ESPN To Launch New Series ALL-ACCESS KENTUCKY, 10/17
by Claire Hannum - October 05, 2012 ESPN will premiere a new sports series this fall focusing on the University of Kentucky men's basketball team. ALL-ACCESS KENTUCKY debuts this month and will follow Coach John Calipari and his staff as they guide the new faces of the defending national champion Wildcats from Big Blue Madness to the ...
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Boss & Employees Compete on Tonight's WIPEOUT
by - May 30, 2013 On tonight's episode of ABC's WIPEOUT titled "Boss & Employee: Third Shift" -- It's the ultimate field trip away from the office as Bosses and Employees take a crack at the Wipeout Qualifier together as partners. Get a sneak peek below!...
ESPN to Broadcast 10 Races in Chase for NASCAR Sprint Cup, Beg. 9/16
by TV News Desk - September 11, 2012 ESPN will televise the 10 races that make up the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, beginning with the Sunday, Sept. 16, GEICO 400 at Chicagoland Speedway and ending Nov. 18 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. NASCAR's version of the playoffs, the 10 races will determine the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion....
Sage Steele to Host ABC's and ESPN's NBA COUNTDOWN
by Caryn Robbins - October 22, 2013 ESPN today announced it has reached a multi-year extension with versatile on-air personality Sage Steele. Per the agreement, Steele will take on a new role at ESPN, hosting the Friday and Sunday editions of NBA Countdown...
ESPN Announces Coverage of THE OPEN Golf Championship
by Caryn Robbins - July 11, 2013 ESPN will air live, four-round television coverage of the 142nd renewal of golf's oldest major, The Open Championship, July 18-21 as it is played for the 16th time at Scotland's Muirfield Golf Links....
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Season Premiere of ABC's WIPEOUT
by - May 08, 2013 ABC'S "Wipeout" returns for its season premiere THURSDAY, MAY 9 Viewers will need to tune in to see how the lovely and talented Jill Wagner was lured back to the course by fellow host John Henson with a contraption that could only come from the mystifying mind of Henson himself. Get a sneak peek bel...
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Chris Harrison Guests on Tonight's WIPEOUT
by - July 11, 2013 Let the Ex Games Begin! 'The Bachelor's Chris Harrison guests on the first-ever exes edition of ABC's WIPEOUT tonight. Get a sneak peek below!...
ESPN to Commemorate The Rolling Stones' 50th Anniversary on Monday Nights
by Caryn Robbins - September 06, 2012 ESPN will commemorate The Rolling Stones' 50th Anniversary on Monday nights throughout the National Football League season this fall with "Legend to Legend", a unique collaboration with the Universal Music Group that will combine Monday Night Football highlights with classic tracks from the legendar...
ESPN to Air 31 NBA Vignettes on SPORTS CENTER this October
by Caryn Robbins - September 30, 2013 ESPN is gearing up for the 2013-14 NBA season by airing 31 original vignettes on top NBA storylines throughout the 31 days of October....
NASCAR Driver Carl Edwards Returns to ESPN Broadcast Booth Tonight
by TV News Desk - April 12, 2013 After a two-race initiation last year, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Carl Edwards will return to the ESPN broadcast booth as an analyst for the next three races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series....
ESPN2's NASCAR NOW Season 7 to Premiere 2/8
by Caryn Robbins - February 06, 2013 The seventh season of ESPN2's NASCAR news and information program NASCAR Now will get the green flag on Friday, Feb. 8, at 3 p.m. ET with a program originating from the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C....
ESPN to Televise ING New York City Marathon Live, 11/4
by Tyler Peterson - November 01, 2012 ESPN will present the ING New York City Marathon live and in high definition on Sunday, November 4, which is set to take place despite the challenges imposed by Hurricane Sandy. ESPN will be running public service announcements to engage their viewers in Hurricane Sandy relief efforts throughout th...
ESPN Signs Extension Deal with Kirk Herbstreit Through 2022
by Caryn Robbins - June 27, 2013 Veteran college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit will remain with ESPN through 2022. The two-time Sports Emmy Award-winner for Best Studio Analyst (2010 & 2011) will continue to call ABC's Saturday Night Football package...
