Jason Kelce Tackles Late-Night Series for ESPN

variety.com:

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Jason Kelce is ready to blitz the ranks of TV’s late-night hosts in a limited-run wee-hours program on ESPN. “They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce” will air on five consecutive overnights heading into late-season NFL football weekends.

The series will run at 1 a.m. on Saturdays starting January 4 on ESPN, with the final broadcast launching at 1:30 a.m. The one-hour show will originate from Philadelphia, where Kelce enjoyed a a 13-season run in the NFL, and he will hold forth in front of a live crowd at the city’s Union Transfer.

Each show will be taped Friday evening, just hours before the program goes to air. It remains unclear if ESPN sees a future for Kelce around midnight, but the show is said to be something the former football center wanted to try when he joined the Disney sports giant earlier this year, ostensibly as a key addition to “Monday Night Countdown,” the pre-show that leads into “Monday Night Football.” At the time of his hire in May, Disney and ESPN said that “Further opportunities will be explored.” Kelce is known for his gridiron prowess, but also for an outsized personality.

He and his brother, Travis, host a popular weekly podcast, “New Heights,” and he has made a handful of TV appearances, including in the WWE’s WrestleMania. \He will make a late-night play in what is relatively safe space.