Around the Horn

Original Cable Programming



Network: ESPNCable Program Format: SeriesCable Content Rating: TV-YCable Program Genre(s): Sports
Around the Horn, currently moderated by ESPN's Tony Reali, is a fast paced, 30-minute program featuring some of the country's leading sports columnists, from such newspapers as the Boston Globe, Chicago Sun-Times, Dallas Morning News, Denver Post and Los Angeles Times. Along with Pardon the Interruption, Around the Horn heads ESPN's day time sports talk programming. Debuting on November 4, 2002, the show was quick to catch on. It was originally hosted by Max Kellerman.

The show consists of four rounds of discussion during which the panelists are given points by the host. After the second and third rounds, the lowest scoring panelist is eliminated. The winning panelist of the forth round, the showdown, wins 30 seconds at the end of the show to talk about any sports related topic.

The First Word - Discusses the relevant sports headlines of the day.

Buy or Sell - Where the columnists are asked to buy or sell a certain sports concept that is in the news.

Out of Bounds - The remaining three columnists discuss American popular culture or other sports related stories.

Showdown - The final two columnists get 15 seconds each on three sports related topics. The winner wins 30 seconds to themselves.

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