Yup I knew the number was bogus:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday_Night_Football
“After 43 years, there now have been a total of 730 games televised by the Monday Night Football franchise.”
I suppose there’s a slim chance it’s the 666th time it’s on Monday, but even that seem unlikely. Probably somebody just made it up.
Well done sir.
This thing smelled like one of those bogus emails that always floats around.
Congrats on being a FR truth detector!
"As of September 10, 2012, the Monday Night Football franchise had aired a total of 661 games."
Did they still call it Monday Night Football if it was shown on Thursday night? I don’t remember.
I think it might have been shown on Saturday night if Christmas fell on a Monday. (This hasn’t happened too often...the season and playoffs used to be shorter).
I don’t recall when the Thursday night package started and then was sold separately either.