Monday Night Mayhem

Monday Night Mayhem

The early years of a television sports powerhouse are chronicled as ABC becomes a player in the NFL coverage by putting their full resources into a major showcase. Executive Roone Arledge (John Heard) recruits former Dallas Cowboys quarterback 'Dandy' Don Meredith (Brad Beyer), along with Keith Jackson (Shuler Hensley), and the combative Howard Cosell (John Turturro) as commentators for the broadcasts, which become funny, odd trio events to millions of viewers. Jackson departs the show after the first year to take over the network's focus on college football, and former New York Giants star Frank Gifford (Kevin Anderson) takes his place, ruffling Cosell's feathers. Then things get really crazy!

Cast for Monday Night Mayhem...

John Turturro
Howard Cosell
John Heard
Roone Arledge
Kevin Anderson
Frank Gifford
Brad Beyer
Don Meredith
Patti LuPone
Emmy Cosell
Jay Thomas
Pete Rozelle
Zak Orth
Don Ohlmeyer
Shuler Hensley
Keith Jackson
Brennan Brown
Bob Goodrich
Leo Burmester
Carl Lindemann
Chad L. Coleman
O.J. Simpson
Eli Wallach
Leonard Goldenson
Luke Reilly
Herbert Schlosser
Sam Freed
Fred Pierce
Asio Highsmith
Fred Williamson
John Otis
Curt Gowdy
Glenn Howerton
Dick Ebersol
James Villani
Petey the P.A.
Nathaniel Marston
Reporter in Bar
Jeff Dreisbach
First Questioner
Mark Lazarus
John Lazarus
Matthew Sussman
David Gerber
Frank Senger
Construction Guy
P.J. Brown
FBI Agent
Patch Darragh
Hotel Clerk
George Greif
Art Rooney
Brian d'Arcy James
Al Michaels (uncredited)