This is the complete history of Monday Night Football's 35-year run on ABC, from its inaugural 1970 season through 2005, when the network announced that its longest-running series would move to cable. Chapters cover Monday Night Football's inception, its many lineup changes in the announcers' booth, how it influenced sports coverage on other networks, and the relationship between the NFL and ABC. Appendices provide a list of Monday Night Football cast and crew and seasonal ratings.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"the book adds a great deal to our understanding of the influence of Pete Rozelle, television, Howard Cosell, and even Richard Nixon on the rise and peak of interest in professional football"-Journal of Sport History; "thirty-five years of football and how the ABC program featured the game are the focus here"-Communication Booknotes Quarterly.
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Zielgruppe
Für Beruf und Forschung
Interest Age: From 18 years
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
appendices, bibliography, index
Maße
Höhe: 254 mm
Breite: 178 mm
Dicke: 10 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-7864-9573-3 (9780786495733)
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Wesley Hyatt, a senior writer with MMI Public Relations, has also served as a television historian and consultant for several media sources. He is the author of several McFarland titles and lives in Durham, North Carolina.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The NFL Before Monday Night Football
2. ABC Pre-Monday Night Football
3. NFL and ABC Merge
4. The Kickoff (1970-71)
5. Gifford Arrives, and Monday Night Football Takes Off (1971-74)
6. Meredith to Williamson to Karras to Meredith (1974-77)
7. Changes Afoot (1977-82)
8. Capital Messes (1982-87)
9. Stability Leading to a Meltdown (1987-98)
10. Mouse Attack (1998-2002)
11. Leader of a Loser (2002-2005)
12. 2005: Prepping the Final Curtain
Appendix A: Monday Night Football Cast and Crew
Appendix B: Monday Night Football Seasonal Ratings
Sources
Index
