HBO officially announced on Friday that Any Given Wednesday, Bill Simmons’ very hyped sports talk show, has been cancelled and will air its final episode on November 9. This news isn’t shocking to anyone who’s been paying attention to the low ratings and dismal reviews of Simmons’ first television endeavor since his highly-contentious departure from ESPN in 2015.
Still, while the premium cable channel is moving on from this particular project, the HBO Sports Executive VP, Peter Nelson, made it clear that they remain committed to being a part of growing the Simmons brand.
“HBO is committed to Bill Simmons, and we are excited to bring his unique vision to bear on an array of new programming initiatives under the HBO Sports banner in 2017.