MLS Game of the Week
| MLS Game of the Week | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Adrian Healey Taylor Twellman Max Bretos Alexi Lalas Kasey Keller |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 2 hours (2.5 hours select games) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ESPN2 (2009–present) |
| Original release | 2009 – present |
MLS Game of the Week is the weekly presentation of Major League Soccer games on ESPN2.
History[]
Following the 2008 season, ESPN discontinued MLS Primetime Thursday, citing lagging ratings[1] and hoping to find better lead-in programming. It was replaced by the MLS Game of the Week, which rotates among a variety of nights and time slots.[2]
Ratings[]
Ratings have largely remained steady if stagnant despite the move from the regular time slot. Viewership averaged 299,000 per broadcast in 2009, up from 253,000 in 2008;[3] however, it dipped to 253,000 in 2010 before rebounding to 291,000 in 2011[4] with some matches (having been moved to ESPN as opposed to ESPN2) drawing over 600,000 viewers.
Personalities[]
Play-by-play announcers[]
- JP Dellacamera – lead play-by-play (2009–2010)
- Ian Darke – secondary play-by-play (2010–2011)
- Adrian Healey – lead play-by-play (2011–2018), alternate play-by-play (2018–present)
- Glenn Davis – secondary play-by-play (2009–present)
- Jon Champion – lead play-by-play (2019–present)
Analysts[]
- John Harkes – lead color commentator (2009–2011)
- Kyle Martino – secondary color commentator (2009–2010)
- Taylor Twellman – secondary color commentator (2011), lead color commentator (2012–present)
- Brian Dunseth – secondary color commentator (2013–present)
Sideline reporter[]
- Allen Hopkins (2009)
- Rob Stone (2009–2011)
- Mónica González (2012–2016)
- Katie Witham (2016)
- Julie Stewart-Binks (2017)
- Sebastian Salazar (2018–present)
Studio team[]
- Max Bretos (studio host, 2010–present)
- Julie Foudy (studio analyst, 2007–present)
- Alexi Lalas (studio analyst, 2009–2015)
- Kasey Keller (studio analyst, 2012–present)
- Alejandro Moreno (studio analyst, 2015–present)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2009/01/espn-dumps-mls-primetime-thursday/
- ^ http://awfulannouncing.blogspot.com/2009/01/espn-making-changes-to-mls-broadcasts.html
- ^ http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2009/10/mls-viewership-up-15-on-espn2/
- ^ http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2011/10/26/Research-and-Ratings/MLS-TV.aspx
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Categories:
- 2010s American television series
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