Fox Sports 1 (branded on-air as FS1) is an American

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owned by the

Fox Sports Media Group The Fox Sports Media Group is the American sports programming division of Fox Corporation that is responsible for sports broadcasts carried by the Fox Broadcasting Company, as well as operating television networks Fox Sports 1 (FS1) and Fox ...

, a unit of

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. FS1 airs an array of live sporting events, including

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and the

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, college sports (most notably

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and

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football, and

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basketball),

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matches (including

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, and

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), and a variety of

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events. FS1 also features daily sports news, analysis and discussion programming as well as sports-related

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and

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programs. FS1 replaced the

-centric network

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on August 17, 2013, while its companion channel

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replaced Fuel TV. Both FS1 and FS2 carried over most of the sports programming from their predecessors, as well as content from

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, which would then be replaced by the entertainment-based channel FXX on September 2, 2013. The network is based primarily from the Fox Sports division's headquarters on the Fox Studio Lot in the

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section of

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, though the network also has significant broadcast operations in

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and

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(the latter of which had served as Speed's home base). , Fox Sports 1 was available to approximately 83.3 million pay television households (90.3% of households with cable) in the United States. , the channel's reach had been reduced to 72.4 million homes.

Background

Development

In March 2012, reports began circulating that Fox Entertainment Group had plans to launch a national

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cable network by August 2013 known as Fox Sports 1, giving the sports division a dedicated cable presence to better compete against established networks like

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. Fox was already a major force in cable sports programming, having operated several niche channels such as

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and

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. Also in its portfolio were the

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, a group of

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s both owned by Fox outright or by other companies through affiliation agreements with FSN; in addition to carrying

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rights to several local sports teams, these regional networks also featured common national content produced and distributed by Fox Sports, including national college sports broadcasts and specialty programs such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. Though this local/national hybrid approach gave Fox prominence at the local sports level, it was somewhat disadvantaged as its flagship over-the-air network had the distinction of being the only major U.S. broadcast television network not to have a national general sports channel to complement its sports division, unlike

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(whose corporate parent

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owns an 80% stake in and operating control of ESPN),

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(which operates

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) and

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(which operated

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). The reports indicated that Fox planned on converting one of these niche sports channels,

– which focused on

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and other motorsports – into the new Fox Sports 1 due to its established reach on U.S. pay television providers (Speed maintained a subscriber base of 81 million homes with cable,

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or satellite service by 2012), which would result in the reduction of the channel's commitment to

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and other motorsports coverage. Further supporting this theory, reports surfaced in January 2013 that Fox Soccer would be relaunched as FXX, a general entertainment network that would be spun off from FX and would feature comedy series and feature films; such reports were confirmed when the channel's planned launch was officially announced by Fox Entertainment Group on March 28, 2013. In October 2012, Speed altered its on-air logo bug to include the Fox Sports logo above its own, which was believed to indicate a step towards this replacement. Fox Sports would officially confirm the conversion of Speed into Fox Sports 1 in an announcement on March 5, 2013. Despite being established well after ESPN (which launched in 1979), and the NBC- and CBS-owned sports networks (which respectively launched in 1996 and 2003 under different ownership and branding), Fox Sports 1, even before commencing programming, has been seen as a legitimate and serious competitor to ESPN, in part due to three factors: * Audience reach – By taking over Speed's transponder space, Fox Sports 1 was expected to reach 90 million households at the time of its launch (with most cable and satellite providers carrying it on the channel slot, almost entirely through distribution on

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tiers, that Speed had occupied on their channel lineups). While that number is relatively less than ESPN's total reach at that time (99 million homes), it is also more than the 77.9 million homes that NBCSN reached at the beginning of 2013, which was hamstrung by some of its reach being only through carriage on

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tiers. * Brand awareness – Fox heavily promoted Fox Sports 1's launch through its various television, online and

