“Pardon the Interruption” fans rejoice. The iconic ESPN show isn’t going anywhere – for now. Hosted by sports media legends Michael Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser, the afternoon program has ...

Pardon the Interruption didn’t invent sports talk television, but it did popularize it with its trademark mix of humor, pop culture savvy, and irreverence, injecting the format with a deft blend ...

According to Andrew Marchand at The Athletic, simply expanding Pardon The Interruption to one hour is “at the forefront of discussions.” PTI debuted one year before Around the Horn in 2001.

“Pardon the Interruption, I’m Mike Wilbon,” the show begins, as Wilbon turns to address Kornheiser. “Tonight is the President’s State of the Union Address. Tony, what’s the state of ...

A rapid-fire sports talker more fun than the games it skewers, ESPN's "Pardon the Interruption" knocks every possible trend, team, owner and, yes, mascot with the right amount of it's-only ...

And according to Andrew Marchand at The Athletic, simply expanding Pardon The Interruption to one hour is “at the forefront ...

In those 17 years, Pardon the Interruption has had its share of memorable moments: President Barack Obama recorded a special message for Kornheiser and Wilbon to commemorate the show’s tenth ...

Supersizing ‘Pardon the Interruption’ would be a mistake. Turning a 30-minute show into a 60-minute one runs counter to what helped make PTI successful in the first place.

Compared with Fox Sports Net’s popular ”Best Damn Sports Show Period,” Pardon the Interruption is a leaner, meaner fighting machine. It’s hosted by two print guys, Washington Post sports ...

With the forthcoming cancellation of “Around the Horn” next year, one of ESPN executives’ initial ideas to precede “Pardon the Interruption” in their afternoon lineup is more “Pardon ...

The show started as over-the-top satire of the sports debate shows that had begun filling up ESPN’s schedule, with the name being a mashup of Pardon the Interruption and First Take.