After sensing reluctance from both NBC and CBS in disturbing their regular programming schedules, Rozelle spoke with ABC.ĭespite the network's status as the lowest- rated network, ABC was also reluctant to enter the risky venture.
NBC followed suit in 19 with games involving American Football League teams.ĭuring subsequent negotiations on a new television contract that would begin in 1970 (coinciding with a merger between the NFL and AFL), Rozelle concentrated on signing a weekly Monday night deal with one of the three major networks. Two years later, Rozelle would build on this success as the NFL began a four-year experiment of playing on Monday night, scheduling one game in prime time on CBS during the 19 seasons, and two contests during each of the next two years.
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While the game was not televised, it drew a sellout crowd of 59,203 to Tiger Stadium, the largest crowd ever to watch a professional football game in Detroit up to that point. Undaunted, Rozelle decided to experiment with the concept of playing on Monday night, scheduling the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions for a game on September 28, 1964. (While the NFL had scheduled Saturday night games on the DuMont network in 1953- 1954, poor ratings and the dissolution of DuMont led to the series being eliminated by the time CBS took over the rights in 1956.) An early bid in 1964 to play on Friday nights was soundly defeated, with critics charging that such telecasts would damage the attendance at high school games. Main article: Monday night National Football League games prior to 1970ĭuring the early 1960s, NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle envisioned the possibility of playing at least one game weekly during prime time for a greater TV audience. 5.5.1.1 Revamp after disappointing 2007 season.3.3 Cosell, Gifford, Meredith, and Simpson.2.4 Cosell, Gifford, Meredith, and Tarkenton.
2.3 Cosell, Gifford, Williamson, and Karras.
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