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MNF's makeover: ESPN changing the focus of Monday night game

 
By Mel Bracht | Published: September 5, 2008    Comment on this article Leave a comment

NFL fans have reason to rejoice.

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ESPN's "Monday Night Football” is undergoing a makeover this season, ridding itself of much of the fluff that detracted from the game telecasts. Input from focus groups in Boston, Chicago and San Diego convinced ESPN executives that changes were needed. Many TV critics have been saying that for two seasons, ever since the storied franchise moved from ABC to the cable network.

While "MNF” has been catering to casual fans, the focus groups told the executives that avid fans made up most of the audience, and they wanted the telecast to focus on the game.

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