Last year, ABC televised all Monday Night Football games, due to work stoppages in Hollywood. This year, ABC is adding more simulcasts because, frankly, pro football is better than anything Hollywood can create.
Via Associated Press, six other games will be televised by ESPN and ABC. The additional games will take place on October 21 (Ravens at Buccaneers), November 4 (Buccaneers at Chiefs), November 18 (Texans at Cowboys), November 25 (Ravens at Chargers) and December 23 (Saints at Packers).
In other words, ABC will have a Monday night game every week for the rest of the regular season except November 11 (Dolphins vs. Rams) and December 2 (Browns vs. Broncos).
This decision concerns grades only. That’s a good thing for Disney, which owns ABC and ESPN, and for the NFL, which enjoys a larger audience.
This hurts the NFL’s broadcast partners (NBC, CBS, Fox), who now face tougher three-letter competition on Monday nights.
