Monday Night Football-related stories
Posted Nov 16th 2009 4:04PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Sports, OpEd, Celebrities, Reality-Free
Things are not going well for Notre Dame head football coach Charlie Weis. He's in the midst of a rough season, not likely to make a bowl game, and rumors are rampant that he will be fired after a five-year-term that has not brought the university a national championship. The number one name on the lips of everyone to replace Weis is ESPN analyst, and Super Bowl-winning head coach, Jon Gruden. However, this morning
ESPN locked up Gruden with an extension on his current contract which expands his responsibilities as an ESPN talking head.
In addition to sticking with the ESPN
Monday Night Football color commentary role -- in which he's pretty much been Mr. Enthusiasm -- Gruden will be working the NFL Draft, the Pro Bowl, Super Bowl week, and on radio the Rose Bowl and the BCS game. Basically, if Gruden is talking football, he's doing it on ESPN air.
Continue reading Sorry, Notre Dame, Jon Gruden's committed to ESPN
Posted Nov 9th 2009 12:16PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC has a new, two-hour Dancing with the Stars, followed by a new Castle.- CBS has a new How I Met Your Mother, then new episodes of Accidentally on Purpose, Two and a Half Men, Big Bang Theory, CSI: Miami.
- NBC has new episodes of Heroes, Trauma, and The Jay Leno Show.
- FOX has a new House at 8, then a new Lie To Me.
- The CW has a new One Tree Hill at 8, followed by a new Gossip Girl.
- ABC Family has the two-hour season finale of Lincoln Heights at 8.
- TLC has two new episodes of Little People, Big World at 8, then a new Jon & Kate Plus 8.
- At 8:30, ESPN has Monday Night Football, the Steelers vs. the Broncos.
- At 9, USA has anew Monday Night RAW.
- At 10, Lifetime has two new episodes Rita Rocks.
- TLC has a new Cake Boss at 10.
- There's a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives on Food Network at 10.
- Also at 10: E! has a new episode of The Soup Presents.
- At 11, TBS has the series premiere of Lopez Tonight.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Lincoln Heights, CSI: Miami, Lopez Tonight
Posted Nov 2nd 2009 12:19PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- At 7:30, FOX has Game 5 of The World Series.
- At 8, ABC has a new, two-hour Dancing with the Stars, followed by a new Castle.
- CBS has a new How I Met Your Mother at 8, then episodes of Accidentally on Purpose, Two and a Half Men, Big Bang Theory, and CSI: Miami.
- NBC has new episodes of Heroes, Trauma, and The Jay Leno Show.
- The CW has a new One Tree Hill at 8, followed by a new Gossip Girl.
- ABC Family has a new Lincoln Heights at 8, then the season finale of Greek.
- There's a new Good Eats on Food Network at 8.
- ESPN has a new Monday Night Football at 8, the Falcons vs. the Saints.
- At 9, PBS has a new American Experience.
- USA has new Monday Night RAW at 9.
- Food Network has a new Unwrapped at 9.
- At 9:30, Lifetime has three new episodes of Rita Rocks.
- At 10, Food Network has a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
- TLC has two new episodes of Cake Boss at 10.
- Bravo has a new Million Dollar Listing at 10.
- Also at 10: E! has a new episode of The Soup Presents.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Good Eats, Two and a Half Men, Gossip Girl, RAW
Posted Oct 26th 2009 12:20PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC has a new, two-hour Dancing with the Stars, followed by a new Castle.- NBC has a new Heroes at 8, then new episodes of Trauma and The Jay Leno Show.
- FOX has a new So You Think You Can Dance at 8, followed by a new Lie To Me.
- The CW has new episodes of One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl.
- ABC Family has a new Lincoln Heights at 8, then a new Greek.
- TLC has two new episodes of Little People, Big World at 8, followed by a new Jon & Kate Plus 8 and two new episodes of Cake Boss.
- There's a new Good Eats on Food Network at 8.
- Also at 8: Nickelodeon has a new Glenn Martin, DDS.
- At 8:30, ESPN has Monday Night Football, the Redskins vs. the Eagles.
- At 9, USA has a new Monday Night RAW.
- Food Network has a new Unwrapped at 8.
- At 9:30, Lifetime has a new Rita Rocks.
- At 10, Food Network has a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
- Bravo has a new Million Dollar Listing at 10.
- Fine Living has a new Three Sheets at 10.
- At 10:30, Lifetime has another new Rita Rocks.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Dancing, One Tree Hill, Rita Rocks, Cake Boss
Posted Sep 28th 2009 12:16PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
TV Land has an Andy Griffith Show marathon all night.- WE has a Golden Girls marathon all night.
- At 8, ABC has a new, two-hour Dancing with the Stars, followed by a new Castle.
