No reason for this post other than recent ruminating on Twitter by Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch and Paulsen of Sports Media Watch had me curious.
Brief context of the ruminating: Deitsch isn’t thrilled OTL’s Sunday telecast will be moving to ESPN2 when NFL comes back. The gist of Paulsen’s stance is that First Take symbolizes everything that’s wrong with sports media.
| Date | Show | Network | Time | Viewers (000) |
| Sunday, July 13, 14 | OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND | ESPN | 09:00A-09:30A | 607 |
| Monday, July 7, 14 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 03:00P-03:30P | 372 |
| Monday, July 7, 14 | FIRST TAKE L | ESP2 | 10:00A-12:00P | 368 |
| Wednesday, July 9, 14 | FIRST TAKE L | ESP2 | 10:00A-12:00P | 350 |
| Tuesday, July 8, 14 | FIRST TAKE L | ESP2 | 10:00A-12:00P | 312 |
| Thursday, July 10, 14 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 03:00P-03:30P | 296 |
| Monday, July 7, 14 | FIRST TAKE | ESP2 | 01:00P-03:00P | 266 |
| Tuesday, July 8, 14 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESP2 | 03:00P-03:30P | 244 |
| Friday, July 11, 14 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESP2 | 03:00P-03:30P | 228 |
| Thursday, July 10, 14 | FIRST TAKE | ESP2 | 02:00P-03:00P | 213 |
| Thursday, July 10, 14 | FIRST TAKE | ESP2 | 01:00P-02:00P | 203 |
| Wednesday, July 9, 14 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESP2 | 03:00P-03:30P | 195 |
| Tuesday, July 8, 14 | FIRST TAKE | ESP2 | 01:00P-03:00P | 187 |
| Wednesday, July 9, 14 | FIRST TAKE | ESP2 | 01:00P-03:00P | 185 |
| Thursday, July 10, 14 | FIRST TAKE L | ENN | 10:00A-11:00A | 113 |
| Friday, July 11, 14 | FIRST TAKE L | ENN | 10:00A-12:00P | 105 |
| Sunday, July 13, 14 | OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND | ENN | 12:00P-12:30P | 96 |
| Sunday, July 13, 14 | OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND | ENN | 10:00A-10:30A | 72 |
Stephen A and Skip Bayless and Champion are the best sports show broadcasted in many years. It is a shame that one or two critics dodo’s in a power position can ruin something that is good