Monday Night Countdown: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Monday Night Countdown, which debuted in 1993 on ESPN, is a television program featuring analysis and news on that night's NFL match to be broadcast on ESPN. The show was originally titled NFL Prime Monday from 1993-97 before it was renamed Monday Night Countdown in 1998. The official name of the show is Monday Night Countdown served by Applebee's. The show's previous sponsor was UPS. When it debuted, it was one of the first cross-pollinations between ESPN and ABC Sports, which each largely operated under separate management at the time.

Series details

• Title: Monday Night Countdown
• Format: Talk Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Sports
• Premiere date: 1993-09-06
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: ESPN
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 132 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10269

Cast and credited roles

• Scott Van Pelt — Host
• Marcus Spears — Analyst
• Adam Schefter — NFL Insider
• Ryan Clark — Analyst
• Jason Kelce — Analyst
• Michelle Beisner — Reporter
• Lisa Salters — Sideline Reporter
• Laura Rutledge — Sideline Reporter
• Pat McAfee — Analyst
• Jason McCourty — Analyst
• Sal Paolantonio — Contributor
• Ed Werder — Contributor

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1993-09-06; final listed air date 1993-09-06.
• Season 23: premiered 2015-08-24; final listed air date 2015-12-28.
• Season 24: premiered 2016-09-12; final listed air date 2016-12-26; episode order: 16.
• Season 25: premiered 2017-09-11; final listed air date 2017-10-30; episode order: 21.
• Season 28: premiered 2020-09-14; final listed air date 2020-12-28.
• Season 29: premiered 2021-09-13; final listed air date 2022-01-17.
• Season 30: premiered 2022-09-12; final listed air date 2023-01-16; episode order: 17.
• Season 31: premiered 2023-09-11; final listed air date 2024-01-15.
• Season 32: premiered 2024-09-09; final listed air date 2025-01-13; episode order: 17.
• Season 33: premiered 2025-09-08; final listed air date 2026-01-12.
• Season 34: premiered 2026-09-14; final listed air date 2026-11-02.

Source and licence

Adapted from Monday Night Countdown on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.