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platforms, including appearances of Fox Sports 1 talent on existing Fox programming and the online posting of its shows' pre-launch rehearsals. * Programming strategy – Fox was aggressive in seeking and securing major content for FS1, employing a strategy to obtain rights to popular sports and leagues that they believed other networks underserved, as well as creating high-profile original shows (see ''Programming'' below). Fox Sports executives see Fox Sports 1 as "an alternative to the establishment", much as the Fox Broadcasting Company was to other broadcast networks in the 1980s and

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was to

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in the 1990s. In terms of growth, Fox Entertainment Group acknowledged that Fox Sports 1 would start modestly and not be competitively equal with ESPN right out of the gate; however, the company foresaw the network growing incrementally, believing that the channel would be on-par with its senior competitor within a few years of its launch. Viewership figures for the end of 2019, however, showed FS1 over 1.4 million viewers behind ESPN and even trailing NBCSN by 17,000.

Launch and carriage

Fox Sports 1 formally launched on August 17, 2013, at 6:00 a.m.

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, with the following introduction: The launch day featured 16½ hours of live sports coverage, including NASCAR coverage during the late morning and afternoon (highlighted by a

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qualifying round and race), five hours of

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bouts in the evening (the main event of the ''Fight Night'' card being a match between

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and

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), and the premiere of the sports news and discussion show ''Fox Sports Live'' following the conclusion of the UFC event. Although marketed as a relaunch of Speed, Fox Sports 1 was contractually considered to be a new channel; due to its change in scope from automotive and motorsports to mainstream sports, Fox was required to reach new deals with providers for them to carry the network. At first, Fox sought a higher carriage fee as well, estimated at 80¢ per subscriber (more than triple the subscriber fee of 23¢ that Speed had commanded; by comparison, ESPN pulls in fees of approximately $5.00 per subscriber, the most expensive fee of any pay television network). Concerns by providers over the increasing costs for cable and satellite services for their customers (largely believed to be partly due to the higher fees commanded by certain sports channels) resulted in Fox backing off charging the 80¢ per subscriber rate, instead charging the same 23¢ rate that those providers paid to carry Speed. For any remaining providers that had not reached a deal to carry Fox Sports 1, Fox planned to offer a version of Speed with limited programming on an interim basis until a deal was reached, in order to fulfill existing contracts that required Fox to provide a motorsports channel. Carriage deals were made by the launch date with all major cable and satellite providers, including cable/telco providers

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, Verizon FiOS,

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and

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, as well as satellite providers

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and

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. The deals with Time Warner, Dish and DirecTV – which were announced just days before FS1's launch – were seen as crucial to the network, as those three providers had a combined reach of over 40 million households, nearly half the goal of 90 million homes that FS1 set for its launch. International markets that previously received the U.S. version of Speed (such as Canada, the

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, and the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico) did not gain access to Fox Sports 1 upon its relaunch; in Canada, the

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permitted the carriage of Speed as a foreign service, but Fox did not seek carriage of FS1 in that country (some of the sports event programming that Fox Sports 1 holds the broadcast rights to carry already air in that country on domestic sports networks such as TSN and

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). A version of Speed remains operational for these markets (now known as

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), airing a lineup of past Speed reality shows, and coverage of NASCAR and other motorsports events simulcast with Fox Sports 1 or Fox Sports 2. In early 2014, some major Canadian service providers began to drop the channel upon the expiration of their contractual rights to carry Speed.

Post-launch

In 2015, Fox Sports 1 added coverage of selected

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events,

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championship events,

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tournaments, and

. In July of that year (coinciding with the

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), the network began to phase out the use of the full "Fox Sports 1" name and logo from on-air and promotional usage, identifying the network as simply "FS1" with a new

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logo. A representative for Fox Sports stated that was intended to streamline the channel's marketing, and reflect common usage. On July 14, 2015, Fox Sports reached a long-term agreement with the

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(NHRA) to broadcast its

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events beginning in 2016. Fox's package includes coverage of Friday and Saturday qualifying, and Sunday elimination races for

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events (with a minimum of 16 elimination races presented live, and the remainder shown either on weekend afternoons or in primetime; four of the live elimination races would be aired by the main Fox network, with the rest, as well as encores, on FS1 and FS2), and coverage of select NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Sportsman Series events on FS1. The contract succeeded one with ESPN. On March 21, 2018, Fox Sports announced that it had acquired the television rights for the

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, beginning in 2019 (once again replacing ESPN). 26 broadcasts in the

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are scheduled to air on FS1, with four additional broadcasts to air on the main Fox network.

