The Manning cast for the Monday Night Football game received 700,000 viewers.
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Kevin Kietzman Has IssuesSep 17, 2026
Multiple outlets report the ManningCast on ESPN2 drew 705,000 viewers for the Week 1 Chiefs-Broncos Monday Night Football game, which rounds to the claimed 700,000. The figures trace largely to a single report by Andrew Marchand of The Athletic, and the claim's wording matches the passage's own reference to the Manning cast after that game.
What was said
… It is the third most watched game of all time in the history of Monday Night Football on ESPN, out of 362 games. The Manning cast only got 700,000 viewers, so the Manning cast is fading, which is surprising to me because Troy Aikman is unwatchable. I will watch a lot of Manning cast as the season goes on, but for this game, I did not because it was the Chiefs. …
Kevin Kietzman Has Issues · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Sports Business Journal reports the ManningCast on ESPN2 pulled in 705,000 viewers for Week 1, the lowest Week 1 figure for the alt-cast since 2021.[1]
Supports. Centre Daily and Yahoo Sports both report that the ManningCast drew 705,000 viewers for the Week 1 game, citing Andrew Marchand's report.[2][3]
Supports. Enfell and Larry Brown Sports, citing Marchand, state the Chiefs-Broncos ManningCast on ESPN2 drew 705,000 viewers, about 3 percent of the full MNF audience.[4][5]
Supports. HITC reports the Manning Brothers' ESPN2 watchalong drew just 705,000 viewers, a little over 3% of total Monday Night Football viewership.[6]
Context. The 705,000 figure was posted by Andrew Marchand after ESPN's official release omitted it, so no official ESPN release confirms the number directly. The sources are unrated or low-credibility and largely echo one reporter.[2][4]
Sources
6 sources: 6 not rated
- 1NFL's Week 1 audience down 13%, even as ESPN scores best start to ‘MNF'sportsbusinessjournal.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 2NFL Fans In Agreement On 'Problem' With ManningCast In 2026centredaily.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 3ESPN's ManningCast posts abysmal NFL Week 1 TV ratingssports.yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4ManningCast Draws 705,000 Viewers as Chiefs-Broncos Sets ESPN ...enfell.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 5Bad news emerges for Peyton, Eli Manning's 'ManningCast'larrybrownsports.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Peyton and Eli Manning's NFL Watchalong Manningcast dips to 3% of total MNF ratingshitc.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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