Numb3rs that 3SPN wants you to r3m3mb3r
If there's any question about the volume of press releases that ESPN and company put out into the media world on an hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or yearly basis, the Worldwide Leader in Sports may have topped itself today in trying to make a numerical presentation to emphasize the volume of work involved in the "SportsCenter" franchise.
To highlight a by-the-numbers release that was just sent out to be used by ... we're not sure ... ESPN would like it known that since the first SportsCenter on Sept. 7, 1979, these things have happened (and will highlight those numbers that are most bizarre):
8 – Languages in which SportsCenter is telecast (English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Hindi, Cantonese, Mandarin and Japanese)
They forgot Bermanese, a dying dialect in regions of the great Northeast..
15 - Original versions of SportsCenter produced around the world including the U.S. version
15 –Sports Emmys earned for SportsCenter
25 – Shades of concealers and foundations used by the makeup team in the U.S.
A news organization uses concealers? That's an odd thing to build a foundation on.
50 – Average number of production and news personnel working on each SportsCenter telecast
50 – Average seconds of a SportsCenter highlight
81 – Number of SportsCenter anchors worldwide
Not counting Craig Kilborn
136 – Countries and territories where SportsCenter is watched
220 –SportsCenter meetings held per month globally
And you think your boss micromanages.
1,500 – Average number of SportsCenter highlights produced per month (450 in the U.S., and more than 1,120 globally and on ESPN Deportes)
Enough to make a fake bracket contest of 'em so they get repurposed.
2,700 – Makeup removal wipes used per month in the U.S.
Imagine the number of landfills needed to accomodate a Chris Berman shift.
3,867 – Original SportsCenter telecasts produced worldwide each year
26,280 – Number of SportsCenter updates aired per year on ESPN Radio
36,000 – Ringtone downloads of the familiar “Da Da Da…Da Da Da” SportsCenter theme in the third quarter of 2007
We just changed our ringtone to a clip of Berman on YouTube (which today were taken down from the site due to a copyright claim by ESPN, but is still available on Deadspin.com)
41,234 – Original editions of SportsCenter produced to date (includes U.S., overseas and ESPN Deportes, the Spanish language U.S.-based sports network)
100,000 – Views per month of SportsCenter "Right Now" updates on ESPN’s mobile content
1,450,000 – SportsCenter "Right Now" views daily on ESPN.com and related sites
As if you get a choice everytime you go to the site.
Up to 105,600,000 – Number of people who watch SportsCenter each month in the U.S. alone
1 billion -- Reasons why you need to re-read this list to make sure you can recite it upon inquisition.
This list will soon reappear in ESPN The Magazine as a snappy graphic.