We've seen former players jump directly to the booth, with varying levels of success. Have the NFL TV partners learned their lesson by being burnt in...
"They don’t need to remember what I said because I’m there to make them shine, and that will be what I hope people would say about...
Joe Buck has already won Emmys, hosted talk shows, been the face of a network, called the most World Series on television and has called five...
"We all expected Michael Irvin would go into television. And Deion Sanders would go into television. But I had no interest in going into television."
MNF reached 124 million fans, lifted its audience in every key demo by double-digits, and aired four games whose viewership surpassed all previous MNF games.
ESPN reported that Monday Night Football on Dec. 30 reached 25.7 million viewers, making it the third-most-watched MNF since 1997.
Christmas night's contest between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers drew 27.2 million viewers.
The Mannings are approaching television much differently from the way they approached football.
The potential for more Monday Night Football doubleheaders remains on the table.
If most opportunities to watch the NFL in primetime are regarded as miserable, is there really no way to beat the league in the ratings or...