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[82] [83] Some refute the idea and claimed that the XFL is not getting a rights fee from ESPN, and the agreement is a rights agreement for the games to be on the air, but without payment. In a tweet, Dwayne Johnson responded to the claimed and said: "ESPN is a stakeholder in XFL. Long term partners", implying that ESPN are shareholders in the ...
ESPN will also air a weekly multi-platform post-game show. [93] Both ESPN and Fox will carry audio simulcasts of their coverage on their Sirius XM Radio feeds, ESPN Xtra and Fox Sports Radio, respectively. [94] Beginning in the 2025 season, the Fox broadcast network will include the UFL as a permanent part of its Friday night schedule. [95] [96]
On June 27, 2023, USFL President of Football Operations Daryl Johnston initially confirmed in an interview that the league would return for the 2024 season. [2]USFL average viewership in 2023 was down 16% from its debut season to 601,000 and 3% lower than the 2023 XFL season, despite having 28 over-the-air network games compared to eight for the XFL. [3]
ESPN also hosted an XFL studio show called XFL Today during the season, with Jason Fitz, Skubie Mageza and Andrew Hawkins. [405] The hosts replaced Jonathan Coachman , who declined to return after the money he was due for hosting the show in 2020 went unpaid in the league's bankruptcy.
Some refute the idea and claimed that the XFL is not getting a rights fee from ESPN, and the agreement is a rights agreement for the games to be on the air, but without payment. In a tweet, Dwayne Johnson responded to the claimed and said: "ESPN is a stakeholder in XFL. Long term partners", implying that ESPN are partners in the league. [236]
ESPN DC Defenders: 27–12 1–0 Alamodome: 13,164 2 Saturday April 6 11:00 a.m. ESPN at Memphis Showboats: 20–19 2–0 Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium: 8,791 3 Sunday April 14 2:00 p.m. ABC St. Louis Battlehawks: 24–31 2–1 Alamodome 11,790 4 Saturday April 20 6:00 p.m. Fox Michigan Panthers: 19–9 3–1 Alamodome 11,251 5 Saturday April 27 ...
The 2023 XFL Championship Game was an American football game on May 13, 2023, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The contest determined the champion of the 2023 XFL season and was played between the South Division title winners Arlington Renegades and the North Division title winners DC Defenders . [ 5 ]
This was the last season before the XFL merged with the United States Football League to form United Football League (UFL). As part of the merger agreement leading up to the 2024 season, the XFL's Roughnecks would disband and the USFL's Houston Gamblers would take over the Roughnecks name.