The Worldwide Leader in SportsCenter: By the Numbers

136 Countries/Territories, Eight Languages, 1.5 Million Views online/mobile, 36,000 Ringtones, 220 Meetings, 2,700 Makeup Wipes and more…

February 13, 2008 -- SportsCenter, ESPN’s flagship program, has been the foundation of the network’s schedule for 28-plus years, making it ESPN’s most significant programming commitment. With multiple live presentations on numerous media platforms every day around the world, it has become a global destination for sports news and information.

SportsCenter was ESPN’s original telecast on September 7, 1979 and since that time has grown into a worldwide multi-media brand with content on television, radio, online, cell phones and more. The following are some numbers that illustrate the scope of SportsCenter.

SportsCenter by the Numbers

* 8 – Languages in which SportsCenter is telecast (English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Hindi, Cantonese, Mandarin and Japanese)
* 15 - Original versions of SportsCenter produced around the world including the U.S. version
* 15 –Sports Emmys earned for SportsCenter
* 25 – Shades of concealers and foundations used by the makeup team in the U.S.
* 50 – Average number of production and news personnel working on each SportsCenter telecast
* 50 – Average seconds of a SportsCenter highlight
* 81 – Number of SportsCenter anchors worldwide
* 136 – Countries and territories where SportsCenter is watched
* 220 –SportsCenter meetings held per month globally
* 1,500 – Average number of SportsCenter highlights produced per month (450 in the U.S., and more than 1,120 globally and on ESPN Deportes)
* 2,700 – Makeup removal wipes used per month in the U.S.
* 3,867 – Original SportsCenter telecasts produced worldwide each year
* 26,280 – number of SportsCenter updates aired per year on ESPN Radio
* 36,000 – Ringtone downloads of the familiar “Da Da Da…Da Da Da” SportsCenter theme in the third quarter of 2007
* 41,234 – Original editions of SportsCenter produced to date (includes U.S., overseas and ESPN Deportes, the Spanish language U.S.-based sports network)
* 100,000 – Views per month of SportsCenter Right Now updates on ESPN’s mobile content
* 1,450,000 – SportsCenter Right Now views daily on ESPN.com and related sites
* Up to 105,600,000 – Number of people who watch SportsCenter each month in the U.S. alone

Despite its longevity and success, SportsCenter continues to evolve and remains committed to growth. Its main ingredients are unchanged: in-depth reporting, analysis, news and highlights.

Source: ESPN

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