Editing ESPN2 (section)

{{short description|American pay television network}}
{{for multi|the Australian television channel|ESPN Australia|the Latin American television channel|ESPN 2 (Latin American TV channel)|the Brazilian television channel|ESPN (Brazil)}}
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{{Infobox television channel
| name = ESPN2
| logo = ESPN2 logo.svg
| logo_size = 225px
| logo_alt = ESPN2 logo
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|1993|10|1}}
| picture_format = [[720p]] ([[HDTV]])<br><small>Downgraded to [[Letterboxing (filming)|letterboxed]] [[480i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed</small>
| owner = [[The Walt Disney Company]] (80%)<br/>[[Hearst Communications]] (20%)
| parent = [[ESPN Inc.]]
| country = United States
| language = English and Spanish
| area = Nationwide<br/>International
| headquarters = [[Bristol, Connecticut]]
| sister_channels = * [[ESPN]]
* [[ESPNU]]
* [[ESPNews]]
* [[ESPN Deportes]]
* [[ACC Network]]
* [[SEC Network]]
| website = {{url|https://espnpressroom.com/us/espn2-livesame-day-tape-event-schedule/}}
| online_serv_1 = [[WatchESPN]] or ESPN app
| online_chan_1 = [https://www.espn.com/watch/ WatchESPN.com]<br>{{small|(U.S. cable subscribers only; requires login from pay television provider to access content)}}
| online_serv_2 = [[DirecTV Stream]]
| online_chan_2 = [[Internet protocol television]]
| online_serv_3 = [[YouTube TV]]
| online_chan_3 = Internet protocol television
| online_serv_4 = [[Hulu|Hulu Live TV]]
| online_chan_4 = Internet protocol television
| online_serv_5 = [[Sling TV]]
| online_chan_5 = Internet protocol television
}}

'''ESPN2''' is an American multinational [[pay television]] [[television network|network]] owned by [[ESPN Inc.]], a [[joint venture]] between [[the Walt Disney Company]] (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and [[Hearst Communications]] (which owns the remaining 20%).

ESPN2 was initially formatted as a younger-skewing counterpart to its parent network [[ESPN]], with a focus on sports popular among [[young adult]] audiences (ranging from mainstream events to other unconventional sports), and carrying a more informal and youthful presentation than the main network. By the late 1990s, this mandate was phased out, as the channel increasingly became a second outlet for ESPN's mainstream sports coverage.

{{As of|2023|12}}, ESPN2 is available to approximately 70 million pay television households in the United States—down from its 2011 peak of 100 million households.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wrestlenomics.com/u-s-cable-network-households-universe-1990-2023-nielsen-data/|title=U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 – 2023|website=wrestlenomics.com|date=May 14, 2024|access-date=July 28, 2019}}</ref>