Monday Night Countdown
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| Monday Night Countdown | |
|---|---|
| Format | National Football League |
| Starring | Chris Berman Keyshawn Johnson Tom Jackson Steve Young Chris Mortensen |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Production | |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ESPN (1993-) |
| Original run | September 6, 1993 (as NFL Prime Monday) – Present |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Monday Night Countdown, which debuted in 1993 on ESPN, is a television program featuring analysis and news on that night's NFL match to be broadcast on ESPN. The show was originally titled NFL Prime Monday from 1993-97 before it was renamed Monday Night Countdown in 1998.
The show was initially hosted by Stuart Scott along with analysts Tom Jackson, Michael Irvin and Ron Jaworski. Mike Ditka also discusses certain topics and Chris Mortensen brings news and rumours from around the league. John Clayton is also a regular guest on the show. Former presenters include Mike Tirico, Joe Theismann and Sterling Sharpe. During the 2005 season, it enjoyed its best ratings ever and was the highest-rated studio sports show on cable television. On occasion, the crew appeared on-site at the game, but for the most part the show is aired from the studios in Bristol, Connecticut. The official name of the show is Monday Night Countdown driven by UPS.
In 2006, the show began appearing at the Monday Night Football site live as the game moved to ESPN from ABC. Stuart Scott moved to host of NFL Primetime which precedes Monday Night Countdown and Chris Berman moved from NFL Primetime to Monday Night Countdown and was joined by returning analysts Tom Jackson and Michael Irvin along with new analyst from Sunday NFL Countdown Steve Young. Ron Jaworski also contributes to the show along with Chris Mortensen, Ed Werder and Sal Paolantonio. Also, in 2006 Monday Night Countdown introduced a new logo and new graphics as part of The Syndicate's new NFL package for ESPN. In the same fashion as all ESPN NFL studio shows, Monday Night Countdown adopted ABC's alternate football musical theme, though presented as a shuffle.
The show expanded in 2007 and now has segments in both the Bristol studio and at the game site. The Bristol team is Berman, Jackson, Mortensen, Mike Ditka, and newcomer Keyshawn Johnson. The remote team is Scott, Young, and Emmitt Smith (also an ESPN "rookie").
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[edit] Personalities
This is a list of personalities that currently or formerly appeared on Monday Night Countdown.
[edit] Current
- Chris Berman: (Host, 2006-present)
- Tom Jackson: (Analyst, ?-present)
- Keyshawn Johnson: (Analyst, 2007-present)
- Suzy Kolber: (Contributor, 2006-present)
- Chris Mortensen: (Contributor, 1993-present)
- Sal Paolantonio: (Contributor, 2006-present)
- Emmitt Smith: (Analyst, 2007-present)
- Michelle Tafoya: (Contributor, 2006-present)
- Ed Werder: (Contributor, 2006-present)
- Steve Young: (Analyst, 2006-present)
- Trey Wingo: (Host, 2006-present)
[edit] Former
- Michael Irvin: (Analyst, 2003-2006)
- Ron Jaworski: (Analyst, ?-2005)
- Bill Parcells: (Analyst, 2007)
- Stuart Scott: (Host, 2002-2005)
- Sterling Sharpe: (Analyst, 1995-2002)
- Joe Theisman: (Analyst, 1993-1997)
- Mike Tirico: (Host, 1993-2001)
[edit] Segments
[edit] Current
- Teams at 20: Every 20 minutes reporters Ed Werder, Sal Paolantonio, and sideline reporters Michele Tafoya and Suzy Kolber will update news from the teams in their preparations for the game.
- Playmaking Made Easy: The presenters of the program are seen outside giving a full demonstration of how to perform certain moves.
- The Mort Report: Chris Mortensen breaks down trade rumours, coaching changes and injuries.
- Sunday Drive: Ron Jaworski provides a look inside the game, breaking down a key scoring drive from start to finish.
- In the Pocket: Quarterback Steve Young casts his eye on the best and worst quarterbacking performances of the week.
- Jacked Up: At the end of the show Tom Jackson counts down the top five biggest hits of the week. In 2006, the format went to 6, and 6 to 4 were done on the show, and 3 to 1 were done at halftime.
[edit] Former
- Playmakers: Michael Irvin, reviews the players who made a the biggest difference in Sunday's NFL action.
