SportsCenter
ESPN's 24-hour news and information franchise is anchored by SportsCenter, its flagship iconic news program.

• SportsCenter is the #1 favorite ad-supported cable program among men

The SportsCenter news operation also produces a wide variety of sport-specific programs such as Sunday NFL Countdown, NFL Primetime, Baseball Tonight, College GameDay and NBA Fastbreak.

• ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNEWS combine to present more than 15,000 hours of sports news per year
• Regular score and news updates via 28/58 on ESPN and continuous updates via Bottom Line2 on ESPN2
• 42% of P12+ say that ESPN is their favorite network for watching sports news

Pardon the Interruption
Washington Post columnists Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon face off on Pardon the Interruption , ESPN's first daily series devoted to the day's hot topics and issues.

• As of 1H '04, PTI has seen 2 consecutive years of ratings growth among HHs, Men and Adults 18+, 18-49 and 25-54

Around the Horn
Around the Horn features guest host Tony Reali fielding a discussion of topical sports issues with prominent newspaper writers such as the Boston Globe's Bob Ryan and Jackie MacMullan.

• Around the Horn 1H '04 ratings are up over 1H '03 in every major demo

Outside the Lines
Hosted by Bob Ley, this award-winning series focuses on topical sports-related issues beyond the playing field.