First Take is a U.S. television program broadcast on ESPN2 since Monday, May 7, 2007. First Take is currently the 15th most popular show on ESPN2 and 427th overall on TV, watched by a total number of 200,000 people (0.06% rating, up +46% from Thursday) 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 (56) since April 30, 2012 and Shannon Sharpe (55) since September 4, 2023.
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of First Take on ESPN2 as of Tuesday, November 21, 2023.
| First Take Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2023-Nov-21 | P2+ | 200,000 | 0.06 |
| P18-49 | 65,900 | 0.05 | |
| 2023-Nov-16 | P2+ | 137,000 | 0.04 |
| P18-49 | 39,600 | 0.03 | |
| 2023-Nov-15 | P2+ | 145,000 | 0.05 |
| P18-49 | 39,600 | 0.03 | |
| 2023-Nov-14 | P2+ | 132,000 | 0.04 |
| P18-49 | 26,400 | 0.02 | |
| 2023-Nov-13 | P2+ | 145,000 | 0.05 |
| P18-49 | 26,400 | 0.02 | |
| 2023-Nov-10 | P2+ | 141,000 | 0.04 |
| P18-49 | 48,800 | 0.04 | |
| 2023-Nov-09 | P2+ | 125,000 | 0.04 |
| P18-49 | 26,400 | 0.02 | |
| 2023-Nov-08 | P2+ | 129,000 | 0.04 |
| P18-49 | 39,600 | 0.03 | |
| 2023-Nov-07 | P2+ | 130,000 | 0.04 |
| P18-49 | 39,600 | 0.03 | |
| 2023-Nov-03 | P2+ | 97,000 | 0.03 |
| P18-49 | 39,600 | 0.03 | |
| 2023-Nov-02 | P2+ | 151,000 | 0.05 |
| P18-49 | 55,400 | 0.04 | |
| 2023-Nov-01 | P2+ | 164,000 | 0.05 |
| P18-49 | 67,300 | 0.05 | |
| 2023-Oct-31 | P2+ | 159,000 | 0.05 |
| P18-49 | 51,400 | 0.04 | |
| 2023-Oct-30 | P2+ | 154,000 | 0.05 |
| P18-49 | 39,600 | 0.03 | |
| 2023-Oct-27 | P2+ | 133,000 | 0.04 |
| P18-49 | 26,400 | 0.02 | |
| 2023-Oct-26 | P2+ | 152,000 | 0.05 |
| P18-49 | 55,400 | 0.04 | |
| 2023-Oct-25 | P2+ | 188,000 | 0.06 |
| P18-49 | 55,400 | 0.04 | |
| 2023-Oct-24 | P2+ | 178,000 | 0.06 |
| P18-49 | 59,300 | 0.05 | |
| 2023-Oct-23 | P2+ | 223,000 | 0.07 |
| P18-49 | 71,200 | 0.05 | |
| 2023-Oct-20 | P2+ | 155,000 | 0.05 |
| P18-49 | 64,600 | 0.05 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NFL Regular Season | 1,920,000 | +71% |
| 2 | Monday Night Kickoff | 980,000 | +70% |
| 3 | College Football Afternoon | 704,000 | +168% |
| 4 | Monday Night Postgame | 633,000 | +72% |
| 5 | College Basketball Regular Season | 610,000 | +62% |
| 6 | College Football Scoreboard | 548,000 | +190% |
| 7 | College Football Prime | 384,000 | -48% |
| 8 | SportsCenter Morning | 353,000 | +358% |
| 9 | SportsCenter 1am | 316,000 | +35% |
| 10 | SportsCenter Prime | 306,000 | +40% |
| 11 | Fantasy Football Now | 296,000 | +118% |
| 12 | Formula 1 Practice | 213,000 | -48% |
| 13 | Pat McAfee Show | 206,000 | +87% |
| 14 | College Football Live | 201,000 | +65% |
| 15 | First Take | 200,000 | +46% |
| 16 | College Basketball Scoreboard | 176,000 | -12% |
| 17 | Get Up | 169,000 | -3% |
| 18 | SportsCenter Late | 168,000 | +9% |
| 19 | SportsCenter Weekend AM | 154,000 | +3% |
| 20 | SportsCenter 12am | 153,000 | +20% |
| 21 | SportsCenter AM | 145,000 | +6% |
| 22 | Monday Blitz | 114,000 | +24% |
| 23 | College Basketball Live | 105,000 | -17% |
| 24 | ESPN Bet | 79,000 | -42% |
| 25 | Women's College Basketball Regular Season | 78,000 | -19% |
| 26 | Unsportsmanlike | 74,000 | +10% |
| 27 | Around the Horn | 72,000 | -33% |