Women’s sports are experiencing a surge in popularity, and the new season of the Fuse Media show Like A Girl is set to bring even more attention to top female athletes. Hosted by FS1 and NFL Network personalities Joy Taylor and MJ Acosta-Ruiz, the show will give an inside look at the successes and challenges of female athletes on and off the field.
Taylor and Acosta-Ruiz are not only set to host, but also executive produce season 2 of the show, which will air this summer. “We are very excited about Like A Girl, season two,” Taylor said. “And not only is this an incredible time for this show to be coming out, but MJ and I are also executive producers on the show as well. So it’s not just that we are hosting, but we are also pouring ourselves into the interviews and the incredible athletes and figures that we’re going to talk to on the show.”
Women’s sports are having a moment, with record ratings for the NCAA Tournament, the WNBA Draft, and so on. “We’ve been very connected to this for pretty much our entire lives,” Acosta-Ruiz said. “And it feels like the rest of the world is finally catching on to what we already knew.”
The first season of the show featured conversations with Olympic gold medalist April Ross, WNBA star Angel McCoughtry, and Paralympic champion Anastasia Pagonis. The upcoming season will continue to feature interviews with top female athletes, as well as provide an inside look at the challenges they face.
Taylor and Acosta-Ruiz are both passionate about using their platform to empower young girls. “We always have that in mind,” Acosta-Ruiz said. “And even for us in the broadcast space, knowing that there’s a reflection of the young girls who admire us, who look like us, who are just trying to see that these things are available to them. And then you extend that into the sports world for all of these [athletes].”
On a personal level, hosting Like A Girl is a special moment for Taylor and Acosta-Ruiz, who have been friends since college. “It literally is a full circle moment,” Taylor said. “And to have this be a woman-centric show highlighting female athletes, it could not be more perfect.”
