ESPN and Disney broadcasted a kid-focused NHL game with animated sports commenters—and families tuned in. To reel in kid viewership, the ESPN’s Big City Greens NHL Classic game featuring the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals was the first-ever fully animated game telecast of its kind. During the game, animated versions of ESPN commentators Kevin Weekes and Drew Carter appeared as avatar-esque cartoons where they included “live interviews with characters from Disney’s Emmy Award-winning animated series using live facial-capture technology.” The simulcast took place last week on Disney Channel and Disney XD and “ESPN confirmed that 765,000 viewers watched the game.” Of those viewers, the average ages across both channels were 12-14-years-old and over half of viewers were female. (Sports Video)
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