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Deion Sanders has taken the college football world by storm this season. This past Saturday night...with the game between Colorado and Colorado State airing on ESPN past midnight...Deion Sanders once again pulled strong ratings for ESPN. We reveal and react to the ratings for Colorado and Colorado State on ESPN. We use these ratings to prove why the WNBA should not be on television. We discuss the failure of the WNBA...and explain why it's not women playing basketball that's the biggest ratings problem for the WNBA. USE PROMO CODE BTL10 TO SAVE 10% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER WITH ZERO HOUR APPAREL: https://zerohourapparel.com

Howard Stern should be remembered as being a pioneer in talk radio and a crusader for free speech. Unfortunately...Howard Stern has spent the last decade tarnishing his own legacy and further tarnished his legacy on Monday morning. We react to Howard Stern proudly boasting about being woke. We also react to a clip from Howard Stern...responding to the controversy surrounding Lauren Boebert. We discuss the transformation of Howard Stern...and explain how woke Howard Stern has destroyed his own legacy.

Stephen A Smith has been increasingly bitter this past week. Stephen A Smith began the week by going after Skip Bayless and Max Kellerman...and carried this bitterness into the weekend by responding to Terrell Owens. We reveal and react to several videos of Stephen A Smith...and a series of tweets directed at Terrell Owens. We provide our theory as to why Stephen A Smith seems to be lashing out. We discuss Shannon Sharpe star rising at ESPN...while ratings on First Take without Shannon Sharpe are seeing massive declines. We question whether this bitterness with Stephen A Smith could be surfacing because he's feeling replaceable at ESPN. USE PROMO CODE BTL10023 TO SAVE 10% OFF WITH AMERICA RISING COFFEE: https://americarisingcoffee.com

Both ESPN and the WNBA were touting the success of the WNBA regular season on Friday. ESPN claimed that WNBA ratings and attendance were at all-time highs...while the WNBA was boasting about the supposed growth of the league. Unfortunately for the WNBA...this supposed success hasn't translated to the playoffs. We reveal and react to ratings for the WNBA Playoffs. We dispute the claims made by ESPN and the WNBA...about the supposed growth of the league. We discuss the lack of relatability in the WNBA...and question why ESPN and the media seemed to be obsessed with this league.

Mina Kimes accepted a multi-million-dollar contract from ESPN last week to continue her role as an NFL Analyst. Most people are confused with Mina Kimes in this role...since Mina Kimes never played in the NFL. But Dan Le Batard and her other friends in the mainstream media...have come to the defense of Mina Kimes. We react to Dan Le Batard calling out Clay Travis and Bobby Burack at Outkick...for questioning Mina Kimes in the role as an NFL Analyst. Dan Le Batard claims to defend women...yet fails to defend women like Sage Steele and Riley Gaines while only defending Mina Kimes. We show an example of why Mina Kimes is unqualified...while also explaining why ESPN has never given Mina Kimes her own show.

NBA fans have complained for years about load management and NBA player's attitudes towards the regular season. Adam Silver announced the implementation of a new policy on Wednesday...which essentially prohibits load management in the NBA. We react to this new policy from Adam Silver...and question whether it's enough to save the NBA. We also criticize Adam Silver for claiming this new policy was implemented for NBA fans. We explain the real reason Adam Silver finally decided to prohibit load management.

Whoopi Goldberg and the ladies of The View fought through protestors outside their studio to make it to work Wednesday morning. A group of Hollywood writers were protesting outside of The View...demanding that production of The View be shutdown until the strike is resolved. We discuss Hollywood writers demanding for The View to be shutdown. We also react to a segment from Wednesday on The View...where the ladies discuss the possible impeachment of Joe Biden. We use this segment to highlight the ongoing problems on The View...and criticize The View for lacking authenticity.

MTV presented the 2023 edition of the Video Music Awards on Tuesday night. For decades...the MTV VMAs was appointment television...but the popularity of the show has declined in recent years. Ratings for the 2023 MTV VMAs continued that trend. We reveal and react to ratings for the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards. We discuss Taylor Swift dominating the VMAs...and explain how Taylor Swift would've been unable to dominate on MTV years ago. We also discuss the overall decline of MTV and modern music.

