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1980s American sports television series

  • NFL on ESPNIn 1980, the first NFL draft aired on ESPN from Bristol, Connecticut. Bob Ley hosted the initial coverage while Howard Balzer and Vince Papale joined him as…
  • NBA on ESPNOn the 30th of January 1982, the NBA reached a two-year agreement with ESPN to broadcast the league's 40 regular season and 10 playoff games from 1982, 83 to…
  • NFL on CBSOn the 30th of September 1956, the first regular season NFL game aired on CBS television. The matchup featured the visiting Washington Redskins against the…
  • Monday Night FootballIn 1960, NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle envisioned a weekly prime-time game that could reach a wider television audience.
  • NFL on NBCOn the 22nd of October 1939, a small group of viewers in New York City watched the first televised professional football game.
  • NFL on ABCThe American Broadcasting Company began televising professional football in 1948 with a "game of the week" format. That same year, ABC broadcast the NFL…