ABC Sports boasts a roster of sporting event franchises rich in tradition that have truly brought viewing audiences “Championship Television.”

With its dream team of Al Michaels and John Madden in the announcer’s booth, Monday Night Football, in its 34th year on ABC, is the most successful primetime sports series in television history. It has been a top 10 primetime program for the last 14 seasons, as well as network television’s number one-ranked show in key male demographics. The Jan. 26, 2003 broadcast of the Super Bowl was the second-most-watched program in television history, reaching 137.65 million viewers.

College football on ABC is a tradition that spans 38 consecutive years. From the opening games in August to the National Championship Game in January, ABC announcers Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Brent Musberger and others report all the drama, pageantry and excitement from the Big-Ten, PAC-10, Big 12, Big East, ACC and Mountain West conferences. The Bowl Championship Series in its sixth year on ABC has been a phenomenal success, with last season’s Tostitos Fiesta Bowl the most-watched college football game ever. On Jan. 4, 2004, ABC telecast this year’s BCS Championship Game, the Nokia Sugar Bowl.

The NBA returned to ABC last season, with a full complement of games, including regular season, play-offs and finals. Al Michaels will lead the announcing team for the 2003-04 season. Ice hockey fans continue to see exhilarating NHL action, culminating in the Stanley Cup playoffs and finals. In addition, the British Open, the centerpiece of the network’s golf coverage, the Indianapolis 500 – the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” – and the Little League World Series remain a part of ABC’s “Championship Television” programming line-up.