ESPN2

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ESPN2 debuted on October 1, 1993, as a sister station of ESPN. Nicknamed "the deuce," ESPN2 was to be branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross, snowboarding, and BMX racing.

The first program on ESPN2 was SportsNight, a sports news hybrid featuring Keith Olbermann and Suzy Kolber. Several notable ESPN personalities debuted on ESPN2's SportsNight, among them Stuart Scott and Kenny Mayne.

In the decade since its launch, ESPN2 has become ESPN Junior, often airing spill over programs from ESPN, dubbed "The Mothership". Thus, it has strayed from its original premise. ESPN2 now appears in 65 million homes in the United States.