The WNBA honored Napheesa Collier Tuesday by naming her the Comeback Player of the Year. Napheesa Collier was deserving of the award...but she was forced to share the spotlight with an undeserving player. WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert also decided to honor Brittney Griner with the award of Comeback Player of the Year. We react to the WNBA honoring Brittney Griner with the Comeback Player of the Year award. We compare the qualifications to NFL Comeback Player of the Year...and explain why Brittney Griner was undeserving of this honor. We also explain what we believe to be the real reason...Cathy Engelbert decided to honor Brittney Griner with this award.

Pat McAfee recently started his tenure with ESPN...which caused feelings of jealousy to emerge amongst other members of the sports media. Dan Le Batard claims that ESPN overlooked him and people like Bomani Jones and Sarah Spain because of their political leanings...and gave opportunities instead to people like Pat McAfee. We reveal and react to the comments of Dan Le Batard. We dispute his claims that ESPN overlooked him...by showing the opportunities that Dan Le Batard was given at ESPN along with the end result. We explain why ESPN hired Pat McAfee...and how the opportunity he was given wouldn't have worked for Dan Le Batard. USE PROMO CODE BTL10 TO SAVE 10% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER WITH ZERO HOUR APPAREL: https://zerohourapparel.com

Aaron Rodgers went down with a season-ending injury Monday night...possibly ending the New York Jets season. While most NFL fans were sympathizing with Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets fanbase...Jemele Hill and Keith Olbermann seized this opportunity to further their own narrative. We reveal and react to tweets from Jemele Hill and Keith Olbermann. We explain why we believe Jemele Hill does this for financial reasons...while explaining the reason for Keith Olbermann erratic behavior. We also dispute Jemele Hill claim that Colin Kaepernick is the best replacement for Aaron Rodgers.

Over the last couple of years...this channel has predicted the eventual departure of Stephen A Smith from ESPN. Over the weekend...we received possible confirmation from Stephen A Smith that he will be leaving ESPN once his contract expires in 2025. We react to possible confirmations from both Stephen A Smith and Shannon Sharpe...about the departure of Stephen A Smith from ESPN. We explain how Stephen A Smith has been laying the foundation for his eventual exit from ESPN. We question whether Shannon Sharpe can adequately replace Stephen A Smith on First Take...and explain how losing Stephen A Smith could further damage ESPN ratings.

Earlier this week...Rolling Stone released a damaging report detailing the work environment at The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Many are calling for Jimmy Fallon to be canceled...but this report from the Rolling Stone won't be the reason for the cancelation of Jimmy Fallon. The entire genre of late-night television will soon be canceled. We analyze the demise of the genre of late-night TV...and point to reasons for the decline in late-night. We explain why the format of late-night television is unsustainable for broadcast networks. We predict that Jimmy Fallon will be first to fall...and explain why Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert will follow.

MSNBC announced Thursday afternoon that the network was promoting Jen Psaki to primetime every Monday night. The announcement was rather confusing...considering that Jen Psaki was struggling to draw ratings on MSNBC during the weekend. We question the reasoning behind MSNBC promoting Jen Psaki to primetime...and explain why we believe Jen Psaki was promoted. We also analyze Jen Psaki ratings on MSNBC during the weekend...to explain why ratings had little to do with Jen Psaki promotion.

Mina Kimes just became one of the highest-paid NFL analysts at ESPN. According to the New York Post...Mina Kimes just inked a deal with ESPN that will pay her $2 million every year. While many in the mainstream media are celebrating Mina Kimes...this deal with ESPN has left some NFL fans perplexed. We react to this deal between ESPN and Mina Kimes. We discuss her role as NFL analyst...and explain why Mina Kimes is unqualified for this role. We question the value that Mina Kimes brings to ESPN...while also questioning the reasoning behind her $2 million salary.

Joy Behar and the women of the View returned for their season premiere on ABC Tuesday morning. It didn't take long for the embarrassing moments to begin...as Joy Behar explained why Whoopi Goldberg was absent from the season premiere. We review and react to the season premiere of The View. We discuss the explanation given by Joy Behar on the absence of Whoopi Goldberg...and explain why Joy Behar gave this explanation. We also question the audience of The View...and wonder why women relate to this show. USE PROMO CODE BTL10023 TO SAVE 10% ON YOUR FIRST ORDER WITH AMERICA RISING COFFEE: https://www.americarisingcoffee.com

The ongoing carriage dispute between ESPN and Spectrum is sending shockwaves throughout the television industry. Executives at Spectrum admitted to their investors that the business of linear television is no longer profitable. What does this mean for cable news...and more specifically CNN? We discuss the impending demise of CNN...and explain how CNN could cease to exist by 2030. We explain why the future of CNN looks grim...and why there could be no solution to their problem. We also discuss the impact this could have on veteran anchors like Anderson Cooper and Jake Tapper...and how their exorbitant salaries could be a thing of the past.

