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It’s no secret that ESPN programming looks very different now than it did even 10 years ago.
A network that constantly flooded viewers with some of the best highlights of the day before has turned into lots of talking shows such as “First Take”, “Get Up”, “NFL LIVE” and “The Pat McAfee Show.”
Such changes have even seized former First Lady Michelle Obama’s attention, who said she can’t help but feel she is watching reality -TV when she turns on the channel.
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Michelle Obama has compared ESPN with reality -tv. (Michelle Obama YouTube Channel)
“It’s all a sociological study. They think sports are better reality -tv, I’m like ‘it’s the same thing.’ If I listen to ESPN for an hour, it’s like watching ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’, you know? I mean, Stephen A. Smith, he’s like any other … “
Two of the hosts then joked that he would be a perfect fit for the show.
“So that’s why I’m like ‘what’s the difference?’ It’s just, you know it’s just sociological drama, ”Obama added. “I mean, the fact that people over seasons of work still can’t get together. They still have the same arguments, you know, and it’s not just women. But this is also happening in sports. I think it’s fascinating.”
Former first lady Michelle Obama participates in opening night and celebrates “50 years of equal salary” during the day one of the 2023 US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium at Usta Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 28, 2023. (Jean Catuffe/GC pictures)
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ESPN recently canceled “around the horn” after over 20 years, with one of its former analysts, Jay Marriotti, claiming it had gone too woken.
In one of his last episodes, a former panelist who returned, Kate Fagan said, “Trans Kids deserve to play sports.”
Michelle Obama compared to see ESPN watching “Real Housewives of Atlanta.” (YouTube Screenshot/IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson)
In the show’s last episode, long -time “Around Hornet” Guest Tim Cowlishaw took a shot on the network of “hiring athletes instead of journalists.”
