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The Simpsons Funday Football Debuts on Disney+ and ESPN+, Complementing Traditional Monday Night Football Telecast of Bengals-Cowboys on ABC and ESPN; MNF with Peyton and Eli on ESPN2

The Simpsons Funday Football Debuts on Disney+ and ESPN+, Complementing Traditional Monday Night Football Telecast of Bengals-Cowboys on ABC and ESPN; MNF with Peyton and Eli on ESPN2

ESPN platforms delivered record-breaking college football viewership in 2024, with ABC owning the season as the No. 1 network for college football, averaging 5.8 million viewers for 46 regular season games, an impressive 56 percent increase year-over-year and ABC’s best college football season in 15 years (since 2009). ESPN platforms scored their most-watched season since 2016 with an average of 1.9 million viewers per game across all Nielsen-rated networks (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU) – a 19 percent increase year-over-year.

ESPN and ABC Deliver Record-Breaking College Football Viewership in 2024 – ABC Scores Top Two Most-Watched Windows with ABC Saturday Night Football More Than Doubling the Competition

Building on the successful launch of Hulu on Disney+ and Star+ on Disney+ in Latin America, Disney+ today is launching a brand new ESPN tile and hub, serving as a destination for an extensive slate of ESPN+ streaming sports content and giving subscribers access to sports, general entertainment, and kids and family programming, all within a single app.

Game On: ESPN on Disney+ Launches Today

One of the most chaotic college football regular seasons in history reaches its epic conclusion with Dr Pepper Championship Week across ESPN platforms, December 6-7. Seven conference championship games featuring the ACC, American, Big 12, MAC, SEC, Sun Belt and SWAC are slated for ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes. All games highlighted as part of Dr Pepper Championship Week will be available on the ESPN App.

Trophy Time! Dr Pepper Championship Week Cues the Confetti with Seven Conference Championship Clashes on ESPN Platforms, Dec. 6-7

The defending NBA Champion Boston Celtics and Jayson Tatum host the Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo who enter the week with a 6-game win streak.

ESPN NBA Full Court Press: Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry Host the Minnesota Timberwolves and Anthony Edwards on Friday

ESPNU and ESPN+ will carry the first Women’s College Cup with four teams – Duke, Florida State, Wake Forest, and Stanford – from one conference. The back-to-back semifinals are on Friday, and the title game is on Monday.

All-ACC Women’s College Cup and Men’s College Championship Quarterfinals on ESPN Platforms This Weekend

TRANSCRIPT: The Simpsons Funday Football Media Call

TRANSCRIPT: The Simpsons Funday Football Media Call

2024 UFC PPV action wraps up this weekend from Las Vegas with UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura. The event features a showdown for the UFC Flyweight Championship live from T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 10 p.m. ET, exclusively on ESPN+ PPV. For the first time on ESPN+, the PPV Main Card will be available in the U.S. in four languages (English, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish).

UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura | Saturday, Dec. 7

On Saturday at 10:15 a.m. ET, first-ranked FC Barcelona travel to Benito Villamarín to face Real Betis on ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes. Adrian Healey, Alex Pareja and reporter Sid Lowe (English) and Ricardo Ortiz, Mario Kempes (Spanish) will provide commentary. ESPNFC pregame coverage begins at 9:45 a.m. ET on ESPN+ with postgame analysis immediately following the match.

LALIGA, Bundesliga, Barclays Women’s Super League and more on ESPN Platforms This Weekend

The 2025 Southeastern Conference football schedule will be unveiled on the 2025 SEC Football Schedule Reveal, set for 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 11. The two-hour special will disclose the competition dates for the 2025 season in primetime on SEC Network. The first hour of the show will simulcast on ESPN2, while second hour can be found exclusively on SECN.

SEC Network Set to Showcase 2025 SEC Football Schedule Reveal, Wed., Dec. 11

ESPN Continues High School Basketball Coverage with 31 Games Featuring the Best Teams and Talent in the Country

ESPN Continues High School Basketball Coverage with 31 Games Featuring the Best Teams and Talent in the Country

ESPN Events has announced Red Lobster, the world’s largest seafood restaurant company focused on sourcing the highest quality, freshly prepared seafood that is traceable, sustainable and responsibly sourced – through its partnership with Purveyor Sports – will serve as the title sponsor of the 2024 Band of the Year HBCU national band championship.

Red Lobster Named Title Sponsor of ESPN Events’ Band of The Year

ESPN and ACC Network have launched the official brand anthems for the 2024-25 women’s and men’s ACC basketball seasons as action in the second-annual SEC/ACC Challenge tips off across ESPN platforms.

ESPN Announces Natalie Jane’s ‘The Top’ and ‘How Fast’ by Leon Thomas as New Anthems for the 2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s and Men’s College Basketball Seasons

Top Rank Boxing on ESPN: Navarrete vs. Valdez II and Espinoza vs. Ramirez II  will be presented live this Saturday, December 7, at 10:30 p.m. ET/ 7:30 p.m. PT on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+. The event takes place at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

Top Rank Presents World Title Rematches: Emanuel Navarrete vs. Oscar Valdez II and Rafael Espinoza vs. Robeisy Ramirez II

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