'''Monday Night Football''' has been a mainstay of sporting television since 1970. After a 36 year run on [[ABC]], the program moved to [[ESPN]] in 2006.
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'''Monday Night Football''' has been a mainstay of sporting television since 1970. After a 36-year run on [[ABC]], the program moved to [[ESPN]] in 2006.
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Broadcasting a [[National Football League]] game at 9PM Eastern time (6PM west coast), it was the final game of the football week, with the other games being played on Sunday. Monday Night Football would use a small group of announcers. One of the more famous groups from the 1970's into the early 1980's was ex-football players [[Frank Gifford]] and [[Don Meredith]], along with famous sports announcer [[Howard Cosell]].
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Broadcasting a [[National Football League]] game at 9PM Eastern time (6PM west coast), it was the final game of the football week, with the other games being played on Sunday. Monday Night Football would use a small group of announcers. One of the more famous groups from the 1970s into the early 1980s was ex-football players [[Frank Gifford]] and [[Don Meredith]], along with famous sports announcer [[Howard Cosell]].