Peyton & Eli Manning Hit Ratings Home Run For ESPN

<p>Ratings for ESPN have steadily declined over the last several years...as the network has allowed some of their high-profile personalities to become more political. ESPN saw record low ratings for the ESPYS this summer...and SportsCenter has been struggling for years.</p> <p>Peyton Manning and Eli Manning have proven...if ESPN would center their programming strictly around sports...people will watch. The Mannings saw a 132% week-over-week increase in ratings for their Monday Night Football simulcast on ESPN2.</p> <p>We reveal the ratings for Peyton and Eli Manning Monday night...and explain why they saw such a massive increase. We also wonder how ESPN will handle this success going forward...and if they will mess this up like they have so many things in the recent past.</p>