Best Damn Sports Show Period Expands to 90 Minutes

Fox Sports Net's BEST DAMN SPORTS SHOW PERIOD continues its prime time run by expanding from a one-hour program to a 90-minute version beginning Monday, Nov. 5. The lively weeknight show, which is a blend of sports and comedy with an irreverent tone, is telecast from 7:30-9:00 PM local time and re-airs from 11:30 PM-1 AM local time.

BEST DAMN SPORTS SHOW PERIOD, which debuted July 23, tackles the day's topical sports stories as they are discussed, dissected and bantered back and forth by the "voice of the fan" Tom Arnold, former MLB slugger John Kruk, former Pro Bowl defensive tackle D'Marco Farr and ex-NBA star Reggie Theus. Chris Rose serves as host.

BEST DAMN SPORTS SHOW PERIOD moved from its midnight time slot to prime time in most FSN regional networks on Sept. 24.

Recent in-studio guests on the nightly show include Lakers star Shaquille O'Neal, Chicago White Sox pitcher David Wells, who for three nights guest hosted special two-hour World Series wrap-up versions of BDSSP, and WNBA MVP Lisa Leslie. Other guests have included Jim Brown. Pete Rose, Terry Bradshaw, Mark Cuban and actor Michael Clark Duncan.

Fox Sports Net reaches more than 77 million households nationwide and is a service of National Sports Partners, equally owned by Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc. and FOX. Rainbow Sports Networks incorporates Rainbow's 50% ownership of Fox Sports Net and Fox Sports National Advertising, and the ownership and management of Fox Sports Net regional networks in five of the nation's largest markets: Chicago, Florida, Ohio, New England and San Francisco.

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