UPDATE: MSNBC reports that Clinton will not be satisfied unless ABC pulls the show
UPDATE II: ABC says that the editing process is not done and any reporting on the docudrama is false because the final version willnot be aired until Sunday night.
UPDATE III: Boycott MNF. I've changed my mind. Changing the name of the diary. I got better ideas from commenters.
MSNBC just reproted Breaking News that ABC will issue a statement on whether or not they will air the "docudrama" Path to 9/11.
This entire movie is based around Monday Night Football and the fact that ABC no longer has rights to it's most profitable and powerful franchise of 35 years.
MNF will be broadcast on ESPN who signed a lucrative deal to air the MNF games away from their parent company.
The football season starts tonight. The first sunday night game is on 9/10 and the first monday night game is on 9/11.
The deal was probably pitched to them with the loss of MNF specifically in mind coninciding with the 5th anniversary of 9/11.
Perenially MNF garners some of the highest rated programs at the end of each year placing at least five games in the top 20 highest rated programs each year.
What I'm trying to say is that I don't think they are going to pull the program.
But we should all start hosting Sunday and Monday Night Football parties. Because the real American thing to do on the anniversary of 911 is to watch the American Game.
Steve Gilliard has touched on this here