Mike North, VP of broadcast planning for the NFL joined this week’s SI Media With Jimmy Traina podcast to discuss the 2023 schedule that was released last week.
One of the more notable scheduling differences for the upcoming season is that ABC-ESPN will have four doubleheaders on Monday Night Football. These aren’t traditional doubleheaders, though. The games will overlap. North referred to them as side-by-side games. In Weeks 2 and 3, one game will start at 7:15 p.m. ET and the other at 8:15 p.m. ET. In Week 14, both games will start at 8:15 p.m. ET. The doubleheader in Week 18 is still TBD.
North talked on the podcast about why the NFL decided to go with “side-by-side” games instead of a traditional, straight doubleheader. He also addressed whether the overlap games are permanent.
