ESPN College Football Thursday Primetime
| ESPN College Football Thursday Primetime | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Matt Barrie Louis Riddick Harry Lyles Jr. |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 3 hours (approximate) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Original release | September 3, 1992 – present |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
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ESPN College Football Primetime is a live game presentation of Division 1-FBS college football on ESPN or sometimes ESPN2. In the past, the presenting sponsor was Cooper Tires, but since the 2006 season, the current presenting sponsor is Applebee's. The game telecast airs every Thursday night at 7:45pm ET during the college football regular season. The game is preceded by a 30-minute segment with Matt Barrie, Joey Galloway and Jesse Palmer, all of whom also appear on the halftime report. This game telecast is also presented in high definition on ESPNHD.
It has broadcast games from numerous conferences including the SEC, ACC, Sun Belt and the American. This game is often seen as the ESPN Game of the Week along with the Saturday night telecast.
The most visible voices of ESPN College Football Primetime over the years have been Mike Tirico, Kirk Herbstreit and Lee Corso, but none remain in the booth, with Tirico and Herbstreit being promoted and Corso cutting back on his schedule. The current commentators are Matt Barrie on play-by-play, Louis Riddick as analyst and Harry Lyles Jr. as sideline reporter since 2022.
2021 Season Ratings[edit]
| Date | Matchup | Viewers (millions) | TV Rating[1] | network | |||
| September 2, 7:00 ET | Boise State | 31 | UCF | 36 | 841K | 0.5 | ESPN |
| September 2, 7:30 ET | East Carolina | 19 | Appalachian State | 33 | 245K | n.a | ESPNU |
| September 16, 8:00 ET | Ohio | 14 | Louisiana | 49 | 698K | 0.43 | ESPN |
| September 23, 7:30 ET | Marshall | 30 | Appalachian State | 31 | 1.0 | 0.6 | ESPN |
| September 30, 7:30 ET | Virginia | 30 | Miami | 28 | 1.4 | 0.8 | ESPN |
2021 Schedule[edit]
| Date | Matchup | Network | |
| October 7, 7:30 ET | Houston | Tulane | ESPN |
| Coastal Carolina | Arkansas State | ESPNU | |
| October 14, 7:30 ET | Navy | Memphis | ESPN |
| Georgia Southern | South Alabama | ESPNU | |
| October 21, 7:30 ET | Tulane | SMU | ESPN |
| Louisiana | Arkansas State | ESPNU | |
| October 28, 7:30 ET | USF | East Carolina | ESPN |
| Troy | Coastal Carolina | ESPN2 | |
| November 4, 7:30 ET | Georgia State | Louisiana | ESPN |
| Delaware State | Morgan State | ESPN2 | |
| November 11, 7:30 ET | North Carolina | Pitt | ESPN |
| November 18, 7:30 ET | Louisville | Duke | ESPN |
| November 25, 7:30 ET | Ole Miss | Mississippi State | ESPN |
Personalities[edit]
Current[edit]
- Matt Barrie: (play-by-play, 2020–present)
- Louis Riddick: (analyst, 2022–present)
- Harry Lyles Jr.: (field reporter, 2021–present)
Former[edit]
- Mike Golic Jr.: (analyst, 2020)
- Adam Amin: (play-by-play, 2019)
- Erin Andrews: (field reporter, 2005–2009)
- Jill Arrington: (field reporter, 2004)
- Todd Blackledge (analyst, 1998)
- Jenn Brown: (field reporter, 2010–2011)
- Lee Corso: (analyst, 1999–2004)
- Rece Davis: (play-by-play, 2010–2014)
- Gary Danielson: (analyst 1994)[2]
- Dave Flemming: (play-by-play, 2016–2018)
- Doug Flutie: (analyst, 2007)
- Chris Fowler: (play-by-play, 2006–2009)
- Mike Gottfried: (analyst, 1992–1998)
- Kaylee Hartung: (field reporter, 2015)
- Matt Hasselbeck: (analyst, 2019)
- Kirk Herbstreit: (analyst, 1999–2006)
- Craig James: (analyst, 2007–2011)
- Roddy Jones: (analyst, 2021)
- Pat McAfee: (analyst, 2019)
- Molly McGrath: (field reporter, 2019)
- Brad Nessler: (play-by-play, 1994)[2]
- Jesse Palmer: (analyst, 2008–2016)
- Mike Patrick: (play-by-play, 1992–1997)
- David Pollack: (analyst, 2012–2015)
- Samantha Ponder: (field reporter, 2012–2014)
- Jerry Punch: (field reporter, 1992–2003)[3]
- Laura Rutledge: (field reporter, 2016–2018)
- Joe Tessitore: (play-by-play, 2015)
- Mike Tirico: (play-by-play, 1997–2005)
By year[edit]
| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Field Reporter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Mike Tirico | Mike Gottfried or Todd Blackledge | Jerry Punch |
| 1998 | |||
| 1999 | Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit | ||
| 2000 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2002 | |||
| 2003 | |||
| 2004 | Jill Arrington | ||
| 2005 | Kirk Herbstreit | Erin Andrews | |
| 2006 | Chris Fowler | ||
| 2007 | Doug Flutie and Craig James | ||
| 2008 | Craig James and Jesse Palmer | ||
| 2009 | |||
| 2010 | Rece Davis | Jenn Brown | |
| 2011 | |||
| 2012 | David Pollack and Jesse Palmer | Samantha Ponder | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2014 | |||
| 2015 | Joe Tessitore | Kaylee Hartung | |
| 2016 | Dave Flemming | Jesse Palmer | Laura Rutledge |
| 2017 | rotating analysts | ||
| 2018 | |||
| 2019 | Adam Amin | Matt Hasselbeck and Pat McAfee | Molly McGrath |
| 2020 | Matt Barrie | Mike Golic Jr. | |
| 2021 | Roddy Jones | Harry Lyles Jr. | |
| 2022 | Louis Riddick |
Game features[edit]
- Starting Lineups: The starting lineups are presented during the first possession of each team's offense and defense.
- Impact Players: Following the starting lineups, Barrie and Jones run down the top two or three impact players on each team's side of the ball.
- Halftime Report: Kevin Connors, Joey Galloway and Jesse Palmer present the halftime report, which features analysis of the first half, highlights of earlier games and a look at other happenings in the sports world.
See also[edit]
- College GameDay
- College Football Scoreboard
- College Football Final
- ESPN College Football Saturday Primetime
- ESPN2 College Football Saturday Primetime
- Saturday Night Football
References[edit]
- ↑ "College Football TV Ratings". SportsMediaWatch.com. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Video on YouTube
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2008-12-13. Unknown parameter
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