We have made it to Round 2 and the Sweet 16 of our 2025 Best Broadcast Booth Bracket, thanks to over 10,000 votes. Awful Announcing is identifying the top broadcast booth in sports. Round 2 has seen some major upsets, with one of the biggest being ESPN’s NBA Finals team of Mike Breen, Doris Burke, and Richard Jefferson being defeated by Amazon’s Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit, who previously placed 8th in our annual NFL announcer rankings. Additionally, Tom Brady and Kevin Burkhardt were unable to overcome ESPN’s lead NHL team of Sean McDonough and Ray Ferraro.
Both McDonough and Joe Davis showcase their skills with two distinct booths in the Sweet 16, highlighting their versatility as leading play-by-play announcers. While football is prominently represented in individual sports, various leagues such as the NHL, NBA, MLB, PGA, college basketball, and soccer also have participants advancing.
You can check out all the Round 1 matchups here, including the 16 broadcast booths that did not make it through. The polls can be found below the brackets at the bottom of the page. Happy voting!
Sweet 16 (Top Half)
Joe Davis, Greg Olsen (Fox NFL) vs Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas (ESPN CBB)
Jim Nantz, Trevor Immelman (CBS PGA) vs Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge (NBC CFB)
Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit (Amazon NFL) vs Joe Davis, John Smoltz (Fox MLB)
Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth (NBC NFL) vs Kenny Albert, Ed Olczyk, Brian Boucher (TNT NHL)
Sweet 16 (Bottom Half)
Ian Eagle, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery (CBS CBB) vs John Strong, Stuart Holden (Fox Soccer)
Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy (ESPN CFB) vs Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller (TNT NBA)
Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit (ESPN CFB) vs Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro (ESPN NHL)
Joe Buck, Troy Aikman (ESPN NFL) vs Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francoeur (TBS MLB)
