SportsCenter
| SportsCenter | |
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| Created by | Chet Simmons |
| Presented by | For current anchors and analysts, see section below (for past on-air staff, see SportsCenter anchors and reporters) |
| Theme music composer |
Vangelis (1979–1989) John Colby (1989–2007) Annie Roboff (2007–present) Timbaland (2015–present) |
| Opening theme | "Pulstar" (1979–1991) "SportsCenter Theme" (1991–present) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 37 |
| No. of episodes | 90,000+ |
| Production | |
| Location(s) |
Bristol, Connecticut (daytime and evening editions) Los Angeles, California (overnight editions) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60–120 minutes (depending on content) |
| Production company(s) | ESPN |
| Distributor | ESPN Original Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network |
ESPN (1979–present) ESPN2 (2009–present) ESPNews (2010–present) |
| Picture format |
480i (4:3 SDTV; 1979–2004) 720p (16:9 HDTV; 2004–present) |
| Original release | September 7, 1979 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
SportsCenter is a daily sports news television program that serves as the flagship program of American cable and satellite television network ESPN. Originally broadcast only once per day, SportsCenter now has up to twelve airings each day; the program features highlights and updates, and reviews scores from the day's (or depending on the airtime, the previous day's) major sporting events, along with commentary, analysis previewing upcoming games, feature segments, and news stories from around the sports world.
Since it premiered upon the network's launch on September 7, 1979, the show has aired more than 50,000 unique episodes, more than any other program on American television; SportsCenter is broadcast from ESPN's studio facilities in Bristol, Connecticut and Los Angeles, California. In addition to airing simulcasts or network-exclusive editions on sister networks ESPN2 and ESPNews, the program also produces short in-game updates during sports events aired on ABC as well as an interstitial play countdown segment for fellow sister network Disney XD. ESPN is currently sponsoring SportsCenter and many other productions.
SportsCenter airs live each weekday from 7:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m., 11:00 p.m., midnight, and 1:00 a.m. Eastern Time (with the early-evening broadcast typically running for 60 or 90 minutes, and the late editions typically running 60 minutes each). The 1:00 a.m. edition is often repeated until 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time. On Sundays, an hour-long episode airs at 8:00 a.m. Eastern, with another edition of varying length airing at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time; the 11:00 p.m. (Eastern) edition airs for 90 minutes on Sundays and is repeated throughout the night.
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