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Around the Horn
Around the Horn logo
GenreSports talk
Panel show
Debate
Presented byTony Reali (2004–present)
Max Kellerman (2002–2004)
StarringSee panelists
Theme music composerUmphrey's McGee (2015–2022)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons22
No. of episodes4,831[1]
Production
Executive producersJames Cohen
Erik Rydholm
Mark Shapiro
ProducersDan Farmer
Aaron Solomon
Bill Wolff
Running time30 minutes (with commercials)
Original release
NetworkESPN
ReleaseNovember 4, 2002 (2002-11-04) –
present

Around the Horn (ATH) is an American sports roundtable discussion show, conducted in the style of a panel game, produced by ESPN. The show premiered on November 4, 2002, as a replacement for Unscripted with Chris Connelly, and has aired daily at 5:00 p.m. ET on ESPN ever since. The show has been recorded in New York City since September 8, 2014, and has had over 4,000 episodes aired as of 2020. The program emanated from Washington, D.C., where it was located in the same facility as Pardon the Interruption (PTI). Production still is based in Washington, D.C.[2] The moderator for the show is Tony Reali, who has hosted the program since 2004, replacing Max Kellerman, and also served as the statistician on Pardon the Interruption until the show's relocation to New York.

Broadcast history

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Around the Horn logo from its premiere to November 2, 2018.

Around the Horn premiered on November 4, 2002.[3] From its premiere until January 30, 2004, the show was hosted by Max Kellerman, who at the time was largely known strictly as a contributor to ESPN's Friday Night Fights. In late 2003, Kellerman announced that he would depart from the network for Fox Sports;[4][5] after the show tried out several replacements, current host Tony Reali was named the permanent host on February 2, 2004, three days after Kellerman's last episode aired.[6] As of September 23, 2019, Woody Paige has the most wins in the history of the show, with more than six hundred.[7] Despite early negative reviews due to its now-defunct argumentative formatting,[8] the show has lasted more than twenty years on the air, remaining a staple on ESPN.[9] The show became less combative and more playful over the years, and in 2018, changed its look with augmented reality of the panel with Reali standing in an enhanced studio at ESPN's South Street Seaport studios with a continuation of the relaxed tone of the show since the mid-2010s.

The show went on hiatus from March 16, 2020 to May 8, 2020, as a result of a national emergency being declared due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused the suspension of sports leagues around the world. Between May 11, 2020 and July 10, 2020, Around the Horn aired for 20 minutes with commercials at 4:40 p.m. EDT as Around the Home under a new format where Tony Reali, along with three panelists, discussed sports issues from their own homes. The Around the Home format became semipermanent beginning with the July 13, 2020 episode, which saw the show expand back to its normal length. The show returned to its regular format when it returned to the studio in September 2020, although the Around the Home format is still used occasionally.

It was announced on November 20, 2024, that Around the Horn will come to an end by summer 2025.[10]

The set

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The original set was in the same Atlantic Video complex as the set for Pardon the Interruption.[11] It featured the host's desk with the point triggers[12] and mute buttons.[13] The judge of the show scores four panelists, that are shown on four different screens.[14] Behind the host's desk was a map of the contiguous United States of America with the cities the sportswriters on the show appeared from. The map, divided into time zones, displayed the names of five newspapers representing each time zone. The Los Angeles Times represented the Pacific Time Zone, the Denver Post the Mountain Time Zone, the Dallas Morning News and Chicago Sun-Times both represented the Central Time Zone, and the Boston Globe represented the Eastern Time Zone. This was to create a regionally biased discussion, but this was later phased out.

When panelist Woody Paige was based in New York, the logo of Cold Pizza was added to the Eastern Time Zone side of the map as Paige also appeared on that program. Eventually, the logo of the Boston Globe was replaced by the word "Boston" as many of the contributors from Boston were no longer writing for the Globe. The map was eventually revised in this way for the other cities on the map, but there cities of other contributors were not added to the board (possibly due to a lack of space) before the map was removed. Panelists still appear from left to right as on a map of the United States, from the westernmost on the left to the easternmost on the right.

