ESPN today announced the full schedule for Women’s Sports Sundays presented by TJ Maxx, a first-of-its-kind weekly primetime franchise that will place women’s sports at the center of the summer sports calendar. Debuting Sunday, June 21, the new franchise will deliver nine consecutive weeks of marquee women’s sports programming across ESPN, ESPN2, the ESPN App, […]
ESPN unveils star-studded summer lineup for Women’s Sports Sundays presented by TJ Maxx
New E60 Juneteenth special explores history and resurrection of Indianapolis Clowns baseball team
A new ESPN E60 documentary Return of the Clowns premieres Friday, June 19, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN The post New <em>E60</em> Juneteenth special explores history and resurrection of Indianapolis Clowns baseball team appeared first on ESPN Press Room U.S..
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Don Van Natta Jr. re-signs with ESPN in new multi-year deal
ESPN has signed Don Van Natta Jr., a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter, to a new multi-year contract. The post Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Don Van Natta Jr. re-signs with ESPN in new multi-year deal appeared first on ESPN Press Room U.S..
ESPN teams with rising stars Kaleena Smith and Beckham Black for new SportsCenter NEXT merch campaign
SportsCenter NEXT has tapped standout young athletes Kaleena Smith and Beckham Black for a new content and merchandise initiative celebrating the intersection of high school sports culture, fashion, and an emergent sector of sports fandom. The post ESPN teams with rising stars Kaleena Smith and Beckham Black for new <em>SportsCenter NEXT</em> merch campaign appeared first on ESPN Press Room U.S..
ESPN’s presentation of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final Game 5 draws largest Game 5 audience since 2018
ESPN’s presentation of last Thursday night’s Stanley Cup Final Game 5 averaged 5.8 million viewers on ABC as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 to take a 3-2 series lead. The audience was the largest Game 5 audience since 2018 (Washington-Vegas, NBC). The post ESPN’s presentation of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final […]
ESPN greenlights new ESPN Original Series Setting the Tempo
ESPN today announced it has greenlit the production of Setting the Tempo – an upcoming ESPN Original Series on the Toronto Tempo. Directed by Kathleen Jayme and produced by Rock’n Robin Productions in association with Maximum Effort, Ujiri Productions and Nine Two Six Productions, the four-episode series takes audiences inside the exhilarating, high-stakes process of […]
ABC delivers most-watched NBA Finals through four games since 1998
ABC delivered the largest NBA Finals Game 4 audience since 1998, averaging 20.9M viewers, according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel. The Game 4 audience was up 123% from last year’s Game 4 and peaked with 23.2M viewers at 11:15 p.m. ET. The post ABC delivers most-watched NBA Finals through four games since 1998 appeared first on […]
ESPN NBA Full Court Press: Knicks look to win first NBA Championship in 53 years as series shifts back to San Antonio for Game 5 on Saturday
ESPN continues its coverage of the 2026 NBA Finals on Saturday, June 13, with a Game 5 matchup, as the San Antonio Spurs, led by Defensive Player of the Year Victor Wembanyama, host the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks and Jalen Brunson, who look to secure their first NBA championship in 53 years, at […]
ESPN’s presentation of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final Game 4 draws largest audience since 2017
Tuesday night’s 2026 Stanley Cup Final Game 4 (8 p.m. ET), which saw the Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 in Las Vegas to even the series at 2-2, averaged 5.3 million viewers on ABC and drew the largest Game 4 audience since 2017 (Pittsburgh-Nashville, NBC). The post ESPN’s presentation of the 2026 […]
Transcript: ESPN MLB Analysts Media Conference Call
ESPN MLB analysts Eduardo Pérez, David Ross and Adam Ottavino, along with Mark Gross, ESPN Senior Vice President, Sports Production, were made available to media on a conference call Thursday morning to discuss ESPN’s upcoming Major League Baseball schedule, key storylines from around the league and the season’s biggest matchups. The post Transcript: ESPN MLB […]
ESPN announces remaining windows for 2026 SEC football season
Following the May 27th announcement of networks and kickoff times for the opening weeks of the 2026-27 ESPN college football season, ESPN has released the remaining windows for the complete 2026 SEC football season. The schedule was unveiled during SEC Now: Inside the 2026 Football Schedule on SEC Network and ESPN2, as host Alyssa Lang and analysts Gene Chizik, Roman […]
ESPN exclusively presents the 2026 NCAA Men’s College World Series, June 12-22
ESPN’s exclusive presentation of the 2026 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship concludes with the Men’s College World Series Presented by Capital One, June 12-22 from Charles Schwab Field Omaha. The post ESPN exclusively presents the 2026 NCAA Men’s College World Series, June 12-22 appeared first on ESPN Press Room U.S..
23.8M viewers! ABC and ESPN deliver largest NBA Finals Game 3 audience since 1998
ABC and ESPN delivered the largest NBA Finals Game 3 audience since 1998, averaging 23.8M viewers, according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel. The Game 3 audience was up 159% from last year’s Game 3 and peaked with 26.3M viewers at 11:15 p.m. ET. The post 23.8M viewers! ABC and ESPN deliver largest NBA Finals Game 3 […]
PGA TOUR LIVE on the ESPN App delivers comprehensive coverage of the RBC Canadian Open
PGA TOUR LIVE on the ESPN App’s coverage of the 2026 PGA TOUR Season continues this week with the RBC Canadian Open, beginning Thursday, June 11, at 7 a.m. ET from TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (North Course) in Caledon, Ontario. Extensive coverage continues through the Final Round on Sunday, June 14, with Marquee Groups […]
ESPN NBA Full Court Press: San Antonio Spurs look to even series 2–2 against the New York Knicks on Wednesday
ESPN continues its coverage of the 2026 NBA Finals on Wednesday, June 10, with a Game 4 matchup, as the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks and Jalen Brunson host the San Antonio Spurs, led by Defensive Player of the Year Victor Wembanyama, at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC, as the Spurs look to even […]