- The Blitz (ESPNEWS)
The Blitz, which debuted on the first day of the
2005 NFL season (September 11 , 2005), airs onESPNEWS , mainly during theNFL season on Sundays, from 1:00pm ET to 10:00pm ET. This program is currently onhiatus .Format
This program used two different formats, as shown below:
1. During NFL season
When "The Blitz" debuted in 2005, it originally consisted of scores and highlights of
NFL games around the country, along with analysis fromQadry Ismail ,Mike Ditka , andSean Salisbury . "The Blitz" also had some non-football highlights (such as college basketball, theNBA , and the like) mixed in. The program went off the air the week after theSuper Bowl XL in 2006, and returned onSeptember 10 of that same year. "The Blitz" would eventually replace the Sunday afternoon and evening editions of "ESPNEWS" (which previously aired on Sundays) from that point until February 3, 2008. "The Blitz" reverted to this format used during the NFL season onSeptember 9 ,2007 ."The Blitz" went off the air for the season on
February 3 , 2008.2. During all other times
On
February 18 ,2007 , "The Blitz" debuted an alternate program logo, along with a second format that was used all other times (similar to the ones used on the other ESPNEWS programs, such as "ESPNEWS Gametime "). And with that, it also replaced programming previously aired from 1:00pm to 10:00pm ET (ESPNEWS Day and ESPNEWS Early Evening). This format has been discontinued as ofSeptember 2 , 2007 as the network has reverted back to its original Sunday programming lineup (ESPNEWS Day and ESPNEWS Early Evening) on February 10, 2008."The Blitz" anchor roster
Some of the anchors who appeared on "The Blitz" included:
*Linda Cohn
*Robert Flores
* Mike Hill
*Dari Nowkhah
*Bill Pidto
*Sage Steele
*J.W. Stewart References
* ESPNtv.com [http://www.ESPNtv.com]
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