Monday Night Mayhem
6.6
“Gifford. Cosell. Meredith. There was more action in the booth than on the field.”
The early years of a television sports powerhouse are chronicled as ABC becomes a player in the NFL coverage by putting their full resources into a major showcase. Executive Roone Arledge recruits former Dallas Cowboys quarterback 'Dandy' Don Meredith, Keith Jackson, and the combative Howard Cosell as commentators for the broadcasts, which become funny, odd trio events to millions of viewers. Jackson departs the show after the first year to take over the network's focus on college football, and former New York Giants star Frank Gifford takes his place, ruffling Cosell's feathers. Then things get really crazy!
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Cast
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John Turturro
Howard Cosell
Known for
Severance
The Night Of
John Heard
Roone Arledge
Known for
Home Alone
Awakenings
Kevin Anderson
Frank Gifford
Known for
Sleeping with the Enemy
Rising Sun
Nicholas Turturro
Chet Forte
Known for
NYPD Blue
Hellraiser: Inferno
Brad Beyer
Don Meredith
Known for
Jericho
Extant
Patti LuPone
Emmy Cosell
Known for
Agatha All Along
Penny Dreadful
Jay Thomas
Pete Rozelle
Known for
Mork & Mindy
Mr. Holland's Opus
Zak Orth
Don Ohlmeyer
Known for
Revolution
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Shuler Hensley
Keith Jackson
Known for
Van Helsing
The OA
Brennan Brown
Bob Goodrich
Known for
The Man in the High Castle
Focus
Leo Burmester
Carl Lindemann
Known for
The Abyss
A Perfect World
Chad L. Coleman
O.J. Simpson
Known for
The Wire
The Walking Dead
Ernest R. Dickerson Director · Van Dyke Parks Composer Jonathan Freeman Cinematographer
United States release July 20, 2004 · Produced in United States
Production
The Greif Company
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 14, 2002
TV · TNT
United States · July 20, 2004
Physical · DVD
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