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LIVE: Updates, highlights from Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
Joey "Jaws" Chestnut has been appointment viewing every July 4th since 2007, when he unseated Takeru Kobayashi as the most dominant figure in hot-dog eating history.
Since then, Chestnut has won 15 of 16 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Mustard Belts, and has eaten 1,073 hot dogs in those 16 tournaments. He was out-eaten just one time in that span, in 2015, by Matt Stonie. Stonie downed 62 dogs to Chestnut's 60, providing fans with one of the greatest upsets in sports history.
Chestnut rebounded from that loss quite well, and he has seven-tournament winning streak entering 2023. Chestnut is, once again, the odds-on favorite to win the tournament, spelling gastro-disaster for the rest of the field.
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Where will you be when hot-dog history is made? Hopefully, in front of your TV. Here's how to watch the 2023 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest:
What channel is the hot dog eating contest today?
- TV channel: ESPN2, ESPNews (re-air), ESPN (re-air)
- Live stream: ESPN3, ESPN+, Fubo
The gluttonous festivities begin at 10:45 a.m. ET with the women's side of the tournament. ESPN3, the digital streaming arm of ESPN, will air the contest in its entirety.
At noon, ESPN2 will broadcast Joey Chestnut and the rest of the men's hot-dog eating tournament in its entirety, including the presentation of the Mustard Belt. ESPNews, ESPN and ESPN2 will re-air the tournament throughout the day (schedule below).
Those who want to live stream the event will have a few options. ESPN+, ESPN's proprietary streaming service, will air the broadcast (subscription required).
Fubo carries the ESPN's family of networks, so you will be able to watch the men's broadcast and the re-air throughout the day, so you won't miss a minute of pigging out. Fubo also carries a free trial.
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What time does the hot dog eating contest start today?
- Women's contest: 10:45 a.m. ET
- Men's contest: After 2 p.m. ET
The gluttonous festivities began at 10:45 a.m. ET with the women's side of the tournament. The men's competition was delayed due to thunderstorms in the area but ESPN announced coverage would resume at 2 p.m. ET. It's unclear when the actual eating will begin, but it appears Joey Chestnut will indeed get his day in the sun.
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Hot dog eating contest TV schedule
ESPN is the broadcast home of all things Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. The ESPN family of networks will carry both live coverage and re-airs of both the men's and women's side of things on Independence Day.
Here's the schedule of live and re-airs come the Fourth of July:
| Event | Time (ET) | TV channel/Live stream |
| Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest (Women's) | 10:45 a.m. | ESPN3 |
| Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest (Men's) | Noon ET | ESPN2, Fubo |
| Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest (Re-air) | 2 p.m. | ESPNews, Fubo |
| Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest (Re-air) | 5 p.m. | ESPN, Fubo |
| Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest (Re-air) | 6 p.m. | ESPNews, Fubo |
| Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest (Re-air) | 7 p.m. | ESPN2, Fubo |
| Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest (Re-air) | 11:30 p.m. | ESPN2, Fubo |