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert promised her players back in February...that the WNBA would pay for chartered flights throughout the WNBA Playoffs. Over the weekend...Cathy Engelbert revised the WNBA flight policy...which caused WNBA players to complain on social media. We reveal and react to the revised WNBA flight policy...and the complaints from WNBA players. We applaud Cathy Engelbert for making a smart business decision...and explain how WNBA players can attain the chartered flights they so badly want.

Jemele Hill did her best to ruin the opening weekend of the college football season. Most college football fans were celebrating the success of Deion Sanders on Saturday...after he led Colorado into TCU and pulled off the upset. Jemele Hill claimed to be disturbed by the "coded language" during the broadcast of Colorado/TCU. We reveal and react to a series of tweets from Jemele Hill. We also react to the postgame press conference of Deion Sanders. We explain why we're disappointed in the commentary of Deion Sanders...and dispute the mythical narrative promoted by Jemele Hill.

ESPN had college football fans excited Thursday night for the official start to football season. But for Spectrum cable subscribers on the West Coast...ESPN cut their feed right as the game between Florida and Utah kicked off. Due to a carriage dispute with Spectrum...ESPN has now lost another 15 million subscribers. We discuss the carriage dispute between Spectrum and ESPN...and the impact it could have on the future of ESPN. We explain why Spectrum has most of the leverage...and compare this situation with ESPN to what happened with regional sports networks. We also discuss the bleak future of ESPN...and how ESPN could cease to exist by 2030.

Stephen A Smith has often credited Skip Bayless for saving his sports media career...and rightfully so. Skip Bayless offered Stephen A Smith an opportunity at a time when Stephen A Smith was essentially banished from sports media. Now that Stephen A Smith is partnering with Shannon Sharpe...his opinion of Skip Bayless seems to have changed. We reveal and react to a recent clip of Stephen A Smith...where he blames Skip Bayless for Shannon Sharpe leaving FS1. We discuss the hypocrisy behind Stephen A Smith blaming Skip Bayless...along with other delusional statements made by Stephen A Smith. We also claim Skip Bayless appears to be defeated...and question whether his sports media career could be coming to an end.

Jimmy Kimmel has fallen out of the mainstream media spotlight this summer...due to the ongoing writer's strike in Hollywood. Earlier this week...Jimmy Kimmel finally generated media headlines by admitting that he was contemplating retirement. We react to Jimmy Kimmel contemplating retirement...and explain why we believe Jimmy Kimmel made this announcement for publicity. We discuss the bleak future of late-night television...and predict who could eventually replace Jimmy Kimmel at ABC.

Keith Olbermann is notorious for expressing misery and fake outrage on social media. Wednesday afternoon...Riley Gaines tweeted her support for recent legislation in Nebraska while also calling out Nebraska State Senator Megan Hunt. For some reason...Keith Olbermann decided to inject himself into the conversation and proceeded to publicly humiliate himself. We reveal and react to the exchange between Riley Gaines...Keith Olbermann and Megan Hunt. We commend Riley Gaines for leading this movement and figuring out a way to monetize this movement into a lucrative media career. USE PROMO CODE BTL10023 TO SAVE 10% OFF WITH AMERICA RISING COFFEE: https://americarisingcoffee.com

CNN announced on Wednesday that they were hiring veteran media CEO Mark Thompson...and giving him the task of saving the network. The hiring of Mark Thompson could be a last-ditch effort to save CNN...as CNN ratings and employee morale have reached record lows. We reveal and react to recent CNN ratings. We also react to a report from Mediaite...which claims morale amongst employees at CNN is at an all-time low. We explain how Mark Thompson could save CNN...but question whether Mark Thompson would be willing to implement this strategy. We also question what happens with CNN...if Mark Thompson is unable to save the network.

Cathy Engelbert and the WNBA conducted a survey asking WNBA players for their suggestions to improve the WNBA. Instead of WNBA players suggesting ideas that could improve revenue and quality of play...WNBA players gave Cathy Engelbert a list of self-serving demands not based in reality. We reveal and react to this WNBA survey of player demands. We explain why suggestions like chartered flights and higher salaries are unreasonable. We also discuss the possibility of WNBA players going on strike in 2025...and explain why it's unlikely to happen.