ESPN's FIRST TAKE Continues Western Tour; Magic Johnson, Snoop Dogg to Headline

ESPN's morning debate show First Take, will continue its three-city western tour with three live shows Monday, Sept. 11, through Wednesday, Sept. 13, from Los Angeles from ESPN's Los Angeles Production Center. Host Molly Qerim and commentators Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman will welcome a slate of high-profile guests including Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson, rapper and entertainer Snoop Dogg, Lakers legend Jerry West and LaVar Ball. FIRST TAKE airs Mondays-Fridays, from 10 a.m. to Noon ET.

First Take will close out the week with three shows in two days from Las Vegas, in advance of the hugely anticipated Gennady "GGG" Golovkin vs. Saul "Canelo" Alvarez middleweight championship unification bout. The program will air live from the MGM Grand Talent Pool on Thursday, Sept. 14, and Friday, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. - Noon. A one-hour, prime time edition will air live from that location on Friday, at 8 p.m. Live guests on-set will include boxing analysts Dan Rafael, Terence Crawford, Jim Lampley, and more. The Las Vegas shows are free and open to the public, with doors opening approximately 1.5 hours before show time.

First Take began its three-city tour with a stop in Fort Worth and a special three-hour show in advance of the Dalla Cowboys' home opener. In August, FIRST TAKE enjoyed a 35% increase in viewership over the previous year, averaging 404,000 viewers (P2+, Nielsen's August: July 31 - August 25). The month ended with two days on location in Las Vegas to preview the much-anticipated Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor fight.

Date	Time (ET)	Guest	Location
Mon, Sep 11	10 a.m. - Noon	Candace Parker	Los Angeles
		Jerry West	Los Angeles
Tue, Sep 12	10 a.m. - Noon	Magic Johnson	Los Angeles
		Snoop Dogg	Los Angeles
Wed, Sep 13	10 a.m. - Noon	LaVar Ball	Los Angeles
		Freddie Roach	Los Angeles
Thu, Sep 14	10 a.m. - Noon	Dan Rafael	MGM Talent Pool, Las Vegas
		UNLV Cheerleaders	MGM Talent Pool, Las Vegas
Fri, Sep 15	10 a.m. - Noon	Terence Crawford	MGM Talent Pool, Las Vegas
		Jim Lampley	MGM Talent Pool, Las Vegas
		Las Vegas Golden Knights Ice Dancers	MGM Talent Pool, Las Vegas
		Tecate Chicas Ring Girls	MGM Talent Pool, Las Vegas
	8 - 9 p.m.	TBD	MGM Talent Pool, Las Vegas
		Tecate Chicas Ring Girls	MGM Talent Pool, Las Vegas

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