Programming

Event coverage

Sports programming on FS1 includes the following: ;Baseball *

(

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–present) ** 40 regular season MLB games (mostly on Saturdays) ** Up to 15 post-season games (eight Divisional Series games and one best-of-seven

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) *

(2023–present) ;Bowling *

(2019–present) ;College *

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and

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(2013–present) **

men's and women's basketball (2013–present) **

football and men's and women's basketball (2013–present) **

football and men's basketball (2013–2024) **

football and men's and women's basketball (2017–present) **

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football and men's and women's basketball (2020–present) ;Dog shows *

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(2017–present) ;Football * UFL (2024–present, previously carried predecessors XFL in 2020, TSL from 2020-21 and

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from 2022–23) ;Futsal *

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(exclusive coverage of the

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and 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup) ;Horse racing * Up to 10

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s (2014–present) * Two top stakes races (2014–present) *

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select races (''America's Day at the Races'', 2020–present) ;Motorsports *

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(2013–present) *

(2013–present) **

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(2013–present) **

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(2013–present) *

(2016–present) **

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; coverage of Friday and Saturday qualifying, and Sunday eliminations ** NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series; Select Sportsman eliminations ** NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series ;Rugby union *

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(2020–2024) ;Soccer *

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(2013–present) **

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(2014–present) **

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News and analysis programming

FS1 airs various studio shows mainly involving debating sports topics, especially in the afternoon and early evening. In May 2015, Fox Sports hired Jamie Horowitz, formerly of

, to oversee the channel as Fox Sports' President of National Networks. Following his arrival, FS1 began to pivot its studio programming towards opinion-oriented panel shows similar to those he oversaw on ESPN, and also hired away several notable personalities from ESPN, such as

Skip Bayless Skip Bayless (born John Edward Bayless II; born December 4, 1951) is an American sports columnist, commentator, and television personality. He is well-known for his work as a commentator on the ESPN2 show '' First Take'' with Stephen A. Smith, ...

and

Colin Cowherd Colin Murray Cowherd (born January 6, 1964) is an American sports media personality. He began his broadcasting career as sports director of Las Vegas television station KVBC and as a sports anchor on several other stations before joining ESPN ...

(who were featured on new programs such as ''

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'' and '' Skip and Shannon: Undisputed''). Horowitz likened this strategy, which has been referred to as "embrace debate", to that of sister property

; he argued that fewer viewers were watching conventional sports news programs such as ''

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'' due to the ubiquity of online news and highlights, but that there were "record highs" for opinion programs. After Horowitz's exit from Fox, his replacement Mark Silverman (who came from

Big Ten Network Big Ten Network (BTN) is an American sports network based in Chicago, Illinois. The channel is dedicated to coverage of College athletics, collegiate sports sanctioned by the Big Ten Conference, including live and recorded event telecasts, news ...

) admitted that FS1 had matured and "grown past 'embrace debate'", emphasizing a focus on offering shows that are "smart, entertaining and interesting to sports fans", alongside opinion-based programs. In September 2018, FS1 premiered a

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-related studio program, ''Lock It In'', which featured

Clay Travis Richard Clay Travis (born April 6, 1979) is an American writer, lawyer, radio host and television analyst, and founder of ''OutKick''. As a political commentator, he and Buck Sexton host ''The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show'', a three-hour we ...

as well as Vegas bookie Todd Fuhrman, former ''

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'' sidekick "Cousin Sal" Iacono, and

Rachel Bonnetta Rachel Bonnetta (born 8 October 1991) is a Canadian stand-up comedian. She was formerly a reporter and a former television host for NFL Network in the United States. She joined Fox Sports in 2016, hosting the ''@TheBuzzer'' digital series firstly ...

