Stephen A Smith DESTROYS Skip Bayless After Tragic News Comes Out About His Show 'Undisputed'

Stephen A Smith DESTROYS Skip Bayless After Tragic News Comes Out About His Show 'Undisputed'
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It's time for FS1 to do something about Skip Bayless and 'Undisputed'
Ever since Shannon Sharpe left, the show has been a rapidly sinking ship - and the ratings prove it
Skip Bayless’ “Undisputed” has hit a dry spell since the departure of NFL Hall of Famer and current ESPN “First Take” analyst, Shannon Sharpe. Bayless’ new crew, which includes former NFL stars, rappers and a highly respected media personality, hasn’t been able to captivate the nation in the same manner Skip & Shannon did for so many years. But now that we’ve seen Skip’s vision for the “New Undisputed,” it’s time for FOX Sports and FS1 to grow a pair and reel Bayless back in.
To put it frankly, it’s not working anymore. But in fairness, this show has become less irritating than watching ESPN pull the strings on their puppet leading the competition on that other show Bayless once starred in. Though Stephen A. Smith and his merry band of misfits seem to have the right formula, especially since Sharpe jumped on board last fall.
Last week, Bayless’ show hit a new low since returning to air for the start of the NFL season. The show attracted an average of just 50,000 viewers last Tuesday (Feb. 27) which was even lower than the re-air of ESPN’s “Get Up” on ESPN 2 the same day. As ratings continue to dip lower and lower, FS1 just sits back and watches. All for the sake of appeasing their supposed “golden goose,” Bayless.
Now that we’re through the NFL season and have some time to breathe before the NBA playoffs, FS1 needs to seriously take a close look at the network. Their two daily shows that start off the live programming portion of the day (Monday-Friday) are programs almost nobody cares about. “The Craig Carton Show” leading into “Undisputed” has been a disaster. Carton’s show on FS1 has always felt like it’s on an island unto itself with no real connection to the other shows on FS1’s daily lineup.
When Sharpe was still in the fold on “Undisputed”, even during the rift toward the end, it was still a solid show that fans loved tuning into and chatting about online even if most hated Bayless. Sharpe was the lone redeeming character in that partnership and that’s evident in how far Bayless has fallen over the past several months. We’re not even a full year into the split of Sharpe and Bayless and an undisputed (pun intended), clear-cut winner has been crowned.
The proof is in the pudding, as they say, and Bayless’ expired long ago. There were reports from the start dating back to last summer that executives at FOX Sports were not happy with Bayless’ decision to go with a rotating ensemble cast to replace Shay Shay. All he did was copy Smith’s recent “First Take” format and called it a day.
Bayless was the No. 1 guy for years and really helped get this whole debate genre of sports talk shows rolling. But the end comes for all of us and it’s time for FOX to stop tiptoeing around the issue and make wholesale changes to the early morning block of programming. They can’t continue to allow Bayless to control such a prime viewing slot with little to no return.
As a personality, Bayless is hated by most people you talk to and that even goes for those who’ve had the “pleasure” of working with him. But it goes far beyond disliking the on-air personality: Folks don’t like the man, Skip Bayless. Now, this deep dislike for Bayless isn’t really new, but after his comments following Damar Hamlin collapsing on the field in January last year, that sent most over the edge.
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[@craigosterberg5045]

Skip thought he was more important than the show. Haven’t watched it since Shannon left.

[@kingaries488]

Haven't watched any of them shows in like legit 10plus years 😂

[@og3081]

@@kingaries488FIRST TAKE IS FINE WITH THAT.✌🏾😂

[@dark_knight_3304]

@@og3081don’t act like first take is any better now it has two yelling clowns

[@og3081]

@@dark_knight_3304 You have lice in your head..… LMAO

[@chicotata]

Skip: Started First Take Started Undisputed by bringing in Shannon Got Shannon to start Shay Shay Popularized the Debate format (which I hate because it changed the ESPN I used to love)

[@TheLockerRoomla]

Good for him now it’s time for him to retire

[@GabrielMedina-eq9je]

People forget what skip has done

[@chicotata]

@@GabrielMedina-eq9je Frfr. I’m not a big fan of his but I give him his due.

