Lingerie Football Returns To MTV2

MTV2 will lace up for its sophomore season coverage of the Lingerie Football League.
The network's LFL Presents: Friday Night football On MTV2 kicks off Aug. 26 and will feature 20 live regular season game telecasts over the course of the season, the network said.
In its first season on MTV2, LFL Presents: Friday Night Football- which features women adorned in lingerie, helmets and shoulder pads playing 7-on-7 full-contact tackle football - improved its Friday 11 pm to 11:30 pm time period with all key MTV2 demographics, including a 13% increase among the network's core men 12-34 audience, said network officials.

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