https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/everyone-loves-the-manningcast.html

"The 'ManningCast' has been a welcome addition to the NFL this season," says Phillip Bupp. "Watching people watch a sporting event isn’t a new concept, but ESPN and the Manning brothers have hit on something that makes what they do entertaining for a large audience. Whether it’s the chemistry of Peyton and Eli as brothers to the variety of guests watching with them to wanting an alternative to avoid listening to the main MNF crew but still want to watch the game, people are watching and loving the broadcasts. With all this endless praise, a creeping thought crawled into the back of my mind. How long will it take for other leagues or other networks to come up with their own 'ManningCast?' It seemed inevitable...The issue is that every sport is going to want somethttps://awfulannouncing.com/espn/everyone-loves-the-manningcast.htmlhing like this and not all of them will be good. Imagine an MLB 'ManningCast' with Rob Manfred making sure nobody on the show can have fun? Imagine a NASCAR 'ManningCast' that will likely devolve into the majority of fans being pissed off that it doesn’t include Dale Earnhardt Jr., because his NBC duties will likely prevent him from doing it for at least half the year and he’s the only person fans care about enough to tune in for?"

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"ManningCast" accused of having a "Manningcast Curse" (https://www.tmz.com/2021/11/08/eli-mannings-double-bird-on-mnf-results-in-3-fcc-complaints): Every NFL player who's visited with Peyton and Eli Manning has lost their next game.
Eli Manning's "ManningCast" double bird resulted in three FCC complaints (https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/11/07/manningcast-curse-claims-another-victim-week-9)

ESPN2's ManningCast isn't taking much of a chunk out of Monday Night Football's main broadcast (https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/11/23/manningcast-audience-rebounds-slightly/)

About 1.575 million watched Peyton and Eli Manning on Monday watching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' blowout of the New York Giants, a slight increase from last week and about 13% of the MNF total audience of 12 million. The ManningCast has yet to surpass 2 million viewers (https://twitter.com/richarddeitsch/status/1463257186604392453) after hitting a high on Nov. 1 of 1.956 million. "Although the Peyton and Eli show has been well received by the media, it’s still not taking much of a chunk out of the primary broadcast," says Mike Florio of NBC Sports' ProFootballTalk. "The simulcast is very entertaining; however, the game becomes an afterthought at times, especially when they have guests join the conversation. Here’s the real question. Does the cost justify the benefit? To know that, we’d need to know how much they’re paying the Mannings. Our guess? Plenty. Given that most if not all of the 1.575 million who watched ESPN2 last night would have been watching the game on ESPN, it’s fair to wonder whether the bean counters think that the beans going out outweigh the beans coming in."