ESPN Ending Around The Horn in 2025 EDIT: Last Episode Will Air On May 23

[KFBF]

and the old Boston lady

Jackie Mac... said some shyt that could easily be considered racist (don't remember what it was) then just retired.

 

[In The Zone '98]

When ATH and PTI first dropped back in the day they were the only shows that had that type of format. Once ESPN saw that it could thrive with that type programming they OD’d on it and made every show the same

Seriously for those old enough to remember, you never had shows where guests would actually banter back and forth, state their own opinions etc. It was all highlights, and the commentary teams speaking well about everyone. Now it’s just straight up honesty or trolling

Cold Pizza was a very peaceful show. Lol

It's crazy the evolution of debate tv

 

[K-Apps]

Basically ratings and cost of paying the panelists.

 

[Dem313wayz]

It's been mentioned but I tuned out from ATH once I saw less of the original crew.

JA Adande
Kevin Blackstone
Woody Page
Jacke McCullough
Bob Ryan
Tim Collishaw

You just can't replace that level of expertise

 

[2 one 3]

It's been mentioned but I tuned out from ATH once I saw less of the original crew.

JA Adande
Kevin Blackstone
Woody Page
Jacke McCullough
Bob Ryan
Tim Collishaw

You just can't replace that level of expertise

Facts. This is when the show was at its best

I may catch an episode every now and then and don’t recognize any of the panelist

 

[Memorial Stadium Piru]

Woody Paige shytted on Nebraska every chance he got

I haven't consistently watched this show in over 10 years

 

[concise]

It's been mentioned but I tuned out from ATH once I saw less of the original crew.

JA Adande
Kevin Blackstone
Woody Page
Jacke McCullough
Bob Ryan
Tim Collishaw

You just can't replace that level of expertise

No love for the always smug Jay Mariotti?

 

[Dem313wayz]

No love for the always smug Jay Mariotti?

Man fukk that dude but it would be funny if they bought him back just to troll for the final episode

 

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On the programming side, ESPN is thinking about adding two new dayside shows. One would replace “Around The Horn,” which concludes May 23. The other could sub in for the 2 p.m. SportsCenter. One idea being tossed around is a show that features newly-signed Peter Schrager, the NFL analyst who ESPN believes can be more of an all-sports figure, I was told by one plugged-in source.

I’m told ESPN’s decision to cancel “Around The Horn” was largely cost driven. ESPN had dozens of journalists on its payroll given the revolving guest nature of the show, and it paid a licensing fee to Erik Rydholm, the show’s executive producer. While ESPN has no intention of canceling “Pardon The Interruption,” another Rydholm joint, it would prefer to create new programming in-house.

 

[krazykid18]

When ATH and PTI first dropped back in the day they were the only shows that had that type of format. Once ESPN saw that it could thrive with that type programming they OD’d on it and made every show the same

Seriously for those old enough to remember, you never had shows where guests would actually banter back and forth, state their own opinions etc. It was all highlights, and the commentary teams speaking well about everyone. Now it’s just straight up honesty or trolling

This is a lie, you had sports reporter and then on local programming you had analysts debating and arguing ...

 

[krazykid18]

Damn licensing fee that is dope, wow

How much must he been getting paid

 

[SteelCitySoldier]

This is a lie, you had sports reporter and then on local programming you had analysts debating and arguing ...

That shyt wasn’t like it was now. Sports Reporters was on Sunday morning at like 9am, most people weren’t watching that shyt and it was the ONLY show that had any type of debate.

ESPN is all about that platform now, it’s all they do is argue/debate. shyt is what has destroyed ESPN IMO. You can’t even watch SportsCenter to get highlights because they don’t even fukking show them for real, 15 second segment and then it’s a wrap.

 

[Human Torch]

No love for the always smug Jay Mariotti?

Didn’t he have a weird case at one point?



The height of this show and then PTI following it right after was elite sports television.

shyt felt so fresh.

Woody Paige was hilarious back in the day too.

 

[concise]

Didn’t he have a weird case at one point?

yea, that's why he got dropped

Former panelist Jay Mariotti says 'Around the Horn' is ending because it went 'woke'

Former "Around the Horn" panelist Jay Mariotti claims the show went “too woke,” but admits he hasn’t watched it in years.

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And ... now we know why we won't see him again.

 

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