- Monday Night Football: The showdown between the Jets and the 49ers marks the start of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman’s 23rd season together; Lisa Salters extends her record time; Laura Rutledge will be on the sidelines in Week 1
- Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli: Returns for season four and adds Bill Belichick as a special guest
- Monday evening countdown: Jason Kelce debuts with Ryan Clark, Marcus Spears, Scott Van Pelt and others
- NFL Live: All season on Mondays up to two hours; on site for MNF in weeks 1 and 2
- NFL countdown on Sunday: Season 40 begins on ESPN
- The collapse with Peyton and Belichick: New show premieres before week 1
Ready for football? ESPN launches its 19th season.th Monday Night Football season on Monday, September 9, with a cross-platform presentation of the New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers (8 p.m. ET, ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes), Monday evening countdownSeason debut (6 p.m. on ESPN) and a NFL Live Two-hour episode (3-5 p.m., ESPN), all from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.
Monday Night Football will highlight a weekend of NFL programming and coverage from ESPN, including NFL countdown on Sunday (8 September, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.), NFL Prime Time (Sunday, 8 September, 7.30 pm) and NFL duel Return. On Friday, September 6, The collapse with Peyton and Belichick will premiere on ESPN+ (with repeats on ESPN2).
Overall, the entire NFL portfolio on ESPN will be launched in Week 1 and continue through Super Bowl Sunday in New Orleans.
Monday Night Football – Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters and Laura Rutledge
Monday Night Football Voices Joe Buck And Troy Aikman begin their 23rd season together, making it the longest broadcast partnership in NFL history. The Emmy Award winner Lisa Salters returns for its 13th season – its third with Buck and Aikman – extending its run as MNFs longest serving sideline reporter. Laura Rutledge will join the show in Week 1 to cover the 49ers while Salters will cover the Jets.
Bill Belichick appears for the first time in the ManningCast season premiere
Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli – the industry’s best-known alternative show, presented in association with Omaha Productions – is entering its fourth season, with “Jets-49ers” marking the first of 11 editions of the 2024-25 season. Peyton Manning And Eli Manning will welcome future Hall of Famer Bill Belichick as a star guest in the first half with other guests in the second half. More here.
ESPN Deportes offers MNF Spanish-language coverage
ESPN Deportes will provide Spanish-language coverage led by Rebeca Landa, who returns to the booth as a live commentator alongside Sebastian Martinez-Christensen, who debuts as a game analyst. Additionally, MJ Acosta-Ruiz will serve as the new sideline reporter. John Sutcliffe will continue to be part of the team, providing reports from the site, and Katia Castorena will report from the site from select MNF games.
Extended, two hours NFL Live Before the season premiere of Monday evening countdown Live from Santa Clara
- Monday evening countdown: Ryan Clark and Jason KelceAnd Marcus Spears connect Scott Van Pelt The quartet is making its regular season debut. Clark, Spears and Van Pelt all return for a second season, while Kelce begins his rookie year as a commentator after his outstanding playing career with the Philadelphia Eagles. Feature Reporter Michelle Beisner-Buck and high-ranking NFL insider Adam Schefter will contribute regularly to the program.
- NFLLive: ESPN’s daily NFL show begins at 3 p.m. and will be extended to two hours on Mondays (3-5 p.m.) this fall. Mina Kimes And Daniel Orlowskiwill join Clark and Spears as Rutledge, who will serve as host before taking on her side responsibilities. NFL Live Commentators will be on site several times this season, including in Philadelphia for the Falcons-Eagles game in Week 2. NFL Live will be broadcast on the remaining days of the week from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Before programming Levi’s Stadium, SportsCenter (7.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m.), Stand up (8 o’clock), First attempt (10 am) and The Pat McAfee Show (noon) will include all the reactions from the first week while setting the table for the Jets-49ers.
NFL countdown on Sunday Ready for season 40
ESPN’s NFL countdown on Sunday starts its 40th season as host Michael Grünberg will join the Super Bowl Champions Teddy Bruschi And Rex RyanMember of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Randy Moss and three-time Pro Bowl quarterback Alex Smith. Schefter will provide all the latest news and information, while sports betting analyst Erin Dolan also returns. Reporters on site in Week 1:
- Courtney Cronin (Titans at Bears)
- Jeff Darlington (Jaguars near dolphins)
- Daniel Graziano (Steelers at Falcons)
- Kimberley A. Martin (Cowboys at Browns)
- Sal Paolantonio (Vikings at Giants)
- Lindsey Thiry (Rams at Lions)
ESPN will announce further details about the show in the coming days
NFL on ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio will broadcast live games throughout the season, starting with the Steelers at the Falcons and the Broncos at the Seahawks in Week 1.
The collapse with Peyton and Belichick, NFL Prime Time, NFL duelAnd Turning point Highlight additional programming
- The collapse with Peyton and Belichick: Former opponents turned ESPN teammates Peyton Manning and Bill Belichick deliver a film room, schematic breakdown of the Jets and 49ers, days before Week 1 Monday Night Football Top duel. The show will premiere on ESPN+ on Friday, September 6th and air on ESPN2 throughout the weekend.
- Throughout the season, the 30-minute show will release a new episode every Friday, before a Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli alternative broadcast with each issue of The collapse with Peyton and Belichick with exclusive concentration on the two teams that Monday Night Football in the coming week.
- NFL Prime Time: The highlight show returns with the legendary Chris Berman and Super Bowl Champion Booger McFarlandThe show is available Sundays from 7:30 p.m. on ESPN+.
- NFL duel: Sal Paolantonio, Darius Butler And Greg Cosell return for their second season together, as the deep-dive breakdown show premieres every Saturday on ESPN2 and is available on demand on ESPN+ shortly thereafter. Sundays NFL duelairs on ESPN (usually at 4:00 a.m. and 6:30 a.m.) and opens the network’s Sunday schedule during the NFL season.
- Turning point: host Louis Riddick and in partnership with NFL Films, the recap and highlight show offers a dramatic recap of key moments from the biggest games each week. Turning point will be available every Wednesday during the season.
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