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Breakfast Ball
Sports talk show broadcast by FS1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Breakfast Ball is an American sports and entertainment talk show starring Craig Carton, Danny Parkins, and Mark Schlereth. The series premiered on Fox Sports 1 (FS1) on August 26, 2024. The show's cancellation was reported in July 2025.
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When Fox Sports 1 (FS1) launched in 2013, its early morning time slot was used to air game replays and reruns of other shows.[2] Eventually, it was filled by First Things First from 2017 to 2022 and later The Carton Show from 2022 to 2024. The latter show starred its namesake, Craig Carton, alongside other commentators. In 2024, FS1's late morning show Undisputed was cancelled after its host, Skip Bayless, announced he was leaving FS1.[3][4]
After Undisputed's cancellation, FS1 retooled its programming schedule, and the network announced the new lineup on August 22, 2024.[4][5] Breakfast Ball was announced for the network's 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET early morning slot, serving as a lead in to The Facility, another show that launched as part of FS1's reworked schedule.[6] For its debut week, however, the show aired at 12 p.m.[1][5] Though Breakfast Ball replaced The Carton Show in FS1's early morning slot, Carton was selected as a host of the new series, as was Chicago-based radio host Danny Parkins and former National Football League (NFL) player Mark Schlereth.[7] Parkins had made guest appearances on FS1's First Things First and The Herd with Colin Cowherd shortly before being announced as a co-host on Breakfast Ball. Schlereth, meanwhile, was a long-time NFL analyst for the network, having made appearances on its various shows and being a color commentator for NFL on Fox game broadcasts.[4] The New York Post reported that Michelle Beadle was also pegged to join the show's hosting lineup, but both Beadle and FS1 "got cold feet at the eleventh hour and decided not to proceed".[8]
In July 2025, The Athletic reported the show will be canceled as FS1 reworks their programming lineup, "likely in time for football season".[9]
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