<P> The Little League World Series is broadcast on television by ABC and ESPN, along with their family of networks . They also televise the regional championships, which precede the Little League World Series . </P> <P> The ABC television network began televising a tape - delayed Little League World Series Championship Game on an annual basis in 1963 . From 1965 to 1985, the championship game was broadcast during the weekend, airing under ABC's Wide World of Sports umbrella . </P> <P> In 1982, Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) began expanding their cable television network through increased coverage of sports entertainment on a global scale . During this time, ESPN's brand and its family of networks, began covering the Little League World Series games in a greater capacity . A total of 12 games were televised by the network in 2000, resulting in nationwide popularity of the game, which provided opportunities to expand the total number of teams from eight to 16 . </P> <P> In 2001, ESPN covered all eight U.S. regional championships . This was as a result of a second stadium, Volunteer Stadium, which allowed games to take place simultaneously . Also that year, ABC began televising the U.S. Championship Game . That year, ESPN aired a total of 25 games . In 2003, ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2 carried a total of 35 games including regional championships . All games aired on any ESPN network are also available via Internet streaming on ESPN3 . </P>

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