Richard Eisen is an American television sportscaster and radio host. Since 2003, he has worked for NFL Network as a host of various pregame, halftime, and postgame shows and doing occasional play-by-play. He also hosts a daily sports radio show and podcast, The Rich Eisen Show. From 1996 to 2003, he worked at ESPN, most prominently as an anchor of SportsCenter.
Eisen was the host of the TNT original reality series, The Great Escape, which debuted on June 24, 2012, and was cancelled in October 2012.
In 2012 and 2014, Eisen appeared as himself on two episodes of The League.
In 2014, Eisen appeared as himself in the film Draft Day.
From 2015 to 2017, Eisen had a recurring role as himself on the CBS sitcom The Odd Couple, playing the archrival of fictional sports radio personality Oscar Madison (played by Matthew Perry).
Since 2016, Eisen has appeared on multiple episodes of Comedy Central's TV series @midnight. In February 2018, Eisen co-hosted, with Rebecca Romijn, The American Rescue Dog Show on The Hallmark Channel.
In 2020, Eisen and The Rich Eisen Show are featured on Madden NFL 21: Face of The Franchise.
In 2022, Eisen was as guest star in five episodes of the Disney TV series The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers.
In 2024, Eisen and his show were featured by Jerry Seinfeld and Colin Jost in a comedy bit on Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update. Shortly after, Eisen did an introduction for The Roast of Tom Brady on Netflix
