Molly Qerim Left 'First Take' After Feeling "Embarrassed" by ESPN's Demotion Plans

Molly Qerim left 'First Take' after feeling "embarrassed" by ESPN's demotion plans

Molly Qerim's departure from ESPN's First Take left fans saddened and disheartened. Qerim had become an identifiable face of the show, and when she left, she created a vo

Here Is What We Know About Molly Qerim's Abrupt Exit From ESPN's 'First Take'

Last month, ESPN host Molly Qerim abruptly announced her exit from the network and First Take. For the past decade, Qerim had moderated the debate show alongside Stephen A. Smith, outlasting several iterations of the program.Neither Qerim nor ESPN offered details about her departure."To be blunt, it came as a shock," Smith said on his radio show. "I was not aware that this is something she was contemplating doing. But in the end, she made her de…

Chris Russo shares theory about why ‘embarrassed’ Molly Qerim really left ESPN

Chris "Mad dog" Russo believes Molly Qerim left ESPN before her contract expired at the end of this year because she didn't want to finish the year as a "lame duck" with a potential "demotion" on the horizon.

Inside Source Offers New Reason Behind Molly Qerim’s Shocking Exit From ESPN

Molly Qerim (Photo Via Instagram/@mollyqerim) When Molly Qerim suddenly left First Take last month, fans thought it was just another routine change. TV hosts come and go all the time. But this felt different. It wasn’t just a short break, it marked the end of her nearly 20-year run at ESPN and 10 years hosting one of its biggest shows. At first, reports said Molly Qerim would finish her time on First Take by the end of the year. But then, out of…

ESPN Analyst Suggests the True Cause Behind Molly Qerim’s Sudden First Take Departure

Veteran ESPN personality Chris “Mad Dog” Russo has weighed in on Molly Qerim’s sudden departure from First Take, offering a blunt theory about why the longtime host decided to walk away so abruptly. Qerim, who spent a decade moderating the hit debate show alongside Stephen A. Smith, shocked fans last month when she abruptly announced her exit — not just from First Take, but from ESPN entirely. Her departure came sooner than expected, as earlier …

Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo believes Molly Qerim felt 'embarrassed' by looming ESPN demotion

The sudden departure of longtime host Molly Qerim from ESPN’s First Take was one of the more surprising sports media stories of 2025, but weekly guest host Chris “Mad Dog” Russo recently provided an educated guess about Qerim’s exit that would help explain the move. News broke the evening of Sept. 15 that Qerim could leave the show by year’s end, and by the following morning, she had formally departed. Qerim served as the anchor of the popular E…