First Take is a U.S. television program aired on ESPN since Tuesday, January 3, 2017. First Take is currently the 13th most popular show on ESPN and 322nd overall on TV, watched by a total number of 433,000 people (0.14% rating, up +2% from yesterday) as of the daily audience measurement on . First Take is also shown on ESPN2 since May 2007. First Take is hosted by Molly Qerim (38) and stars Stephen A. Smith (55).
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of First Take on ESPN as of Thursday, March 23, 2023.
| First Take Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2023-Mar-23 L | P2+ | 433,000 | 0.14 |
| P18-49 | 182,700 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 218,800 | 0.18 | |
| 2023-Mar-22 L | P2+ | 424,000 | 0.14 |
| P18-49 | 169,700 | 0.13 | |
| P25-54 | 206,700 | 0.17 | |
| 2023-Mar-21 L | P2+ | 393,000 | 0.13 |
| P18-49 | 130,500 | 0.10 | |
| P25-54 | 170,200 | 0.14 | |
| 2023-Mar-20 L | P2+ | 502,000 | 0.16 |
| P18-49 | 169,700 | 0.13 | |
| P25-54 | 206,700 | 0.17 | |
| 2023-Mar-17 L | P2+ | 553,000 | 0.18 |
| P18-49 | 234,900 | 0.18 | |
| P25-54 | 267,500 | 0.22 | |
| 2023-Mar-16 L | P2+ | 492,000 | 0.16 |
| P18-49 | 195,800 | 0.15 | |
| P25-54 | 243,100 | 0.20 | |
| 2023-Mar-15 L | P2+ | 456,000 | 0.15 |
| P18-49 | 156,600 | 0.12 | |
| P25-54 | 194,500 | 0.16 | |
| 2023-Mar-14 L | P2+ | 496,000 | 0.16 |
| P18-49 | 208,800 | 0.16 | |
| P25-54 | 255,300 | 0.21 | |
| 2023-Mar-13 L | P2+ | 462,000 | 0.15 |
| P18-49 | 182,700 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 231,000 | 0.19 | |
| 2023-Mar-10 L | P2+ | 460,000 | 0.15 |
| P18-49 | 169,700 | 0.13 | |
| P25-54 | 231,000 | 0.19 | |
| 2023-Mar-09 L | P2+ | 450,000 | 0.14 |
| P18-49 | 156,600 | 0.12 | |
| P25-54 | 194,500 | 0.16 | |
| 2023-Mar-08 L | P2+ | 476,000 | 0.15 |
| P18-49 | 182,700 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 218,800 | 0.18 | |
| 2023-Mar-07 L | P2+ | 466,000 | 0.15 |
| P18-49 | 156,600 | 0.12 | |
| P25-54 | 182,400 | 0.15 | |
| 2023-Mar-06 L | P2+ | 489,000 | 0.16 |
| P18-49 | 208,800 | 0.16 | |
| P25-54 | 243,100 | 0.20 | |
| 2023-Mar-03 L | P2+ | 386,000 | 0.12 |
| P18-49 | 143,600 | 0.11 | |
| P25-54 | 194,500 | 0.16 | |
| 2023-Mar-02 L | P2+ | 396,000 | 0.13 |
| P18-49 | 143,600 | 0.11 | |
| P25-54 | 182,400 | 0.15 | |
| 2023-Mar-01 L | P2+ | 389,000 | 0.12 |
| P18-49 | 143,600 | 0.11 | |
| P25-54 | 182,400 | 0.15 | |
| 2023-Feb-28 L | P2+ | 422,000 | 0.14 |
| P18-49 | 169,700 | 0.13 | |
| P25-54 | 194,500 | 0.16 | |
| 2023-Feb-27 L | P2+ | 466,000 | 0.15 |
| P18-49 | 195,800 | 0.15 | |
| P25-54 | 231,000 | 0.19 | |
| 2023-Feb-24 L | P2+ | 426,000 | 0.14 |
| P18-49 | 169,700 | 0.13 | |
| P25-54 | 218,800 | 0.18 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NBA Regular Season | 1,797,000 | +4% |
| 2 | Formula 1 Grand Prix | 1,523,000 | +16% |
| 3 | Women's NCAA Basketball Championship | 943,000 | +39% |
| 4 | College GameDay: Basketball | 845,000 | +51% |
| 5 | NBA Courtside | 800,000 | +44% |
| 6 | NIT Tournament | 791,000 | -9% |
| 7 | SportsCenter 12am | 694,000 | +21% |
| 8 | SportsCenter Weekend AM | 662,000 | -7% |
| 9 | Formula 1 Surround | 640,000 | +50% |
| 10 | Pardon the Interruption | 598,000 | -3% |
| 11 | NBA Pre-Game | 493,000 | +28% |
| 12 | College Wrestling | 454,000 | +32% |
| 13 | First Take | 433,000 | +2% |
| 14 | Around the Horn | 414,000 | +1% |
| 15 | NFL Live | 386,000 | +19% |
| 16 | SportsCenter Early | 385,000 | +7% |
| 17 | SportsCenter 1am | 330,000 | +20% |
| 18 | Get Up | 313,000 | +10% |
| 19 | NHL Regular Season | 312,000 | +174% |
| 20 | NBA Today | 286,000 | +62% |
| 21 | SportsCenter Morning | 285,000 | +34% |
| 22 | SportsCenter AM | 276,000 | +1% |
| 23 | SportsCenter Late | 255,000 | -43% |
| 24 | This Just In | 253,000 | +41% |
| 25 | NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Studio | 221,000 | -83% |
| 26 | SportsCenter Prime | 182,000 | +18% |