Peyton Manning and Eli Manning have returned for a sixth season of the ManningCast, their popular alternate broadcast of Monday Night Football that airs on ESPN2 and the ESPN App for select MNF matchups each fall.
To promote the 2026 slate of 12 ManningCast broadcasts, Peyton and Eli recruited an all-star cast of more than 40 athletes and celebrities for their "ManningCast: Heist" campaign. In the 16-minute video, with appearances from Anne Hathaway, Paul Rudd, Larry David, John Hamm, Glenn Powell, Serena Williams, Rob Gronkowski, Marshawn Lynch, Travis Kelce (and more), the Mannings broke into NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's office to change the ManningCast schedule.
Watch the promo ahead of the 2026 NFL season.
In addition to 11 regular-season
games, the ManningCast will also debut an alternate telecast of Super Bowl LXI on Feb. 14, 2027.
The 2026 season kicks off when the Kansas City Chiefs (-2.5) host the Denver Broncos (+2.5) on Monday, Sept. 14.
ManningCast 2026 schedule
- Week 1 (Sept. 14): Broncos at Chiefs
- Week 2 (Sept. 21): Giants at Rams
- Week 3 (Sept. 28): No ManningCast
- Week 4 (Oct. 5): Falcons at Saints
- Week 5 (Oct. 12): Bills at Rams
- Week 6 (Oct. 19): No ManningCast
- Week 7 (Oct. 26): Cowboys at Eagles
- Week 8 (Nov. 2): Bears at Seahawks
- Week 9 (Nov. 9): No ManningCast
- Week 10 (Nov. 16): Chargers at Ravens
- Week 11 (Nov. 23): Bengals at Commanders
- Week 12 (Nov. 30): No ManningCast
- Week 13 (Dec. 7): Cowboys at Seahawks
- Week 14 (Dec. 14): No ManningCast
- Week 15 (Dec. 21): Patriots at Chiefs
- Week 16 (Dec. 28): No ManningCast
- Week 17 (Jan. 4): Texans at Packers
- Super Bowl (Feb. 14): Super Bowl LXI in L.A.
Produced by ESPN in partnership with Omaha Productions, the ManningCast has won multiple Sports Emmy Awards as the former quarterbacks welcome special guests from the world of the NFL and pop culture for each broadcast. The alternate broadcast complements ESPN’s traditional MNF presentation, which features Joe Buck and Troy Aikman.
Peyton Manning won two Super Bowls during his NFL career, one with the Indianapolis Colts and one with the Denver Broncos. Eli Manning also won two titles, both with the New York Giants. Now they have a deal with ESPN through the 2034 NFL season.
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