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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

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

With the selection of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff, ESPN has announced the commentator pairings for the primary telecasts throughout the full bracket. The expanded Playoff kicks off with the first-ever CFP First Round game – No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Notre Dame on campus in South Bend, Ind. – on Friday, Dec. 20 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN. The CFP First Round Presented by Allstate continues Saturday, Dec. 21, as TNT Sports and Max will showcase games at noon (No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State) and 4 p.m. (No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas), while ABC and ESPN will feature the third game of Saturday’s tripleheader at 8 p.m. (No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State). ESPN commentator teams will call every game of the Playoff.

Commentator Teams Announced for Inaugural 12-Team College Football Playoff on ESPN, ABC and TNT Sports

ESPN platforms will dedicate Sunday’s slate of live studio coverage to College Football Playoff Selection Day, including the exclusive reveal of the first-ever 12-team playoff field during the College Football Playoff Selection Show Presented by AT&T at noon ET on Sunday, Dec. 8.

College Football Playoff Selection Day Studio Shows Reveal, Analyze and React to the First-Ever 12-Team CFP Bracket

Sunday's Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will now air on ESPN

Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Telecast Moved to ESPN

ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot travels to Atlanta for the SEC Championship showdown between No. 5 Georgia and No. 2 Texas on Saturday, Dec. 7.

ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot Travels to Atlanta for the SEC Championship Game – No. 5 Georgia vs. No. 2 Texas

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

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