On September 27, 2010, Around the Horn and Pardon the Interruption began broadcasting in high definition and moved from the Atlantic Video complex to facilities in the ABC News Washington bureau, where high definition sets were built for both shows.[15] In 2014, Reali relocated to New York, with a studio built in ABC's Times Square Studios.[16] In 2018, in conjunction with the conclusion of Reali's work on Good Morning America, the show moved to ESPN's South Street Seaport Studios with an enhanced set featuring augmented reality.

Each panelist appears either in the offices of their newspaper, in front of a screen representing the city in which they are located, or in another studio. Dallas, Denver, and Los Angeles (when Bill Plaschke is appearing) still use their newspaper offices as studio space while Washington, Miami, Chicago, and Boston each have their own screens. (Los Angeles employs this as well when J.A. Adande is a panelist.) Newspaper office space is rarely used in today's iteration.

Rounds

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The current Around the Horn format consists of the following:

  • Introduction: Three sports headlines that will be discussed during the show are previewed; this is followed by the show's open.
  • The First Word: Current sports headlines are discussed. The panelists give detailed arguments and can also give rebuttals to other panelists. This round lasts until the first commercial break.
  • Buy or Sell: A rapid-fire segment in which the panelists are asked to "buy" or "sell" (be for or against) two to three different concepts, also drawn from current sports headlines. In the first few months of this format and sometimes used with three panelists, four topics were discussed, with each having a shorter time limit to fit between the first and second commercial breaks. In the case of a scoring change happening during the first commercial break, Reali will tell the scores and announce the panelist or panelists that committed the "commercial break violation" before the first "Buy or Sell" topic. Between 2010 and March 2020 and again starting in September 2020, the 2 lowest scoring panelists were eliminated after this round; on the Around the Home format, the lowest-scoring panelist was eliminated.
  • Showdown: Mentioned above, the two remaining panelists take sides on any sports or cultural stories remaining. There are usually two or three topics, sometimes one or four, depending on the amount of time left. Usually, the westernmost panelist goes first for the first topic, with the other speaking for the second half. The panelists then alternate going first for the remaining topics. Each topic is timed between 15 and 30 seconds each depending on time remaining. Reali usually gives a panelist one point per topic, although he occasionally gives more than one point or deducts points depending on the strength or weakness of the argument. Only once there was a one-person showdown and a four people showdown.
  • Face Time: The winner of the showdown and therefore winner of that particular episode gets around 30 seconds (more or less depending on time left in show frame) to talk about any issue. Most of the time these are sports related, but often their own personal life or an issue in pop culture or the news is discussed. Formerly, Lounge music is played in the background as the winner talks. The lounge music is not played in serious Face Time (deaths, major news (both sports and non-sports related)). Since 2018, the theme song plays throughout Face Time.
  • Goodbye: Reali says how long it will be until the next episode, for example, "we're on a 23-and-a-half hour break." On Fridays, he will sign off by saying "a 71-and-a-half-hour break." If there is an extended period until the show comes back on, Reali may simply say, "You do the math!"
  • Paper Toss: Signature sign-off of the show, with Reali crumpling his notes and throwing them towards the camera. As he does this, the panelists will often continue to chatter in the background as the show ends. Since the summer of 2016, Reali has gone more towards throwing paper airplanes or flicking paper footballs toward the camera.
  • PTI Next: This simply tells viewers just that: that Pardon the Interruption is up next.

Previous formats

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Before the format of the show was changed in early 2003, the format was similar, wherein the first two rounds were largely the same but with different titles. There was a bigger difference after that. The show ran like so:

  • The Opening Round: The two biggest headlines of the day.
  • The Lightning Round: A quick-moving round with four topics where players had to make their points quickly or risk getting muted by Max Kellerman, the former host. Somewhat similar, though not entirely, to the Lightning Round used from 2009 to 2015.
  • The Bonus Round: One final topic, with the panelists trying to earn some last-second points, followed by a sports trivia question for each panelist, worth five points.
  • The Medal Round: The panelists earned Face Time equal to their scores converted to seconds, in reverse order of their placing. The winner wins a gold medal, the runner up received silver, third place got bronze, and the last-place finisher was given a foil ball. More often than not, due to time restrictions, the panelists were given less time than they earned, or at least one panelist would not be given any time at all. During this round, panelists could appeal to the Disembodied Voice for more points.

