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The four-part 30 for 30 “The Life And Times of Oscar Pistorius” is coming to ESPN+ Sept. 27
Four-part 30 for 30 installment The Life And Times of Oscar Pistorius will premiere on ESPN+ on Sept. 27.
HBO formally announces two-part Tiger Woods documentary, which will air in December
Tiger will premiere on HBO on December 13 and 20.
There’s a multi-part 30 for 30 on the 1986 Mets coming to ESPN, with Jimmy Kimmel and Cousin Sal involved as executive producers
ESPN is turning their multi-part 30 for 30 sights on the 1986 Mets.
ESPN will show documentaries “Free Solo” and “Foosballers” tonight
Free Solo will make its linear ESPN debut Friday at 9 p.m. ET.
There’s another Astros’ sign-stealing documentary series on the way, with this one coming to Quibi and featuring Uninterrupted talent
CC Sabathia and Ryan Ruocco are involved in this project, which is distinct from the previously announced podcast/TV series featuring SI's Ben Reiter.
FloSports’ Ray Machuca talks “Bad Cut,” “The Crossing,” and the importance of documentaries during a time with few live sports
"Without events, it's a big priority. We need to keep our subscribers engaged."
Review: NHL Network Originals’ “The 1970 Bruins: Big, Bad, and Bobby” is a compelling look at a fascinating team
The 1970 Bruins: Big, Bad & Bobby premieres Sunday, May 10 at 8 p.m. Eastern on NHL Network.
ESPN E:60 special “Imperfect: The Roy Halladay Story” will dive deep into Halladay’s off-the-field struggles: “He was tormented.”
"His body was dependent on these medications just to function. A.D.D., depression, anxiety, paranoia — Roy had a lot of demons that he was trying to work on all at the same time."
Olympic Channel has four more Five Rings Films documentaries coming, on Rulon Gardner, Lang Ping, Naoko Takahasi and Scottish curling
The next entry in the global Olympic Channel's Five Rings Films series is Rulon Gardner Won't Die, premiering June 3.
ESPN Films will roll out three new 30 for 30 documentaries on Sundays in May and June following the conclusion of “The Last...
Documentaries on Lance Armstrong, Bruce Lee, and Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa will follow in the Sunday slots that have worked well for The Last Dance.
Ken Burns criticizes “The Last Dance” for involvement of Michael Jordan’s production company: “That’s not the way you do good journalism”
"I find it in the opposite direction of where we need to be going. ...If you are there influencing the very fact of it getting made it means certain aspects that you don't necessarily want in aren't going to be in, period."
The Last Dance kept most of its initial audience for episodes 3 and 4, averaging 5.9 million viewers across those episodes
Episode 3 (9-10 p.m. Eastern) averaged 6.1 million viewers in Nielsen live+same day ratings, while Episode 4 (10-11 p.m. Eastern) averaged 5.7 million viewers.
