Skip Bayless once famously stated how he believed that Stephen A. Smith has the “greatest gift of gab” in the history of television. But according to Bayless, his longtime former colleague does take ...

Celebrity Cowboys fan and Hollywood A-lister Denzel Washington ripped owner Jerry Jones during an appearance on ESPN’s “First ...

With the door slammed shut on Shannon Sharpe's return to ESPN, the network seems intent on finding a suitable sports figure who can go toe-to-toe with Stephen A. Smith. But it looks like they may have ...

Viewers of ESPN’s “First Take” can breathe a sigh of relief: Molly Qerim will be back soon. Qerim will return to hosting “First Take” this upcoming Monday after a week-plus absence, a ...

First Take wouldn’t be the same without their support.” The year-to-year ratings growth streak comes despite ESPN, like most other cable outlets, continuing to lose subscribers.

One star of ESPN's First Take might be off the air for good according to some reporters. On the latest edition of The Dan Le Batard Show, former ESPN personality Dan Le Batard made the case that ...

“First Take” had the largest Black audience — and the most diverse audience in general — of any ESPN show. “That, to me, said it appealed to a Black audience,” Keegan said.

So far, First Take is down about 5% year-over-year, though that drop pales in comparison to how Get Up is performing versus SportsCenter that aired from 7-10 a.m. ET in 2017 (while Nielsen records ...

But whether it can put a dent in the nearly 500,000 viewers First Take attracts to ESPN during the 10 a.m. – noon hours remains to be seen. [The Facility] ...

An interesting element of “First Take” is that the show is most compelling when Smith and somebody else are wrestling in the mud, appearing to get genuinely offended by each others’ opinions.

Popular on Variety “First Take” hinges on two things — new developments in the sports world and unfettered, in-your-face conversations about them. Both are in shorter supply these days.