Despite the change in format, Reali still occasionally announces "ten topics, one winner" at the beginning of the show regardless of the number of topics.

This format ran from 2003 to 2015:

  • Introduction: A commercial-free transition to the opening moments of the show starts with the host, Reali, introducing the panelists as "four of America's most (themed) sportswriters." For example, if the "theme word" is "indifferent," the four panelists would all do their impressions of an indifferent sportswriter. The show itself is then introduced with Reali mentioning three topics to be discussed, then exclaiming "Ten topics, one winner. Horn me!" The opening theme plays, and cuts to Reali for an introduction. The panelists are then individually introduced and given time for an opening statement. Most of the panelists use this time for jokes or criticism of the host or other panelists, which can lead to points or mutes. (One such example is when Woody Paige used his time by blowing a miniature plasticine horn, as a pun towards the show's name; this resulted in Paige being muted by Reali). Also any scoring changes that can be seen on ATH's YouTube page, Reali will tell the scores and announce the panelist or panelists that committed the "Pre-Show violation" before the first "First Word" topic.
  • The First Word: Two current sports headlines are discussed. The panelists give detailed arguments and can also give rebuttals to other panelists.
  • Buy or Sell: A rapid-fire segment in which the panelists are asked to "buy" or "sell" (be for or against) three different concepts, also drawn from current sports headlines. In the first few months of this format and sometimes used with three panelists, four topics were discussed, with each having a shorter time limit to fit between the first and second commercial breaks. In the case of a scoring change happening during the first commercial break, Reali will tell the scores and announce the panelist or panelists that committed the "commercial break violation" before the first "Buy or Sell" topic.
  • 1st Cut: The panelist with the lowest point total is eliminated. In the case of ties, Reali often breaks them by miscellaneous things, like whose hair is better combed. If the awarding of a point causes a tie for the two lowest panelists, Reali sometimes gives the same panelist a second point to break it. Sometimes on shows with three panelists, the lowest score is spared from elimination.
  • Out of Bounds: This round, always played as the third round, is dedicated to talking about one story which is indirectly sports-related. Serious and controversial topics, such as steroid use and suspensions, are usually discussed in this round, and few to no points are awarded. This was a daily feature from the time of the format change until late October 2009. It is occasionally tied together with the "Lightning Round." "Out of Bounds" is now used in ATH today.
  • The Lightning Round: Another third round, this being a continuation of the sports discussion with two or three rapid-fire topics. Reintroduced to the show in November 2009, a different "Lightning Round" was part of the original ATH format.
  • 2nd Cut: The next contestant with the lowest point total is removed, leaving just two. (In the event all four contestants were in the third round (mostly an important Out of Bounds), the two lowest point totals are eliminated). The camera then reveals the final two contestants and Reali typically says something to the effect of, "Two men enter, one man wins!" right before the cut to commercial.
  • Showdown: Mentioned above, the two remaining panelists take sides on any sports or cultural stories remaining. There are two or three questions, depending on the amount of time left. Usually, the westernmost panelist goes first for the first topic, with the other speaking for the second half. The panelists then alternate going first for the remaining topics. Each topic is timed between 15 and 40 seconds each depending on time remaining. Reali usually gives a panelist one point per topic, although he occasionally gives more than one point or deducts points depending on the strength or weakness of the argument. Only once there was a one-person showdown and a four people showdown.
  • Face Time: The winner of the showdown and therefore winner of that particular episode gets around 30 seconds (more or less depending on time left in show frame) to talk about anything he or she wishes to discuss. Most of the time these are sports related, but often their own personal life or an issue in pop culture or the news is discussed. Lounge music is played in the background as the winner talks. The lounge music is not played in serious Face Time (deaths, major news (both sports and non-sports related)).
  • Goodbye: Reali says how long it will be until the next episode, for example, "we're on a 23-and-a-half hour break." On Fridays, he will sign off by saying "a 71-and-a-half-hour break." If there is an extended period until the show comes back on, Reali may simply say, "You do the math!"
  • Paper Toss: Signature sign-off of the show, with Reali crumpling his notes and throwing them towards the camera. As he does this, the panelists will often continue to chatter in the background as the show ends. Since the summer of 2016, Reali has gone more towards throwing paper airplanes or flicking paper footballs toward the camera.
  • PTI Next: This simply tells viewers just that: that Pardon the Interruption is up next.

