ESPN Classic
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ESPN Classic features reruns of famous sporting events, sports documentaries, and sports themed movies. Such programs includes biographies of famous sports figures or a rerun of a famous baseball World Series or football Super Bowl, often with added commentary on the event. Launched in 1995 as Classic Sports Network, it was purchased and renamed by ESPN (80% owned by Disney, 20% owned by Hearst) in 1997. The current logo incorporates the "boxer" logo that Classic Sports Network used.
In a cost-cutting move, the schedule is largely composed of ESPN original programming, highlighting sports such as poker, bowling, and bass fishing, with less emphasis on re-airing 'mainstream' classics such as NBA, NHL, MLB, and NCAA games.
Shows
- SportsCentury
- Who's No. 1?
- The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame...
- Cheap Seats
- Arli$$ From HBO (although censored for ESPN Classic)
- 2 Minute Drill
- Classic Now
- Ringside
Broadcasting of Live Events
The first live event to be shown on ESPN Classic was the implosion of the Seattle Kingdome in March 2000. More live sporting events have started appearing on the network as of 2005, including early-round grand slam tennis action and college football games due to either ESPN or ESPN2 scheduling conflicts. During ESPN's 25th anniversary, the network debuted ESPN Classic Live, which aired live college basketball games with old-time announcers and retro-graphics. However since late 2005-early 2006, ESPN Classic has used the corporate ESPN look when broadcasting live events.
See also
External links
| ESPN Inc. |
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| Key Programs: Around the Horn | Baseball Tonight | Cold Pizza | College GameDay | Mike and Mike in the Morning | Monday Night Football | NBA Shootaround | Outside the Lines | Pardon the Interruption | Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith | SportsCenter | Sunday NFL Countdown | Sunday Night Baseball |
| Top Personalities: John Anderson | Chris Berman | Linda Cohn | Lee Corso | Rece Davis | Chris Fowler | Suzy Kolber | Bob Ley | Steve Levy | Kenny Mayne | Dan Patrick | Karl Ravech | Stuart Scott | Mike Tirico |
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