Monday Night Countdown | |
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Starring | Scott Van Pelt Ryan Clark Jason Kelce Marcus Spears Adam Schefter Michelle Beisner-Buck |
Country of origin | United States |
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Running time | 120 min. |
Production company | ESPN |
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Network | ESPN (1993–present) ABC (2016–present) (select games) |
Release | September 6, 1993 present | –
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Monday Night Countdown (officially Monday Night Countdown presented by ESPN Bet) is an American pregame television program that is broadcast on ESPN, preceding its coverage of Monday Night Football. For the network's non-Monday broadcasts, the pregame show is simply titled NFL Countdown. When it debuted in 1993 as NFL Prime Monday, and Monday Night Football was airing on ABC, the pregame show was one of the first cross-pollinations between ESPN and ABC Sports, each of which operated largely under separate management at the time. The show was renamed Monday Night Countdown in 1998 to match its sister show Sunday NFL Countdown, and Monday Night Football moved from ABC to ESPN in 2006. When ABC began airing selected Monday Night Football games in 2016, the network's broadcasts were preceded by simulcasts of Monday Night Countdown. The current sponsor is ESPN Bet, starting with the 2024 season. Previous sponsors of the show include UPS, Applebee's, Call of Duty, Courtyard by Marriott, Subway and Panera.