. The show was renamed ''Fox Bet Live'', to tie it in with the Fox Sports gambling app of the same name. The program would be canceled in 2022.

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Breakfast Ball ''Breakfast Ball'' is an American sports and entertainment talk show starring Craig Carton, Danny Parkins, and Mark Schlereth. The series premiered on Fox Sports 1 (FS1) on August 26, 2024. History and development When Fox Sports 1 (FS1) laun ...

'' (weekdays 8–10 a.m. Eastern) – Morning talk/interview program hosted by

Craig Carton Craig Harris Carton (born January 31, 1969) is an American radio and television personality. He was the co-host of the ''Carton and Roberts'' sports radio program on WFAN in New York City, and is seen nationally on Fox Sports 1 as host of '' Br ...

Mark Schlereth Mark Fremont Schlereth (; born January 25, 1966) is an American former professional football player who is a television and radio sportscaster. Schlereth played guard in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons (1989–2000) with the W ...

and

Danny Parkins Danny Parkins (born October 22, 1986) is an American sportswriter, sports radio talk show host, and podcaster. Since 2024, Parkins has co-hosted ''Breakfast Ball'' on Fox Sports 1 (FS1). Early and personal life A Chicago native, Parkins was rais ...

*''

The Facility ''The Facility'' is an American sports and entertainment talk show starring Emmanuel Acho, Chase Daniel, James Jones, and LeSean McCoy; all four hosts are former National Football League (NFL) players. The series premiered on Fox Sports 1 (FS1) ...

'' (weekdays 10 a.m.–noon Eastern) – Panel discussion program with

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LeSean McCoy LeSean Kamel McCoy (born July 12, 1988), nicknamed "Shady", is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers and was selecte ...

, James Jones, and

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*''

The Herd with Colin Cowherd ''The Herd with Colin Cowherd'' (or simply ''The Herd'') is an American sports talk show hosted by Colin Cowherd. A simulcast, it airs as both a sports talk radio show and television broadcast on Fox Sports Radio and Fox Sports 1, respectively. ...

'' (weekdays noon–3 p.m. Eastern) – Simulcast of

's radio program on

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. *'' First Things First'' (weekdays 3–5 p.m. Eastern) - Panel discussion program with

Chris Broussard Christopher Dana Broussard (born October 28, 1968) is an American sports analyst and commentator for Fox Sports 1 (FS1) and Fox Sports Radio. Best known for his coverage of the NBA, he is now a co-host on FS1's afternoon show '' First Things First ...

, Nick Wright, and Kevin Wildes *''

Speak! Anthony David Negrete (born February 24, 1987), better known by his stage names Speak! and Speakz, is an American rapper and songwriter from Los Angeles, California. He is known for having co-written the 2011 song "Gucci Gucci" performed by Krea ...

'' (weekdays 5–7 p.m. Eastern; replayed late nights) Panel discussion program with

Joy Taylor Joy Allison Taylor (born January 17, 1987) is an American media personality and television host for Fox Sports 1 (FS1). On the network, she co-hosts '' Speak'' with Keyshawn Johnson and Paul Pierce. Taylor was previously moderator of FS1's ...

Keyshawn Johnson Joseph Keyshawn Johnson (born July 22, 1972) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. He played college football for the USC Trojans, and earned All-American ho ...

and

Paul Pierce Paul Anthony Pierce (born October 13, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player. He played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), predominantly with the Boston Celtics. As of September 2024, he is a contributo ...

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TMZ ''TMZ'' is an American entertainment-focused tabloid news organization owned by Fox Corporation. It made its debut on November 8, 2005, as a collaboration between AOL and Telepictures, a division of Warner Bros., until Time Warner divested ...

Sports'' (late nights) - Spinoff of the syndicated ''TMZ'' celebrity gossip show, but focused specifically on athletes.

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Big Noon Kickoff ''Big Noon Kickoff'' is an American college football studio show broadcast by Fox, and simulcast on sister network Fox Sports 1 (FS1). Premiering on August 31, 2019, it serves as the pre-game show for '' Fox College Football'', and in particula ...

