Monday Night Countdown [SEP] original network
Monday Night Countdown
ESPN Monday Night Countdown, which debuted in 1993 on ESPN, is a television program featuring analysis and news on that night's NFL game 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-
not renewed, and former coach Bill Parcells returned to the network after four years as Cowboys head coach. Parcells left before the season ended to become the Miami Dolphins VP of Player Personnel. Another pair of former Cowboys, Emmitt Smith and Keyshawn Johnson also provided roles in the studio for "Sunday NFL Countdown" and "Monday Night Countdown". At "Monday Night Football", Joe Theismann was dropped (and would later resign from the network) after seventeen years in the booth between the Sunday and Monday Night packages,