

Self - Dallas Cowboys Head Coach

Alex Karras

Self - Color Commentator / Self - Detroit Lions Defensive Tackle