With the door slammed shut on Shannon Sharpe's return to ESPN, the network seems intent on finding a suitable sports figure ...

Qerim has been the host of "First Take" since 2015. She does an excellent job handling some of the most unpredictable ...

Stephen A. Smith values a strong opinion more than the right opinion, and he instills that into the contributors he puts on First Take. Dan Orlovsky recently joined the Awful Announcing Podcast, where ...

The fact-checkers at ESPN's First Take might have a scolding coming their way after the way the show was apparently duped on ...

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 ...

Stephen A. Smith was likely on board with this as well. On First Take, you are treated based on how Smith and Roberts feel about you that day. For Kellerman, it was often unpleasant.

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.

“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.

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] ...

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 ...