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MLS Primetime Thursday

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MLS Primetime Thursday
StarringJP Dellacamera
Rob Stone
Glenn Davis
John Harkes
Kyle Martino
Allen Hopkins
Alexi Lalas
Tommy Smyth
Julie Foudy
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time2 hours (2.5 hours select games)
Original release
NetworkESPN2 (2007–2008)
Release2007 (2007) –
2008 (2008)

MLS Primetime Thursday was the weekly presentation of Major League Soccer games on ESPN2 for the 2007 and 2008 seasons. The program was presented by Adidas.

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History

ESPN and MLS had previously had a contract where ESPN2 televised live games, usually on Saturday afternoons. Under the arrangement, no rights fee was paid, and MLS controlled production, advertising, and promotion.[1] Time slots varied under the deal, secured by Soccer United Marketing's providing of rights to the FIFA World Cup.[2]

For the 2007 season, an eight-year deal was signed with an $8 million rights fee. ESPN added several features in an attempt to improve presentation—high-definition broadcasts, a sky-cam for some matches, a virtual offside line, a ball tracer, a sideline reporter, and three commentators. For the inaugural season, 2006 FIFA World Cup announcers Dave O'Brien and Eric Wynalda served as play-by-play and analyst, respectively, with Allen Hopkins serving as the sideline reporter.[3] Tommy Smyth was later added as a co-analyst.[4] Glenn Davis and Rob Stone filled in for O'Brien on occasion.[5]

For the 2008 season, JP Dellacamera and John Harkes replaced O'Brien and Wynalda as the lead team[6] with Davis, Smyth, and Julie Foudy occasionally filling in.

Following the 2008 season, ESPN discontinued the Thursday programming, citing lagging ratings[7][8] and hoping to find better lead-in programming. It was replaced by the MLS Game of the Week, which rotated among a variety of nights and time slots.[9]

Ratings

After averaging 223,000 viewers during the 2006 season,[1] ratings increased slightly in 2007, to 289,000 viewers, including a regular-season high of 658,000 viewers for David Beckham's second regular season match. However, ratings dipped to 253,000 in 2008. Attendance often lagged, with few sellouts for the weeknight matches,[10] with marquee club Los Angeles Galaxy unable to host home matches at the Home Depot Center on Thursdays due to its agreement with California State University, Dominguez Hills.

Personalities

Play-by-play announcers

  1. Dave O'Brien (2007), lead
  2. JP Dellacamera (2008), lead
  3. Glenn Davis (2007–2008), secondary

Analysts

  1. Eric Wynalda (2007), lead
  2. Tommy Smyth (2007–2008), secondary
  3. John Harkes (2008), lead

Sideline reporter

  1. Allen Hopkins (2007–2008)

Studio team

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Goff, Steven (May 3, 2007). "MLS Tries to Make Waves on Air". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  2. ^ "Cable Television News, Broadcast, Syndication, Programming & Local TV | Multichannel". 21 May 2024.
  3. ^ "ESPN Names Commentators for MLS Primetime Thursday on ESPN2 :: PaddockTalk :: F1, Formula 1, NASCAR, IndyCar, MotoGP, ALMS, and More!". paddocktalk.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Upcoming Matches".
  5. ^ "Galaxy's ongoing slide in LA superclásico - FanBlog: Soccer". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  6. ^ "MLS Primetime Thursday Returns with Soccer Superstar David Beckham :: PaddockTalk :: F1, Formula 1, NASCAR, IndyCar, MotoGP, ALMS, and More!". paddocktalk.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  7. ^ "ESPN dumps MLS Primetime Thursday". 19 January 2009.
  8. ^ Krishnaiyer, Kartik (March 31, 2009). "The Collapse of ESPN's Soccer Empire". World Soccer Talk.
  9. ^ "ESPN Making Changes to MLS Broadcasts".
  10. ^ "Sports Business Journal".

External links

Preceded by ESPN2 Major League Soccer
MLS Primetime Thursday
2007-2008 		Succeeded by
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