According to one sports media insider, Jason’s Kelce’s new ESPN show isn’t off to a hot start. John Ourand of Puck revealed today via X that the first episode of They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce attracted a meager 290,000 viewers.
This number is down from the 436,000 viewers from the same time last year and way down from the 700,000 viewers the timeslot had following the Indiana-Notre Dame College Football Playoff game. Regardless, Ourand says, comps are tough and ESPN is happy to be in business with Jason Kelce no matter what the numbers show.
In November, Kelce and ESPN agreed to terms on a five-episode test run for They Call it Late Night in addition to Kelce’s “Monday Night Football” obligations. The show promised to be a “personality-driven, one-hour program” but critics found the show to be stiff and overly scripted.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the show still has four more episodes to go. They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce airs Saturdays at 1 a.m. EST on ESPN.
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