Monday Night Countdown

Monday Night Countdown
Former logo used from 2011–2015
Also known as
  • NFL Prime Monday (1993–1997)
GenreAmerican football game telecasts
Directed byChip Dean (2006–2019)
Jimmy Platt (2019–2023)
Derek Mobley (2023–2025)
Artie Kempner (2025–present)
Presented byScott Van Pelt
Jason McCourty
Pat McAfee
Jason Kelce
Marcus Spears
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons34 (through 2026 season)
Production
Executive producerNorby Williamson (2006–2024)
ProducersSteve Ackels
Roger Lewin
Jay Rothman
Lisa Salters
Production locationsVarious NFL stadiums (game telecasts)
ESPN Headquarters
Bristol, Connecticut (pre-game, halftime and post-game shows)
ABC and ESPN Studio
7 Hudson Square, Manhattan, New York City (alternate pre-game, halftime and post-game shows)
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time120 minutes
Production companyESPN
Original release
NetworkESPN
ReleaseSeptember 6, 1993 (1993-09-06) –
present
NetworkABC
ReleaseJanuary 9, 2016 (2016-01-09) –
present
Related
Monday Night Football
NFL on ABC
NFL on ESPN
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Monday Night Countdown (officially Monday Night Countdown presented by DraftKings Sportsbook for sponsorship reasons) is an American pregame television program that is broadcast on ESPN and ABC, preceding its coverage of Monday Night Football. For the network's non-Monday broadcasts, the pregame show is simply titled NFL Countdown. When it debuted in 1993 as NFL Prime Monday and Monday Night Football was airing on ABC, the pregame show was one of the first cross-pollinations between ESPN and ABC Sports, each of which operated largely under separate management at the time. The show was renamed Monday Night Countdown in 1998 to match its sister show Sunday NFL Countdown and Monday Night Football moved from ABC to ESPN in 2006. When ABC began airing selected Monday Night Football games in 2016, the network's broadcasts were preceded by simulcasts of Monday Night Countdown. The current sponsor is ESPN Bet, starting with the 2024 season. Previous sponsors of the show include UPS, Applebee's, Call of Duty, Courtyard by Marriott, Subway and Panera.