XFL on ESPN
| XFL on ESPN | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | American football telecasts |
| Starring | Tom Hart Matt Barrie John Schriffen Greg McElroy Cole Cubelic Joey Galloway Eric Mac Lain Tom Luginbill Harry Douglas Sam Acho |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| Production | |
| Production location(s) | Various XFL venues ESPN Studios, Bristol, Connecticut |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 3-4 hours |
| Production company(s) | ESPN |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC ESPN ESPN2 ESPN+ FX |
| Original release | February 8, 2020, February 18, 2023 – present |
| External links | |
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The XFL on ESPN is a branding used for broadcasts of XFL games that are produced by ESPN and airing on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN+, ABC and FX.
History
2020 version
In January 2019, Sports Business Journal reported that the XFL was desiring that the majority of games air on broadcast television, and was in preliminary talks with ABC/ESPN and Fox Sports as potential broadcast partners.[1] The XFL officially confirmed these arrangements on May 6, 2019, under a three-year deal. XFL games were split primarily among ABC, Fox, ESPN, and FS1.[2] ESPN would broadcast the western division championship and the XFL championship, while one game each was scheduled for ESPN2 and FS2.[2]
During the regular season, ABC was scheduled to air ten Saturday games, five of them ended up being televised, and four Sunday games, airing only one of the four Sunday games. ESPN was to air five Sunday games, airing only two of them, and ESPN2 was to air two Sunday games, airing only one of the two. ESPN and Fox were both scheduled to air one semifinal each, and ESPN was to air the championship game. All three never made it to air.
In March 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the XFL announced that the league would be cancelling the rest of the season, ahead of the league's suspension of operations and bankruptcy filing a month later.[3]
2023–present
On May 17, 2022, the XFL announced it had signed an exclusive agreement with ESPN Inc. and The Walt Disney Company to carry every XFL game across ESPN's platforms, ABC, and FX. The deal runs through 2027.[4]
The league's schedule was released January 5, 2023. FX carried the majority of games through the first seven weeks of the season, including a marquee Saturday evening matchup most weeks during that time frame, with ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC assuming the full schedule from Week 8 onward. In all, FX carried 11 games total (down from the original 14 games), ESPN carried 12 regular season games (up from 10 previously), ESPN2 carried 9 regular season games (down from 10 previously), ABC carried 7 regular season games (up from 6 previously), FX and ESPN simulcasted one Week 1 regular season game, and ESPN aired both semi finals games and ABC aired the final (ESPN2 was originally scheduled to air a semifinal game but it was moved over to ESPN).[5] The ESPN+ streaming service will stream all of the league's games, while ESPN3 will simulcast ABC games, ESPN's TV Everywhere service will carry games simulcast on ESPN and ESPN2, with FX NOW app simulcasting FX games.[6][7] In January 2023, ESPN announced its commentator teams for the 2023 season.[8] ESPN Deportes will broadcast 13 regular season games (1 game each on most weeks), Along with all playoff games which will offer Spanish-language coverage of games aired and will be led by play-by-play commentator Rebeca Landa and analyst Sergio Dipp.[9]
ESPN will also host an XFL studio show called XFL Today during the season, with Jason Fitz, Skubie Mageza and Andrew Hawkins.[10]
On-air staff
Current personalities
Play by play
- Tom Hart (2022–present)
- Matt Barrie (2022–present)
- John Schriffen (2022–present)
- Lowell Galindo (2022–present)
Color commentators
- Greg McElroy (2022–present)
- Cole Cubelic (2022–present)
- Joey Galloway (2022–present)
- Eric Mac Lain (2022–present)
- Tom Luginbill (2022–present)
- Harry Douglas (2022–present)
- Sam Acho (2022–present)
- Ian Fitzsimmons (2022–present)
Reporters
- Katie George (2022–present)
- Tiffany Blackmon (2022–present)
- Stormy Buonantony (2022–present)
- Taylor McGregor (2022–present)
References
- ↑ Ourand, John; Lefton, Terry (January 21, 2019). "Networks seek new football leagues' content". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "XFL 2020 Schedule". www.xfl.com. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ↑ "XFL Statement". XFL.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ↑ Steinberg, Brian (May 17, 2022). "Disney Strikes Deal to Put XFL on ESPN, FX, ABC". Variety. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ↑ "Vipers-Renegades to kick off XFL's 2023 season on Feb. 18". ESPN.com. January 5, 2023. Archived from the original on January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Disney, ESPN & XFL Reach Exclusive Multi-Year Agreement". Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-20. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Football, Live and Upcoming Archived February 4, 2023, at the Wayback Machine from ESPN.com Video, retrieved February 3, 2023
- ↑ "ESPN Reveals Commentator Teams for XFL 2023 Kickoff Season Led by Platform's Signature College Football Voices". XFL. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "ESPN Deportes Reveals XFL 2023 Kickoff Season Schedule & Commentator Team". XFL. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "XFL Today: ESPN Further Expands XFL Coverage with Weekly Digital Studio Show". ESPN Press Room. February 16, 2023.
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