The ESPYS: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The ESPYS is an awards show that airs annually an ESPY Award (short for Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award) is an accolade presented by the American cable television network ESPN to recognize individual and team athletic achievement and other sports-related performance during the calendar year preceding a given annual ceremony. The first ESPYS were awarded in 1993. Because of the ceremony's rescheduling prior to the 2002 iteration thereof, awards presented in 2002 were for achievement and performances during the seventeen-plus previous months. As the similarly styled Grammy (for music), Emmy (for television), Academy Award (for film), and Tony (for theatre), the ESPYS are hosted by a contemporary celebrity; the style, though, is more relaxed, light, and self-referential than that of many other awards shows, with comedic sketches usually included.

Series details

• Title: The ESPYS
• Format: Award Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Sports
• Premiere date: 1993-03-04
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 179 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 1/10
• TVMaze ID: 13390
• TVDB ID: 178831

Cast and credited roles

• Samuel L. Jackson — Host
• Dennis Miller — Host
• Jamie Foxx — Host
• Seth Meyers — Host
• John Goodman — Host
• Tony Danza — Host
• Jeff Foxworthy — Host
• Norm Macdonald — Host
• Jimmy Smits — Host
• Matthew Perry — Host
• Lance Armstrong — Host
• LeBron James — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1993: premiered 1993-03-04; final listed air date 1993-03-04; episode order: 1.
• Season 1994: premiered 1994-02-14; final listed air date 1994-02-14; episode order: 1.
• Season 1995: premiered 1995-02-16; final listed air date 1995-02-16; episode order: 1.
• Season 1996: premiered 1996-02-12; final listed air date 1996-02-12; episode order: 1.
• Season 1997: premiered 1997-02-10; final listed air date 1997-02-10; episode order: 1.
• Season 1998: premiered 1998-02-09; final listed air date 1998-02-09; episode order: 1.
• Season 1999: premiered 1999-02-15; final listed air date 1999-02-15; episode order: 1.
• Season 2000: premiered 2000-02-14; final listed air date 2000-02-14; episode order: 1.
• Season 2001: premiered 2001-02-12; final listed air date 2001-02-12; episode order: 1.
• Season 2002: premiered 2002-07-10; final listed air date 2002-07-10; episode order: 1.
• Season 2003: premiered 2003-07-16; final listed air date 2003-07-16; episode order: 1.
• Season 2004: premiered 2004-07-18; final listed air date 2004-07-18; episode order: 1.
• Season 2005: premiered 2005-07-17; final listed air date 2005-07-17; episode order: 1.
• Season 2006: premiered 2006-07-16; final listed air date 2006-07-16; episode order: 1.
• Season 2007: premiered 2007-07-11; final listed air date 2007-07-11; episode order: 1.
• Season 2008: premiered 2008-07-20; final listed air date 2008-07-20; episode order: 1.
• Season 2009: premiered 2009-07-19; final listed air date 2009-07-19; episode order: 1.
• Season 2010: premiered 2010-07-14; final listed air date 2010-07-14; episode order: 1.
• Season 2011: premiered 2011-07-13; final listed air date 2011-07-13; episode order: 1.
• Season 2012: premiered 2012-07-11; final listed air date 2012-07-11; episode order: 1.
• Season 2013: premiered 2013-07-17; final listed air date 2013-07-17; episode order: 1.
• Season 2014: premiered 2014-07-16; final listed air date 2014-07-16; episode order: 1.
• Season 2015: premiered 2015-07-15; final listed air date 2015-07-15; episode order: 1.
• Season 2016: premiered 2016-07-13; final listed air date 2016-07-13; episode order: 1.
• Season 2017: premiered 2017-07-12; final listed air date 2017-07-12; episode order: 1.
• Season 2018: premiered 2018-07-18; final listed air date 2018-07-18; episode order: 1.
• Season 2019: premiered 2019-07-10; final listed air date 2019-07-10; episode order: 1.
• Season 2020: premiered 2020-06-21; final listed air date 2020-06-21; episode order: 1.
• Season 2021: premiered 2021-07-10; final listed air date 2021-07-10; episode order: 1.
• Season 2022: premiered 2022-07-20; final listed air date 2022-07-20; episode order: 1.

Source and licence

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