[@clarkware4178]

SAS is full of ----! Shannon is the reason for the ratings! Those 2 days a week that Shannon appears is when the rating really goes up! Stephen A Smith (SAS) is saying how he's trying to help everyone succeed. That's BS! Shannon saved First Take! SAS is a SNAKE!!!

[@og3081]

🧢🧢🧢 ! FIRST TAKE WAS “#1 FOR 11 STRAIGHT YEARS BEFORE SHANNON GOT THERE!” SMDH 🤡

[@NEO-92]

@@og3081 why waste your time responding to 🤡s. I just read and laugh

[@clarkware4178]

@og3081 NOT saying they didn't have decent ratings! What I'm saying it that since Shannon arrived, the ratings are skyrocketing! Are you not listening! & remember, they were laying off EMPLOYEES! I'm not a fan of Shannon, but it is what it is! SMDH!

[@BrainSmith-eb7xk]

Faaaacts, I don't even watch unless S.S is on

[@troywhite2696]

💯I watch on Mon & Tue

[@billyford7853]

Lil Wayne. Really? I just don't understand Americans mind set to think lil Wayne actually has something worth listening to in regards to sports.

[@stylesj.4752]

Lil Wayne definitely knows sport now….

[@ClintMcneil-h5k]

Hmmm lol 😆 i don't even understand wat Lil Wayne is saying wen he speaks , real talk folks 😂😂

[@shahenalexanian6303]

Nobody is interested in Skip yet you devote your show to discussing him.😂

[@showtimej2582]

Screw skip bayless leave and don’t comeback

[@hoodywalker7173]

Skp thinks having Paul Pierce Lebron hating azz on the show would help, lmaoooooooo

[@JLS-vv6ye]

What’s interesting pierce has changed his stance on lebron lately. He’s been giving him his flowers. I respect the truth for that.

[@xavicastorena4739]

I’m still waiting for Charlene to make a video about KD getting swept in the 1st round with a superteam, how Murray got away with throwing a heating pack on the court, the changing of the guard/the new era etc but it’s obvious that LeBron is what pays his bills 😂

[@danielsims916]

He/she won’t do that because LeBron stays in his/hers algorithm 😂😂

[@hoodywalker7173]

Lebron pays a lot of these haters bills on youtube and mainstream media🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@marvellis6762]

Superteam?? Okay if you say so.

[@ericstanford7670]

Lebron is a draw in ratings and views. That is something he’s the 🐐 and 👑 at lol

[@mrbutchie28]

Why is skip getting the balk of the blame... FS1 let Shannon walk. Skip got bosses too I'm blaming FS1

[@dark_knight_3304]

People love to blame skip cause they hate him

[@TheLockerRoomla]

Defending skip is nasty work 😂

[@mrbutchie28]

@@TheLockerRoomla how? Why y'all not holding the network accountable for letting shay sharpe walk? Not being objective is nasty work... not saying skip is always right but he got a boss too

[@dark_knight_3304]

@@TheLockerRoomla who’s defending skip idiot

[@troywhite2696]

The bosses should have checked Skip, but they thought he was the draw. F*ucked around and found out

[@markjohnson-tr5od]

Stephen A. says he takes no joy in saying this then goes out of his way to say how much his show is beating Skips by.

[@clarkware4178]

EXACTLY!

[@NEO-92]

Hot take, and news flash: KZbin blows out First Take and Undisputed. F it, KZbin blows out ESPN and FOX combined

[@chaunceysellers9319]

Ik this is unrelated but I’m hearing Kawhi is requesting a trade 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@omariedwards6722]

Stephan A sound like a good errand boy lol

[@TheLockerRoomla]

That’s what he is! 😂😂😂

[@NEO-92]

Undisputed didn’t make a mistake by getting rid of Shannon, they made a huge and I mean a huge mistake by taking a 3 month hiatus off the air after firing Shannon. “out of sight, out of people’s mind.”

