The Facility

The Facility
GenreTalk show
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locationsLos Angeles, California
Running time120 minutes[1]
Original release
NetworkFox Sports 1

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) on September 3, 2024.

History and development

The series airs during FS1's 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (ET) time slot, with the late morning slot previously filled by Undisputed.[2][3] That show experienced the departure of both of its longtime hosts, Shannon Sharpe and Skip Bayless, in 2023 and 2024, respectively. After Bayless announced his departure from the series and FS1 altogether, the network announced it would be reworking its programming schedule.[4][5]

Hosted from Los Angeles,[1] The Facility will be led into by Breakfast Ball and itself serve as a lead-in to The Herd with Colin Cowherd.[6] The Facility's hosts are all former NFL players: Emmanuel Acho, Chase Daniel, James Jones, and LeSean McCoy. Acho, Jones, and McCoy previously served as co-hosts on Speak.[2] The Facility serves as Daniel's debut with FS1,[2] aside from a guest appearance on The Herd with Colin Cowherd a few months prior.[7] The series premiered on September 3, 2024.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Flook, Ray (August 22, 2024). "FOX Sports Rolls Out FS1 Mornings Revamp: Breakfast Ball, The Facility". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "FS1 announces 2 new morning shows following departure of Skip Bayless on 'Undisputed'". ABC News. The Associated Press. August 22, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  3. ^ Sam, Doric (August 22, 2024). "FS1 Lineup Revealed After Skip Bayless' Exit; Paul Pierce, Keyshawn Join 'Speak' Show". Bleacher Report. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  4. ^ McKeone, Liam (August 22, 2024). "FS1's Replacement Show For 'Undisputed' to Feature Emmanuel Acho, LeSean McCoy". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  5. ^ Steinberg, Brian (August 22, 2024). "Fox Sports 1 Shakes Up Schedule Following Skip Bayless Exit". Variety. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  6. ^ Koster, Kyle (August 23, 2024). "Craig Carton on 'Breakfast Ball', New Things at FS1 and Calling the Yankees". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 26, 2024. We want to hand The Facility off with largest audience possible so they can do the same for Colin [...]
  7. ^ Jets are 'must-watch TV', Chiefs early bye week, Can Jim Harbaugh develop Herbert?. The Herd with Colin Cowherd. May 24, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ Acho, Emmnauel [@EmmanuelAcho] (August 23, 2024). "My response to my new show, @TheFacilityFS1, going head to head with the goliath that is @FirstTake starting, September 3rd:" (Tweet). Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Twitter.