Shannon Sharpe Joins First Take (EDIT: ESPN Cuts Ties With Him)

[jaydawg08]

For the second week in a row, their audiences dwarfed those of Skip Bayless’ rival “Undisputed Live” on FS1.


On Monday, after the first weekend of the NFL season, “First Take” posted 626,000 viewers to 185,000 for “Undisputed.”

On Tuesday, the day after Aaron Rodgers’ season-ending injury, “First Take” drew 717,000 viewers compared to 118,000 for “Undisputed.”

That was the third-biggest audience for “First Take” this year, behind only Sharpe’s Labor Day debut and the Feb. 13 episode after Super Bowl 57.

Sharpe appears on “First Take” Mondays-Tuesday. The two-day average for his shows this week was up 22% from comparable episodes last season. The numbers also nearly doubled the show’s average audience of 363,000 viewers in July.

There's a very big reason why they are letting Shannon go to Boulder and do a Fri segment.. Because the early returns are saying people want to see Shannon

 

[KFBF]

Stephen A's soul still burning from that Terrell Owens segment.

Why's he still talking about this shyt? I don't remember the audience really having issues with Max unless he got too hot-takey.

Stephen A. Smith has probably been a hot-take merchant for longer than he was a journalist. People don't respect his opinions because he's a journalist if they do it at all it's because they've seen him on tv a lot.

 

[wire28]

There's a very big reason why they are letting Shannon go to Boulder and do a Fri segment.. Because the early returns are saying people want to see Shannon

Team Shay Shay stays winning. I’m sorry but we not going no where

 

[diggy]

His show with Ocho is better than First Take

All the clips I have seen are super entertaining

 

[EzekelRAGE]

Why's he still talking about this shyt? I don't remember the audience really having issues with Max unless he got too hot-takey.

Budden specifically asked him about it on the pod wednesday.

 

[TheHonorableOmarSharif]

His show with Ocho is better than First Take

It's fire.

 

[Jplaya2023]

There's a very big reason why they are letting Shannon go to Boulder and do a Fri segment.. Because the early returns are saying people want to see Shannon

It wont be long until shannon is on 5 days a week to :sas: chagrin

 

[pimpineasy]

Their work relationship ran its course...

Yeah he didn't leave on his own exactly but the relationship broke down.
Skip is incredibly stubborn on certain issues and he crossed the lines a few times and refused to acknowledge it.
Can't continue on in that environment no matter how much you want to

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

Shannon sas and mad dog should be the 3

 

[FAH1223]

 

[daemonova]

Ain't nothing funny when you on the bench losing by twenty points, let that be a inward, I'd on sideline swinging on Sauce Gardner for getting beat @NYC Rebel

 

[The G.O.D II]

My God undisputed ratings are that low?

 

[The G.O.D II]

No doubt they been fukking. Stephen A couldn’t stand her ass at first

She can’t fukk and Stephen got a long term women. You virgins I swear

 

[UpAndComing]

Max Kellerman sucks as a Sports analyst outside of Boxing commentary

But I do think he would be a good host/moderator of a show

He's way better at that, and it's a more natural position for him

 

[AlbertPullhoez]

First Take should be SAS, Shannon, Ryan Clark, and Marcus Spears permanently as the lineup