"Even though Griffin is having fun calling games, that has not stopped him from continuing to prepare for a possible return to the NFL."
The company lead in both total viewership and the pivotal 18-49 age demographic for the first time in three years.
"That is a good sign for things to come considering the slate did not include any rivalry games and only 2 matchups of top-25 teams."
"The broadcast averaged 7.86 million viewers."
"ESPN isn't the first network to do this. YouTube broke that barrier down in July."
"Just under 2 million people tuned into the Manningcast on Monday night."
"Anytime Smith and Irvin match up it creates headline haymakers and that contributed to the feel of First Take on day one."
"This week, PFT tweeted what seemed like a compliment to Eli Manning."
"If the network chooses Greenberg, it may solidify him as the face of ESPN."
"All of this means 2021 could be the final season for the Michaels-Chris Collinsworth booth."