J. Ryan Smith is an American sports anchor for ESPN's SportsCenter and Outside the Lines. He also serves as a legal analyst and correspondent for ESPN and ABC News. He frequently appears across multiple ESPN platforms, and ABC News programming such as Good Morning America, 20/20, World News Tonight, Nightline and This Week.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Bad Romance (2024)
Starring as Host
(16 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: The Gabby Petito Story: Vanishing Point (May 19, 2025)
- Episode 2x07: Love at First Click (May 13, 2025)
- Episode 2x06: Betrayed (May 9, 2025)
- Episode 2x05: Doomsday's Bride (May 6, 2025)
- Episode 2x04: Barefoot Witness (Apr 15, 2025)
- Episode 2x03: Love You to Death (Apr 8, 2025)
- Episode 2x02: Web of Lies (Apr 1, 2025)
- Episode 2x01: No Tomorrow (Mar 25, 2025)
- Episode 1x08: Death at the Door (Mar 11, 2024)
- Episode 1x07: Dark Waters (Mar 4, 2024)
- Episode 1x06: Shattered Love (Feb 26, 2024)
- Episode 1x05: Deadly Night (Feb 19, 2024)
- Episode 1x04: Tangled Web (Feb 12, 2024)
- Episode 1x03: Shot in the Dark (Feb 5, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: No Trace (Jan 29, 2024)
- Episode 1x01: Dangerous Game (Jan 22, 2024)
20/20 (1978)
Guest starring as Correspondent
(7 episodes)
- Episode 2026-05-15: Murder Next Door (May 15, 2026)
- Episode 2026-01-30: What the Killer Left Behind (Jan 30, 2026)
- Episode 2026-01-02: Meddler or Murderer? (Jan 2, 2026)
- Episode 2025-05-30: Road Map to Murder (May 30, 2025)
- Episode 2024-04-12: How'd You Rather Die? (Apr 12, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-08: Into the Darkness (Mar 8, 2024)
- Episode 2016-05-13: A Mother's Crusade (May 13, 2016)