"I think ESPN rightly wanted to own and operate and produce RedZone outright because of the galactic popularity of the show. But the NFL, for their reasons, wanted to retain control of the production of RedZone."
Face the Nation on Sunday, October 13th featured a conversation with House Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA), Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL), as well as an in-studio appearance from Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.
Some fellow news television hosts were critical of her conduct during the interview, while others lobbied that it was just indicative of the greater media ecosystem.
During the week of September 16th, the ratings for the program anchored by Muir rebounded after Disney television channels were reinserted for DirecTV subscribers.
"I think ESPN rightly wanted to own and operate and produce RedZone outright because of the galactic popularity of the show. But the NFL, for their reasons, wanted to retain control of the production of RedZone."