ESPN was looking for another splash when it announced “Lance,” its latest 30 for 30 that delves into the “good, bad and ugly” of disgraced cycling star Lance Armstrong, would move up to a May release.
Yet the ratings drop-off from “The Last Dance” to the first part of “Lance” was steep with less than 1 million viewers tuning in for Armstrong’s story. While there are plenty of potential reasons for that, one may be that his already well-covered story is, well, obvious.
“Nobody dopes and is honest. You’re not,” Armstrong said in a clip for Part 2 of the series airing on Sunday (H/T For The Win).