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Who else is completely stoked to watch the ESPN documentary The Last Dance about The GOAT Michael Jordan’s final season with the Chicago Bulls?
Oh, everyone is. Cool.
I don’t know about you, but waiting for 9 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 19th to get here is like being a kid again on December 23rd waiting for Christmas to arrive. The minutes… just… take… so… long.
Thankfully, the fine folks over at ESPN are just like us and they can’t wait either apparently. Because Friday morning they went ahead and dropped the five minutes from the first episode of The Last Dance.
“As society navigates this time without live sports, viewers are still looking to the sports world to escape and enjoy a collective experience,” ESPN said in a statement. “We’ve heard the calls from fans asking us to move up the release date for this series, and we’re happy to announce that we’ve been able to accelerate the production schedule to do just that. This project celebrates one of the greatest players and dynasties ever, and we hope it can serve as a unifying entertainment experience to fill the role that sports often play in our lives, telling a story that will captivate everyone, not just sports fans.”
It’s like your parents letting you open that one small present in the back under the tree a couple of days early.
“Can’t wait for Sunday? Neither can we,” ESPN tweeted Friday morning.
The full broadcast schedule for The Last Dance…
Sunday, April 19
• 9 p.m. ET: Premiere of “The Last Dance” Episode 1
• 10 p.m. ET: Premiere of “The Last Dance” Episode 2
Sunday, April 26
• 7 p.m. ET: Re-air of “The Last Dance” Episode 1
• 8 p.m. ET: Re-air of “The Last Dance” Episode 2
• 9 p.m. ET: Premiere of “The Last Dance” Episode 3
• 10 p.m. ET: Premiere of “The Last Dance” Episode 4
Sunday, May 3
• 7 p.m. ET: Re-air of “The Last Dance” Episode 3
• 8 p.m. ET: Re-air of “The Last Dance” Episode 4
• 9 p.m. ET: Premiere of “The Last Dance” Episode 5
• 10 p.m. ET: Premiere of “The Last Dance” Episode 6
Sunday, May 10
• 7 p.m. ET: Re-air of “The Last Dance” Episode 5
• 8 p.m. ET: Re-air of “The Last Dance” Episode 6
• 9 p.m. ET: Premiere of “The Last Dance” Episode 7
• 10 p.m. ET: Premiere of “The Last Dance” Episode 8
Sunday, May 17
• 7 p.m. ET: Re-air of “The Last Dance” Episode 7
• 8 p.m. ET: Re-air of “The Last Dance” Episode 8
• 9 p.m. ET: Premiere of “The Last Dance” Episode 9
• 10 p.m. ET: Premiere of “The Last Dance” Episode 10
ESPN also released these BONUS Michael Jordan features over the past 24 hours…