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ESPN will deliver an extensive slate of trophy-raising action during Dr Pepper Championship Week, featuring some of the sport’s biggest matchups on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Radio and ESPN+. Champions will be crowned for the ACC, American, Big 12, MAC, SEC, Sun Belt and SWAC. Championship Week concludes ESPN’s regular season presentation of more than 1,000 live games across ESPN networks.

ESPN networks showcase wall-to-wall coverage for Dr Pepper Championship Week

UFC’s 2025 PPV action culminates this weekend from Las Vegas with UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2. The signature event, with two titles on the line, will be live from T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 10 p.m. ET, exclusively on ESPN PPV (English, Spanish and Portuguese).

‘UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2’ | Saturday, Dec. 6

ESPN’s Monday Night Football matchup between the playoff-contending San Francisco 49ers and Indianapolis Colts in Week 16 (December 22, 8 p.m. ET) will now stream on Disney+ and simulcast on ABC, in addition to remaining available on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and the ESPN App. This marks a milestone for The Walt Disney Company and the NFL as 49ers-Colts will be the first traditional NFL game broadcast available to stream on Disney+ for standalone subscribers.

Monday Night Football Week 16: 49ers-Colts showdown expands to Disney+ and ABC

The NHL season continues this week with four exclusive games across ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu. The puck drops Tuesday with a doubleheader on ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu, featuring an Eastern Conference matchup with William Nylander and the Toronto Maple Leafs against Brad Marchand and the Florida Panthers at 7:30 p.m. ET. Later at 10 p.m., the Chicago Blackhawks and Connor Bedard face the Vegas Golden Knights and Mitch Marner at the T Mobile Arena.

Four exclusive NHL games this week on ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu

As part of ESPN’s continued commitment to fundraise for the V Foundation for Cancer Research, ESPN’s 19th Annual V Week for Cancer Research presented by Principal Financial Group® will begin on Giving Tuesday, Tuesday, Dec. 2, and continue through Sunday, Dec. 14.

ESPN and the V Foundation for Cancer Research announce 19th annual V Week for Cancer Research presented by Principal®

The Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix on ESPN2 earned an average audience of 1.4 million, the largest audience ever for the event on U.S. television

Record audience watches Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix on ESPN2

ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot Travels to Atlanta for the SEC Championship Game as No. 3 Georgia faces No. 9 Alabama. Special guests include SEC coaches Kalen DeBoer, Kirby Smart and LSU's Lane Kiffin

ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The Home Depot Travels to Atlanta for the SEC Championship Game – No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 9 Alabama

ESPN’s comprehensive coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Draw on Friday, Dec. 5, spans both its English- and Spanish-language platforms, beginning with a live edition of Futbol Picante at 10 a.m. ET on ESPN Deportes. Special Draw-focused editions of Ahora o Nunca, ESPN FC, and Futbol Americas will run on ESPN Deportes, ESPN2, and ESPN+.
On Saturday, Dec. 6 ESPNFC will provide analysis of the final World Cup schedule from 5-6 p.m. on ESPNEWS and ESPN+.

Coverage of World Cup 2026 Final Draw headlines soccer on ESPN networks this weekend

The 2026 Southeastern Conference football schedule will be unveiled on the 2026 SEC Football Schedule Reveal, set for 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 11. The two-hour special will disclose the competition dates for the 2026 season in primetime on SEC Network.

SEC Network set to showcase 2026 SEC Football Schedule Reveal, Thu., Dec. 11

The first-ever Xbox Bowl college football bowl game will be played at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 9 p.m. ET. Fans nationwide can watch the game live on ESPN2, featuring Missouri State (CUSA) who will make its first-ever bowl game appearance against Arkansas State (Sun Belt).

First-ever Xbox Bowl to be played at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas

ESPN Digital & Social was again No. 1 in the U.S. Sports Category in October with 214.6 million unique users, reaching 76.5% of the U.S. adult population across digital, YouTube and social media platforms, according to recently released Comscore data.

ESPN Digital & Social 2025: No. 1 in October

ESPNU will present the 2025 Women’s College Cup semifinals featuring three top-seeded ACC teams - No. 1 Stanford, No. 2 Duke and No. 3 Florida State - and Big 12’s No. 2 TCU live from CPKC Stadium, Kansas City, Mo. The back-to-back semifinals kick off on Friday at 6 p.m. ET with TCU and Florida State taking center stage.

ESPN showcases postseason college soccer with the 2025 Women’s and Men’s College Cups, December 5 – 15

ESPN generated its most-watched NBA Thanksgiving Eve audience in six years, since 2019, on Wednesday, November 26. The inaugural tripleheader averaged 2,099,000 viewers, up 54 percent from last year’s Thanksgiving Eve doubleheader, according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel.

Most-watched NBA on ESPN Thanksgiving Eve in six years

The 2025-26 ESPN High School Basketball Showcase will feature a 12 game schedule including 38 ranked players from the ESPN 100 (’26), ESPN 60 (’27) and ESPN 25 (’28). These future college stars are committed to top college programs, including: Alabama, Cincinnati, Creighton, Duke, Florida Atlantic, Georgetown, Kansas, Kentucky Miami, Michigan State, North Carolina, Providence, Texas Tech. UConn, USC, and Vanderbilt.

ESPN continues high school basketball coverage with 12 games spotlighting the best teams and talent in the country

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