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Football Pushes Broadcast Television Viewership Surge in September
"The football-fueled surge pushed broadcast to a 22.3% share of total television viewing, allowing it to edge past cable on an unrounded basis for the first time"
Why Amina Smith Could Replace Molly Qerim as the Host of ‘First Take’
"Amina Smith deserves a good long look and has all the TV tools to do the job"
Joe Buck: Tom Brady wearing a headset in Las Vegas Raiders’ Coaches Booth was “too public”
"I know they [Raiders] weren’t happy that that got out—but he’s in a booth with a headset on. I mean, we’re all at least smart enough to know that there are cameras everywhere and they’re going to find you"
Drew Brees Signs On As Weekly Contributor on ESPN’s ‘First Take’
"Barrett Media has learned that the former New Orleans Saints signal caller will be a featured contributor on Tuesday's for the remainder of the NFL season"
ESPN Monday Night Football Sees Best Week Two Viewership Since 2008
"The Buccaneers’ 20-19 win over the Texans averaged 17.4 million viewers across ABC, ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and NFL+, according to Nielsen fast national data. That figure makes it ESPN’s most-watched Week 2 game since 2008"
ESPN Signs Multi-Year Contracts To Herm Edwards, Jeff Saturday, Andrew Hawkins, Jason McCourty
"The extensions ensure the analysts will continue to appear across the network’s signature studio shows and multi-platform NFL coverage"
Joe Buck Happy He Made the Leap From FOX Sports to ESPN
"I’m glad I did it. I do think it's tweaked me a little bit to make me better than I was, let's say, six years ago"
Dan Le Batard Ponders if NFL Stake in ESPN Led to ESPN Scrapping Colin Kaepernick Documentary
"They're a stockholder, and what happens as soon as they get through the door? Oh, the documentary on Colin Kaepernick that Spike Lee was doing—yeah, we’re not doing that anymore"
ESPN Re-Signs NFL Analyst Field Yates To Multi-Year Extension
"Yates will maintain his position as the face of ESPN’s Fantasy Football coverage across multiple platforms, including studio shows and podcasts. In addition, he will remain a cornerstone of ESPN’s NFL Draft programming"
How Desmond Howard Evolved From Heisman To Veteran on College GameDay
"I came in with what I consider to be ESPN’s A-team who had fantastic chemistry. I never wanted to disrupt their chemistry"