[Updated] ESPN Man in the Arena episode 10 not airing or unavailable, issue acknowledged

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Original story (published on January 19, 2022) follows:

Episode 10 of the 10-part documentary series — Man in the Arena — was scheduled to go live today at 9 p.m. EST. But it appears things haven’t gone according to plan.

Hundreds of viewers who were anticipated to watch the final episode of Tom Brady’s documentary series have taken to social platforms such as Twitter to raise alarms that episode 10 is still not airing or is unavailable.

Here are a few tweets for reference:

@ESPNPlusHelp fix ur shit and upload man in the arena 10 it’s still not up this is bullshit (Source)

Man in the Arena Episode 10 nowhere to be found? @espn @ESPNPlus @ESPNPlusHelp @ESPNFANSUPPORT c’mon man! (Source)

I need @ESPNPlus to know they ruined my night by not airing episode 10 of Man in the Arena tonight. @ESPNPlusHelp (Source)

The final episode of Man in the Arena is to showcase Tom Brady’s 10th Super Bowl appearance in Super Bowl LV as well as his first season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

But due to some undisclosed reason, ESPN failed to air the episode as planned. Naturally, as you might see from the reports above, fans aren’t happy about it.

Fortunately, ESPN hasn’t turned a blind eye to the issue and its support team confirmed that they are aware of the issue with episode 10 of Man in the Arena being unavailable or not airing and have escalated it to the ESPN+ team.

The support team hasn’t provided an ETA for the resolution, however, in situations like these, episodes become available sooner rather than later.

Therefore, you can expect episode 10 of Man in the Arena to begin airing within the next few hours if not earlier.

That said, we’ll keep an eye out for any further developments and will post an update if and when we come across information worth sharing.

10:53 am (IST): ESPN FAN SUPPORT on Twitter said that there is currently no release time for the 10th episode and it is yet to be determined.

H , thanks for contacting ESPN. Apologies for the trouble. All we have been provided by ESPN+ is that there is currently no release time for the 10th episode and it is to be determined. if the ESPN+ staff do not have more information we would need to wait. ~DS (Source)

10:51 am (IST): The director of Man in the Arena says that the 10th episode is still in production and is likely to release in Spring.

There will be a 10th episode of #ManintheArena, but it’s still in production and likely out in Spring. As @TomBrady said in #Episode9, perspective comes with time and space so he wanted that to really reflect on what went down in Tampa last year. Be patient – it’ll be worth it! (Source)

12:53 pm (IST): While the final episode of Man in the Arena will air sometime in Spring, the final episode of the podcast series is now available.

In the final episode of the #ManintheArena podcast @gothamchopra explores “the unknown” that pro athletes can face when pro sports careers end. @TonyGonzalez88 & @NateBoyer37 reflect on how they’ve personally managed this unique transition.(Source)

01:57 pm (IST): It is reported that Tom Brady might retire this year and this may be the reason why episode 10 is being delayed. Tom Brady might want his retirement details to be depicted in the last episode.

12:10 pm (IST): Tom Brady said that he is still processing the loss and he hasn’t yet decided whether to play the next season or not. That means we may not see the last episode until Tom Brady makes up his mind.

04:01 pm (IST): ESPN FAN SUPPORT on Twitter said that currently, they don’t have any release time for the 10th episode of Man in the Arena. Here’s what they said:

H , thanks for contacting ESPN. Apologies for the trouble. All we have been provided by ESPN+ is that there is currently no release time for the 10th episode and it is to be determined. if the ESPN+ staff do not have more information we would need to wait. ~DS (Source)

01:06 pm (IST): Jason La Canfora, a reporter from CBS Sports also claims that Tom Brady is soon going to announce his retirement. This makes it more believable that Episode 10 is delayed due to the pending retirement.

11:35 am (IST): Multiple sources including ESPN itself said that Tom Brady is retiring after 22 seasons. While this is definitely not good news for fans, it does get us a step closer to the final episode of Man in the Arena.

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12:13 pm (IST): Tom Brady has finally announced his retirement from the NFL after playing 22 seasons. And now, we also expect the last episode of the Man in the Arena to arrive soon.

04:51 pm (IST): In the podcast show Le Batard and Friends, Dan talks to Gotham Chopra, the director of Man in the Arena. The interested ones can listen to the podcast to get more insight into Gotham Chopra’s 10 part series with Tom Brady.

03:22 pm (IST): Alex Trudeau Viriato, the editor and co-producer of Man in the Arena hinted that the 10th episode of the show will have some Tampa footage.

New England is beautiful, and I especially love the Patriots film footage from 2000-2014. But after nine episodes, it’s refreshing to research Tampa footage. Time for @TomBrady to wear some red. You’re up @Buccaneers. Man in the Arena – Episode 10. #gobucs (Source)

10:35 pm (IST): After announcing his retirement from the NFL in February, Tom Brady has now announced on his Twitter handle that he will return to Tampa for the 23rd season of NFL. And this could be the interesting part of episode 10.

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