ESPN Sports Saturday is an American sports anthology series produced by the ESPN

ESPN

Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....

 sports network. Hosted by Hannah Storm

Hannah Storm

Hannah Storm is an American television sports journalist, serving as co-anchor of ESPN's SportsCenter Monday–Thursday mornings, and is also host of the NBA Countdown pregame show on ABC as part of the network's NBA Sunday game coverage.-Early life and career:Storm was born in Oak Park, Illinois,...

, it premiered at 4 p.m. ET April 3, 2010 on the American Broadcasting Company

American Broadcasting Company

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. ESPN, which like ABC is controlled by The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company

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, has handled ABC's sports coverage since 2006 under the ESPN on ABC

ESPN on ABC

ESPN on ABC is the brand used for sports programming on the ABC television network. Officially the broadcast network retains its own sports division; however, for all practical purposes, ABC's sports division has been merged with ESPN, a sports cable network majority-owned by ABC's parent, The...

 umbrella, and ESPN Sports Saturday could be considered a descendent of ABC's Wide World of Sports.

Content on the series initially included Winners Bracket

Winners Bracket

Winners Bracket is a sports-related television program that airs on ABC. Hosted by Michelle Beadle and Marcellus Wiley, it premiered at 5 p.m. ET April 3, 2010 on the American Broadcasting Company...

, a segment consisting of highlights, plus other ESPN documentary programs, including Homecoming with Rick Reilly

Homecoming with Rick Reilly

Homecoming with Rick Reilly is an American television show on the sports network ESPN. The show is hosted by ESPN personality Rick Reilly, and features interviews with popular American sports figures.- Interviewed :*Josh Hamilton*Jerry Rice*Kurt Warner...

, 30 for 30

30 for 30

30 for 30 is the umbrella title for a series of documentaries airing on ESPN and its sister networks. The series, which premiered in October 2009 and concluded in December 2010, chronicles 30 stories from the "ESPN era," each of which detail the issues, trends, people, teams, or events that...

and E:60

E:60

E:60 is a weekly investigative journalism newsmagazine show. It premiered on ESPN on October 16, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. ET, 4:00 p.m. PT. The show is one hour long....

. Episodes will air on Saturdays through August, then resume at the conclusion of the NCAA Division I FBS football season.

See also

• Wide World of Sports
• CBS Sports Spectacular
  CBS Sports Spectacular
  CBS Sports Spectacular is a sports anthology program produced by CBS Sports. The series began on January 3, 1960 as The CBS Sports Spectacular, and has been known under many different names, including CBS Sports Saturday, CBS Sports Sunday, Eye on Sports and The CBS Sports Show.The program...