When television viewers across the country tuned to ABC TV on this September Monday night 45 years ago they were treated to the very first game of Monday Night Football. #MNF Here’s the CGI video open: Miscellany: From 1970 to 1997, ABC’s Monday Night Football coverage began at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time, with game kickoff typically… Continue reading Football changed television. September 21, 1970.