Qerim has been the host of "First Take" since 2015. She does an excellent job handling some of the most unpredictable ...

Stephen A. Smith values a strong opinion more than the right opinion, and he instills that into the contributors he puts on First Take. Dan Orlovsky recently joined the Awful Announcing Podcast, where ...

Stephen A. Smith playfully roasts ESPN colleague Kevin Clark on First Take, sparking laughs with a lighthearted joke.

The First Take crew discussed the Cowboys ahead of the 2025 NFL season, but didn't realize a clip they showed was from a ...

First Take wouldn’t be the same without their support.” The year-to-year ratings growth streak comes despite ESPN, like most other cable outlets, continuing to lose subscribers.

“First Take” had the largest Black audience — and the most diverse audience in general — of any ESPN show. “That, to me, said it appealed to a Black audience,” Keegan said.

Shannon Sharpe, who is regarded as the greatest tight end of all time and a former NFL player, won't be continuing his ...

So far, First Take is down about 5% year-over-year, though that drop pales in comparison to how Get Up is performing versus SportsCenter that aired from 7-10 a.m. ET in 2017 (while Nielsen records ...

According to the network, August was the 13th consecutive month that First Take achieved year-over-year viewership growth, notching a 22 percent increase from 2022 with an average of 391,000 viewers.

But whether it can put a dent in the nearly 500,000 viewers First Take attracts to ESPN during the 10 a.m. – noon hours remains to be seen. [The Facility] ...