OverDrive (radio show)

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OverDrive
Genre Sports talk
Running time Weekdays: 180 minutes (4:00 pm–7:00 pm)
Country Canada
Language(s) English
Home station TSN 1050
TV adaptations TSN
Host(s) Bryan Hayes
Starring Jeff O'Neill
Jamie McLennan
Air dates since February 22, 2016 (2016-02-22)
Sponsor(s) FanDuel
Website tsn.ca/overdrive

OverDrive is a drive time sports radio show hosted by Bryan Hayes alongside Jeff O'Neill and Jamie McLennan. The show airs from 4 to 7 pm ET on TSN 1050 in Toronto, simulcasted on TSN and iHeartRadio, and as a podcast.[1]

History

The show originally aired as Leafs Lunch weekdays from 12 to 2 pm. On February 22, 2016, TSN 1050 introduced a revamped weekday lineup where Andi Petrillo became host of Leafs Lunch and Bryan Hayes, Jamie McLennan, and Jeff O'Neill became hosts of the new drive time program weekdays from 4 to 7 pm, with the 4 pm and 5 pm hours being simulcasted on TSN4, and the 6 pm hour being simulcasted on TSN2.[2][1]

The show used to feature Ray Ferraro as a daily guest in the 5 pm hour before he expanded his role at ESPN in 2021.[3]

On February 25, 2022, the show's three hosts as well as well as Leafs Lunch co-host and Overdrive contributor Michael DiStefano (aka Al's Brother) were announced as celebrity coaches for the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game.[4]

On April 3, 2023, FanDuel was announced as the show's new presenting sponsor.[1] The show's previous sponsors have included Pinty's and The Source.[5][6]

Format

OverDrive airs weekdays on TSN 1050 from 4 to 7 pm and is simulcasted on TSN from 4 to 6 pm on TSN4, and from 6 to 7 pm on TSN2. The show is a sports talk show featuring insights, interviews, stories, and banter.[7]

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