For some bizarre reason, ABC is obsessed with promoting Desparate Housewives on NFL Monday Night Football. Remember that idiotic TO lead-in with the dried-up blond from that show?
Somebody at that network has completely lost touch with football fans.
Not a big fan of Madden, but no way he puts up with this crap. At least MNF used to have Nixon or John Lennon. The cross promotion crap is out of control. Nothing we can do but ignore or turn the sound down. With the money involved, it ain't goin' away.
Hell yeah they would. Cross promotion. If the networks wanted it, then it would be done. This is just classic Disney/ABC/ESPN. Promote the crap out of something until you just want to ucking:
Actually, during the Madden/Michaels days, I remember Jim Belushi being in the booth MULTIPLE times pimping his show. It'd be tough to find anyone with less talent than him, wouldn't it?