{"id":1636,"date":"2025-10-29T00:02:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T00:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/?p=1636"},"modified":"2025-11-28T01:19:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T01:19:57","slug":"espn-considering-moving-scott-van-pelt-off-late-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/media\/sports-media\/espn-considering-moving-scott-van-pelt-off-late-night\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN Considering Moving Scott Van Pelt Off Late Night"},"content":{"rendered":"

ESPN president of content Burke Magnus told The Athletic<\/a> this week that the network is considering moving Scott Van Pelt from the 12am EST timeslot, to earlier in the day at 5pm EST.<\/span><\/p>\n

That timeslot was previously held by <\/span>Around the Horn<\/span><\/i>, and is only 30-minutes in length as it proceeds <\/span>Pardon the Interruption<\/span><\/i> with Michael Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser. Pardon the Interruption<\/em> remains ESPN\u2019s highest-rated daytime program.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Life after Around the Horn<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Since the cancellation <\/span>Around the Horn<\/span><\/i>, the network has seen an uptick in ratings in the slot at 16%. In its place, ESPN has been airing generic editions of <\/span>SportsCenter<\/span><\/i> with various anchors for just 30 minutes in length, before shifting over to <\/span>Pardon the Interruption<\/span><\/i>, and then followed by a full-hour edition of <\/span>SportsCenter<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the interview with The Athletic, Magnus elaborated on the idea of moving Van Pelt to the daytime slot stating, \u201cI don\u2019t want to speak for [Van Pelt], but I think there is a limit for how long people can have their lives upside down from working late nights,” Magnus said. “This could provide some relief in that regard.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Van Pelt’s next step<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This isn\u2019t the first time either that Magnus has publicly discussed moving Van Pelt off of the evenings and into an earlier slot. Magnus told Sports Illustrated in 2023, that there was \u201cno chance<\/a>\u201d Van Pelt would be hosting the midnight window in three years. This upcoming June will be three years since Magnus made that claim.<\/span><\/p>\n

Van Pelt has a lot on his plate these days, in fact more than ever before. Not only is Van Pelt hosting his very popular midnight SportsCenter, he is also hosting <\/span>Monday Night Countdown<\/span><\/i>, his SVPod podcast, and serving as the lead host for ESPN\u2019s golf coverage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The network has typically used Van Pelt\u2019s show as a vehicle for postgame shows. With Inside the NBA<\/em> now a part of ESPN\u2019s lineup, and Van Pelt already hosting their NFL coverage, there isn\u2019t as much of a need anymore for his version of <\/span>SportsCenter<\/span><\/i> in the late-night window as a de facto postgame program.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hear Tyler discussing the possible “SVP” move to earlier in the day on ESPN’s lineup off our “LWOS Media Podcast” by clicking play below,<\/p>\n