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title: The Last Dance | 2nd Hashtag Sports Awards
description: The Hashtag Sports Awards recognize excellence in fan and consumer engagement across sports entertainment content, campaigns, and creators.
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### 🎉 2020 Shortlist

##### The Last Dance

**Entrant: **ESPN Films

WINNER 🏆

- Best Athlete Storytelling

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How does this represent “Excellence in Engagement”?

All 10 episodes rank in the top 13 most-watched sports shows, with ESPN programming accounting for 12 of the 13 shows on the list, since March 13, the day sports halted,. Across sports and non-sports programming, The Last Dance also ranks as 10 of the 11 most-watched telecasts among the key 18-34 demo since mid-March.

**Objective:**

As society navigates this time without live sports, viewers are still looking to the sports world to escape and enjoy a collective experience. ESPN heard the calls from fans asking us to move up the release date for The Last Dance, and they were happy to announce that they accelerated the production schedule to do just that. This project celebrates one of the greatest players and dynasties ever, and we hope it can serve as a unifying entertainment experience to fill the role that sports often play in our lives, telling a story that will captivate everyone, not just sports fans.

**Strategy & Execution:**

The Last Dance has brought fans together providing the type of communal viewing experience traditionally reserved for live sports. The exceptional content of the series has cut through culturally and sparked conversations far beyond ESPN platforms.

**Production**

A Mandalay Sports Media Production in Association with NBA Entertainment  
ESPN Films  
Netflix

**Featured Athletes**

Michael Jordan

 

**Credits**

**[Jason Hehir](https://twitter.com/jasonmhehir)**  
Director/Producer  
ESPN Films

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