Joe Fortenbaugh joined ESPN on a fulltime basis in August of 2020 after having been a contributor to the network's sports betting content for more than a year. Fortenbaugh appears regularly on ESPN's sports betting news and information program ESPN BET Live as well as in other programs and segments on television, radio and digital platforms. Fortenbaugh also co-hosts ESPN Radio's midday show from 12-3 p.m ET, Carlin Vs. Joe with Chris Carlin. Prior to that he co-hosted ESPN Radio's 7-9 p.m. window.
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Fantasy Football Now (2012)
Starring as Sports Betting Analyst
(15 episodes)
- Episode 2026-01-04: Episode 15 (Jan 4, 2026)
- Episode 2025-12-28: Episode 14 (Dec 28, 2025)
- Episode 2025-12-21: Episode 13 (Dec 21, 2025)
- Episode 2025-12-14: Episode 12 (Dec 14, 2025)
- Episode 2025-11-23: Episode 11 (Nov 23, 2025)
- Episode 2025-11-16: Episode 10 (Nov 16, 2025)
- Episode 2025-11-02: Episode 9 (Nov 2, 2025)
- Episode 2025-10-26: Episode 8 (Oct 26, 2025)
- Episode 2025-10-19: Episode 7 (Oct 19, 2025)
- Episode 2025-10-12: Episode 6 (Oct 12, 2025)
- Episode 2025-10-05: Episode 5 (Oct 5, 2025)
- Episode 2025-09-28: Episode 4 (Sep 28, 2025)
- Episode 2025-09-21: Episode 3 (Sep 21, 2025)
- Episode 2025-09-14: Episode 2 (Sep 14, 2025)
- Episode 2025-09-07: Episode 1 (Sep 7, 2025)
First Take (2007)
Guest starring as Sports Betting Analyst
(33 episodes)
- Episode 20x96: Is Curt Cignetti Building the Next CFB Dynasty?, Is the Warriors Dynasty Officially Done? (Jan 20, 2026)
- Episode 20x78: Should DK Metcalf's Suspension Have Been Upheld?, Who Owns Christmas: NBA or NFL? (Dec 24, 2025)
- Episode 20x75: Is an Alabama 1st Round Loss Unacceptable? (Dec 19, 2025)
- Episode 20x65: Biggest Reason For Cowboys Loss?, What Happened To George Pickens? (Dec 5, 2025)
- Episode 20x62: Can Patriots Win Super Bowl?, Who Needs Win More: Cowboys or Lions? (Dec 2, 2025)
- Episode 20x59: We're Stuffed With Thanksgiving Football!, Can Cowboys Run The Table? (Nov 27, 2025)
- Episode 20x55: Make or Break Start For Shedeur?, Jalen Hurts Criticism Justified? (Nov 21, 2025)
- Episode 20x50: Does AFC Run Through Foxborough?, Will Lions Expose Eagles? (Nov 14, 2025)
- Episode 20x45: Broncos a Real Threat?, Monday Night Must Win? (Nov 7, 2025)
- Episode 20x40: Are Ravens Super Bowl Threats?, Dolphins Keeping Mike McDaniel a Mistake? (Oct 31, 2025)
- Episode 20x25: Push Comes To Shove, Dart Takes Flight (Oct 10, 2025)
- Episode 20x20: Gold Rush, Fool's Gold? (Oct 3, 2025)
- Episode 20x15: Best Western, In the Clutch (Sep 26, 2025)
- Episode 20x10: This Tua Shall Pass, Vintage Rodgers On Deck? (Sep 19, 2025)
- Episode 20x05: Ahead of the Pack?, Upset Alert (Sep 12, 2025)
- Episode 19x235: Just Win, Baby (Aug 22, 2025)
- Episode 19x208: Beast In the East, Making Headlines (Jun 27, 2025)
- Episode 19x202: L.A. Story, Final Finish? (Jun 19, 2025)
- Episode 19x198: Knicks In the Mix, Growing Pains (Jun 13, 2025)
- Episode 19x192: Coach Approach, Starry Night (Jun 5, 2025)
- Episode 19x183: The Real MVP, Strong Words (May 23, 2025)
- Episode 19x178: Game 6 at The Garden, Joker's Wild (May 16, 2025)
- Episode 19x173: May 9, 2025 (May 9, 2025)
- Episode 19x161: Raging Rivalries, The Dogg House (Apr 23, 2025)
- Episode 19x150: Legends Compete, Game of Jones (Apr 4, 2025)
- Episode 19x145: Purple and Fold, L.A. Confidential (Mar 28, 2025)
- Episode 19x140: Bracket Racket, Big on Bronny? (Mar 21, 2025)
- Episode 19x135: Clap Back, MVP Form (Mar 14, 2025)
- Episode 19x130: Return of the LakeShow, Title Talk (Mar 7, 2025)
- Episode 19x125: Game Changer, Keep It 100 (Feb 28, 2025)
- Episode 19x115: Men of Steel, Best Western (Feb 14, 2025)
- Episode 19x110: The Real MVP, FT Live in NOLA (Feb 7, 2025)
- Episode 19x105: World of Hurts, Circling the Wagon (Jan 31, 2025)