1st and 10 (ESPN TV series)

Infobox Television | show_name=1st and 10


format = Sports talk and debate
runtime = 30 minutes
starring = Jay Crawford
Dana Jacobson
Skip Bayless
guest panelists
country = USA
network = ESPN (2003-2008)
ESPN2 (2008-)
first_aired = October 20, 2003
last_aired = Present

"1st and 10" is a Sports Talk and debate television program spun off from ESPN2's "ESPN First Take" morning show.

It is both a segment during "First Take", a two-hour program broadcast on the American cable television network ESPN2, each weekday at 10:00 AM and noon ET and a standalone program on ESPN2 at 2:30 PM each afternoon. until SportsCenter went live from 9 AM-3PM it was on ESPN. This concept launched in October 2003 as part of "Cold Pizza", which was the predecessor to "First Take".

History

The program is hosted by Jay Crawford and features sports columnist Skip Bayless. Woody Paige, another columnist, was a founding co-host, but left the show before the move to Connecticut to return to his writing duties at the "Denver Post". Dana Jacobson, "First Take" co-host, takes over the segments (and the spin-off show) when Crawford is away.

Guest hosts, in place of either Jacobson or Crawford, have included Josh Elliott, Tom Rinaldi, Michael Kim, Michelle Bonner, Sage Steele and Bayless himself. (On the show Bayless hosted, the brothers who make up the 2 Live Stews, Doug and Ryan Stewart, were on either side of him.)

On May 7, 2007, the program moved to ESPN's headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut from its previous location in New York City. There have been occasional on-location segments as well.

During the show or segment, Bayless and another panelist discuss and debate ten items of significant sports news daily, with the full program ultimately divided into four segments, termed, as in American football, whence comes also the program's title, "downs". Viewer e-mail is often read at the beginning of each segment and incorporated into discussion.

Crawford joined ESPN as co-host of "Cold Pizza" in 2003 having previously served as director of sports programming at WFTS-TV in Tampa, Florida. Paige, having frequently been a panelist on ESPN's "Around the Horn" whilst on the staff of the "Denver Post", for which he had worked for more than thirty years, left the "Post" in 2004 to become a full-time employee of ESPN; however, he left the show on November 28, 2006 to return to the "Post". Bayless, formerly a columnist for the "Dallas Morning News", "Miami Herald", and "San Jose Mercury News", also left print journalism to join ESPN in 2004.

Since Paige left the show in December 2006 to return to Denver, Colorado, Bayless has been joined by a different guest panelist, whose run on the show has usually lasted for a week. The change affects both the main and spin-off programs. When the move to Bristol was originally announced, Bayless was no longer to be a regular on the show. Instead, he was to be part of a rotating group that will also include Patrick McEnroe, Stephen A. Smith, and Jemele Hill. [http://www.latimes.com/sports/custom/extras/la-spw-tvcol20apr20,1,4453366.column?coll=la-sports-extras] However, Bayless has continued to be on the show every day since the move (except for vacation periods), and the basic format has not changed.

On August 11, 2008, the show moved to ESPN2 because ESPN unveiled its new live "SportsCenter" block in the mid-morning and afternoon.

Comparisons to other ESPN talk shows

The show is similar in format to ESPN's other afternoon sports talk programs "Jim Rome Is Burning", "Around the Horn", and "Pardon the Interruption".

What makes this show different from the others is that there are two panelists who talk about topics without any scoring system (as on "Horn") or set amount of time given to a topic ("PTI"). Also, there are no "theme" segments or interviews with athletes and celebrities (several of the other shows), nor do either of the panelists face "elimination" at the end of a segment (also a feature of "Horn").

Guest panelists

ince Paige's departure

(In order of debut appearance)

First appeared in 2006 or 2007

*Roy S. Johnson, "Sports Illustrated"
*Marty McNeal, "Sacramento Bee"
*Mark Cannizzaro, "New York Post"
*Jay Feely, NFL placekicker. He made his debut as a member of the New York Giants and has since played for the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets (current team in 2008).
*Tony Massarotti, "Boston Herald"
*2 Live Stews (Doug and Ryan Stewart)
*Ray Buchanan, former NFL cornerback and "Cold Pizza" contributor
*Patrick McEnroe, former tennis pro and current TV analyst
*Chris Broussard, NBA beat writer for "ESPN The Magazine"
*Rob Parker, "Detroit News"
*Pat Forde, "ESPN.com"
*Kordell Stewart, former NFL quarterback
*Greg Anthony, ESPN NBA analyst
*Tim Smith, "New York Daily News"
*Damon Hack, "New York Times"
*Jemele Hill, ESPN.com
*Lorenzo Neal, fullback for the San Diego Chargers
*Howard Bryant, "Washington Post"
*Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com/"ESPN The Magazine"
*Jeffri Chadiha, "ESPN The Magazine"
*Jalen Rose, shooting guard for the NBA's Phoenix Suns
*Donnie Wahlberg, actor
*Lomas Brown, former NFL offensive tackle (once by himself, once in a joint appearance with Buchanan)
*Doug Gottlieb, ESPN college basketball analyst
*Jason Smith, ESPN Radio overnight host
*Sean Salisbury, former NFL quarterback and ESPN NFL analyst
*LZ Granderson, "ESPN The Magazine"
*Marcellus Wiley, former NFL defensive lineman

First appeared or returned in 2008

*Shaun King, former NFL quarterback
*Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback
*Israel Gutierrez, "Miami Herald"
*Erik Kuselias, ESPN Radio
*Scoop Jackson, ESPN.com
*Marcos Bretón, "Sacramento Bee"
*Damon Jones, NBA free agent guard; Jones was traded from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Milwaukee Bucks only hours after his debut in July 2008, then was granted his release on September 29
*Bobby Carpenter, Dallas Cowboys linebacker

In addition, one show in February 2007 had four guest panelists, one for each down (in order: Bob Glauber, "Newsday"; Bill Bellamy, actor and comedian; Floyd Mayweather, Jr., boxer; and Brown)

Before Paige's departure

*Doug Gottlieb
*Stephen A. Smith
*Erik Kuselias
*Michael Irvin

External links

* [http://sports.espn.go.com/espntv/espnShow?showID=TAFT ESPN.tv show page]