NBC switches match up for November 19th SNF presentation November 6, 2006 7:48 pm
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NBC, using the flex schedule clause in their contract with the NFL, has decided to switch the game that was currently scheduled for a new match up.
Viewers will be seeing the San Diego Chargers and the Denver Broncos that night (both 6-2 teams) instead of the previously scheduled and currently sub-500 teams of Washington Redskins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Redskins/Buccaneers game moves will become a regional CBS game.
Another Record for MNF on ESPN September 27, 2006 4:46 pm
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For the third week in a row, Monday Night Football delivered the highest ever rating for ESPN.
The third week game that seen the New Orleans Saints return to the Superdome after the Katrina disaster, and defeat the Atlanta Falcons 23-3, attracted 10.8M households (11.8 Rating) and 14.9M viewers, surpassing the previous record holder (Pittsburgh/Jacksonville – 9.81M Households and 13.33M viewers).
This is also the first time that any broadcast on ESPN has reached more than 10M homes.
13.33M Watch Second Regular Season Week of ESPN Monday Night Football September 19, 2006 9:45 pm
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The contest between The Pittsburgh Steelers and Jacksonville Jaguars drew an estimated 9.81M Households (13.33M viewers), an increase from last week’s first regular season telecast (12.57M viewers for the first game between the Vikings and Redskins and 10.495M viewers for the game between the Chargers and Raiders).
It is now the highest rated program in the history of ESPN.
The game scored a 5.4/15 A18-49 rating, behind only CSI: Miami in the key demo.
The football game gave ESPN the win in all male demos for the evening.
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