College football, XFL, Australian Open headline ESPN slate
ABC has a doubleheader on Sept. 3 to kick off the college football season. New Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman makes his debut on the road against Ohio State at 7:30 p.m. Viewers complained about the decrease in coverage for this year’s tournament on the linear channels, especially during the overnight hours, which are the night matches in Australia. Peyton’s Places on ESPN+ will expand with new shows hosted by Sue Bird (college basketball), John McEnroe (tennis) and P.K. Peyton and Eli Manning hosted ESPN’s portion of the Disney Upfront, which also features the “Monday Night Football” crew of Buck, Aikman and Lisa Salters.
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