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‘Simpsons’-Themed Monday Night Football Telecast To Feature Animated Action Voiced By Show Talent


ESPN, Disney and the NFL are collaborating on a "Simpsons"-themed alternate telecast of Monday Night Football in December.

The alternate, animated telecast of the December 9 showdown between the Cincinnati Bengals and Dallas Cowboys will feature a fully immersive Simpsons experience conveying the actual on-field action. ESPN studio analysts and hosts Mina Kimes and Dan Orlovsky will provide football strategy discussion, with Drew Carter calling the game action. The first-of-its-kind 2023 Toy Story outing, ESPN’s first fully animated NFL telecast, won three Sports Emmys and delivered the biggest live event to that point on Disney+, based on peak concurrency.

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