Editing ESPN (section)

==Programming==
{{main|List of programs broadcast by ESPN|List of ESPN sports broadcasting rights|List of UFC events}}
Alongside its live sports broadcasts, ESPN also airs a variety of sports highlight, talk, and documentary-styled shows. These include:
* ''[[Around the Horn]]'' – Competitive debating between four sports writers across the country
* ''[[College GameDay (basketball TV program)|College GameDay]]'' (basketball) – Weekly [[college basketball]] show airing from the ''[[Saturday Primetime]]'' game of the week site
* ''[[College GameDay (football TV program)|College GameDay]]'' (football) – Weekly college football preview show airing from the site of a major college football game
* ''[[E:60]]'' – An [[investigative journalism|investigative]] [[newsmagazine]] program focusing on American and international sports
* ''[[First Take (talk show)|First Take]]'' – A daily morning talk show with [[Stephen A. Smith]] and [[Molly Qerim]] (moved from ESPN2 on January 3, 2017)
* ''[[Get Up (TV program)|Get Up!]]'' – A daily morning show, focusing on the previous night's game results and the burning sports issues of the day
* ''[[Monday Night Countdown]]'' – Weekly recap show aired on Monday evenings during the [[National Football League|NFL]] season, also serves as the pre-game show for ''[[Monday Night Football]]''
* ''[[Pardon the Interruption]]'' – A daily afternoon talk show where [[Tony Kornheiser]] and [[Michael Wilbon]] debate an array of sports topics
* ''[[SportsCenter]]'' – The flagship program of ESPN, a daily sports news program delivering the latest sports news and highlights
* ''[[Sunday NFL Countdown]]'' – Weekly preview show that airs on Sunday mornings during the NFL season
* ''[[The Pat McAfee Show]]'' – A daily afternoon talk show with news, opinion, and analysis

Many of ESPN's documentary programs (such as ''[[30 for 30]]'' and ''[[Nine for IX]]'') are produced by [[ESPN Films]], a film division created in March 2008 as a restructuring of ESPN Original Entertainment, a programming division that was originally formed in 2001. 30 for 30 started airing in 2009 and continues airing to this day. Each episode is through the eyes of a well known filmmaker and has featured some of the biggest directors in Hollywood.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thetvdb.com/?tab=seasonall&id=128051|title=Welcome - TheTVDB.com|website=thetvdb.com|access-date=March 15, 2020|archive-date=June 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617015710/https://thetvdb.com/?tab=seasonall&id=128051|url-status=live}}</ref> The ''30 for 30'' film ''[[O.J.: Made in America]]'' won the [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature]] in [[89th Academy Awards|2017]], the first such Oscar for ESPN.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/18776042/made-america-wins-best-documentary-feature-oscar|title='O.J.: Made In America' wins best documentary feature Oscar|date=February 27, 2017|work=ESPN|access-date=July 1, 2019|archive-date=July 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701163917/https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/18776042/made-america-wins-best-documentary-feature-oscar|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] signed a five-year contract with ESPN starting 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ufc/2018/05/23/espn-ufc-television-rights-deal/635801002/|title=ESPN wrestles UFC television-rights deal from Fox Sports|website=USA Today|language=en|access-date=January 30, 2019|archive-date=May 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523173016/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ufc/2018/05/23/espn-ufc-television-rights-deal/635801002/|url-status=live}}</ref> on ESPN and ESPN+ which estimate every quarter 2 event on UFC on ESPN and 6 events on UFC Fight Night on ESPN+.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.com/2018/11/ufc-announces-2019-first-quarter-schedule-espn-debut|title=UFC announces 2019 first quarter schedule: ESPN debut Jan. 19 in Brooklyn|date=November 4, 2018|website=MMAjunkie|language=en|access-date=January 30, 2019|archive-date=February 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213153751/https://mmajunkie.com/2018/11/ufc-announces-2019-first-quarter-schedule-espn-debut|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2019, ESPN announced a new betting-themed daily program, ''Daily Wager'', hosted by the network's gambling analyst Doug Kezirian.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Battaglio |first1=Stephen |title=ESPN launches 'Daily Wager' as sports betting goes showtime |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-sports-betting-espn-20190311-story.html |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 11, 2019 |access-date=May 14, 2019 |archive-date=May 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513174356/https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-sports-betting-espn-20190311-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The program was ESPN's first regularly scheduled program solely dedicated to gaming-related content. On May 14, 2019, ESPN announced a deal with casino operator [[Caesars Entertainment Corporation|Caesars Entertainment]] to establish an ESPN-branded studio at [[The LINQ Hotel & Casino]] in Las Vegas to produce betting-themed content.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schulz |first1=Bailey |title=ESPN studio coming to The Linq Hotel on Las Vegas Strip |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/espn-studio-coming-to-the-linq-hotel-on-las-vegas-strip-1662882/ |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |access-date=May 14, 2019 |date=May 14, 2019 |archive-date=May 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514163422/https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/espn-studio-coming-to-the-linq-hotel-on-las-vegas-strip-1662882/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
In order to help offset the impact of COVID-19 on its business, Walt Disney CEO [[Bob Chapek]] indicated during a 4th quarter fiscal year 2021 earnings conference that the company would increase its presence in online sports betting, including in partnership with third parties.<ref>{{Cite news|author=DIS The Walt Disney Company|title=Walt DisneCompanyny DIS CEO Bob Chapek on Q4 fiscal year 2021 earnings conference call Transcript|newspaper=Seeking Alpha|date=November 10, 2021|url=https://seekingalpha.com/article/4468171-walt-disney-company-dis-ceo-bob-chapek-on-q4-fiscal-year-2021-earnings-conference-call|access-date=January 20, 2022|publisher=Seekingalpha|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118142623/https://seekingalpha.com/article/4468171-walt-disney-company-dis-ceo-bob-chapek-on-q4-fiscal-year-2021-earnings-conference-call|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Timothy L. O'Brien|title=Disney Builds a New Magic Kingdom in Sports Betting|date=September 23, 2021|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-09-23/disney-wants-to-build-sports-gambling-s-future-on-espn|access-date=January 20, 2022|publisher=Bloomberg|archive-date=February 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208074407/https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-09-23/disney-wants-to-build-sports-gambling-s-future-on-espn|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2023, ''[[The Pat McAfee Show]]'' moved to ESPN as part of a five-year $85 million deal. The show replaced the Noon ET airing of ''[[SportsCenter]]'' and ''[[This Just In with Max Kellerman]].''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lucia|first=Joe|date=August 17, 2023 |title='The Pat McAfee Show' premieres September 7 on ESPN |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/the-pat-mcafee-show-september-7-premiere.html |access-date=August 22, 2023 |website=Awful Announcing}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Marchand|first=Andrew|date=May 31, 2023 |title=Pat McAfee opens up about his $85 million ESPN leap |url=https://nypost.com/2023/05/31/pat-mcafee-opens-up-about-his-85-million-espn-leap/ |access-date=May 31, 2023 |website=[[New York Post]]}}</ref>