Monday Night Football

During the fall, regardless of who is playing, Monday Night Football is my favorite time of the week. My roommates and I order a pizza, have a few beers, and listen to Jon Gruden and Mike Tirico’s commentary. Monday Night Football is great because it is something that enables my roommates and I to get through Mondays. ESPN is also a program that is always on in my house. It’s usually being played in the background but when live sporting events are being broadcasted, my roommates and I can usually

The first Monday Night Football show premiered on US TV sets on Sept. 21, 1970. Ever since that fateful day, Monday Night Football being shown on US TV has been a mainstay of the NFL. In terms of sports betting, Monday Night Football is probably one of the most widely viewed times when football is shown and therefore provides the smart gambler with a way to tap into that. In fact one of the earliest betting strategies which was created to help gamblers profit off of the NFL was the idea of betting

This quote was said by television broadcasting executive Roone Pickney Arledge, a person whom Life Magazine declared “One of the 100 most important Americans of the 20th Century” and is considered by many to be the father of modern televised sports (Boss). This quote by Arledge is an example of his talent and know-how for developing new ideas that not only provide a quality viewing experience, but also appeal to a mass audience. His ideas were revolutionary, and changed the way sports were watched

On Monday nights at 9:00pm on FOX an hour-long show called The Following comes on, it is not a comedy but it does appeal to some of the same target audience. The show that comes on right before The Following is Bones, which is another crime show. Research shows that our target audience finds interest in the crime shows, therefore although Bones does not come on at the same time, it is possible that the target audience will decide to watch one show over the other. the CW: On Monday nights at 9:00pm

To what extent are ESPN subscribers committed to the ESPN network and brand compared to on the air talent on the network? It’s no secret that ESPN has lost a multitude of popular sports broadcasters over the last few years. Many have joined FOX Sports, after being unable to come to terms with ESPN’s contract deals. These personalities include big names such as, Colin Cowherd, Jason Whitlock, Skip Bayless, Shannon Spake and Chris Broussard. Although moving forward without these reporters will save

To entice fans, the NFL implements multiple fantasy football leagues, the NFL Red Zone and video games such as Madden. This brings a substantial amount of support to the NFL because they allow the fans to feel like they are a real part of the game and not just part of the audience. Due to this, the NFL season is made to be one of the most anticipated times of the year for players, coaches, and especially fans. Sundays are dedicated to football in most American households. So, it is no surprise that

NFL The NFL was founded on September 17, 1920 and was known as the American Professional Football Association (APFA). It was renamed in 1922 as the National Football League or NFL. In 1920 there were eleven football franchises to form the first professional football league compared to the 32 teams that form the league now. The original teams are: Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Tigers, Dayton Triangles, Akron Professionals, Rochester (N.Y.) Jeffersons, Rock Island Independents, Muncie Flyers, Decatur

[The NFL TV ratings have gone down in the first half of this 2016 season. The NFL needs more people to watch their night games. There got there self in so much trouble that they need twice the amount of people to watch their games. This is going to be very hard for them because of all these problems that they are having. The problems that they are having is that there are boring match ups, the election, people protesting about the national anthem, and how the NFL is not making the game fun anymore

As people flip through the channels on Monday nights they pass over at least two different professional wrestling shows. When people notice the wrestling the most common thing for them to do is to keep flipping the channels. Why? Because the common view of professional wrestling is that it is not real and it is stupid. Two years ago I thought the same thing about professional wrestling, in fact I refused to watch it. During the summer of my junior year in high school my boyfriend and I made a deal

In America, despite the number of people who attend church and participate in religious activities, you could assume sports are the new religion. There's the seasonal NASCAR on Sundays and Monday night football, but most sports such as, baseball, basketball, soccer, and hockey hold their events on any given day of the week. Many Americans arrange their schedules to either attend or watch these events on television. You could even go so far as to say Americans idolize athletes and sports stars