Their latest battle comes from First Take host Chris "Mad Dog" Russo. He listed Mahomes as the NFL's top QB going into the ...

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' hosts. Smith and Molly Qerim have been regulars on the show since Qerim became the full-time host in 2015. After Bayless left ESPN in 2016, Max Kellerman became a show regular for six ...

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 ...

“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.

“First Take” took in $76.3 million in advertising in 2019, according to Kantar, a tracker of ad spending. Viewers have continued to pay attention.

According to the network, August was the 13th consecutive month that First Take achieved year-over-year viewership growth, notching a 22 percent increase from 2022 with an average of 391,000 ...

Stephen A. Smith announced Thursday that Shannon Sharpe is joining ESPN’s “First Take.” "First Take"/X “In advance, to my brother Shannon Sharpe. First of all, thank you for joining the show.

That much has been made evident this week as First Take welcomed SportsCenter‘s anchors to its show.What initially appeared to be a cute gimmick aimed at bridging the gap from the dog days of ...

One star of ESPN's First Take might be off the air for good according to some reporters. On the latest edition of The Dan Le Batard Show, former ESPN personality Dan Le Batard made the case that ...