Tag: ESPN

"With 135 million households able to watch broadcast TV, I’d say it’s working really well. So far, the hypothesis that we need different networks doesn’t seem to prove itself, at least as it relates to us."

"It is extremely painful. We've exited colleagues who I've worked with for most of my career, it is in many ways a harsh reality."

"I thought the correct answer would have been it's my show with Tony. I want to do the show with Tony for as long as he wants to do it. I'm not going to think about what's happening after. It was weird that he had somebody warming up at the bullpen. I was really, really surprised by that."

"Ernie Johnson returns as host alongside Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal and Kenny Smith. The 25 dates mark a jump from the 20 regular season windows ESPN announced last season."

"I thought that NBC was full of s**t the way they did it. They sold it a little different. Like wait a minute, Michael's [Jordan] wearing the same clothes for six months."

"Despite a 2% drop in viewership from year one to year two, the multi-year agreement was reached with hopes for a rebound in year three."

"PTI has always chosen to be different from everything else on ESPN, dating back to the moment it first hit the airwaves. It has continued to resist changing its core formula despite trends within the industry and within the network itself. So, why change now?"

"A lot of them [ESPN executives] don't even know PTI exists. We're not from Bristol. We weren't created by Bristol. We're not of the ESPN culture."

"Herbstreit, 57, is in the final season of his initial five-year Prime Video deal alongside Al Michaels."

"The episode now ranks as the fourth most-watched regular-season show all-time. Its final hour averaged 3.7 million viewers, beating the competition [FOX Sports] by 163%."