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American sports television show

Pardon the Interruption (abbreviated PTI) is an American sports talk television show that airs weekdays on various ESPN TV channels. It is hosted by Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, who discuss, and frequently argue over, the top stories of the day in "sports and other stuff" (as Kornheiser put it in the show's original promo). Similar in format to Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert's At the Movies, PTI is known for its playful banter between the cohosts, humorous and often loud tone, and a "rundown" graphic which lists the topics yet to be discussed on the right hand side of the screen. The show's popularity has led to the creation of similar shows on ESPN and similar segments on other series, and the rundown graphic has since been implemented on the morning editions of SportsCenter, among many imitators.

The show began in 2001, and has emanated from Washington, D. C. since its debut, as both Kornheiser and Wilbon were writing for The Washington Post at the time; In addition, both men appeared frequently on ESPN's Sunday morning discussion program The Sports Reporters. The pair's frequent arguments during their time at the Post are often cited (including by Wilbon himself) as both the antecedent and inspiration for PTI. The founding production team behind PTI includes Mark Shapiro, Erik Rydholm, Todd Mason, James Cohen, The original deal was for two years with an option for a third. Originally, the show also aired Sunday evening, but this stint was short lived. Originally recorded at Atlantic Video's facilities in Washington, the show now occupies space at ABC News' Washington bureau. Voice actress Kat Cressida lends her voice to commercial bumpers for the series and has since its premiere. From the premiere of PTI until September 5, 2014, Tony Reali served as the show's statistician (earning him the nickname "Stat Boy") and eventually became a de facto co host. Reali became the host of Around the Horn in 2004, but remained on PTI until 2014, when he relocated to New York City to work on Good Morning America

The show won a Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Studio Show in 2009, 2016, and 2019.

PTI airs at 5:30 p. m. Eastern Time on ESPN, The show is not broadcast in any other part of Latin America. Since May 7, 2018, PTI started to be aired on ESPN 5, the sports block of Philippine based TV channel and ESPN affiliate The 5 Network, on a delayed telecast basis. It is aired weekdays from 9:30 a. m. to 10:00 a. m. Philippine Standard Time.

PTI averages a little more than one million viewers daily. Famous fans include Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Murray, David Letterman, Hank Azaria, Chris Christie, Eric Stonestreet, Penny Marshall, Eva Longoria, John McCain,

The October 24, 2011 episode featured a message from then President Obama commemorating the tenth anniversary of the show. On July 12, 2013, Kornheiser, Wilbon, and Reali were guests at the White House. After lunch, the trio met in the Oval Office with Obama. Obama also provided taped congratulations on the show's 20th anniversary episode on October 22, 2021.

For much of its run PTI had a unique studio layout featuring a "wall" full of cut out cardboard heads of athletes and celebrities that had been used in the "Role Play" segment, bobblehead dolls of the show's hosts and Reali, Etch A Sketch art of Kornheiser and Wilbon, multiple penguins and several other toys and trinkets they have received, such as Kornheiser's beloved "Leg Lamp" from A Christmas Story, Stewie Griffin, and Elmo. For different American holidays, the set would be decorated with other props to match the theme of the day. For example, on Halloween, carved jack o' lanterns of the host's heads are also present. The color of the rundown graphic is also changed to fit with the holiday theme (e. g. red, white, and blue to represent Independence Day, green for St. Patricks Day, red and green for Christmas). On September 27, 2010, Pardon the Interruption and Around the Horn began broadcasting in high definition and moved from the Atlantic Video Washington complex to facilities in the ABC News Washington bureau, where high definition sets were built for both shows. On January 20, 2020, the current set for PTI debuted. This was the first major upgrade to the PTI set in nearly a decade.

PTI is divided into three segments. The first involves the hosts discussing and debating sports news Headlines (generally, three topics are covered, each receiving 2–4 minutes; in earlier days, more topics were covered with less time assigned to each). The second segment will either consist of a themed game segment that allows for discussion for further topics, or 5 Good Minutes, an interview with a guest. The third segment consists of Happy Time, an acknowledgment of any "errors & omissions" from earlier segments, and finally the Big Finish, a high speed, back and forth rundown of more sports topics of note. For much of its history, the show aired in four shorter segments, allowing for the inclusion of both a game and an interview, or occasionally, a second segment of "Headlines" replacing one of the two. A wider variety of games were played during the time Reali was present on the show, as he would frequently serve as in studio host/moderator/judge. In the show's earliest days, it was not unusual for the last point or topic in each section to be about a non sports related pop culture event, but those have been eliminated. On rare occasions, the show will stray from its basic format, such as on August 9, 2005, when baseball commissioner Bud Selig was the guest at the very top of the show for an extended interview.

Kornheiser and Wilbon welcome viewers to the show with opening banter. and then put a question to Kornheiser concerning one of the day's sports or pop culture issues (which he answers sarcastically). The two will then continue a conversation while the opening title card is shown. The theme song (as well as the commercial outro music) thematically references the song "Cut Your Hair" by Pavement. On rare occasions when more serious news will lead the discussion, such as the death of Junior Seau, the hosts will omit their typical intro banter. Kornheiser then says "Welcome to 'PTI', boys and girls." Kornheiser then gives a brief introduction before moving on to the first topic. During the course of this segment, Wilbon and Kornheiser will alternate topic introductions up for debate. Each topic is listed in chronological order on the right side of the screen, and a countdown timer is shown indicating how much time is allotted to discuss a particular topic; the hosts can, and usually do, briefly go over the time limit in order to make a final point about any particular topic.