2009 Season
Tony Kornheiser stepped down for the 2009 season and was replaced by former Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Jon Gruden. The rest of the team remained intact.
The October 5, 2009 Packers-Vikings game was the fourth ESPN MNF broadcast to become the most-watched program ever on a cable channel, with a 15.3 rating and 21.839 million viewers. The record stood until surpassed by the 2011 BCS National Championship Game on January 10, 2011.
Read more about this topic: History Of Monday Night Football, 2000s, Tirico, Jaworski, and Gruden
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