ESPN declares modifications to ‘Monday Evening Countdown’ lineup

It’s been sure that modifications have been coming to ESPN’s “Monday Evening Countdown” since late June, when host Suzy Kolber and analyst Steve Younger, each longtime staples of the present, have been let go as a part of the community’s newest wave of layoffs.

On Monday, ESPN revealed its revamped “Monday Evening Countdown” staff, which options a number of acquainted faces and yet one more notable departure from final yr’s lineup.

Scott Van Pelt, an ESPN anchor and host since 2001, will take the lead function on “Monday Evening Countdown,” which airs from 6-8 p.m. earlier than ESPN’s “Monday Evening Soccer” broadcasts. Van Pelt, who has hosted the midnight “SportsCenter” since 2015, additionally acquired a multiyear contract extension. Phrases weren’t disclosed.

He can be joined on “Monday Evening Countdown” by analysts Ryan Clark — who gained the Sports activities Emmy for Excellent Studio Analyst in Might — and Marcus Spears as new faces on the present. Analyst Robert Griffin III, insider Adam Schefter, and options reporter Michelle Beisner-Buck are holdovers from final yr. Booger McFarland, who had been an analyst on this system since 2020, is not a part of the present, although he stays an ESPN worker.

Former gamers Larry Fitzgerald and Alex Smith are scheduled to look a number of occasions over the course of the season on this system.

Van Pelt additionally will host the “Monday Evening Soccer” postgame present and “SportsCenter” from the positioning of the sport, with Clark becoming a member of him.