ESPN

ESPN has been airing since 1979 as the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. It is currently owned by The Walt Disney Company and The Hearst Corporation.

Appearances

• Animal and Pepe the King Prawn appeared on All Access in 2005.
• Statler and Waldorf appeared on Reel Classics Extra for 19 weeks starting in August 2005.
• Kermit the Frog appeared on Cold Pizza on February 2, 2006.
• Count von Count appeared in a series of segments in 2007 to provide special commentary on sports playback footage as "the number of the day." Jerry Nelson looped the Count to a performance by Matt Vogel with assistance by Paul McGinnis.
• Kermit the Frog appeared in a segment titled "It's Not Easy Being Green" on Sunday NFL Countdown on October 14, 2007.
• Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker appeared in a series of commercials for the network's awards show, the ESPYs, in 2008.
• Kermit the Frog, Gonzo, Bunsen, Beaker, Statler and Waldorf appeared on Mike and Mike in the Morning in November 2011 to promote The Muppets.
• Statler and Waldorf appeared on SportsNation in November 2011 to promote The Muppets.

References

• The Sesame Street video Count on Sports parodies the network as ESSN (Ernie's Sports Show News).

• In Miss Piggy's Rules, the section "Moi's Top 10 Reasons you Are Better Off Without Him" lists #7 as "you can reactivate the ESPN channel-blocker."