The game is expected to deliver ESPN a primetime win among all nets ( Austin Karp, Assistant Managing Editor ). One of the great combinations in the game today. In Buffalo, the game drew a 36.2 local rating (11.8 on ESPN, 24.4 on WKBW-ABC). Who in the hell is Jones? Peyton messed with Eli for not knowing who he is then ended the broadcast with a condescending "Carr to Jones. And the way the broadcast ended was great. It just goes to show how wrong some of the fan groupthink really is. Ratings of note: For the 2015 NFL regular-season, The NFL On CBS averaged 19.1 million views, a +2 percent increase over 2015. I loved Peyton's quip about halftime adjustments: "Whoever wins this game the media/fans are going to say it was because of the halftime adjustments." Halftime adjustments!? We didn't have time for halftime adjustments. The comparable week 11 game a year ago between the New. They give the fan the deep insight that almost none of us can see, but also have a quick wit to make it funny. Ratings for ESPN's Monday Night Football game between the Oakland Raiders and Houston Texans came in at just 4.0 for adults age 18-49. The local CBS guys have better lead-ins by far. It hurts us at my station, because we have the crappiest lead-ins to our 10 pm news you can imagine.
The networks primetime performance has been laughable for years. ESPN Deportes will also offer the Spanish-language production of the Texans-Raiders game as part of its weekly MNF telecasts. MNF is the only thing ABC has that can consistently get in the Nielsens Top 10. They are both (Peyton moreso) slightly condescending, but mostly witty, without specifically offending anyone individually. 21 at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City and will serve as the first NFL regular season game from Mexico since the 2005 San Francisco 49’ers-Arizona Cardinals contest, also aired by ESPN. It was smart football analysis but not condescending while being hilarious. -ESPN will air 17 Monday Night Football games through Week 16, including an opening week doubleheader.