Qerim has been the host of "First Take" since 2015. She does an excellent job handling some of the most unpredictable ...

Fresh off dealing with his own arrest, Gilbert Arenas seems amused by seeing so many of Stephen A. Smith’s friends having legal trouble. The last week hasn’t been great for some First Take ...

The fact-checkers at ESPN's First Take might have a scolding coming their way after the way the show was apparently duped on ...

“First Take” had the largest Black audience — and the most diverse audience in general — of any ESPN show. “That, to me, said it appealed to a Black audience,” Keegan said.

First Take wouldn’t be the same without their support.” The year-to-year ratings growth streak comes despite ESPN, like most other cable outlets, continuing to lose subscribers.

But whether it can put a dent in the nearly 500,000 viewers First Take attracts to ESPN during the 10 a.m. – noon hours remains to be seen. [The Facility] ...

So far, First Take is down about 5% year-over-year, though that drop pales in comparison to how Get Up is performing versus SportsCenter that aired from 7-10 a.m. ET in 2017 (while Nielsen records ...

According to the network, August was the 13th consecutive month that First Take achieved year-over-year viewership growth, notching a 22 percent increase from 2022 with an average of 391,000 viewers.

An interesting element of “First Take” is that the show is most compelling when Smith and somebody else are wrestling in the mud, appearing to get genuinely offended by each others’ opinions.