Pardon the Interruption
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| Starring |
Tony Kornheiser Michael Wilbon Tony Reali (2001–2014) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 3,000+ (as of August 15, 2014) |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Washington, D.C. |
| Running time | 30 minutes + ≈3 minutes (SportsCenter segment) |
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| Original network | ESPN |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) (October 22, 2001 – present) 720p (HDTV) (September 27, 2010 – present) |
| Original release | October 22, 2001 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
The Sports Reporters Around the Horn |
Pardon the Interruption (abbreviated PTI) is a sports television show that airs weekdays on various ESPN TV channels, TSN, BT Sport ESPN, XM, and Sirius satellite radio services, and as a downloadable podcast. It is hosted by Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, who discuss, and frequently argue over, the top stories of the day in "sports... and other stuff" (as Kornheiser put it in the show's original promo). The show has emanated from Washington, D.C. since its debut, as both Kornheiser and Wilbon were writing for The Washington Post at the time. Originally recorded at Atlantic Video's facilities in Washington, the show now occupies space at ABC News' Washington bureau. Voice actress Kat Cressida lends her voice to commercial bumpers for the series and has since its premiere. From the premiere of PTI until September 8, 2014, Tony Reali served as the show's statistician (earning him the nickname "Stat Boy") and eventually became a de facto co-host. Reali became the host of Around the Horn in 2004 while continuing his job on PTI, eventually leaving when ATH moved production from Washington to New York City.
Similar in format to Siskel and Ebert,PTI is known for its humorous and often loud tone, as well as the "rundown" graphic which lists the topics yet to be discussed on the right-hand side of the screen. The show's popularity has led to the creation of similar shows on ESPN, and similar segments on other series, and the rundown graphic has since been implemented on the morning editions of SportsCenter among many imitators. The show won a Sports Emmy Award for best Daily Outstanding Studio Show for 2009.
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