Editing ESPN2 (section)

===Simulcasting and alternative telecasts===
ESPN2 has also simulcast many game telecasts with ESPN, usually as a part of a [[ESPN Megacast|"Full Circle" or "Megacast"]] broadcast, which covers a single event across ESPN platforms with different forms of coverage (such as different camera angles and features). ESPN2 also simulcasts some programming from ESPNews, often during local [[blackout (broadcasting)|blackouts]] of scheduled national game telecasts, and for a while provided a simulcast of [[ESPN Deportes]]' edition of ''SportsCenter'' on Sundays. In return, ESPN2 programming is often seen on ESPN during blackouts of games in certain markets.

ESPN2 also often carries ''[[SportsCenter]]'' at times when the broadcast on ESPN is delayed by a sporting event that overruns into one of the program's scheduled timeslots. ESPN and ESPN2 also jointly aired two episodes of a documentary special called ''This is SportsCenter'', in which ESPN showed a documentary showing the production of an edition of ''SportsCenter'', while the finished product aired on ESPN2. The documentary would usually air for two hours, where the first hour would cover the preliminary production of the night's show on ESPN, while ESPN2 aired ESPN's regular programming. The second hour usually spent time at [[production control]] while covering reaction to the night's developments.

On March 16, 2008, ESPN2 aired [[College Basketball on CBS Sports|CBS-produced]] coverage of the [[2008 SEC men's basketball tournament|SEC men's basketball championship game]] in most of the country. A [[2008 Atlanta tornado outbreak|tornado]] had damaged the original game site, the [[Georgia Dome]], causing the remainder of the tournament to be rescheduled and re-located to the smaller [[Alexander Memorial Coliseum]]. However, the new, later tip-off time for the SEC championship created a scheduling conflict with CBS's coverage of the [[2008 Big Ten men's basketball tournament|Big Ten championship game]]. As a result, CBS aired the SEC championship on its affiliates in the markets of the teams involved, while ESPN2 aired a simulcast of the game in the rest of the country.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-03-15 |title=After tornado delays tourney, SEC title game changing TV networks |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/champweek2008/news/story?id=3295512 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ourand |first=John |date=2008-03-24 |title=SEC's TV decision offers a clue about future |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Journal/Issues/2008/03/24/Media/Secs%20TV%20Decision%20Offers%20A%20Clue%20About%20Future.aspx |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=sportsbusinessdaily.com |language=en}}</ref>

ESPN2 has occasionally been used to carry simulcasts of ESPN Deportes' Spanish-language coverage of events, in an effort to promote the channel and improve the availability of the telecasts (as ESPN2 is available in a significantly larger number of homes than ESPN Deportes), while also reducing the need to [[Counterprogramming (television)|counterprogram]] with lesser-viewed programs. Examples since 2016 have included [[NBA Christmas games|NBA Christmas Day games]], the [[2017 World Baseball Classic]] (whose English rights were exclusively held by [[MLB Network]]), and an [[International Champions Cup]] game between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 15, 2016 |title=Seen on Screen: ESPN2 to Simulcast NBA Christmas Day Game in Spanish; CSN Chicago Reairs Cubs World Series Run |url=https://www.sportsvideo.org/2016/12/15/seen-on-screen-espn2-to-simulcast-nba-christmas-day-game-in-spanish-csn-chicago-reairs-cubs-world-series-run/ |access-date=September 5, 2017 |website=Sports Video Group}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Ourand |first=John |date=September 5, 2017 |title=Spanish-language 'Monday Night Football' coming to ESPN2 |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2017/09/05/spanish-language-monday-night-football-espn2.html |access-date=5 September 2017 |website=New York Business Journal}}</ref> From the [[2017 NFL season]] through [[2020 NFL season|2020]], ESPN2 simulcast ESPN Deportes' Spanish-language broadcasts of ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' during the first nine weeks of the season, including its pre-game show ''NFL Esta Noche'', and [[ESPN Latin America]]'s ''SportsCenter'' from Mexico City after the game. ESPN2 had largely scheduled filler programming against ''MNF'' until November, when it begins its Monday-night [[ESPN College Basketball|college basketball coverage]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2017/09/04/Leagues-and-Governing-Bodies/NFL-Spanish.aspx|title=Spanish-language 'MNF' coming to ESPN2|website=Sports Business Daily|date=September 4, 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/espn-deportes-super-bowl-spanish-language-rights|title=ESPN Deportes picks up Super Bowl Spanish-language rights|work=SportsPro|access-date=2018-11-05|language=en}}</ref> 

In the 2021 season, the Spanish simulcast of ''MNF'' was replaced with ''Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli'' (colloquially known as the "[[Manningcast]]"), which is hosted by [[Eli Manning|Eli]] and [[Peyton Manning]], and features appearances by other celebrity guests.<ref>{{cite web|last=Patra|first=Kevin|date=July 19, 2021|title=Peyton, Eli Manning to headline alternate 'Monday Night Football' telecast|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/peyton-eli-manning-headline-alternate-monday-night-football-telecast|access-date=July 19, 2021|work=NFL.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='Manningcast' draws nearly 2 million viewers, but trails traditional MNF broadcast|url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/manning-cast-draws-nearly-2-million-viewers-but-trails-traditional-broadcast-155938397.html|access-date=2021-10-30|website=ca.sports.yahoo.com|date=October 27, 2021 |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Barron |first=Tory |date=2021-10-26 |title=What happened when Marshawn Lynch, Sue Bird, Brady and Brees joined Peyton & Eli on the MNF ManningCast |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32474649 |access-date=2021-10-30 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>