List of NFL on ABC/ESPN commentator pairings
ABC Sports began airing Monday Night Football in 1970, until the program moved over to its sister, ESPN in 2006. ESPN originally started airing NFL football in 1987 airing ESPN Sunday Night Football. ESPN lost the right to Sunday Night Football in 2006 to NBC. The names of the play-by-play men are listed first while the color commentators are listed second; sideline reporters, when used, are listed last.
1970s[edit]
1970[edit]
ABC MNF
- This was Keith Jackson's lone year as the MNF play-by-play man.
1971-1973[edit]
ABC MNF
1974-1976[edit]
ABC MNF
1977-1978[edit]
ABC MNF
1979[edit]
ABC MNF
1980s[edit]
1980-1982[edit]
ABC MNF
1983[edit]
ABC MNF
1984[edit]
ABC MNF
1985[edit]
ABC MNF
1986[edit]
ABC MNF
- Al Michaels replaced Frank Gifford as play-by-play, while Gifford was shifted to the analyst role.
1987[edit]
ABC MNF
ESPN SNF
1988-1989[edit]
ABC MNF
ESPN SNF
1990s[edit]
1990-1993[edit]
ABC MNF
ESPN SNF
1994-1996[edit]
ABC MNF
- Al Michaels/Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf/Lynn Swann (Postseason only)
ESPN SNF
1997[edit]
ABC MNF
- Al Michaels/Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf/Lynn Swann (Postseason only)
- Mike Patrick/Joe Theismann/Ron Jaworski
ESPN SNF
1998[edit]
ABC MNF
ESPN SNF
1999[edit]
ABC MNF
ESPN SNF
2000s[edit]
2000[edit]
ABC MNF
ESPN SNF
- Dickerson and Stark replaced Lesley Visser as co-sideline reporters.
- Former San Diego Chargers QB Dan Fouts and comedian Dennis Miller replaced Esiason as color commentators
2001[edit]
ABC MNF
ESPN SNF
- Kolber replaced Solomon Wilcots as sideline reporter starting in 2001.
2002[edit]
ABC MNF
- Al Michaels/John Madden/Melissa Stark
- Brent Musburger/Gary Danielson/Jack Arute (AFC Wild Card Saturday only)
ESPN SNF
- Stark became solo sideline reporter this year.
- Former CBS Sports and Fox Sports analyst John Madden became MNF's new color commentator alongside Michaels.
2003[edit]
ABC MNF
ESPN SNF
2004[edit]
ABC MNF
ESPN SNF
- Legendary announcer, Pat Summerall, filled in for Mike Patrick who was recovering from heart bypass surgery.
2005[edit]
ABC MNF
- Al Michaels/John Madden/Michele Tafoya and Sam Ryan (Regular season) or Suzy Kolber (Postseason)
- Mike Patrick/Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire/Suzy Kolber
ESPN SNF
- This was ABC's final season as the MNF broadcaster.
- This was also the last year of ESPN SNF broadcasts as NBC would take over those rights.
2006[edit]
ESPN MNF
- Mike Tirico/Joe Theismann and Tony Kornheiser/Suzy Kolber and Michele Tafoya
- Brad Nessler/Dick Vermeil and Ron Jaworski/Bonnie Bernstein
- Starting with this season, ESPN would be the MNF broadcaster.
- The #2 team would commentate during week 1 for the networks doubleheader.
- Tafoya and Kolber would serve as co-sideline reporters.
2007[edit]
ESPN MNF
- Mike Tirico/Ron Jaworski and Tony Kornheiser/Suzy Kolber and Michele Tafoya
- Mike Greenberg/Mike Golic and Mike Ditka/Bonnie Bernstein
2008[edit]
ESPN MNF
- Mike Tirico/Ron Jaworski and Tony Kornheiser/Suzy Kolber and Michele Tafoya
- Mike Greenberg/Mike Golic and Mike Ditka/Suzy Kolber
2009[edit]
ESPN MNF
- Mike Tirico/Ron Jaworski and Jon Gruden/Suzy Kolber and Michele Tafoya
- Mike Greenberg/Mike Golic and Steve Young/Suzy Kolber
2010[edit]
ESPN MNF
- Mike Tirico/Ron Jaworski and Jon Gruden/Suzy Kolber and Michele Tafoya
- Brad Nessler/Trent Dilfer/Suzy Kolber
2011[edit]
ESPN MNF
- Kolber and Tafoya would both depart as sideline reporters (Kolber only worked week 1).
- A number of sideline reporters would fill-in for the #1 team. Those were: Suzy Kolber (Week 1), Wendi Nix (Week 1, 4), Ed Werder (Week 3).
2012[edit]
ESPN MNF
- Lisa Salters became the new sideline reporter starting this year.
2013[edit]
ESPN MNF
2014-2015[edit]
ESPN/ABC MNF
- 2015 was Tirico's final year as MNF play-by-play man as he would move to NBC Sports.
- ABC began simulcasting the MNF wild card matchup, returning as an NFL broadcaster.
2016[edit]
ESPN/ABC MNF
- College Football broadcaster, Sean McDonough, replaced Mike Tirico.
2017[edit]
ESPN/ABC MNF
2018[edit]
ESPN/ABC MNF
- Joe Tessitore/Jason Witten and Booger McFarland/Lisa Salters[1]
- Beth Mowins/Brian Griese/Laura Rutledge
2019[edit]
ESPN/ABC MNF
- Joe Tessitore/Booger McFarland/Lisa Salters
- Steve Levy/Brian Griese and Louis Riddick/Dianna Russini
See also[edit]
- National Football League on television
- List of NFL on CBS commentator pairings
- List of NFL on NBC commentator pairings
References[edit]
- ↑ Around the NFL staff (February 28, 2019). "Jason Witten ends retirement, will return to Cowboys". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
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