Overview

• Eisen hosted the 11 p.m. ET SportsCenter on Aug. 18 following the Commanders–Bengals preseason game.
• He anchored from Los Angeles with Mina Kimes in studio, and Joe Buck and Troy Aikman joined after calling the game.
• ESPN leaned into nostalgia with throwback graphics, a classic SportsCenter intro, and the return of NFL Primetime music.
• Eisen honored his late co-anchor Stuart Scott on air, saying he often thinks of Scott and that he "should be in that chair".
• ESPN says Eisen will make select appearances across its studio shows while remaining at NFL Network, as the company pursues a non-binding deal to acquire NFL Network and related NFL media assets for a 10% equity stake.