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Beloved ESPN host brought to tears on live TV over annual game ahead of NCAA Tournament
ESPN host Scott Van Pelt was left in tears as he played his annual ‘Real or Fake TV Shows’ game ahead of the NCAA Tournament. Sitting alongside SportsCenter commentator and producer Stanford Steve, the broadcaster was tasked with guessing which of four amusing options is the title of a real show on TruTV. Van Pelt broke down in laughter as he tried to guess real or fake TV shows ahead of March MadnessGetty The network is one of four that will be showing March Madness games this year. “This goes back to the days of SVP & Russillo on the radio,” Van Pelt began, introducing the segment. “First year TruTV came out, we were like, ‘Woah, what have we got here? Fun stuff!’ I didn’t know the names of them.” Stanford Steve then got the game off to a storming start, breaking SVP immediately with real or fake shows titled ‘Name that Belgian’, ‘Cocaine or Ozempic’, ‘Sister Jean’s Genes’ and ‘The Carbonaro Effect’. The first two, in particular, left SVP in stitches, before he correctly identified ‘The Carbonaro Effect’ as the real show. “That was easy,” he said. The pair then played four more rounds, with show title highlights that included ‘Love is Deaf’, ‘Bang my Bongo’, ‘Inside the DNA’ and ‘Venmo Transfers Gone Wrong’. SVP managed to correctly identify the real TV program in four out of five rounds. “I impressed myself, because I was weeping,” he said at the end. The segment went down well with fans, who reacted to the game on social media. Van Pelt was left in tears by the first two TV show names he was shownYouTube: ESPN A number of other possible TV show names left him with his head in his handsYouTube: ESPN One fan described Van Pelt as the ‘gold standard’ while another suggested he is the ‘GOAT’. “Laughter and fun guaranteed,” a third said of the segment. While Van Pelt’s latest ESPN moment delighted fans, he also made headlines last month when he faced up to his shocking 2024 NFL predictions. After the Philadelphia Eagles were crowned Super Bowl champions by dethroning the Kansas City Chiefs in New Orleans, Stanford Steve and SVP went through the latter’s pre-season forecasts. Rather amusingly, he got 8/10 incorrect. Among his predictions, SVP suggested the Baltimore Ravens would win the Super Bowl, and that the Atlanta Falcons would finish top of the NFC South. SVP predicted the Ravens would win the Super Bowl, but it was the Eagles who dethroned the Chiefs Of course, it was the Eagles who were victorious in the big game, while the Falcons failed to make the playoffs after finishing second in their division. Van Pelt also thought Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence would surpass 4,100 passing yards, but the Clemson product finished with just 2,045 yards in 10 appearances. He did correctly predict that no rookie receiver would match Puka Nacua’s first-year record of 1,486 yards, and that the Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins would miss the playoffs after making it in 2023. How to watch March Madness in the UK *If you click a link in this box we will earn affiliate revenue March Madness is one of the most exciting times of the year for basketball fans, with a total of 68 teams battling it out to become the Division 1 college champions. This year UConn have the chance to become only the second team ever to complete a March Madness three-peat, having emerged victorious for the last two years. talkSPORT will have the latest news on the tournament, but for UK basketball fans the way to watch is through Sky Sports. The broadcaster will be showing EVERY March Madness game through their Sky Sports + streaming service. Click here to sign up to a Sky Sports subscription, or read our article on the best Sky Sports deals available now.
ESPN host Scott Van Pelt was left in tears as he played his annual ‘Real or Fake TV Shows’ game ahead of the NCAA Tournament.
Sitting alongside SportsCenter commentator and producer Stanford Steve, the broadcaster was tasked with guessing which of four amusing options is the title of a real show on TruTV.
The network is one of four that will be showing March Madness games this year.
“This goes back to the days of SVP & Russillo on the radio,” Van Pelt began, introducing the segment.
“First year TruTV came out, we were like, ‘Woah, what have we got here? Fun stuff!’ I didn’t know the names of them.”
Stanford Steve then got the game off to a storming start, breaking SVP immediately with real or fake shows titled ‘Name that Belgian’, ‘Cocaine or Ozempic’, ‘Sister Jean’s Genes’ and ‘The Carbonaro Effect’.
The first two, in particular, left SVP in stitches, before he correctly identified ‘The Carbonaro Effect’ as the real show.
“That was easy,” he said.
The pair then played four more rounds, with show title highlights that included ‘Love is Deaf’, ‘Bang my Bongo’, ‘Inside the DNA’ and ‘Venmo Transfers Gone Wrong’.
SVP managed to correctly identify the real TV program in four out of five rounds.
“I impressed myself, because I was weeping,” he said at the end.
The segment went down well with fans, who reacted to the game on social media.
One fan described Van Pelt as the ‘gold standard’ while another suggested he is the ‘GOAT’.
“Laughter and fun guaranteed,” a third said of the segment.
While Van Pelt’s latest ESPN moment delighted fans, he also made headlines last month when he faced up to his shocking 2024 NFL predictions.
After the Philadelphia Eagles were crowned Super Bowl champions by dethroning the Kansas City Chiefs in New Orleans, Stanford Steve and SVP went through the latter’s pre-season forecasts.
Rather amusingly, he got 8/10 incorrect.
Among his predictions, SVP suggested the Baltimore Ravens would win the Super Bowl, and that the Atlanta Falcons would finish top of the NFC South.
Of course, it was the Eagles who were victorious in the big game, while the Falcons failed to make the playoffs after finishing second in their division.
Van Pelt also thought Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence would surpass 4,100 passing yards, but the Clemson product finished with just 2,045 yards in 10 appearances.
He did correctly predict that no rookie receiver would match Puka Nacua’s first-year record of 1,486 yards, and that the Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins would miss the playoffs after making it in 2023.
How to watch March Madness in the UK
*If you click a link in this box we will earn affiliate revenue
March Madness is one of the most exciting times of the year for basketball fans, with a total of 68 teams battling it out to become the Division 1 college champions.
This year UConn have the chance to become only the second team ever to complete a March Madness three-peat, having emerged victorious for the last two years.
talkSPORT will have the latest news on the tournament, but for UK basketball fans the way to watch is through Sky Sports. The broadcaster will be showing EVERY March Madness game through their Sky Sports + streaming service.
Click here to sign up to a Sky Sports subscription, or read our article on the best Sky Sports deals available now.