- CBS has a new How I Met Your Mother at 8, then new episodes of Accidentally on Purpose, Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, and CSI: Miami.
- NBC has a new Heroes at 8, followed by the series premiere of Trauma and a new Jay Leno Show.
- FOX has a new House at 8, then the season premiere of Lie To Me.
- The CW has new episodes of One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl.
- PBS has a new episode of The National Parks: America's Best Idea at 8.
- There's a new Lincoln Heights on ABC Family at 8, then a new Greek.
- Also at 8: Nickelodeon has a new Glenn Martin, DDS.
- At 8:30, ESPN has a new Monday Night Football, the Panthers vs. the Cowboys.
- At 9, USA has a new Monday Night RAW.
- TLC has a new Jon & Kate Plus 8 at 9.
- At 10, A&E has a new Hoarders.
- TLC has a new Ultimate Cake-Off at 10.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: How I Met Your Mother, National Parks, Lie To Me, Trauma
Posted Sep 14th 2009 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, The CW has the season premiere of One Tree Hill, then the season premiere of Gossip Girl.- NBC has a new, two-hour America's Got Talent at 8.
- ABC Family has the season premiere of Lincoln Heights at 8, followed by a new Greek.
- ESPN has the season premiere of Monday Night Football at 7, the Patriots vs. the Bills.
- At 9, TLC has a new Jon & Kate Plus 8.
- USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9.
- There's a new Unwrapped on Food Network at 9.
- At 10, NBC has the series premiere of The Jay Leno Show.
- A&E has a new Hoarders at 10.
- E! has a new episode of The Soup Presents at 10.
- Also at 10: Travel Channel has a new Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: One Tree Hill, Lincoln Heights, Monday Night Football, Jay Leno
Posted Sep 10th 2009 2:07PM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Sports, American Idol, Celebrities, Judges, Casting
Now regular Squad hoppers know I'm no drooling
American Idol watcher, so maybe you think my opinions on this show are worth less than the U.S. dollar injected with swine flu.
But this move to bring in Ellen DeGeneres, a talk show host, actress and comedian, screams of another move in the world of TV commentating. A move that seemed well reasoned enough but went down in a glorious ball of blue and orange flames on live television.
Comedian and long time TV fixture
Dennis Miller's very short stint as the color commentator for ABC's
Monday Night Football screams of similarities louder than that guy in the Edvard Munch painting watching the Orson Welles sex tape. Great, Miller's voice is back in my head again. Thanks cha cha, I mean, Ellen.
Continue reading Idol's Ellen DeGeneres decision sounds eerily similar to MNF's Dennis Miller manuever
Posted May 18th 2009 3:37PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Sports, Celebrities, Reality-Free
There'll be a new face in the
Monday Night Football booth this season.
Pardon The Interruption's Tony Kornheiser is out after three years and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach – and Super Bowl winner -- Jon Gruden, is in. Gruden, who was dumped by the Bucs at the end of last season, has been sitting in on ESPN as a commentator, so this is a logical progression for him, although he does claim that he wants to be a head coach again some time in the future.
That's an interesting notion because usually when a guy gets into the booth, he doesn't get out. Dick Vermeil is one of the few to jump back and forth;
John Madden, who retired from NBC less than a month ago, was one who never returned to the sidelines.
Continue reading Monday Night Football shakeup: Kornheiser out, Gruden in
Posted Apr 16th 2009 2:24PM by Nick Zaino
Filed under: Sports, News, Industry, Interviews, Reality-Free
John Madden is done. NBC announced today that Madden, perhaps the most famous broadcaster in football history apart from Howard Cosell,
is retiring from the booth after covering the NFL for 30 years, winning 16 Emmys and the admiration of football friends everywhere.
Madden
addressed listeners this morning on KCBS in San Francisco about the decision, which was obviously not easy for him. "I decided to retire," he said. "Heck I can't even say it. It's tough, not because I'm not sure it's the right time. I really feel strongly this is the right time. I'm just going to miss everything about it because I enjoyed it so much."
Football is in Madden's blood. He's a Hall of Fame coach, winning the Super Bowl with the Raiders in 1977, a college stand-out offensive tackle from California Polytechnic State University, and his Madden NFL is a perennial best-selling video game on multiple platforms. He joined ABC's
Monday Night Football crew in 2002, and spent the past three years on
NBC's Sunday Night Football.Continue reading Ebersol says Madden retirement will stick; Collinsworth named as replacement
Posted Apr 16th 2009 12:29PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Sports, Reality-Free
Boom! Faster than you can say, "Tough actin' Tinactin," NFL Hall of Famer
John Madden, the legendary voice of
Monday Night Football and the creator of EA Sports video game Madden NFL Football, has decided to take himself out of the game.
Madden's retiring from broadcasting. He'll be leaving NBC's
Football Game of the Week as the color commentator; Al Michaels is continuing at the play by play voice.
