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ESPN remembers SportsCenter reporter Pedro Gomez, who passed away unexpectedly today at the age of 58.
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ESPN is very sorry to have to share this devastating news.
Award-winning journalist Chris Mortensen passed away this morning at the age of 72.
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NEWS: ESPN hires Emmy-winning sports personality and host Katie Nolan
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Averaging 6.1 million viewers, the series premiere episodes of
#TheLastDance
are the most-viewed ESPN documentary content ever
Across ESPN & ESPN2:
🏀 Episode 1 averaged 6.3M viewers
🏀 Episode 2 averaged 5.8M viewers
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During the
#CFBPlayoff
semis last night,
@KirkHerbstreit
praised ESPN's remote ops and production teams for helping him call the
#SugarBowl
seamlessly from home.
A behind-the-scenes look at Kirk's at-home setup for
@SugarBowlNola
📺
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ESPN re-signs trailblazing analyst Doris Burke
@heydb
's multi-year agreement includes:
🏀 ESPN's high-profile
#NBA
games throughout the regular season & NBA Playoffs
🏀 NBA Finals on
@ESPNRadio
🏀 NBA Sunday Showcase on ABC
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👀 The View: Peyton Manning's setup for Monday Night Football w/Peyton and Eli 👀
🏈Live at 8:13 p.m. ET on ESPN2
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ESPN re-signs
#NBA
analyst
@KendrickPerkins
to a multi-year deal
Continues year-round presence across multiple ESPN platforms including
#TheJump
,
#HoopStreams
,
@SportsCenter
,
@FirstTake
&
@GetUpESPN
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ESPN
#NFL
Insider & 'Fantasy Football Now' host
@FieldYates
signs multi-year extension
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After nearly three decades on air, ESPN thanks Barry Melrose for an unforgettable career & we wish him all the best
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ESPN presents a seven-hour
@TomBrady
marathon highlighting his Championship performances with the
@Patriots
over the past two decades
@NFLFilms
' Greatest Games and
#SuperBowl
Highlights will feature nine seminal games
Sunday | Noon ET | ESPN
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ESPN signs
#NFL
studio analyst
@Realrclark25
to a multi-year extension
Continues year-round presence, including signature NFL events & appearances on:
🏈
@SportsCenter
with SVP following MNF
🏈
@GetUpESPN
🏈
@ESPNNFL
Live & more
Details:
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ESPN signs 8x NBA All Star
@mrvincecarter15
to multi-year deal
The Olympic gold medalist will serve as an
#NBA
and men's college basketball studio and game analyst
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ESPN Films announces a multi-part documentary series on Derek Jeter
Executive produced by
@MandalaySM
, Spike Lee & Excel Media with Randy Wilkins directing
'The Captain' premieres in 2022
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#DisneyUpfront
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News:
@CassidyHubbarth
will continue to serve as one of
@ESPNNBA
's lead hosts and reporters
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ESPN Signs
@PatMcAfeeShow
to Multi-Year Deal; Will work Thursday night CFB games and appear in studio
more:
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Starting Sunday,
@MLB_PLAYERS
will compete in the MLB Players Cup featuring
@FortniteGame
for bragging rights & a share of the $300K prize pool for the charities of their choice, including
@TheVFoundation
Dec. 6 & 7 | 2p ET | ESPN App, YouTube & MLB Players Twitch
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ESPN remembers longtime production staffer Kyle Brown, who passed away unexpectedly on Saturday while working the NCAA Baseball Tournament in Winston-Salem. He was 42 years old.
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Thursday,
@malika_andrews
makes history on the 50th anniversary of
#TitleIX
as she becomes the first woman to host the
#NBADraft
telecast on ESPN
#ThatsaW
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#UpToSomethingSZN
is here!
This fall,
@PatMcAfeeShow
& team expand their multiplatform ESPN role as part of a new multi-year agreement
Details: |
#DisneyUpfront
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#WFinalFour
𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐒 across ESPN platforms to become the most-viewed
#NCAAWBB
semis (4.5M avg viewers) in ESPN history
🏆
@IowaWBB
vs.
@GamecockWBB
| 5.5M viewers | Peak: 6.6M
🏆
@LSUwbkb
vs.
