"Through ESPN’s 2026 Veterans Week, we are proud to share powerful stories of service, celebrate our veteran colleagues and strengthen the programs that support veterans and military spouses as they pursue their next chapters.”
"I didn't understand how important, not who you knew, how important it was to have people actually like you. I don't live a life of attempting to be liked."
Previously, the network's largest audience was a 2021 football broadcast featuring Iowa and Nebraska. That game was held on Black Friday and drew 1.99 million viewers.
"They’re not only wonderful human beings and amazing to work with every day, but they challenge me, we push each other, and we make what I believe is one of the best shows on television."
"I didn't understand how important, not who you knew, how important it was to have people actually like you. I don't live a life of attempting to be liked."