Breakfast at Wimbledon Returns as Name of ESPN Show

Written by: Staff on 15th June 2012

Breakfast at Wimbledon Returns as Name of ESPN Show

epa02806635 Maria Sharapova (front) of Russia serves to Petra Kvitova (back) of the Czech Republic during the women's singles final of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 02 July 2011. EPA/FELIPE TRUEBA |

NBC is no longer a broadcaster at Wimbledon, but the name of one of its shows, Breakfast at Wimbledon, lives on, as ESPN, which is now the exclusive home of the Championships, will give its pre-match show that title.

The one-hour Breakfast at Wimbledon will debut at 7 a.m. ET on “the middle Saturday” (June 30) when ESPN covers matches from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. . It then returns for the final four days of the tournament, the Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Semifinals and Finals, Thursday, July 5 – Sunday, July 8. For the semifinals, Breakfast at Wimbledon will air at 7 a.m. On Championship Weekend, the show will air at 8 a.m. with the Finals beginning at 9 a.m. The show will also be seen on ESPN3, as well as WatchESPN which includes ESPN and ESPN2 online at WatchESPN.com and on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app.

Chris Fowler and Hannah Storm return as hosts of ESPN’s Wimbledon telecasts, with Fowler also continuing to call matches as well. Mike Tirico, the voice of Monday Night Football who has worked US Open telecasts as a host and calling matches, will join the Wimbledon team in those two roles.

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