ESPN2

Secondary sports network

ESPN2 is a cable television sports network, the sister channel to ESPN.

Launched in 1993, it carries overflow programming when ESPN's schedule is full, along with secondary sports coverage, talk shows, and alternative sports content.

The game got bumped to ESPN2.

sports

college basketball

University-level hoops competition

  • college footballUniversity-level American gridiron
  • MLSShared property listing system
  • WNBAProfessional female basketball league

tennis · lacrosse · softball · wrestling · bowling · poker · darts · cornhole · spelling bee · Little League

broadcast

cable

Heavy-duty woven line

  • channelPassage for transmission
  • HDHigh-resolution video format
  • streamingReal-time digital delivery

ticker · scoreboard · graphics · simulcast · replay · highlights · coverage · telecast · airtime · ratings

identity

secondary

Lesser in rank

companion · niche · expanded · supplementary · auxiliary · complement · extension · backup · additional · lineup

programming

SportsCenter

Television sports digest

alternate · spillover

Categories
Opposites
flagship vs. secondary status

ESPN2ESPN

American sports broadcaster

main channel · NBC Sports · CBS Sports

sports vs. non-sports programming

ESPN2CNN

American cable news network

MSNBC · Fox News · HGTV · Bravo · AMC

Phrases
  • ESPN PlusStreaming sports subscription service
Family

ESPN

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G