In addition to the extra cameras, the program has also pioneered technological broadcast innovations, such as the use of enhanced slow motion replays and computerized graphics.

For the program aired between 1987 and 2005, see ESPN Sunday Night Football.

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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.

On September 7, 2013, the NFL announced that British Eurosport would show Monday Night Football games live in the United Kingdom for the 2013 and 2014 seasons.

ESPN International.

A Spanish-language version airs on ESPN Deportes in the U.S.

ESPN International in Latin America, while a Portuguese version airs on ESPN Brasil.

Per an NFL broadcasting policy intended to allow those who do not subscribe to cable or satellite television to see games televised by a pay television network, the games are also made available on over-the-air television stations in each participating teams local market.

In 2011, ESPN extended its contract for the show for an additional eight seasons, giving it rights to the broadcasts until 2021.

The new deal, valued around US 15 billion, also gives ESPN rights to expanded highlights, international, and streaming rights.

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From 2003 to 2005, one game was played on Thursday and another Monday under the Monday Night Football banner.

Starting in 2006, when the series moved to cable, two games are played on the opening Monday night to capitalize on fan interest during NFL Kickoff Weekend.

Since no one knows during the first month of the season if a team is indeed good, or will rebound from a difficult start, interest is usually high for the first few weeks of the MNF season.

It had seemed like a good pre-season matchup since the Falcons had played in the previous seasons Super Bowl and the 49ers coming into the 1999 season had posted 16 consecutive 10-win seasons.

Louis Rams not to be scheduled for a Monday night game because of its dismal record the year before, and many other NFL teams (such as the 2004 San Diego Chargers and the 2008 Miami Dolphins, both with zero primetime games) have had huge unforeseen turnarounds that result in lack of MNF attention (these teams generally receive multiple MNF spots the year after their breakout success, which is great for viewers if those teams continue to play well, and not so great if they return to mediocrity or worse).

Many MNF games occurring later in the season feature at least one team that is either headed to the playoffs or must win the MNF game to clinch a playoff spot.

As a result of this, the NFL wished to move the Game of the Week idea to Sunday nights as to make flex scheduling possible.

This was a move which would ultimately mean the end of Monday Night Football on ABC (cable games are protected from the NFLs flexible scheduling rule adopted for the 200607 season; the new rule applies only to CBS, Fox, and NBCs Sunday night games).

The league currently has no interest in expanding flexible scheduling to include Monday Night Football, citing the logistical issues of moving games back and forth between Sundays and Mondays.

The Pittsburgh Steelers tied San Francisco 49ers for the all-time lead in most wins on September 14, 2020.

Among the active stadiums following the conclusion of the 2017 season, Miami Gardens, Florida s Hard Rock Stadium has hosted the most games with 36.

Most recently Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, hosted its first NFL game on September 21, 2020 when the Las Vegas Raiders defeated the New Orleans Saints 3424 on Monday Night Football.

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