ESPN Networks Are 'Most Social' on Television
by Caryn Robbins - May 31, 2013 11.9 million social media comments make ESPN networks 'most social' on television; Record 4.2 billion alerts sent; 22.2 million unique followers across all ESPN Twitter accounts....
ESPN Maintains Top Spot for 12 Straight Month
by Caryn Robbins - September 30, 2013 For the 12th straight month since Multi-Platform measurement began, ESPN maintains top spot; ESPN's 88 minutes per user is more than top 175 sports properties; 19 million sports fans exclusively use ESPN digital on smartphones and tablets...
Antonio Davis Joins ESPN as NBA Studio Analyst Today, 11/8
by TV News Desk - November 08, 2012 Former NBA All-Star Antonio Davis has joined ESPN as an NBA studio analyst. As part of the multiyear agreement, Davis will provide analysis on SportsCenter, NBA Coast to Coast, NBA Tonight and additional news and information programming. He is scheduled to debut today, Nov. 8, during the 9 a.m. ET S...
ESPN Launches New Series ALL-ACCESS KENTUCKY Tonight, 10/17
by TV News Desk - October 17, 2012 ESPN will premiere a new sports series this fall focusing on the University of Kentucky men's basketball team. ALL-ACCESS KENTUCKY debuts this month and will follow Coach John Calipari and his staff as they guide the new faces of the defending national champion Wildcats from Big Blue Madness to the ...
John Brenkus to Host ESPN's GREATEST ATHLETE OF ALL TIME, 3/10
by Caryn Robbins - March 08, 2013 'SportsCenter' and ESPN Sport Science teamed up to determine the greatest athlete of all time, using their unique metric that factors in attributes such as speed, power, reaction time and more....
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - Season Premiere of ABC's WIPEOUT
by Caryn Robbins - June 26, 2012 WIPEOUT returns to ABC on THURSDAY, JUNE 28 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) with an episode titled 'Hotties versus Nerds 2.0'. The summer premiere will showcase 12 all-brains, no brawn nerds battling it out against 12 smokin' hot hotties in a classic battle of the sexes. Get a sneak peek below!...
ESPN's BASEBALL TONIGHT Hits the Road for World Series, Beg. Tonight, 10/24
by TV News Desk - October 24, 2012 ESPN is taking BASEBALL TONIGHT on the road for the 108th MLB World Series with pre-game and post-game telecasts every game day (generally 7 p.m. ET and 1 a.m.), beginning with Game 1 tonight, Oct. 24....
ESPN's BASEBALL TONIGHT to Hit the Road for World Series, Beg. 10/24
by Caryn Robbins - October 18, 2012 ESPN is taking BASEBALL TONIGHT on the road for the 108th MLB World Series with pre-game and post-game telecasts every game day (generally 7 p.m. ET and 1 a.m.), beginning with Game 1 on Wednesday, Oct. 24....
NBC Coach of the Year George Karl Joins ESPN as Studio Analyst
by Caryn Robbins - September 30, 2013 The 2012-13 NBA Coach of the Year George Karl has joined ESPN as an NBA analyst....
Lindsay Czarniak to Host Coverage of ABC's INDIANAPOLIS 500, Today
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2013 ESPN SportsCenter anchor Lindsay Czarniak has been named host for the telecast of the Indianapolis 500 on ABC today, May 26....
Baltimore Ravens' Ray Lewis Joins ESPN as NFL Analyst
by Caryn Robbins - March 13, 2013 Two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year and 12-time Pro Bowler Ray Lewis, who ended his legendary NFL career by helping the Baltimore Ravens win Super Bowl XLVII last month, is joining ESPN as a NFL studio analyst....
TITULARES TELEMUNDO is #1 Late Fringe Weekend Sports Show in Spanish-Language TV
by Christina Raquel - October 18, 2013 Deportes Telemundo's “Titulares Telemundo” was the number one late fringe weekend sports show in Spanish-language television during its 2012-13 season, averaging 391,000 total viewers with a 22 percent growth season to season, according to Nielsen.... |