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[09/15/26 - 08:21 AM]
ESPN Original Series "Setting the Tempo" to Premiere September 20, Chronicling the Launch of the Toronto Tempo
The series will premiere Sunday, September 20, with all episodes available to stream on the ESPN App and Disney+.

[06/15/26 - 07:01 AM]
ESPN Greenlights New ESPN Original Series "Setting the Tempo"
The four-episode series takes audiences inside the exhilarating, high-stakes process of building a WNBA franchise from the ground up.







SETTING THE TEMPO (ESPN)
Premieres Sunday, September 20
BROADCAST HISTORY:
9/20/26 - ???
STATUS:
new this fall (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT:
sundays from 8:30 PM-9:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (4 episodes)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
limited series
DESCRIPTION:
(from ESPN's press release, September 2026) ESPN today announced that Setting the Tempo, a new four-part ESPN Original Series chronicling the creation and launch of the Toronto Tempo, will premiere Sunday, September 20, with all episodes available to stream on the ESPN App and Disney+. The series will make its linear debut that evening at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, with all four episodes airing consecutively.
CREW INFORMATION:
· Caroline Currier as EP
· Josiah Rothenberg as EP
· Kathleen Jayme as DIR
· Kevin Hill as EP
· Lilly Singh as EP
· Masai Ujiri as EP
· Masai Ujiri as EP
· Reni Calister as EP
· Robin Roberts as EP
· Ryan Reynolds as EP
· Serena Williams as EP
GENRE(S):
· reality
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Maximum Effort
· Nine Two Six Productions
· Rock'n Robin Productions
· Ujiri Productions