On December 19, 2006, ESPN announced the purchase of a minority stake in the AFL. This deal included television rights for the ESPN family of networks. ESPN would televise a minimum of 17 regular season games, most on Monday nights, and nine playoff games, including ArenaBowl XXI on ABC. The deal resulted in added exposure on ESPN's SportsCenter. However, after the original AFL filed for bankruptcy, this arrangement did not carry over to the new AFL, which is a separate legal entity. COUNT 5
QSN1 On what date did ESPN buy a minority share of the AFL? ANS1 December 19, 2006 QSN2 At minimum, how many regular season games did the AFL agree to broadcast? ANS2 17 QSN3 On what day would most of the games televised on the ESPN networks be played? ANS3 Monday QSN4 What network broadcast ArenaBowl XXI? ANS4 ABC QSN5 Under the deal, how many AFL playoff games did ESPN broadcast each year? ANS5 nine