Hosts

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Guest hosts

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  • Zachariah Selwyn (June 8, 2004 - June 11, 2004)
  • Duke Castiglione (July 3, 2006 - July 5, 2006)
  • Rob Stone (June 30, 2008 - July 4, 2008 and July 28, 2008 - August 1, 2008)
  • Woody Paige (April 1, 2009 and April 1, 2019, both as April Fools' Day pranks)
  • Pablo S. Torre (Recurring guest host from March 12, 2014 to July 14, 2017)
  • Michael Smith (August 25, 2016 - August 26, 2016 and July 9, 2018 - July 26, 2018)
  • Kate Fagan (August 21, 2017 - August 25, 2017, June 11, 2018 - June 15, 2018, and August 27, 2018 - August 30, 2018)
  • Kevin Blackistone (June 5, 2018 - June 8, 2018)
  • Clinton Yates (August 31, 2018, August 12, 2019, August 30, 2019, October 18–22, 2021, March 15–16, 2022, March 27–31, 2023, and March 25–29, 2024)
  • Sarah Spain (August 13–14, 2019, August 26–29, 2019, August 28, 2020, June 24–25, 2021, October 28, 2021, and March 21–25, 2022)
  • Frank Isola (June 18, 2021, October 25–27, 2021, January 31, 2022 - February 1, 2022, March 14, 2022, March 20–24, 2023, December 20–21, 2023, March 18–20, 2024, July 22–23, 2024, July 29–31, 2024, August 1–2, 2024 and August 28, 2024)
  • Elle Duncan (April 21, 2023)
  • Courtney Cronin (July 24–25, 2024, August 22–23, 2024, August 26–27, and August 29, 2024)

Panelists

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Active panelists

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where the panelist is based next to their name on the show most of the time.

