“My theory is that they are trying to appeal to all of the stay at home moms and unemployed lefties during the day.”
Naaa...what they’re trying to do is inundate every venue possible with their subversive leftist crap to sell the BS that “everyone thinks this way”—everyone thinks this way, you should too—or else. Because this is all you hear/see on national media.
And the individual is “alone” and “segregated” in his/her beliefs (because you’re bombarded by all media outlets regardless of content)—thus deviate of society and even dangerous. It’s an old commie ruse—separate the individual with collectivism BS. And if you refuse to submit, they haul you off to a “get your mind right love facility”.
They don’t give a crap about their market demographics or staying true to their market mission (like sports). That’s merely the ‘smoke screen’. Their purpose is to sell their notion of Valhalla...as per the mandates of their globalist gods. Mickey Mouse not only wants to eat your lunch but make you the main menu.
ESPN is owned by Disney and radically left Hearst. Another example of of unregulated and unreported donations to the Democrat Party and other Leftist causes. ESPN making money is secondary while Disney makes money.