Skip Bayless boosts Stephen A's sluggish "First Take" ratings by 24% on their reunion show

Skip Bayless' return to ESPN's "First Take" boosted viewership by 24%, raising questions about whether the show needs him back on a regular basis.

Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith's Reunion on ESPN Boosts Ratings by 44%

Skip Bayless returned to the ESPN First Take desk on Friday for the first time since June 2016, reuniting with his former ...

Skip Bayless, Stephen A. Smith, set to reunite on ESPN's 'First Take'

"First Take" will have a familiar feel when Skip Bayless rejoins the ESPN program led by Stephen A. Smith this week.
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Skip Bayless returning to ESPN’s ‘First Take’ on Friday

Skip Bayless is going back to ESPN. Friday is the biggest stage he’s had in years, and it’s happening entirely because Smith — who signed a five-year $100 million extension, navigated Molly Qerim’s ...
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Skip Bayless' Return To ESPN's 'First Take' Isn't Permanent

For the first time since 2016, Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith debated each other on ESPN's "First Take." Bayless had an incredible run on "First Take" before taking his talents to Fox Sports.

Stephen A. Smith, Skip Bayless To Have ‘One-Time Reunion’ On ‘First Take’ After Nearly 10 Years: REPORT

Skip Bayless is headed back to ESPN! Well, for a day. For the Friday edition of “First Take,” Bayless will be joining Stephen ...

Stephen A. Smith tells ESPN he wants Shannon Sharpe back, ‘I ain’t apologizing’

Not content with one reunion, Stephen A. Smith is calling for another former colleague to return to ESPN. The First Take commentator welcomed back his old rival, Skip Bayless, to the show last ...
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Shannon Sharpe ESPN return rumors heat up after Skip Bayless reunion

Skip and Stephen A. are reuniting on 'First Take' - now fans are wondering if Shannon Sharpe could be the next bombshell ESPN brings back on air.
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Skip Bayless' Return To 'First Take' Results In TV Ratings Boost

For years the duo of Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless made ESPN's First Take into the must-watch morning sports show on all of television and a ratings juggernaut. After a decade apart, the duo ...
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ESPN legend returning to First Take to debate Stephen A. Smith

The legendary sports debate duo of Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith are returning to ESPN’s “First Take,” but only for one day. Bayless and Smith will embrace debate this Friday, ESPN announced ...
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Skip Bayless is heading back to ESPN’s First Take after 10 years

Ten years was a long time. Friday, it ends. Front Office Sports first reported on Monday that veteran sports media personality Skip Bayless is set to appear alongside Stephen A. Smith on ESPN’s First ...
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Skip Bayless Returns to ESPN’s ‘First Take’ for Reunion with Stephen A. Smith

Bayless is set to appear on ESPN’s “First Take” this Friday (May 8), marking the first time the two have shared the show’s set since June 2016, according to Front Office Sports. The visit is being ...