@HokiesWBB
| 3.4M viewers | Peak: 5M
🏆2 most-viewed 🏀 games ever on
@ESPNPlus
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🚨Most-Viewed
#WCWS
𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑🚨
🥎 Entire WCWS averaged 𝟏,𝟐𝟎𝟑,𝟎𝟎𝟎 viewers | 🆙 10% over 2019
🥎 Championship Series between
@OU_Softball
&
@FSU_Softball
averaged 𝟏,𝟖𝟒𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 viewers | 🆙 15% over 2019
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Statement from ESPN President John Skipper about Barstool Van Talk:
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Versatile ESPN veteran
@sportsiren
named sideline reporter for
@ABCNetwork
Saturday Night Football
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The
#NationalChampionship
between
@UConnWBB
&
@GamecockWBB
was the most-watched
#NCAAWBB
champ game in nearly TWO DECADES
🏀 4.85M viewers
🏀 Up 18% from '21, up 30% from '19
🏀 Peaked with 5.91M viewers
Full
#MarchMadness
viewership details to come
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Friday on
@SportsCenter
,
@KingJames
sits down with
#NBA
reporter
@mcten
for an exclusive, one-on-one interview
🏀 Excerpts to air during the 6p ET edition on ESPN
🏀 Full interview to air during the 10:30p ET edition on ESPN2
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🏈
@CollegeGameDay
will host a special Thursday edition ahead of the "Backyard Brawl" between
@WVUfootball
&
@Pitt_FB
📺Sept. 1 at 6p ET (ESPN, ESPN App)
Full details:
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The
@WaltDisneyCo
, ESPN &
@NHL
reach a groundbreaking long-term agreement
The seven-year television, streaming & media rights deal begins with the 2021-22 season
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The
@WaltDisneyCo
announces overall first-look deal with
@Kaepernick7
ESPN Films to produce an exclusive docuseries on Kaepernick's life as part of overall deal
Kaepernick will work closely with
@TheUndefeated
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Coach Corso and Burt Reynolds were college roommates and teammates at Florida State. They became life-long friends.
Corso on the passing of "Buddy":
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This is
@SportsCenter
is back!
🍊 Fan-favorite ads return with "Orange Slices"
⚽️ Featuring
@USWNT
stars
@mPinoe
,
@beckysauerbrunn
,
@sophsssmith
Also featured:
@RB_Mrs
&
@TheOttoOrange
🔗
Friday | Dec. 30 | 8p ET |
@espn
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ESPN re-signs
@SportsCenter
anchor
@elleduncanESPN
to a new, multi-year deal
She'll continue as co-anchor of the 6p ET edition of SportsCenter, alongside
@KevinNegandhi
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Saturday's
@NCAAVolleyball
Championship on ESPN2, delivered nearly 1.2M viewers for
@BadgerVB
's thrilling 5-set win over
@Huskervball
The most-viewed women's college volleyball match ever on ESPN networks - capping a record
#NCAAVB
event
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⚽️ Tonight on
@SportsCenter
⚽️
@JeremySchaap
interviews
@USWNT
#FIFAWWC
Champions
@mPinoe
&
@alexmorgan13
📺 6 p.m. ET | ESPN
👀 Behind-the-scenes 📸's:
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This V Week, 16
@MLB_PLAYERS
competed in the "MLB Players Cup featuring Fortnite" for a share of a $300,000 prize pool for charities of their choice, including
@TheVFoundation
🎮 2-hour recap special with
@clintonyates
providing commentary tonight | 9 p.m. ET | ESPN2 & ESPN App
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An emotional
@KirkHerbstreit
expresses his gratitude following his win for 'Outstanding Sports Personality - Sports Event Analyst' at the 2020
@sportsemmys
With this individual award win, his fifth, Herbstreit becomes the most-honored ESPN commentator in history
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Duke-UNC: 2,429,000 viewers, including a peak audience of nearly 3 million, resulting in ESPN’s most-watched conference game of the 2017-18 season and the network's third most-watched game overall
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New Orleans Pelicans star and NBPA President
@CJMcCollum
makes his ESPN debut on Thursday, June 2, the date of
#NBAFinals
Game 1
🏀 Will contribute to NBA Finals: Celebrating 75, ESPN2’s Game 1 alternate presentation
🏀 More:
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In honor of Damar Hamlin,
@Buck
,
@TroyAikman
and our production team turned the ESPN mic flags around for tonight's open.
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ESPN announces
@S10Bird
,
@mPinoe
&
@DangeRussWilson
will host The 2020
@ESPYS
Presented by Capital One
June 21 | 9 p.m. ET | ESPN
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Statement from ESPN: “We are very sorry to have to share the devastating news of the tragic passing of friend and ESPN colleague Edward Aschoff. He died earlier today, his 34th birthday. Our thoughts are with his loved ones, including his fiancée Katy.”
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Tuesday night's
@AuburnMBB
vs
@RazorbackMBB
matchup was the most-viewed regular season men's college basketball game on ESPN2 since Dec. 2018
📺 Audience peak | 1.96M viewers during OT
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August🚫...Dogust 24th the dogs are taking over ESPN 🐶🐕🐩
More details coming soon!
