How the Extreme Games Evolved Into the X Games League

This week, Kavitha Davidson traces how ESPN's X Games built the stage that made Tony Hawk, Dave Mirra, Travis Pastrana, and Shaun White into household names - and how it's evolved into the X Games League, the team-based reboot that just posted a 78.5% ratings jump in its first summer season, and whether the novelty can hold.

Host: Kavitha A. Davison | Producer & Writer: Paroma Chakravarty I Executive Producer: Saadia Khan | Research & Script: Juan Sebastian Camacho| Sound Designer & Editor: Paroma Chakravarty I Sportly Theme Music: Simon Hutchinson | Other Music: Epidemic Sound | Cover Art Graphic Designer: Sarah DiMichele

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