Ben Lyons

Lyons is the son of entertainment reporter Jeffrey Lyons and the grandson of the American newspaper columnist Leonard Lyons.^[1] His cousin, Margaret Lyons, is a television critic for The New York Times.^[2]

Lyons started his own production company in 2002 and produced segments for the TV show, Hip-Hop Nation. In 2004, MTV hired him to co-host Your Movie Show. In 2006, Lyons hosted entertainment segments on The Daily 10. In addition, he began to write a column for E! Online called "The Lyons Den".^[3] Lyons hosted My Family's Got GUTS, on Nickelodeon and has appeared in Disaster Movie and The House Bunny. He is a regular contributor to Good Morning America. In 2012, Lyons left E! and became a correspondent on Extra. ^{[citation needed]} Lyons also joined ESPN as a commentator in 2012.

In September 2008, Lyons became co-host of the TV show, At the Movies, alongside Ben Mankiewicz of Turner Classic Movies (TCM).^[4][5] His appointment to the show drew criticism from fans and film journalists, who believed he was ineloquent when discussing movies and that he lacked a proper understanding of film history.^[4] He was also accused of tailoring quotes with an aim of them being used in advertising campaigns,^[6] and associating with actors whose work he reviews, which could be seen as a conflict of interest.^[4][7] Roger Ebert, the original host of the show who stepped down due to health issues, gave implied criticism of Lyons in his online blog.^[8][9] Lyons and Mankiewicz were both replaced as the show's hosts in August 2009.^[10][11]

Lyons also hosts a podcast of The Players' Tribune.^[12] Lyons is ESPN Sports Commentator. Lyons was named Fathom Events host in April 2016.^[13]

In 2022, Embassy Row announced that Lyons will co-host Bonjour Sports Talk with Madelyn Burke on Amazon Prime Video.^[14] On November 14, 2022, Lyons made his debut with co-host Madelyn Burke on Bonjour Sports Talk.^[15]

Lyons was inducted into the Southern California Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.^[16]