SportsCenter (1979)

Genre

news, talk

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 1 episode

Rated

NR

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a daily sports news show that covers major American sports like basketball, hockey, football and baseball. It shows highlights from the day's games and offers analysis and recaps after sports events.

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What happens

SportsCenter (SC) is an American television sports news broadcasting show broadcast by ESPN and ABC. Originally anchored by Chris Berman, George Grande, Greg Gumbel, Lee Leonard, Bob Ley, Sal Marchiano and Lou Palmer, it premiered on September 7, 1979. Cristina Alexander, Victoria Arlen, Matt Barrie, Nicole Briscoe, John Buccigross, Linda Cohn, Kevin Connors, Michael Eaves, Jay Harris, Alyssa Lang, Steve Levy, David Lloyd, Zubin Mehenti, Kevin Negandhi, Kelsey Riggs Cuff, Amina Smith, Ryan Smith, Hannah Storm, Gary Striewski, Scott Van Pelt and Christine Williamson currently serve as anchors. The show covers various sports teams and athletes from around the world and often shows highlights of sports from the day. Originally broadcast only once per day, SportsCenter now has up to twelve airings each day, excluding overnight repeats. The show often covers the major sports in the United States including basketball, hockey, football, and baseball. SportsCenter is also known for its recaps after sports events and its in-depth analysis. The show has broadcast more than 60,000 episodes, more than any other program on American television; SportsCenter is broadcast from ESPN's studio facilities in Bristol, Connecticut, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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