  • J. A. Adande (Chicago): Former columnist for the Los Angeles Times and NBA reporter for ESPN. Left ESPN in August 2017 to focus full-time on his position as director of sports journalism at Northwestern University but returned in January 2018. In Chicago for his appearances now.
  • Bill Barnwell (Boston): Staff writer for ESPN.com.
  • Kevin Blackistone (Washington D.C.): The Washington Post, former columnist for The Dallas Morning News.
  • Kevin Clark (New York City): Host of This Is Football on ESPN radio. Former Ringer senior football writer and WSJ NFL columnist.
  • Tim Cowlishaw (Dallas): The Dallas Morning News columnist and former reporter for ESPN's NASCAR coverage. Based in Dallas at the headquarters of the Morning News.
  • Courtney Cronin (Chicago): Chicago Bears reporter for ESPN.
  • David Dennis Jr. (Atlanta): Senior writer for ESPN.com's Andscape.
  • Elle Duncan (Bristol, CT): SportsCenter 6 PM co-anchor.
  • Israel Gutierrez (Miami/Ft. Lauderdale): co-host of Highly Questionable, based in Miami at ESPN's studios at the Clevelander Hotel. Background currently shows Ft. Lauderdale.
  • Frank Isola (New York City): columnist for The Athletic and former columnist for the New York Daily News.
  • Martenzie Johnson (Washington D.C.): Writer for ESPN.com's Andscape.
  • Emily Kaplan (Chicago): Writer, Reporter, Podcaster. Lead NHL reporter and insider for ESPN/ABC and In The Crease with Linda Cohn. Previously NFL w/ MMQB, Philly Inquirer.
  • Mina Kimes (Los Angeles): Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and former co-host of Highly Questionable. Based at network's base in Los Angeles.
  • Jen Lada (Milwaukee): Radio host for 94.5 ESPN Milwaukee and College GameDay features reporter.
  • Marcel Louis-Jacques (Miami): ESPN NFL Nation Reporter for the Miami Dolphins.
  • Harry Lyles Jr. (Atlanta): Staff writer for ESPN.com, co-host of Countdown to GameDay.
  • Monica McNutt (New York City): college basketball & WNBA analyst.
  • Woody Paige (Denver): Colorado Springs Gazette columnist and previously columnist at The Denver Post. Based in Denver at KMGH-TV. Was based in New York during his time on 1st and 10. Although he left the Denver Post in 2016, he continued to be based there while in Denver until February 2017.
  • Bill Plaschke (Los Angeles): Based in Los Angeles at the headquarters for the Los Angeles Times.
  • Bob Ryan (Boston): Boston Globe Columnist emeritus, substitute host of PTI.
  • Jorge Sedano (Los Angeles): Radio host for ESPN Radio stations, NBA on ESPN sideline reporter, college football play by play and Radio host for KSPN 710 Los Angeles. Based at the Networks base in Los Angeles.
  • Sarah Spain (Chicago): Columnist for espnW, co-host of ESPN Radio's Spain and Fitz, occasional contributor to Highly Questionable.
  • Ramona Shelburne (Los Angeles): Senior writer for ESPN.com. Co-host of TMI with Beadle & Shelburne on ESPN Los Angeles 710. Based in Los Angeles at network's base.
  • Lindsey Thiry (Los Angeles): National NFL reporter for ESPN.
  • Justin Tinsley (Washington D.C.): Senior writer for ESPN.com's Andscape.
  • Pablo S. Torre (New York City or Miami): Co-host of High Noon alongside Bomani Jones, writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com, former reporter for Sports Illustrated, and occasional co-host of The Dan Le Batard Show. Also the designated substitute host. Usually based in New York, but sometimes based in Miami.
  • Clinton Yates (Los Angeles): Senior writer for ESPN.com's The Undefeated.

Former panelists

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Panelist statistics

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Current statistics after the Wednesday, December 4, 2024 program[20]

