With the door slammed shut on Shannon Sharpe's return to ESPN, the network seems intent on finding a suitable sports figure ...

Qerim has been the host of "First Take" since 2015. She does an excellent job handling some of the most unpredictable ...

Stephen A. Smith playfully roasts ESPN colleague Kevin Clark on First Take, sparking laughs with a lighthearted joke.

The First Take crew discussed the Cowboys ahead of the 2025 NFL season, but didn't realize a clip they showed was from a ...

Stephen A. Smith Clarifies That He’d Like Shannon Sharpe On ‘First Take’ But Not As A Full-Time Co-Host Bill DiFilippo Associate Editor Instagram Twitter June 7, 2023 ...

The fact-checkers at ESPN's First Take might have a scolding coming their way after the way the show was apparently duped on ...

According to the network, August was the 13th consecutive month that First Take achieved year-over-year viewership growth, notching a 22 percent increase from 2022 with an average of 391,000 viewers.

First Take wouldn’t be the same without their support.” The year-to-year ratings growth streak comes despite ESPN, like most other cable outlets, continuing to lose subscribers.

Newton will make his First Take debut Friday, Oct. 11 during a live taping at Tennessee State University as part of the program’s HBCU roadshow. […] ...