ESPN's Monday Night Football has enjoyed another successful year, becoming the second-most watched since its debut in 2006. The network attributes this success to securing compelling games and a stable broadcast booth with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman. The show's alternate telecast, Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli, also continues to draw in viewers. This year saw record-breaking viewership for the Week 18 Doubleheader Saturday, further solidifying Monday Night Football's position as a premier sporting event.
product continued in 2024 as the network just announced this was the second-most watched year since they started airing it in 2006. An average of 15 million viewers checked outAnd it makes all the sense in the world as ESPN has been able to secure more compelling games and steadied a broadcast booth routinely in flux by bringing in Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, widely recognized as the best in the business.
ESPN concluded the regular season with 22 million viewers for Cincinnati at Pittsburgh , the network’s most-watched Week 18 game in the four seasons Doubleheader Saturday has kicked off the NFL’s Season Finale. The viewership was up 12% year-over-year and provided back-to-back games of at least 22 million viewers for Buck, Aikman and Salters, joining the Monday Night Football Week 17 game .
Beginning Week 18, Cleveland at Baltimore drew 17.3 million viewers. Both Doubleheader Saturday games were available on ABC, ESPN, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes and NFL+.broadcast back on Dec. 9, aired on ABC and ESPN simultaneous and did everything in their power to increase tonnage. All in all, another year of forward progress for the venerable franchise, which appears to be in steady hands going forward. And another data point that there is no more valuable real estate for television/streaming outlets than live sports.Kyle Koster is an assistant managing editor at Sports Illustrated covering the intersection of sports and media. He was formerly the editor in chief of The Big Lead, where he worked from 2011 to '24.
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