Stephen A return to First Take

Smith received a little help from an ESPN co-worker

Stephen A. Smith is back! Incase you were one of the 15 people who noticed he was gone.

Returning from a post-NBA Draft shoulder operation, Smith made his triumphant return to ESPN’s “First Take” on Monday, receiving help from a co-worker to make a spectacle out of the announcement.

“It’s now confirmed. One of the biggest stories is unfolding today,” ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter announced at the start of “First Take” on Monday. “It’s not the news that Dallas Cowboys fans wanted to hear. Stephen A. Smith is back on First Take, and you know what that means, Holla at your boy!”

Cue the cut to Smith on a boat in New York City rocking a ludicrous orange suit.

“It’s been awhile, y’all.” Smith exclaimed from the boat. “But ya boy is back. I’m sitting here, chilling in New York City, you see the sun came out just for me!”

Smith would be joined by ESPN host Molly Qerim and former Dallas Cowboys star Michael Irving on the boat for Monday’s episode. The trio would talk all about the Cowboys and, of course, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets.

Stephen A return to First Take
Stephen A return to First Take

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ESPN Announces The Return of Stephen A. Smith to First Take

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ESPN announced Smith will be returning to First Take on Monday, August 15th.

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First Take has been without it’s anchor since the day after the NBA Draft in June. That’s when the ESPN personality took some time off to undergo shoulder surgery and to rehabilitate. However, it appears the wait for his return is almost over.

ESPN announced with a tweet that Smith will be returning to First Take on Monday, August 15th. They also teased a guest appearance from Michael Irvin.

This comes a day after Smith tweeted that the countdown was on for his return and we are one week away from the event.

Stephen A return to First Take

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MLB Wild Card Series Viewership Up 64%

ESPN’s exclusive coverage of of the Wild Card games featured nine games from October 7-9 and averaged 2.8 million viewers.

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Major League Baseball is pleased with the television viewership of its first series’ new format.

ESPN’s exclusive coverage of of the Wild Card games featured nine games from October 7-9 and averaged 2.8 million viewers. That’s up 64% from the previous MLB Wild Card Series round in 2020 which included 18 games.

Despite going up against NBC’s Sunday Night Football, ESPN was still able to attract 4 million viewers fir Game 3 of the New York Mets vs. San Diego Padres.

“We’re exceedingly happy with the performance of this event. Our nine games reached more than 35 million fans and viewership overall was up 64 percent from the 2020 rendition of this first round series,” said Rick Mace, ESPN’s senior manager, programming and acquisitions. “We consider this a fantastic start to our exclusive, annual Wild Card Series package and a strong indicator that these will only increase in future years with the possibility of more game 3s.”

Four of the nine games averaged over 3 million viewers with Game 3 of Mets-Padres being the most-watched game. The least-watched was Game 1 of Tampa-Cleveland which drew 1.8 million viewers.

“Fans have responded very positively to the new Postseason format,” MLB’s chief revenue officer Noah Garden said. “There is an interesting mix of clubs competing in games that have been tense and exciting.  And we’re seeing outstanding performances from an incredible group of players.  We’re happy to see the fans responding to the great competition on the field.”

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Michelle Beadle, Shams Charania, Chandler Parsons Launching New FanDuel TV Show

Michelle Beadle, Shams Charania and Chandler Parsons are teaming up to create a brand new show called Run It Back and will air on Mondays. Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10a ET.

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FanDuel is continuing to grow its FanDuel TV network with a brand new show.

Michelle Beadle, Shams Charania and Chandler Parsons are teaming up to create a brand new show called Run It Back and will air on Mondays. Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10a ET.

The New York Post reports that Beadle and Parsons will discuss the latest NBA news and Charania will contribute with insider information.

Charania becomes the first news breaker-type personality to sign a deal wo align with a sports betting outlet.

FanDuel TV is adding the show to its lineup that recent launched Up and Adams with Kay Adams last month.

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Lee Corso Returns to College GameDay Set After Two-Week Absence

Lee Corso appears to be ready to return to the ESPN College GameDay travelling set this weekend in Knoxville.

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Lee Corso appears to be ready to return to the ESPN College GameDay travelling set this weekend in Knoxville.

This is according to ESPN PR, who tweeted a photo of Corso preparing for the show with Drew Gallagher, the coordinating producer of GameDay.

Corso had missed the last two weeks after waking up at the Clemson site feeling under the weather. He opted to return home to Florida and focus on getting better. Corso also missed last week’s edition of the show in Lawrence, Kansas.

However, the streak of absences is over and it appears Corso is ready to don some headgear in Knoxville, Tennessee ahead of the Alabama-Tennessee matchup.

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