Not surprisingly, the NFL Draft and The Last Dance dominate sports viewing without live events
Repeats of past events aren't among the most-viewed sports telecasts.
Repeats of past events aren't among the most-viewed sports telecasts.
Barkley criticized Jordan's performance as Charlotte Bobcats owner in 2012.
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.
The docuseries -- focusing on Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls -- is averaging 5.8 million viewers over the six premiere episodes.
Rashad was aware of the perception that he was too close to Jordan as an NBC reporter.
The song that will be hard to get out of your head remains.
Vecsey called ESPN "stupid" for leaving him out.
Scottie Pippen's Mr. Submarine commercial probably wouldn't have been cleared for television in 2020.
Director Jason Hehir constantly had to get the flaky NBA star to focus.
"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' won't be on ESPN+ for 15 months, but will hit Netflix in July 2020.
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.
Barkley appeared on the first "What Up With That?" sketch since 2012.
No, the "Wizards" weren't sixth in the 1986 NBA Eastern Conference standings.
The audience for The Last Dance's first two episodes ranks as the most-watched telecast among adults 18-34 and 18-49 since sports halted across broadcast and cable networks.
Imagine being a witness to history with a camera crew, but hardly anyone could ever see the footage?
Scranton, Pennsylvania's most enigmatic sports legend gets the (fake) documentary he deserves.