That was a short run.
。 Bill Simmons' weekly HBO talk show "Any Given Wednesday" has been cancelled after only fourth months on the air. The final episode will air next week, HBO announced Friday. 。 Despite Simmons' charisma and some viral appearances from celebrity guests, the show failed to attract the ratings to keep it on the air.
。 Thanks for signing up!。 "We loved making that show, but unfortunately it never resonated with audiences like we hoped. And that's on me. But I love being a part of HBO's family and look forward to innovating with them on other ambitious programming ideas over these next several years -- both for the network and for digital," Simmons said in a statement. 。 It's not all over between HBO and the sports commentator. The cable network is reportedly still going to work on future projects with Simmons' media group, according to
。Variety。 Variety 。 .。This isn't Simmons first time dealing with a shutdown. He was the editor-in-chief of ESPN-owned。 Grantland 。, a blog covering sports and pop culture. ESPN did not renew his contract and closed the site in October 2015. In June, he launched 。 , an independent publicationwith a similar focus.
。The Ringer。