For the MNF Mega Cast, Peyton Manning hooks up with his brother and ESPN
Mnf : Peyton Manning has been hired as a “Monday Night Football” analyst by ESPN. It’s just not in the way that everybody anticipated, and it won’t last the entire season.
Peyton and Eli Manning will be members of a “Monday Night Football” MegaCast for 10 games a year for the next three seasons, according to a deal announced Monday by the Walt Disney Company and Manning’s Omaha Productions.
Since his retirement following the 2015 season, Manning has been reported as a “Monday Night Football” analyst, but the two parties have never been able to reach an agreement.
Fans will now be able to hear his thoughts, but in a different format and with his brother, who led the New York Giants to two Super Bowl titles before retiring last year.
The first three weeks of the season, including the Sept. 13 opener between the Baltimore Ravens and the Las Vegas Raiders, will be covered by Manning’s MegaCast, with the remaining seven weeks to be announced.
The game will be aired on ESPN2 and streamed on ESPN+, with the standard broadcast on ESPN and/or ABC.
Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick, Lisa Salters, and John Parry, the cast of MNF, will be back for a second season.
Before it expanded to the NFL last year, MegaCasts had been a hallmark of ESPN’s coverage of the College Football Playoffs.
On ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN Deportes, the Week 2 game between the New Orleans Saints and the Oakland Raiders averaged 15.59 million viewers, making it one of the most-watched MNF games of the season.
For the wild-card round game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Tennessee Titans, ESPN brought back the MegaCast.
The MegaCast, according to ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro, is intended to be a terrific addition to the standard programme.
When the NFL concluded its new 11-year broadcast agreements in April, Commissioner Roger Goodell stated that the networks will have more latitude for alternate broadcasts.
Last season, Amazon featured alternate presentations during its simulcasts with Fox, which will become the exclusive outlet for “Thursday Night Football” beginning in 2022.
The wild-card game between the Chicago Bears and the New Orleans Saints was broadcast by CBS in a kid-friendly format.
“Providing different viewing alternatives for the next three seasons continues our innovation initiatives and adds value for our fans,” added Pitaro.
“Peyton and Eli will take a unique approach, diving into broad, big-picture subjects while still focusing on the game, much like fans do when watching with their family and friends.”
The MegaCast will be broadcast from a distant location. The Mannings will be joined by a host who will be announced later, as well as additional guests.
While the game will always be visible, the chat will be casual and designed to make viewers feel as if they are watching a game with pals at home.
In a statement, Peyton Manning stated, “This relationship with ESPN and The Walt Disney Company demonstrates a continuous, shared commitment to giving fans enjoyable, innovative programming.
” “As we built out The Places brand, ESPN+ has been a fantastic partner for Omaha Productions, and we’re pleased to co-create a new MegaCast format that will have something for everyone.”
Peyton Manning has a history of working with ESPN. His ESPN+ series “Peyton’s Places” was supposed to be a one-off to commemorate the NFL’s 100th season, but it’s now in its third season.
Abby Wambach (soccer), Eli Manning (college football), David Ortiz (Major League Baseball), Ronda Rousey (fight sports), and Vince Carter are all part of the “Places” series (NBA). This month, Wambach’s show premiered.
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