Name # wins # appearances winning % Special Notes
Woody Paige 680 2,945 23.1% All-time leader in wins & appearances, 2015 Tournament of Champions; 70-70 versus Bob Ryan; Winner of ATH's 20th Anniversary show.
Tim Cowlishaw 542 2,081 26.0% First show: November 5, 2002; 2018 & 2021 Tournament of Champions; 82-79 versus Woody Paige; 23-9 versus Frank Isola, fourth lowest score (-99)
Bill Plaschke 426 1,740 24.5% First show: April 16, 2003; 2014 Tournament of Champions, third lowest score (-108), 74-66 versus Woody Paige, 21-14 versus Frank Isola, 13-9 versus Sarah Spain
Kevin Blackistone 379 1,586 23.9% First show: January 21, 2003; 2011 Tournament of Champions, 39-38 versus Bill Plaschke, 60-52 versus Woody Paige
J. A. Adande 336 1,287 26.1% First show: November 11, 2002; 2012 Tournament of Champions, 44-37 versus Tim Cowlishaw
Jay Mariotti 329 1,549 21.2% Hasn't appeared on the show since August 2010; Consecutive shows record (265 episodes); Won 2009 April Fools episode hosted by Woody Paige, only episode to be scored with golf score procedure (lowest points wins).
Jackie MacMullan 258 890 29.0% First show: November 12, 2002; Lowest score (-474); 37-35 versus Woody Paige; Last show 12/22/2021, retired after 19 years on ATH and 39 years at ESPN
Israel Gutierrez 226.5 866 26.2% First show: March 18, 2008; 2023 Tournament of Champions
Bob Ryan 221 749 29.5% 8-6 versus Bill Plaschke
Frank Isola 184 876 21.0% First show: 2013, 2016 Tournament of Champions, Lowest active winning percentage (minimum 100 appearances), 7-5 versus Jorge Sedano, 4-1 versus Emily Kaplan
Bomani Jones 159 560 28.4% First show: October 22, 2010; Highest Point Avg.: 23.4 Pts/Show (minimum 100 appearances)
Michael Smith 136 451 30.2% First show: October 9, 2003; Highest winning percentage (minimum 100 appearances)
Pablo S. Torre 135.75 592 22.9% First show: October 25, 2012; 2013 Tournament of Champions, most points ever (176) 2nd most points ever (136) most points lost (-336) second lowest score (-286) 9-5 versus Sarah Spain
Clinton Yates 129 501 25.7% First show: September 6, 2017
Sarah Spain 125.5 433 29.0% First show: February 25, 2016; 2017 & 2020 Tournament of Champions; highest score (74); 11-9-1 versus Woody Paige, 14-2 versus Tim Cowlishaw
Mina Kimes 85 288 29.5% First show: March 30, 2017
Ramona Shelburne 59 216 27.3% First show: July 2016
Jorge Sedano 46.5 169 27.5% First show: October 19, 2018
Courtney Cronin 42 146 28.8% First show: June 1, 2022; Won in her debut on the show, first rookie panelist to win Tournament of Champions (2022)
Kate Fagan 41 157 26.1% First show: October 22, 2014[21]
Emily Kaplan 39 139 28.1% First show: May 10, 2019
David Dennis Jr. 38 168 22.6% First show: May 4, 2022; Record for lowest points in a Showdown (-25).
Harry Lyles Jr. 38 174 21.8% First show: October 12, 2021
Justin Tinsley 36 145 24.8% First show: January 28, 2021
Michael Holley 34 120 28.3%
Jemele Hill 22 78 28.2%
Kevin Clark 21 65 32.3% First show: September 22, 2023; Won in his debut on the show.
Monica McNutt 21 86 24.4% First show: February 17, 2021
Elle Duncan 19 63 30.2% First show: June 22, 2020
Jim Armstrong 18 75 24.0%
Bill Barnwell 14 69 20.3% First show: September 15, 2023
Marcel Louis-Jacques 12 47 25.5% First show: June 20, 2023; Won in his debut on the show.
T. J. Simers 10 65 15.4% Winner of the first Around the Horn episode
Joon Lee 10 49 20.4% First show: April 28, 2021
Gene Wojciechowski 9 44 20.4%
Josh Elliott 5 23 21.7%
Charlie Pierce 5 13 38.5%
LZ Granderson 4 19 21.1%
Jon "Stugotz" Weiner 4 16 25.0% First show: April 1, 2019
Jen Lada 4 12 33.3% First show: June 12, 2024; Won in her debut on the show.
Lindsey Thiry 3 11 27.3% First show: September 29, 2023; Won in her debut on the show.
Domonique Foxworth 3 8 37.5% First show: May 9, 2019
David Jacoby 3 5 60.0% First show: September 13, 2019
Martenzie Johnson 2 12 16.7% First show: February 23, 2023; Won in his debut on the show.
Tony Reali 2 7 28.6%
Adam Schefter 2 5 40.0%
Kimberley A. Martin 2 4 50.0% First show: December 15, 2021
Richard Justice 1 5 20.0%
Dianna Russini 1 4 25.0% First show: June 27, 2019
Mark Cuban 1 1 100.0% Guest Panelist
Lil Wayne 1 1 100.0% Guest Panelist
Bruce Arthur 1 1 100.0% First Canadian Panelist, First Canadian Winner
Malika Andrews 1 1 100.0% First show: December 12, 2019
Christine Williamson 1 1 100.0% First show: October 3, 2023; Won in her debut on the show.
John Powers 0 5 0.0%
Dan Shanoff 0 5 0.0%
Ron Borges 0 4 0.0%
Jean Jacques Taylor 0 4 0.0%
Mark Kiszla 0 2 0.0%
Andy Katz 0 1 0.0%
Bob Glauber 0 1 0.0%

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