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Mixed martial arts insider Ariel Helwani joins ESPN:
He will cover MMA across ESPN media, have his own podcast & co-host with Chael Sonnen “Ariel & The Bad Guy,” a new original weekly show on ESPN+
Full details:
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.
@ReceDavis
, a 25-year company veteran & one of the sports industry's preeminent hosts, has signed a new multi-year deal with ESPN
He will continue to bring his knowledge & passion to the Emmy-Award winning
@CollegeGameDay
franchise & more
Details:
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Statement of appreciation from ESPN's
@sagesteele
, who was struck by a golf ball Thursday at the PGA Championship
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4.1 million viewers for the 2021
@ncaawbb
Championship game between
@ArizonaWBB
&
@StanfordWBB
☑️ Most-viewed
#NationalChampionship
since 2014
☑️ Most-viewed
#WFinalFour
weekend since 2012
☑️ Most-viewed Sweet 16 since 2013
More: |
#ncaaW
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A dynamic, diverse & accomplished team will present ESPN's
@NHL
coverage beginning this fall
@ABCNetwork
|
@ESPNPlus
|
@hulu
|
@ESPNDeportes
Details:
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It's Official: Ohio State vs. TCU is Most-Watched Game of the Year!
- 7,328,000 viewers!
- up 41% year-over-year
- peaked at 8.7 million viewers
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ESPN reaches a multi-year extension with
@ESPNNBA
analyst
@jj_redick
Redick's expanded role includes a regular
#NBA
game assignment,
#NBADraft
coverage & appearances across ESPN programs
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ESPN signs
@MartySmithESPN
to a multi-year contract extension, teeing off with
#PGAChamp
coverage next week
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ESPN Films announces Spike Lee will direct a multi-part documentary on
@Kaepernick7
Further details to be announced
More:
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Go for launch!
The
@PatMcAfeeShow
's first day across ESPN platforms kicked off strong
🗣️ 1.7M cumulative viewers
🗣️ Most-streamed studio show of the day
🗣️ Most-viewed ESPN on YouTube show in 5 months
🗣️ ESPN App & 's 3 most-viewed VOD segments
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Third-year
@Lions
Head Coach, Dan Campbell has his team sitting atop the NFC North going into Week 8 of
#MNF
@MichelleBeisner
sat down with Campbell to discuss how he has reshaped the team's culture & instilled hope for
#OnePride
fans
🏈Monday Night Countdown | 6p ET | ESPN
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With tonight's UMBC victory, there are zero remaining perfect brackets in ESPN Tournament Challenge (17.3 million entries)
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ESPN announces
@StephenCurry30
will host The 2022
@ESPYS
Presented by Capital One
July 20 | 8p ET |
@ABCNetwork
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Saturdays this fall,
@PatMcAfeeShow
joins
@CollegeGameDay
as part of a multi-year agreement with ESPN
McAfee will make his first stop this weekend in Austin
@TexasLonghorns
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Congrats to
@ESPNNFL
analyst, senior writer &
@espnpodcasts
host
@minakimes
on being named to
@TheWrap
's Changemakers of 2021 list
Honoring 32 women who navigated the changing business & entertainment landscape
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ESPN has re-signed
@ryansmithtv
to a new, multiyear contract
Smith becomes permanent anchor of
@SportsCenter
's 7a ET weekday editions
Also continues role as legal analyst, reporter & host
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'24
#NCAAWBB
Natl. Championship ended the season with a bang on ABC & ESPN
🏀18.7M viewers, peak 24M
🏀Up 89% from '23 & 285% from '22
🏀Most-watched basketball game (men's or women's, college or pro) since '19
🏀Most-watched sporting event since '19 (excl. football & Olympics)
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"This is the BEST sport I have ever seen.”
Just this week, Matt Millen was cleared by doctors following his Christmas Eve heart transplant surgery. His first stop? His beloved
@ncaawrestling
Championships.
