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Bills’ Super Bowl Hopes Shredded On First Take, ‘1-10, I Put It At 1’

The Buffalo Bills have been clawing tooth and nail to get over their Super Bowlhump and hoist the famed organization’s first Lombardi Trophy. With Super BowlVX on the horizon, the Bills opened up the ...
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Stephen A Clarifies Shannon Sharpe On 'First Take' Comments - UPROXX

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 ...

Molly Qerim Loved Her Two Special Guests On 'First Take' Tuesday

Molly Qerim and Stephen A. Smith had a very special pair of guests on the set of First Take today. Joining the ESPN duo on ...
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'First Take' garners best August viewership since 2017

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 ...
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Shannon Sharpe Will Make His ‘First Take’ Debut On Sept. 4

Stephen A. Smith kicked off Thursday’s edition of First Take by announcing the worst-kept secret in all of sports media. After previously shooting down a report that Shannon Sharpe would join ...
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ESPN 'First Take' Hits a Ratings Milestone - The Hollywood Reporter

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.
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Who Replaced Molly Qerim on First Take During Her Break?

First Take without Molly Qerim on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.” Evan Cohen’s time on the show is temporary as Molly Qerim is expected to return ahead of the 2025 NFL season.
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‘First Take’ adds Cam Newton as regular panelist

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. […] ...
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Shannon Sharpe Calls Stephen A. Smith 'Skip' Multiple Times in 'First ...

Stephen A. Smith hosted First Take with Bayless for four years up until Bayless left ESPN for Fox Sports in 2016. The pair have taken subtle jabs at each other on their television shows and ...
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Stephen A. Smith's Behavior Causing Serious 'Tension' At 'First Take'

A different kind of drama is said to be brewing behind closed doors on ESPN’s “First Take.” The show’s headliner, Stephen A. Smith, who ...

ESPN radio host torches 'First Take' rant

Pete Alonso broke the New York Mets franchise record for home runs on Tuesday night. A day later, it was Gary Cohen’s call of that homer that people were still talking about. Alonso hit a two-run home ...