[@JennHayden]

Well said! That was the issue.

[@tareonwjones4406]

Wrong. Viewers left when Shannon left. Skip & Shannon took many hiatuses and viewers (including me) would be mad as hell. But, when they came back, we came back.

[@Osideous]

That didn't help, but once they got rid of Shannon Sharpe it was a rap.

[@NEO-92]

@@tareonwjones4406 not for 3 months. Don’t be silly. Lol

[@NEO-92]

@@tareonwjones4406 there’s isn’t a daily podcast, or sports show on earth, that can take a 3 month break, and come back with the same numbers. Impossible

[@willlyfesportstalk488]

Skip was running it in the rating since like 2010 and Nothing last forever so it's about that time he in his upper 70s anyway

[@ImAnAddict]

actually, looks like Stephen and Shannon were running the ratings since 2010 lol

[@Travis89-ob5tt]

Skip created first take and brought in SAS when he was a nobody Then he left and created undisputed giving Shannon a platform to take off and become what he has.

[@GabrielMedina-eq9je]

People forget Shannon failed his first time around ESPN if skip didn't bring him in to undisputed he would be watching TV

[@gimmedaloot8168]

Wow, untalented white man in power, who has no talent, brings in more talented minorities who actually make his show watchable, leaves them when he gets mad that they don’t kiss his ass, and now is getting replaced by those people. What a great story

[@chucky0034]

NBA on TNT is crushing ESPN on B-Ball game days.

[@Cmoney91]

Steven is so fake. He pretended he doesn’t take joy at beating Skip. But needs to point out at one point his viewership is 10 to1 compared to skip show. If he took no joy, there would be no point it even bring up that type of crazy disparity between the two shows.

[@sportspanelpodcast7488]

They asked him so he answered with context

[@anthonyporter1556]

He didn't bring it up, the interviewer brought it up. Listen carefully my guy. If you don't like Stephen it is ok but don't outright lie on him when we all heard what was said.

[@IAEMThatIAEM]

The second decides to go back to espn, he will be the host of first take. Anybody with a brain in their head knows that modern TV ratings are absolute nonsense

[@vshon1220]

Here is the simple truth on why undisputed is failing skip embarrassed, disrespected, and showed a child like behavior that you would only see in Middle School towards his friend and colleague that turned the Public stomach cuz it was very painful to watch someone turn on a friend like that

[@TheLockerRoomla]

True

[@voneric7925]

I'm seeing skip and Stephen A Smith linking backup S.A. Contract is up and hasn't been renewed because he's not meeting the income of his contract , Shannon will have his own show on ESPN. S.A. will have his podcast and go to Fox with Skip...

[@NEO-92]

Hate on Skip all you want. I know for a fact he has given the brothers an opportunity to flourish.

[@TheLockerRoomla]

He’s not a colleague he’s a colonizer 😂

[@NEO-92]

@@TheLockerRoomla lolol

[@floydcotton2722]

That’s what he gets for running off his help PEACE

[@willardth]

It has no personality and it is because of skip. The additions they added were cool, but we dont want to hear from skip at all.

[@bartowflorida]

You don’t have to be “forever grateful “ for what you gain after someone uses you for their own benefit. Skip is a a&*hole, that disrespect ps people and thinks he is better, but uses others to be successful

[@TheLockerRoomla]

Exactly

[@shahenalexanian6303]

It's funny how you try to hide your reverse-racism by projecting imaginary traits you think up in your own mind on Skip...

[@IAEMThatIAEM]

all pure gibberish

[@edgybravo4287]

Undisputed sucks now without Shannon but First Take also sucks I haven't watched it in half a decade. Used to be a daily watcher of FT and UD both are boring with the same topics every day. Shannon was a huge W for FT though.

