MLS Game of the Week
American TV series or program
| 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) |
| Original release | |
| Network | ESPN2 (2009–2022) |
| Release | 2009 (2009) – 2022 (2022) |
MLS Game of the Week was 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]
ESPN left all MLS televising duties after the 2022 MLS season, of which games are mainly shown via streaming on MLS Season Pass.[3]
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;[4] however, it dipped to 253,000 in 2010 before rebounding to 291,000 in 2011[5] 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 (2018–2022)
- Glenn Davis – secondary play-by-play (2009–2022)
- Jon Champion – lead play-by-play (2019–2022)
Analysts
- John Harkes – lead color commentator (2009–2011)
- Kyle Martino – secondary color commentator (2009–2010)
- Taylor Twellman – secondary color commentator (2011), lead color commentator (2012–2022)
- Brian Dunseth – secondary color commentator (2013–2022)
Sideline reporter
- Allen Hopkins (2009)
- Rob Stone (2009–2011)
- Mónica González (2012–2016)
- Katie Witham (2016)
- Julie Stewart-Binks (2017)
- Sebastian Salazar (2018–2022)
- Sam Borden (2021)
- Jillian Sakovits (2022)
Studio team
- Max Bretos – lead studio host (2010–2022)
- Julie Foudy – studio analyst (2007–2022)
- Alexi Lalas – lead studio analyst (2009–2014)
- Kasey Keller – lead studio analyst (2012–2022)
- Alejandro Moreno – lead studio analyst (2012–2022)
- Adrian Healey – secondary studio host (2019–2022)
- Sebastian Salazar – lead studio host (2021–2022)
- Robin Fraser – studio analyst (2021)
- Ben Olsen – studio analyst (2022)
See also
References
External links
- ESPN MLS Homepage
- MLS Homepage
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- George Bodenheimer
- Edwin Durso
- Chuck Pagano
- Norby Williamson
- James Pitaro
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sports networks
- Arena Football League (minority stake, 2006–2009)
- ESPN 3D (2010–2013)
- ESPN America (2002–2013)
- ESPN Classic (U.S.) (1995–2021)
- ESPN Classic (UK) (2006–2013)
- ESPN Classic Canada (2001–2023)
- ESPN College Extra (2015–2023)
- ESPN Full Court (2007–2015)
- ESPN GamePlan (1992–2015)
- ESPN Goal Line & Bases Loaded (2010–2020)
- Grantland (2011–2015)
- ESPN HS (1997–2012)
- ESPN The Magazine (1998–2019)
- ESPN MVP (2005–2006)
- ESPNscrum (2007–2015)
- ESPN Star Sports (equity stake, 1996–2012; incl. ESPN Asia (1995–2013))
- ESPN5 (2017–2020)
- WatchESPN (2011–2019)
- Sony ESPN (2016–2020)
- ESPN West
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