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10-31-2021, 11:41 PM
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In 1978, the NFL and ABC experimented with the very first Sunday Night Football package, deciding to put three games on Sunday nights and expand the NFL's presence in primetime. However, to the shock of just about everyone, the results were disastrous; the ratings were such a disaster that the league held off on regularly playing on Sunday nights for nearly a decade after. This is the story behind the failed attempt in the 1970s to launch Sunday Night Football.
In 1978, the NFL and ABC experimented with the very first Sunday Night Football package, deciding to put three games on Sunday nights and expand the NFL's presence in primetime. However, to the shock of just about everyone, the results were disastrous; the ratings were such a disaster that the league held off on regularly playing on Sunday nights for nearly a decade after. This is the story behind the failed attempt in the 1970s to launch Sunday Night Football.