The fact that Madden has retired at 73 is not really a surprise. This is the same guy that walked away from the Oakland Raiders head coaching position (when it still was a prestigious gig) after winning a Super Bowl and while he was still a young man.
Continue reading John Madden retires from NFL broadcasting
Posted Dec 22nd 2008 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC has Shrek The Halls.- NBC has The Today Show Looks Back: A Holiday Special at 8, then a new Momma's Boys.
- TLC has two new episodes of Little People, Big World at 8.
- History Channel has a new Modern Marvels at 8, followed by a new Cities of the Underground.
- Food Network has Rachael Ray's Holiday Feast at 8.
- At 8:30, ESPN has a new Monday Night Football, the Bears vs. the Packers.
- At 9, FOX has a new Prison Break.
- USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9.
- Nickelodeon has two Christmas episodes of Home Improvement at 9.
- Also at 9: Cartoon Network has Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer.
- At 10, MTV has a new episode of The Hills.
- E! has The Soup: The Year In Soup at 10.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk show listings.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Today Show, Monday Night Football, The Soup
Posted Dec 15th 2008 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC has I Want A Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown, followed by a new, two-hour 20/20.- CBS has a new Big Bang Theory, then new episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Worst Week, and CSI: Miami.
- NBC has new episodes of Chuck and Heroes, then the series finale of My Own Worst Enemy.
- FOX has a new Sarah Connor Chronicles at 8, then a new Prison Break.
- TLC has two new episodes of Little People, Big World at 8.
- AMC has the George C. Scott version of A Christmas Carol at 8, followed by the movie Prancer.
- Also at 8: Food Network has Sandra Lee's Semi-Homemade Christmas, then Wintertime Treats Unwrapped.
- At 8:30, ESPN has a new Monday Night Football, the Browns vs. the Eagles.
- At 9, Lifetime has the movie Secret Santa.
- History Channel has a new Cities of the Underground at 9, followed by a new Ancient Discoveries.
- Hallmark has the movie A Town Without Christmas at 9.
- At 9:30, Nickelodeon has a Christmas episode of Home Improvement.
- At 10, MTV has a new episode of The Hills.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk show listings.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Big Bang Theory, Monday Night Football, 20/20
Posted Oct 30th 2008 2:15PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Sports, Celebrities, Reality-Free
At the rate they're going, the 2008 presidential candidates will have made appearances on every kind of TV program before voting day arrives. No show is too insignificant, it seems. (Seriously, if only we could have seen Obama and McCain do the cha-cha on
Dancing with the Stars!)
Therefore, it comes as no big shock that on the eve of the election -- Monday, November 3 -- the presidential
candidates are going to appear on ESPN's Monday Night Football.
They will be interviewed -- separately on tape -- by half-time anchor Chris "Boomer" Berman. The anticipated time is 10:15 p.m. (ET), but because of the flow of the game, it could be closer to 10:30.
Continue reading Monday Night Football to feature McCain & Obama on election eve
Posted Oct 13th 2008 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- At 8, ABC has a new Dancing with the Stars, followed by new episodes of Samantha Who? and Boston Legal.
- CBS has a new Big Bang Theory at 8, then new episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Worst Week, and CSI: Miami.
- NBC has new episodes of Chuck and Heroes, followed by the series premiere of My Own Worst Enemy.
- FOX has more Baseball Playoffs at 8, the Dodgers vs. the Phillies.
- The CW has a new Gossip Girl at 8, then a new One Tree Hill.
- History Channel has a new Modern Marvels at 8.
- At 8:30, ESPN has Monday Night Football, the Giants vs. the Browns.
- At 9, USA has a new Monday Night RAW.
- IFC has I, The Jury at 9.
- Food Network has a new Unwrapped at 9.
- At 10, TNT has a new Raising The Bar.
- Food Network has a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives at 10.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk show listings.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Big Bang Theory, Gossip Girl, My Own Worst Enemy
Posted Oct 6th 2008 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 5, TBS has the Rays/White Sox game, followed by the Red Sox/Angels game.
- At 8, ABC has a new Dancing with the Stars, then a new Boston Legal.
- CBS has a new Big Bang Theory at 8, followed by new episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Worst Week, and CSI: Miami.
- NBC has new episodes of Chuck, Heroes, and Life.
- FOX has a new Sarah Connor Chronicles at 8, followed by a new Prison Break.
- At 8:30, ESPN has Monday Night Football, the Vikings vs. the Saints.
- Also at 8:30: Food Network has a new How'd That Get On My Plate, then a new Unwrapped.
- At 9, USA has a new Monday Night RAW.
- At 10, TNT has a new Raising The Bar.
- Food Network has a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
- MTV has a new episode of The Hills.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk show listings.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Baseball Playoffs, Worst Week, Monday Night RAW
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