ESPN Sports Saturday

ESPN Sports Saturday
Genre Sports anthology series
Presented by Hannah Storm
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 6
Production
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 120 minutes
Production company(s) ESPN
Release
Original network ABC
Picture format 480i (SDTV),
1080i (HDTV)
Original release April 3, 2010 (2010-04-03) – on hiatus
Chronology
Related shows ABC's Wide World of Sports

ESPN Sports Saturday is an American sports anthology television program that is broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). Produced by sister cable sports network ESPN and currently hosted by Hannah Storm, it premiered on April 3, 2010.[1] The two-hour program regularly airs on Saturdays at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time between mid-January and late August (due to the network's college football coverage during the fall) to fill time on weeks when ABC does not air any afternoon sports programming. However, more recently and currently, recent ESPN productions such as 30 for 30 specials have often been aired during the Saturday afternoon timeslot on ABC.[2]

ESPN, which like ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company, has handled ABC's sports coverage since 2006 under the ESPN on ABC umbrella, and ESPN Sports Saturday could be considered a descendant of ABC's Wide World of Sports.

Content on the series initially included "Winners Bracket",[3] a segment consisting of highlights, as well as specials sourced from other ESPN documentary programs, including Homecoming with Rick Reilly, 30 for 30 and E:60. Upon the show's return after the 2010 college football season, the "Winners Bracket" hour of the block was replaced by a new weekly discussion series showcasing the best of the ESPN sports discussion shows including new exclusive content on the upcoming week's major sporting events.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Stuart Levine (March 9, 2010). "ESPN shows to air on ABC". Variety (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  2. ↑ "ESPN Creates Saturday Feature Block For ABC". MediaDailyNews. March 12, 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Winner's Bracket to Debut Saturday on ABC as Part of New "ESPN Sports Saturday" Block". ESPN MediaZone. March 2010.
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