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#pounditMonday, November 4, 2024

Everyone had the same complaint about ESPN’s MNF doubleheader

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Jan. 4, 2011; New Orleans, LA, USA; ESPN logo prior to the 2011 Sugar Bowl between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Ohio State Buckeyes at the Louisiana Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports

ESPN caught a lot of heat from fans during the network’s twin broadcast of its Week 7 “Monday Night Football” doubleheader.

The broadcasting giant aired two Monday games simultaneously: Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Baltimore Ravens and Los Angeles Chargers-Arizona Cardinals.

It’s hardly the first time that ESPN has staggered two games on Monday night. But some fans were upset over the fact that the Chargers-Cardinals game aired exclusively on the company’s ESPN+ streaming platform.

The complaints reached a crescendo once the Buccaneers-Ravens game went into halftime and more fans realized they couldn’t just change the channel to catch the other game.

In the age of streaming, both sports leagues and broadcasters alike have slowly moved some of their games online. However, transitioning live sports to streaming platforms has proven to be a much more complicated endeavor compared to other forms of entertainment.

There was similar backlash during last season’s NFL playoffs when the Wild Card round matchup between the Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs aired exclusively on Peacock.

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