Editing Pardon the Interruption (section)

==Broadcast details==
''PTI'' airs at 5:30&nbsp;p.m. Eastern Time on ESPN,<ref name=":0" /> occasionally moving to ESPN2 in the event of live sports or breaking news coverage airing on the main channel. Replays also appear on ESPN2 or [[ESPNEWS]] at various times.
* In Canada, [[The Sports Network|TSN]] airs the show live at 5:30&nbsp;p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|ET]]. In 2011, the ''[[SportsCentre]]'' edition following ''PTI'' now features the final segment, but previously TSN did not air it. Tony acknowledged this frequently at the end of the show, often signing off while waving a [[Flag of Canada|Canadian flag]].
* Since April 17, 2006, ESPN has also offered a free audio [[podcast]] which cuts out commercials and includes all segments. The podcast is usually made available two to three hours after its original telecast on ESPN.
* [[BT Sport ESPN]] airs the show across the UK in a late night slot, usually at 11:30&nbsp;p.m. unless pre-empted by live sports coverage. It is also repeated during the following day at 7:30&nbsp;a.m.
* [[ESPN Latin America|ESPN 3 Mexico, Central America & Caribbean]] airs ''PTI'' in original language at 10:00&nbsp;p.m. (Central Mexico Time) from Monday to Friday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://guia.espn.com/?id=418|title=Guia ESPN - Mexico}}</ref> The show is not broadcast in any other part of Latin America.
* Since May 7, 2018, PTI started to be aired on [[ESPN 5]], the sports block of Philippine-based TV channel and ESPN affiliate [[The 5 Network]], on a delayed telecast basis. It is aired weekdays from 9:30&nbsp;a.m. to 10:00&nbsp;a.m. [[Philippine Standard Time]].

===Viewers===
''PTI'' averages a little more than one million viewers daily.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=viewers2>{{cite web|url= http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/08/18/bam-viewers-dont-leave-in-droves-or-really-at-all-when-dan-le-batard-hosts-pardon-the-interruption/60409|title= BAM! Viewers Don't Leave in Droves (Or Really At All) When Dan Le Batard Hosts 'Pardon The Interruption'|publisher= TVbytheNumbers.com|date= August 18, 2010|access-date= September 24, 2010|first= Robert|last= Seidman|archive-date= August 22, 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100822231419/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/08/18/bam-viewers-dont-leave-in-droves-or-really-at-all-when-dan-le-batard-hosts-pardon-the-interruption/60409|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref name=viewers3>{{cite web|url= http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/08/11/sorry-haters-but-the-viewer-numbers-for-vh1s-t-o-show-just-arent-that-bad/24651|title= Sorry haters, but the viewer numbers for VH1′s T.O. Show just aren't that bad|publisher= TVbytheNumbers.com|date= August 11, 2009|access-date= September 24, 2010|first= Robert|last= Seidman|archive-date= August 15, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090815085908/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/08/11/sorry-haters-but-the-viewer-numbers-for-vh1s-t-o-show-just-arent-that-bad/24651|url-status= dead}}</ref>