'' (Saturday mornings) − Simulcast of the college football pregame show on Fox *''

NASCAR RaceDay ''NASCAR RaceDay'' (also known as ''NASCAR RaceDay fueled by Sunoco'') is an American pre-race television show on Fox Sports 1 and Fox that precedes all NASCAR Cup Series race broadcasts. Part of the ''Fox NASCAR'' series, the show previously ...

'' (Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning depending on the race time) – A pre-race show for the

, hosted by Shannon Spake or Adam Alexander with Bobby Labonte and Jamie McMurray providing analysis; the program was carried over to the network from Speed. *''

NASCAR Race Hub ''NASCAR Race Hub'' was a daily NASCAR news program broadcast on Fox Sports 1 Monday through Thursday. Originally broadcast on Speed, the show replaced '' NASCAR Nation'' and '' This Week in NASCAR''. ''NASCAR Race Hub'' premiered on October 12, ...

'' (weekdays 6–7 p.m. Eastern) – A daily program featuring news and analysis on the

circuit, including reviews of previous races and previews of upcoming action; the program was carried over to the network from Speed. The show ended on June 11, 2024.

Former

Daily/Weekly *''

America's Pregame ''America's Pregame'' is an early evening program on Fox Sports 1 hosted by Mike Hill and Molly McGrath. ''America's Pregame'' previewed upcoming games along with news and analysis. It aired at 5 p.m. Eastern Eastern or Easterns may refer to: ...

'' (weeknights 5:00–6:00 p.m. Eastern; April 7, 2014 – October 2, 2015) – An early evening preview of the night's sports action; the program was cancelled on September 30, 2015, due to low ratings. *''

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'' (August 17, 2013 - May 8, 2014) - Daily talk show hosted by

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and featuring

Katie Nolan Katherine Beth Nolan (born January 28, 1987) is an American sports media personality and host. She currently hosts the Sirius XM podcast ''Casuals.'' Nolan formerly hosted a weekly ESPN podcast called ''Sports? With Katie Nolan'', ''Always Late ...

. *''

Fox NFL Kickoff ''Fox NFL Kickoff'' is an American sports television program that originally debuted on FS1 on September 8, 2013, and moved to Fox on September 13, 2015, and serves as the secondary pre-game show for the network's National Football League (NFL) ...

'' (Sundays 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Eastern during the NFL season; August 18, 2013 – January 18, 2015) – A program previewing the day's NFL action, it serves as the supplementary program to the

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's existing pre-game show ''

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''. ''Fox NFL Kickoff'' moved to Fox on September 13, 2015, in an effort to boost the program's low viewership and to serve as a lead-in for ''Fox NFL Sunday''. *''

Fox Sports Live ''Fox Sports Live'' is an American sports news program that aired on Fox Sports 1. It was hosted by Canadian sportscasters Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole, who had been well-known locally for their late-night editions of TSN's ''SportsCentre''. The ...

with Jay and Dan'' (nightly 11:00 p.m.–11:30 p.m. Eastern; August 17, 2013 – February 22, 2017) – Fox Sports 1's flagship sports news program, which aired directly opposite

's ''

'' on most nights. The program was primarily anchored by

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and

Dan O'Toole Daniel Gerard O'Toole (born September 10, 1975) is a former Canadian television sports anchor who was last employed by TSN. From 2003 to 2013 and 2017 to February 2021, he co-hosted the 1:00 AM ( ET) weekday broadcast of TSN's ''SportsCentre'', ...

