• ESPN to put Barry Bonds' 'Bond on Bonds' reality show on hiatus

  May 25, 2006
  Barry Bonds has lost his TV show for now, largely because, surprising as it sounds, he's reportedly not hitting enough home runs.

• Baseball slugger Barry Bonds to star in new ESPN reality TV series

  January 19, 2006
  San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds is apparently gearing up to star in an ESPN reality series, it was reported Thursday.

• ESPN's new edition of 'The Contender' to premiere July 18

  January 15, 2006
  ESPN has announced that rather than debut in April as was originally planned, its new season of The Contender will premiere on Tuesday, July 18 at 10PM ET/PT.

• ESPN formally announces pickup of 'The Contender', second season to premiere in April 2006

  August 11, 2005
  Confirming the recent public statements of ESPN executives, Mark Burnett Productions, DreamWorks Television, and the cable sports giant announced today that the network will become the new broadcast home of The Contender, last winter's critically-acclaimed but low-rated reality boxing series that NBC canceled after only a single season.

• Report: ESPN confirms being close to 'The Contender' second season deal

  July 19, 2005
  Nearly two months after talk about The Contender returning on another network first started circulating, ESPN reportedly confirmed yesterday that it is close to a deal to acquire the rights for a second season the cancelled NBC reality boxing series.

• Dream Job 2 - Episode 6 summary

  October 26, 2004
  "Where's Greg Anthony and why do we care?," our episode summary for the sixth episode of the second season of ESPN's Dream Job series, written by Immunegirl, is now available.

• Dream Job 2 - Episode 4 summary

  October 11, 2004
  "Snooze Job," our episode summary for the fourth episode of the second season of ESPN's Dream Job series, written by ssshaw, is now available.

• Dream Job 2 - Episode 1 summary

  September 21, 2004
  "What, No Ram-a-Lam-a-Ham-Jam?," our episode summary for the premiere episode of the second season of ESPN's Dream Job series, written by jack_bauer, is now available.
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  ESPN announces 'Dream Job 2' and '3' casting calls, moves second series premiere up to September

  June 23, 2004
  In a move that demonstrates how pleased ESPN was with the performance of the first season of its Dream Job reality show, the sports network has announced that it is moving the broadcast schedule for its Dream Job 2 sequel up to September and replacing Dream Job 2's originally scheduled Winter 2005 slot with an additional third season of the series. Open casting calls for both editions will begin June 29 in New York.

• ESPN announces plans for second 'Dream Job' series

  April 22, 2004
  ESPN has announced that it has ordered a second season of its Dream Job reality series. A talent search competition show similar to The Apprentice -- but in the works well before the NBC series became such a hit -- Dream Job follows aspiring sportscasters as they compete for a yearlong position as an ESPN SportsCenter anchor.

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