Though they will no longer be co-hosts, Bomani Jones and Pablo Torre are both returning to ESPN, according to The New York Post. That’s somewhat of a surprise as Jones and Torre were the hosts of High Noon, which went off the air in March due to poor ratings.
It seems higher-ups at ESPN must have determined the debate show’s poor ratings were not entirely the fault of its co-hosts as both Jones and Torre have re-signed multi-year contracts with The Worldwide Leader.
In addition to doing some writing and appearing on podcasts, it is believed Jones and Torre will make appearances on TV shows like Around The Horn, Pardon The Interruption and SportsCenter. While 39-year-old Jones and 34-year-old Torre will have some radio duties, it is not likely they will be a part of a potential new national lineup shake-up at ESPN.
In other ESPN news, the network is planning to continue to fill its Sunday night programming with documentaries after seeing the sustained popularity of The Last Dance docuseries. According to Deadline, ESPN Films’ 30 for 30 series will step in on May 24 when Last Dance ends with a two-part series about disgraced bike racer Lance Armstrong.
On June 7, the trend will continue with Be Water, an in-depth look at the life of martial arts legend Bruce Lee. Finally, on June 14, Long Gone Summer, a look at Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa’s epic 1998 home run chase, will make its debut.
All the films will be made available on ESPN+ after they premiere.
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