MNF Week 13: Who are tonight's ManningCast guests?
Peyton and Eli Manning will be back on ESPN tonight for Week 13 of the NFL season as ManningCast returns. The alternate version of Monday Night Football resumes tonight after a few weeks off in November. The Super Bowl winning quarterbacks will interview guests and watch the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' showdown against the New Orleans Saints.
On Monday morning, Omaha Productions announced the three guests that will be on the ManningCast in Week 13.
Good Morning America anchor and former sportscaster Robin Roberts will be the Manning brothers' first guest. The Mississippi native is a New Orleans Saints fan and should bring her love of the Saints and all things sports.
NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss will be the second guest. Moss was a part of the studio's Monday Night Football pregame show until this season. The third guest of the night will be UFC president Dana White. White, a staple in Las Vegas and (a big supporter of bringing the Raiders to town), has been rumored in recent years to be a prospective team owner one day.
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This will be the first ManningCast broadcast since Week 9 as the Mannings took some time off before and after the Thanksgiving holiday. There will be just three more Manningcast episodes this season in Weeks 14 and 15 and then during the Monday Night Football Wild Card game in January.
Peyton Manning discusses ManningCast schedule as ESPN invests two more seasons
The ManningCast debuted last season and instantly became a success. NFL fans loved the alternate version of watching the primetime game on Monday night and the energy and views that Peyton and Eli Manning brought. Guests not only come from the sports world, but from other platforms too. This brings a unique take to watching the games.
Peyton Manning talks ManningCast, and the potential of the show becoming a season-long broadcast.
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ESPN signed the Mannings through the 2023 season and recently added another year to the contract. This means the broadcast will run through the 2024 NFL season.
Peyton Manning recently discussed the success of the show with USA Today and said that the show will only do 10 broadcasts each season. He said that in order to keep it interesting, 10 episodes is enough. He said that he and Eli are also able to arrange a schedule for what works best for them and their families:
“We thought 10 was a good number. We kind of run out of things to talk about after 10. Plus, I think it keeps our guests kind of fresh. Thirty guests that really love football, come from different professions and different backgrounds just kind of makes it more fresh."
He continued:
"But ESPN, certainly, says there are certain games that are important to them, but then Eli and I had the ability where, if a date didn’t work because of a family commitment or whatnot, maybe we go to the next week.”
So while ManningCast will continue its reign for at least the next two seasons, it won't be a full slot of episodes and just throughout the season.
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