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🎶 "It's the most wonderful time of the year..." 🏈
From Dec. 17 through Jan. 10,
@ESPNCFB
presents 41 bowl games - including the
#CFBPlayoff
#NationalChampionship
What game(s) are you looking forward to most? 🤔
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Friday's
@OrangeBowl
between
@Vol_Football
&
@ClemsonFB
𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 on ESPN & ESPNU
🏈 8.6M viewers
🏈 Most-watched non-semi Orange Bowl since 2017
🏈 Best standalone NY6 game since 2017
🏈 Up double digits over 2019, 2020 and 2021
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🚨
#WCWS
Viewership Alert 🚨
🥎 Best Opening Day (755,000 viewers) since 2009, 3rd best on record
🥎
@JMUSoftball
🆚
@OU_Softball
: Most-watched Game 1 on record (620,000 viewers)
🥎
@ArizonaSoftball
🆚
@AlabamaSB
: 4th-most watched Opening Day game on record (943,000 viewers)
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With NBA Free Agency looming, Paul George’s offseason to be featured in three-part SportsCenter series beginning tomorrow (6 p.m. edition)
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ACE! 🏐
Wednesday's
@LouisvilleVB
vs
@KentuckyVB
matchup was the most-viewed regular season volleyball match ever on ESPN networks with 302K viewers
#NCAAWVB
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Coming soon: “High Noon (9 am Pacific)” with Bomani Jones and Pablo Torre
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Monday's semi feat.
@CowgirlSB
&
@TexasSoftball
scored the most-viewed games of the 2022
#WCWS
🥎 Game 2: 1.3M viewers
🥎 Game 1: 1.25M viewers
@NCAASoftball
Superlatives:
🥎
@OU_Softball
-Texas, the first-ever WCWS game on ABC, averaged 1.25M viewers
🥎 6 games hit 1M+ viewers
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ESPN signs top
@ESPNNFL
reporter & host
@diannaESPN
to a multi-year extension
Russini will continue to break
#NFL
news & report from stadiums around the league in her fifth season covering football at ESPN
More:
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Congratulations to ESPN's Ryan Clark on his 2023
@sportsemmys
win for 'Outstanding Personality/Studio Analyst'
This is Clark's first Sports Emmy Award win & ESPN's fifth win in this category
#SportsEmmys
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🚨 Just Announced 🚨
Athlete roster for ESPN The Magazine's 11th annual BODY Issue
🗓 Sept. 4 | Photo gallery on
🗓 Sept. 6 | Issue available on newsstands
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Congratulations to our colleague and friend Tim Kurkjian on his Hall of Fame baseball writing career.
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Meet your Sunday commentator team for
@xfl2020
games on ESPN &
@ABCNetwork
@tom_hart
@Joey_Galloway
@PatMcAfeeShow
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Monday night's rematch between
@IowaWBB
&
@LSUwbkb
scores as the MOST-WATCHED WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL GAME ON RECORD 🤯
🏀 12.3M viewers
🏀 Most-watched college basketball game EVER on ESPN platforms
More details to come...
#NCAAWBB
|
#MarchMadness
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Congratulations to
@FirstTake
host
@MollyQerim
who will be inducted into
@QuinnipiacU
's School of Communications Hall of Fame tonight as part of the inaugural class
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Game 2 of the 2023
@NCAASoftball
#WCWS
Championship Series averaged 1.9M viewers with a peak audience of 2.3M
🥎The two game champ series between
@FSU_Softball
and
@OU_Softball
averaged 1.6M viewers
#NCAASoftball
|
#Team40
|
#ChampionshipMindset
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Congratulations to ESPN &
@SECNetwork
analyst & reporter
@Andraya_Carter
, recipient of the 2023
@dawnstaley
Excellence in Broadcasting Award 👏
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#WCWS
Boasts Largest Pre-Finals Audience on Record
🥎 1,064,000 average viewers | 🆙 5% over 2019
🥎
@FSU_Softball
🆚
@AlabamaSB
on Monday averaged 1.63M viewers | 2nd most-viewed pre-finals game on record
WCWS Championship Series: Tonight | 7:30p ET | ESPN, ESPN App
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A wolf in Chiefs clothing...
#SCFeatured
reveals the shocking saga of
#ChiefsKingdom
superfan Xaviar Babudar whose alleged actions took a criminal turn
🐺 'Where Wolf: The Search for ChiefsAholic'
Premieres Monday | Exclusively on
@ESPNPlus
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Week 6 at
@KUAthletics
saw
@CollegeGameDay
's best viewership of the season!
🏈 2.3M avg. viewers
🏈 Up 22% from '21's Week 6
🏈 Best pre-Nov show since '10 & 6th-best episode since the show expanded in '13
🏈 Final hour 2.98M avg. viewers, 3.5M peak
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Thursday's
#WCWS
Champ Series Game 2 featuring
@OU_Softball
vs
@TexasSoftball
averaged 1.7M viewers
🥎Most-viewed game of the 2022 WCWS
🥎Peak viewership 2.1M
🥎2022 WCWS Champ Series averaged 1.6M viewers
🥎2022 WCWS averaged 1M viewers
#NCAASoftball
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