Jason Kelce has reason to be a bit glum. His first episode of "They Call It Late Night With Jason Kelce" averaged a mere 290,000 viewers on ESPN, per Puck’s John Ourand. That's not good.

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The ratings for the debut episode of the former Eagles center’s Friday night/Saturday morning talk show, “They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce,” were “not particularly good,” in the words of Puck sports business expert John Ourand.

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In addition to joining "Monday Night Countdown" as an analyst, the future Hall of Famer and his brother, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, signed a deal with Amazon's Wondery worth over $100 million for their podcast, "New Heights."

On Saturday, Jan. 4, the former NFL player's new show They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce debuted on ESPN. The premiere episode featured a slew of guests including fellow late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, Inside the NBA host Charles Barkley and musician Lil Dicky.

Barkley was happy to talk about Saquon Barkley and the Eagles, but his best remarks were about the Sixers and Joel Embiid.

The debut of Jason Kelce's new ESPN late-night talk show highlighted the host's affability and the challenge of making late-night TV.

Jason Kelce has tried his hand at late-night television, He hosted the debut episode of “They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce,” Friday on ESPN.

Jason Kelce and the rest of ESPN's usual "Monday Night Football" crew were in action for the nightcap of Saturday's NFL doubleheader. The Baltimore Ravens knocked off the Cleveland Browns 35-10 to win the AFC North title before the Pittsburgh Steelers hosted the Cincinnati Bengals with playoff implications on the line.