Winners Bracket is a sport

Sport

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s-related television program

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 that airs on ABC

American Broadcasting Company

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. Hosted by Michelle Beadle

Michelle Beadle

Michelle Denise Beadle is a sports reporter and host for ESPN. She is the co-host of SportsNation on ESPN2 with Colin Cowherd, and Winners Bracket on ABC with Marcellus Wiley....

 and Marcellus Wiley

Marcellus Wiley

Marcellus Vernon Wiley, is a retired American football defensive end who played 10 seasons in the National Football League for four different teams. He was selected with the 22nd pick of the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft out of Columbia University by the Buffalo Bills...

, it premiered at 5 p.m. ET April 3, 2010 on the American Broadcasting Company

American Broadcasting Company

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. The show is the second hour of the two-hour block ESPN Sports Saturday

ESPN Sports Saturday

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The show consists of a recap and debate of the week in sports by pitting 16 of the biggest stories of the week against each other in a seeded bracket. Along with Beadle and Wiley, other ESPN experts such as Mike Greenberg, Digger Phelps

Digger Phelps

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, Jalen Rose

Jalen Rose

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, and Colin Cowherd

Colin Cowherd

Colin Murray Cowherd is an American sports radio personality. He is currently the host of The Herd with Colin Cowherd on ESPN Radio and ESPNews. He is also the co-host of the television show SportsNation on ESPN2.-Career:...

 offer their perspective during each round of debate. Each competition is generally themed ("most shocking," "best defense," etc.), with online voters determining the winner of each competition. The show is broadcast from the same studio used for SportsNation

SportsNation (TV series)

SportsNation is a sports-related television program that airs on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN America and ESPNews. It is hosted by Colin Cowherd and Michelle Beadle. It is based on SportsNation, the fan forum and poll section of ESPN.com...

(which is also co-hosted by Beadle), and borrows several elements from that show.

Other segments of the show include a collection of sound bytes from athletes and coaches, a taste of that week in sports history, a countdown of the 20 "lowlights" from the week, sports-themed web videos, and some of the highlights that just missed being in the bracket.