Famous fans include [[Barack Obama]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nesn.com/2013/07/barack-obama-joined-by-pardon-the-interruption-hosts-michael-wilbon-tony-kornheiser-on-golf-course-video/|title=Barack Obama Joined by 'Pardon the Interruption' Hosts Michael Wilbon, Tony Kornheiser on Golf Course (Video)|date=2013-07-15|work=NESN.com|access-date=2017-04-13|language=en-US}}</ref> [[George W. Bush]],<ref name=":2" /> [[Tom Hanks]],<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Great Book of Washington, D.C. Sports Lists|last1=Pollin|first1=Andy|last2=Shapiro|first2=Len|publisher=Running Books|year=2008|isbn=978-0762433568|location=Philadelphia|pages=146}}</ref> [[Bill Murray]],<ref name=":5">{{Citation|last=FM|first=Player|title=Pardon The Rest: 4/12/17|url=https://player.fm/series/pti-1203964/pardon-the-rest-41217|language=en|access-date=2017-04-13}}{{Dead link|date=December 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[David Letterman]],<ref name=":5" /> [[Tom Cotton]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2016/apr/24/thomas-bryant-cotton-20160424/|title=HIGH PROFILE: Senator Tom Cotton|last=Franco|first=Cheree|date=2016-04-24|work=Arkansas Online|access-date=2017-07-06}}</ref> [[Hank Azaria]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://art19.com/shows/the-tony-kornheiser-show/episodes/2a1413e4-d794-4334-be30-354c73ed87e0|title=Now that's a lotta show!|date=4 April 2017|work=The Tony Kornheiser Show – ART19|access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref> [[Chris Christie]],<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=https://art19.com/shows/the-tony-kornheiser-show/episodes/24999e41-bf94-44ce-b075-fd3ca9565855|title=Try the Kendall Jackson|date=27 April 2017|work=The Tony Kornheiser Show – ART19|access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref> [[Eric Stonestreet]],<ref name=":6" /> [[Matthew Morrison]],<ref name=":6" /> [[John Heilemann]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/jheil/status/781139620503388160|title=Hey, yo, I watch @PTI every day -- how much Mr Tony does one man need (or can one man take)?https://twitter.com/ThisShowStinks/status/781138371670372352 …|last=Heilemann|first=John|date=2016-09-28|website=@jheil|language=en|access-date=2017-10-30}}</ref> [[Penny Marshall]],<ref name=":2" /> [[Michael Kelly (American actor)|Michael Kelly]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://art19.com/shows/the-tony-kornheiser-show/episodes/7560eb96-5139-4ea5-83ed-41231f1a28f9|title=Do I have to eat with you?|date=26 October 2017|work=The Tony Kornheiser Show – ART19|access-date=2017-11-15}}</ref> [[Eva Longoria]],<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2011/10/24/Media/PTI.aspx|title=Ten Good Years: Michael Wilbon Talks About "PTI" Reaching A Decade On The Air|date=24 October 2011|website=Sports Business Daily|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227054006/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2011/10/24/Media/PTI.aspx|archive-date=27 December 2017|access-date=2017-12-27}}</ref> [[John McCain]],<ref name=":8" /> [[Tim Russert]],<ref name=":8" /> and [[Maury Povich]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/art19/tony-kornheiser-show/e/52107193|title=The Connie and Maury Show|website=The Tony Kornheiser Show – Stitcher|language=en|access-date=2018-01-04}}</ref>

The October 24, 2011 episode featured a message from then-[[President of the United States|President]] Obama commemorating the tenth anniversary of the show.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pga.com/news/golf-buzz/pardon-interruption-golf-president-obama|title=Pardon the Interruption for golf with President Obama|last=Holmes|first=John|date=13 July 2013|website=PGA.com|language=en|access-date=2017-07-06}}</ref> On July 12, 2013, Kornheiser, Wilbon, and Reali were guests at the [[White House]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2013/08/13/tony-kornheiser-mike-wilbon-didnt-know-they-were-in-oval-office/|title=Tony Kornheiser, Mike Wilbon didn't know they were in the Oval Office|last=Kogod|first=Sarah|date=2013-08-13|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2018-01-11|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> After lunch, the trio met in the [[Oval Office]] with Obama.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/07/obama-plays-golf-with-espn-hosts-michael-wilbon-and-tony-kornheiser/|title=Obama Golfs With ESPN Hosts Wilbon and Kornheiser|last=Good|first=Chris|date=13 July 2013|website=ABC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130714123013/https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/07/obama-plays-golf-with-espn-hosts-michael-wilbon-and-tony-kornheiser/|archive-date=2013-07-14|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-07-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2014/07/14/this-is-the-white-houses-favorite-media-outlet/|title=This is the White House's favorite media outlet|last=Zezima|first=Katie|date=14 July 2014|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2017-07-07}}</ref> Obama also provided taped congratulations on the show's 20th anniversary episode on October 22, 2021.