Pat McAfee’s first ESPN “Monday Night Football’ alt-cast for the Commanders-49ers Week 6 recreation was outdrawn by his friends and NFL Network.
The “Field Pass with The Pat McAfee Show” alt-cast on ESPN2, which contains NFL analyst Dan Orlovsky, only drew 351,000 viewers on Monday, according to Andrew Marchand of The Athletic.
NFL Network’s “Next Gen Stats” broadcast outdrew McAfee with 469,000 viewers, per Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal.
The “ManningCast” with Peyton and Eli Manning, which was ESPN’s first-ever “MNF” alt-cast in 2021, was off in Week 6. ESPN has plans for McAfee’s alt-cast to air whenever the ManningForged if off all through this season.
The former quarterback greats pulled in over 700,000 viewers in Week 1. The “ManningCast” averaged over a million viewers in its inaugural yr.
The Commanders-49ers “MNF” broadcast delivered 17.9 million viewers across ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, NFL Network, ESPN Deportes and NFL+, ESPN shared in a press launch.
The community did not disclose its alt-cast viewership.
McAfee is set to host 5 more “MNF” regular-season alt-casts this season, with the next one in Week 9 for Bills-Vikings.
NFL Network is also scheduled to air its “Next Gen Stats” alt-cast in Week 9.
Pat McAfee appears to be like on from the sideline during warmups prior to an NFL soccer recreation between the Buffalo Bills and the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on October 12, 2026 in Inglewood, California. Getty Images
McAfee’s “Field Pass” alt-cast will go up against the “Next Gen Stats” alt-cast for Super Bowl 2027.
The Mannings are scheduled to analyze 12 video games this season, as properly as Super Bowl 2027.
The Athletic beforehand reported McAfee would possible host “MNF” alt-casts when the Manning brothers are off.
ESPN broadcaster Pat McAfee appears to be like on before a recreation between the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears at Soldier Field in Chicago on Monday, September 28, 2026. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
ESPN announced McAfee as a panelist on “Monday Night Countdown” in August.
McAfee’s alt-casts and “MNF” function were half of his contract negotiations with ESPN on a deal that could pay him in the vary of $60 million to $65 million yearly, per The Athletic.
McAfee’s alt-cast beforehand appeared on quite a few faculty soccer broadcasts before its “MNF” debut.
Pat McAfee joins Iowa followers in the I-O-W-A chant Saturday, October 3, 2026, during a reside broadcast of ESPN’s “College GameDay” in downtown Iowa City, Iowa. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect
McAfee’s highest performing alt-cast for the Ohio State-Oregon recreation on New Year’s Day in 2025 introduced in 2.4 million viewers, according to The Athletic.
ESPN launched its plans for a Star Wars animated alt-cast at Super Bowl 2027 — which will be proven on the community Feb. 14 — on Monday evening.
McAfee introduced his day by day speak present to ESPN’s daytime lineup in 2023, after he joined the solid of “College GameDay” in 2022.
He signed a five-year, $85 million deal with the community in 2023.