How ESPN Reached 50,000 Episodes Of SportsCenter

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		Tech Science Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Law International Video Latest Retail Friday, September 14, 2012 How ESPN Reached 50,000 Episodes Of SportsCenter ESPN aired the 50,000th episode of SportsCenter last night, an incredible accomplishment for the self-proclaimed Worldwide Leader. That works out to roughly 1,500 episodes a year for the the 33 years of ESPN's existence. But as we can see below, those 50,000 episodes have not been distributed evenly. Plotting the various dates of milestone episodes, we can see that SportsCenters occurred at a fairly steady rate up until the mid- to late-2000s. And while it took 23 years to air the first 25,000 (~3/day), it has only taken ten years to air the last 25,000 (~7/day). What makes this acceleration even more incredible is that SportsCenter used to be a 30 minute program. And sometime in the 2000s, 60 minutes became the standard format. So not only are the more episodes, but the number of SportsCenter hours has jumped even more. But hey, when ESPN is trying to fill the airtime on ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPNU, ESPN News, ESPN 8 (The Ocho), what's a few extra episodes of SportsCenter among friends? Read » Also On Sports Page Today: Bizarre And Sad Video Of Derrick Rose Breaking Down In Tears At His Sneaker Launch The Last Five Days Showed Every NFL Team Exactly How To Beat The Green Bay Packers Advertisement SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Jim Calhoun Retires As One Of Best At Producing NBA Talent SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Kickoffs In The NFL Have Become Almost Meaningless SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Drinking Beers At NFL Games Is An Expensive Habit Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Sports Page RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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