First Take is a U.S. television program broadcast on ESPN2 since Monday, May 7, 2007. First Take is currently the 22nd most popular show on ESPN2 and 540th overall on TV, watched by a total number of 98,000 people (0.03% rating, up +1% from Wednesday) as of the daily audience measurement on . First Take is also shown on ESPN since January 2017. First Take is hosted by Molly Qerim (39) since September 15, 2015 and stars Stephen A. Smith (55) since April 30, 2012.
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of First Take on ESPN2 as of Friday, June 2, 2023.
| First Take Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2023-Jun-02 | P2+ | 98,000 | 0.03 |
| P18-49 | 52,200 | 0.04 | |
| 2023-May-31 | P2+ | 97,000 | 0.03 |
| P18-49 | 52,200 | 0.04 | |
| 2023-May-30 | P2+ | 116,000 | 0.04 |
| P18-49 | 52,200 | 0.04 | |
| 2023-May-25 | P2+ | 89,000 | 0.03 |
| P18-49 | 26,100 | 0.02 | |
| 2023-May-24 | P2+ | 94,000 | 0.03 |
| P18-49 | 39,200 | 0.03 | |
| 2023-May-23 | P2+ | 162,000 | 0.05 |
| P18-49 | 52,200 | 0.04 | |
| 2023-May-22 | P2+ | 141,000 | 0.05 |
| P18-49 | 52,200 | 0.04 | |
| 2023-May-19 L | P2+ | 257,000 | 0.08 |
| P18-49 | 104,400 | 0.08 | |
| P25-54 | 121,600 | 0.10 | |
| 2023-May-18 L | P2+ | 247,000 | 0.08 |
| P18-49 | 104,400 | 0.08 | |
| P25-54 | 109,400 | 0.09 | |
| 2023-May-17 | P2+ | 155,000 | 0.05 |
| P18-49 | 65,300 | 0.05 | |
| 2023-May-16 | P2+ | 130,000 | 0.04 |
| P18-49 | 39,200 | 0.03 | |
| 2023-May-15 | P2+ | 142,000 | 0.05 |
| P18-49 | 39,200 | 0.03 | |
| 2023-May-12 | P2+ | 144,000 | 0.05 |
| P18-49 | 52,200 | 0.04 | |
| 2023-May-11 | P2+ | 108,000 | 0.03 |
| P18-49 | 39,200 | 0.03 | |
| 2023-May-10 | P2+ | 108,000 | 0.03 |
| P18-49 | 52,200 | 0.04 | |
| 2023-May-09 | P2+ | 86,000 | 0.03 |
| P18-49 | 39,200 | 0.03 | |
| 2023-May-08 | P2+ | 88,000 | 0.03 |
| P18-49 | 26,100 | 0.02 | |
| 2023-May-05 | P2+ | 159,000 | 0.05 |
| P18-49 | 91,400 | 0.07 | |
| P25-54 | 85,100 | 0.07 | |
| 2023-May-03 | P2+ | 121,000 | 0.04 |
| P18-49 | 52,200 | 0.04 | |
| 2023-May-02 | P2+ | 121,000 | 0.04 |
| P18-49 | 52,200 | 0.04 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NBA Pre-Game | 611,000 | +223% |
| 2 | NBA Finals Alt Cast | 544,000 | |
| 3 | College Baseball | 357,000 | +280% |
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| 5 | NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship | 323,000 | +23% |
| 6 | Pardon the Interruption | 306,000 | +456% |
| 7 | ESPNU Selection Special | 255,000 | +8% |
| 8 | College Softball Super Regionals | 246,000 | +31% |
| 9 | WNBA Basketball | 207,000 | +44% |
| 10 | Around the Horn | 197,000 | +99% |
| 10 | Formula 1 Practice | 197,000 | +1% |
| 12 | College Baseball: Super Regionals | 190,000 | -76% |
| 13 | SportsCenter Prime | 171,000 | +54% |
| 14 | NCAA Studio Update | 162,000 | -22% |
| 15 | NBA Today | 141,000 | +1% |
| 16 | Get Up | 127,000 | +81% |
| 17 | This Just In | 121,000 | +133% |
| 18 | ESPN Original Documentary | 112,000 | +42% |
| 19 | Max on Boxing | 110,000 | +62% |
| 20 | NFL Live | 106,000 | +31% |
| 21 | SportsCenter AM | 105,000 | -7% |
| 22 | First Take | 98,000 | +1% |
| 23 | Formula 1 Grand Prix | 95,000 | -19% |
| 24 | UFC Live | 84,000 | +22% |
| 25 | AKC Premier Cup | 79,000 | -33% |
| 26 | Quest for the Stanley Cup | 75,000 | -30% |
| 27 | National Lacrosse League | 71,000 | +3% |
| 28 | Daily Wager | 65,000 | -61% |
| 29 | Keyshawn, JWill and Max | 61,000 | +24% |