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{{short description|American sports television show}}
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{{Infobox television
| image        = Pardon the Interruption logo.svg
| runtime      = 30 minutes<br />+ ≈3 minutes (''SportsCenter'' segment)
| starring     = [[Tony Kornheiser]]<br />[[Michael Wilbon]]<br />[[Tony Reali]] (2001–2014)
| country      = United States
| location     = [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] Washington Bureau<br />[[Washington, D.C.]]
| network      = [[ESPN]]
| first_aired  = {{start date|2001|10|22}}
| last_aired   = present
| num_episodes = 3,000+<ref>ESPN: PTI podcast listing</ref>
| related      = ''[[The Sports Reporters]]''<br />''[[Around the Horn]]''
}}
'''''Pardon the Interruption''''' (abbreviated '''''PTI''''') is an American [[sports talk]] [[television program|television show]] that airs weekdays primarily on [[ESPN]] but can air on various TV channels in the event of live sports or breaking news. It is hosted by [[Tony Kornheiser]] and [[Michael Wilbon]] since the beginning, they discuss, and debate, the top stories of that particular day in "sports... and other stuff" (as Kornheiser put it in the show's original promo).

Similar in format to [[Gene Siskel]] and [[Roger Ebert]]'s ''[[At the Movies (1986 TV program)|At the Movies]]'',<ref>{{Cite book|title=ESPN: The Making of a Sports Media Empire|last=Vogan|first=Travis|publisher=University of Illinois Press|year=2015|isbn=978-0252039768|location=Champaign, IL|pages=96}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/September-October-2014/Bethesda-Magazine-Interview/|title=Michael Wilbon: sports writer turned TV star|last=Elfin|first=David|date=September–October 2014|work=Bethesda Magazine|access-date=2017-07-07|language=en}}</ref> ''PTI'' is known for its playful banter between the cohosts, humorous and often loud tone, and a "rundown" graphic which lists the topics yet to be discussed on the right-hand side of the screen. The show's popularity has led to the creation of similar shows on ESPN and similar segments on other series, and the rundown graphic has since been implemented on the morning editions of ''[[SportsCenter]]'', among many imitators.<ref>{{cite news |last=Grant|first=Michael|date=September 27, 2021|title=Happy 20th anniversary to PTI, the sports show that changed sports talk|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/happy-20th-anniversary-pti-sports-show-that-changed-sports-talk.html|work=Awful Announcing|location= |access-date=}}</ref>