, who came to FS1 from the Canadian sports channel TSN, where the pair gained popularity for their irreverent and humorous presentation of sports news while serving as anchors of the late-night editions of that network's ''

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''. The show's first run featured analysis and opinions on that night's events and that day's sports news, with Jay and Dan discussing the day's major stories from FS1's sister channels (such as

). In February 2016, the show was rebranded as a late night talk show in order to appeal to a younger generation and to boost low ratings. The program was cancelled on February 23, 2017. *'' The Mike Francesa Show'' (2014–2015) −

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radio host

Mike Francesa Michael Patrick Francesa (born March 20, 1954) is an American sports-radio talk-show host. Together with Chris Russo, he launched '' Mike and the Mad Dog'' in 1989 on WFAN in New York City, which ran until 2008 and is one of the most successf ...

agreed to simulcast a portion of his show on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2. However, the arrangement ended after only one year, on September 11, 2015. Francesa took full blame for the partnership not succeeding. *'' Garbage Time with Katie Nolan'' - Fox Sports 1's weekly program was aired from March 15, 2015, to February 2017; ''de facto'' cancelled upon Nolan's move to ESPN. *''

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'' (Wednesdays 7 p.m. Eastern) – Hosted by

Kenny Florian Kenneth Alan "Kenny" Florian (born May 26, 1976) is an American retired mixed martial artist and commentator who formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He formerly served as an analyst for UFC on Fox from 2011 to 2018, ...

and

Karyn Bryant Karyn Elaine Bryant (born December 23, 1968) is an American actress, writer, and television personality. Early life Bryant was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. While in Massachusetts, she completed secondary school at Lawrence Academy ...

, the program features the latest news, highlights, and analysis from the

; this program was carried over to FS1 from Fuel TV (now Fox Sports 2). This program ended in December 2018 due to UFC signing a deal with ESPN starting in 2019. *''Fair Game with Kristine Leahy'' (weekdays 5:30 p.m. Eastern; October 2018 – December 2019) - Fox Sports 1's daily half-hour interview program was aired from October 2018 to December 2019. Live events ;Boxing *

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(2015-2022) ;Football * XFL (2020) ;Golf * USGA Championships (2015–2019) **

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(2015–2019; live coverage of the first two rounds) ** U.S. Senior Open (2015–2019; live coverage of the first two rounds) **

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(2015–2019; live coverage of the first two rounds) **

U.S. Senior Women's Open The U.S. Senior Women's Open is one of fourteen U.S. national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association. This USGA championship is open to women whose 50th birthday falls on or before the first day of competition and hold ...

(2018–2019) ** U.S. Men's,

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and

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Amateur Championships (2015–2019) ** U.S. Men's and

Four-Ball Championships (2015–2019) *

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(2018) ;Motorsports *

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(2014–2020) *

NASCAR Xfinity Series The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level NASCAR Cup Series, Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a Undercard, support ...

(2015–2024) ;Soccer * U.S. Men's National Soccer Team (2015–2022); rights to all matches shared with ESPN) * U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (2015–2022); rights to all matches shared with ESPN) *

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(2015–2020) **

DFL-Supercup The Franz Beckenbauer Supercup or ''German Super Cup'' is a one-off association football, football match in Germany that features the winners of the Bundesliga championship and the DFB-Pokal. The competition is run by the Deutsche Fußball Liga (E ...

(2015–2020) ** Bundesliga relegation playoffs (2015–2020) ;College *

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(2017–2019)

Related channels

Fox Sports 2

FS2 serves as a secondary outlet and overflow channel for FS1's mainstream sports programming. It launched alongside FS1 in August 2013.

Carriage disputes

In February 2015, Fox Sports 1 became part of a

carriage dispute A carriage dispute is a disagreement over the right to "carry", that is, retransmit, a broadcaster's signal. Carriage disputes first occurred between broadcasters and cable companies and now include direct broadcast satellite and other multichan ...

with

, as Fox Sports Media Group pursued higher carriage fees for the network to cover the cost of sports broadcast rights that had been acquired by the group to fill FS1's schedule since its launch. AT&T declined to accept these additional fees, with a representative for the provider stating that "while it's important to us that we provide our customers with the content they want, we don't believe that it is reasonable to pass on the added costs of carrying this programming to our customer." Rather than pull the channel outright, Fox instead began blacking out certain sporting events carried by FS1 on U-verse, including certain NASCAR, Major League Soccer, Major League Baseball and college basketball events.

References

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