[@PierreWilliams35]

Wow, the hate here is crazy. You a grown man with another man (LeBron)on the screen. You are automatically biased.

[@TheLockerRoomla]

Who said I wasn’t 😂

[@BostonDub1]

Na na na na eh eh eh sunset 🌅

[@andrebritten]

So you're not on top when it comes to giving your opinion on topics so should you retire this show? Stop hoping for downfalls and realize Skip is giving other brothas opportunities to make money when espn fired them

[@TheLockerRoomla]

Nah I’ll pray on his downfall like he did for athletes for years on tv

[@MichaelFrancis222]

He doesn't have new ideas. So as you have said, SEE YA!

[@straightlead8]

He should double down on the Lebron hate

[@BryantBrothers-gm1qx]

Drama thumbnail bro...Stephen A would never trash skip publicly

[@MichaelSimmons-z5c]

You ain't lieing now if Skip was black that would be a different story 😂😂

[@landshark616]

I don’t watch espn anymore they are married to Lebron and the nfl , I love football but dam I don’t wanna here about the back qb in camp ext … during playoffs nhl and nba going on ..

[@michaelsalinas3477]

First things first is honestly the best sports show going first take may have the ratings but from an anylis and entertainment stand point its not even close yea SAS got Shannon who drives up ratings but people hate on Skiip for being a troll towards players but forget that SAS would get into it with J Rose for calling players bonified scrubs and those same people who hate on Skip cause of what happen with Shannon forget that SAS prior to all that happening did Max just as dirty if not worse cause Max till this day isn't back anywhere I think undisputed has a good crew of cast member besides Wayne not really sure why they thought that would be good but they went down cause rather then trying to figure things out on the fly after firing Shannon they went 3 moths out sight out mind and people stopped watching

[@xaye1992]

🚮 like I told u! Lakers trash 🗑️ bron just need to hoop take accountability

[@bambam-pk3ju]

We sick boss? 🦝🦝…. Smh !!

[@charle902]

what a boring show this is the locker room first time i seen it and the last

[@TheLockerRoomla]

Take care 🤡

[@tarifshabazz3405]

you lebron james loving and clueless and i love undisputed

[@TheLockerRoomla]

Congrats!

[@tkkirkland3971]

Skip has the best sports show right now

[@BryantBrothers-gm1qx]

Then WHY is nobody WATCHING it?? nobody watches his podcast either...you seen the numbers?you tripping

[@Michael91.]

Actually nick wright has the best show hands down

[@anthonyporter1556]

Yep it is so good its gonna be cancelled in a couple of months unless Skip takes a major pay cut bcuz his contract is up too.

[@GabrielMedina-eq9je]

Weak take your being a hypocrite by doing the same trolling skip for views but unlike u skip has had his career before and LJ and don't forget Shannon's first go around ESPN was failure skip gave him the opportunity to make a name for himself and he also got Steven an opportunity to have a second chance on ESPN first take has always been top of ESPN before Steven a skip was the host it was number 1 when he left it was #1 work on your takes and stop hating on the dude cuz u don't like him wish you to be successful on your channel but this video was a fail much respect

[@TheLockerRoomla]

he's not a colleague, he's a colonizer.

[@bassclay100]

the year the rams beat cinnci in the bowl was the time i stoped watching undisputed!!! cause last week of season dallas beat philly on sat night where the div was already dallas n philly was a wildcard so game meant nothiing yet on sun sf has to beat the rams to get in n they did then beat dallas hi skip n green bay in the snow so that game meant alot!!! yet on mondays show the 1/3/4/6 story all dallas beating philly? not a mention of sf vs rams? yes i know skip=dallas/lebron but man at this point y wont the higher ups step in n tell skip yo talk about whats hot!!!!!

[@Michael91.]

First things first is EASILY the best show out right now. ESPN is annoying and undisputed is in a really awkward phase