For each traditional sport, no matter what channel, there exists a specific talk show. It's not enough that shows like SportsCenter and Fox Sports Live discuss all sports. Each sport must have its own talk show. To prove this point, here is a list:
ESPN sports specific talk shows:
One thing that has never quite made sense is that generic motorsports does not have its own show. Sports networks would rather discuss Fantasy Football instead of auto racing. NASCAR RaceHub and NASCAR America are high quality programs, however they have become less like news programs and more like magazines on television. Instead of reporting and analyzing news, there appears to be an emphasis on feature stories.
RPM2Nite on ESPN2 and SPEED Center on the now defunct SPEED Channel reported the news of auto racing with favorable ratings. It was not ratings that killed those shows. It was management pulling the plug due to something beyond their control.
Many fans have been pleading to NBCSN which now holds rights to the big three racing series to create an auto racing centered program. NBC teases the fans many times by discussing and promoting IndyCar and Formula 1 during NASCAR America.
For cripes sakes, NBC. You have the least sports specific programs on your network. You have knowledgeable anchors. You have the rights. Just give in.
ESPN sports specific talk shows:
- Baseball Tonight
- College Football Game Day
- College Basketball Game Day
- Sunday NFL Countdown
- NFL Insiders
- NFL Live
- ESPN FC
- MMA Live
- MLB Whiparound
- UFC Tonight
- Fox Football Daily
- Fox Soccer Daily (no longer aired)
- Pro Football Talk
- Premier League Live
One thing that has never quite made sense is that generic motorsports does not have its own show. Sports networks would rather discuss Fantasy Football instead of auto racing. NASCAR RaceHub and NASCAR America are high quality programs, however they have become less like news programs and more like magazines on television. Instead of reporting and analyzing news, there appears to be an emphasis on feature stories.
RPM2Nite on ESPN2 and SPEED Center on the now defunct SPEED Channel reported the news of auto racing with favorable ratings. It was not ratings that killed those shows. It was management pulling the plug due to something beyond their control.
Many fans have been pleading to NBCSN which now holds rights to the big three racing series to create an auto racing centered program. NBC teases the fans many times by discussing and promoting IndyCar and Formula 1 during NASCAR America.
For cripes sakes, NBC. You have the least sports specific programs on your network. You have knowledgeable anchors. You have the rights. Just give in.
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