NRL Footy Show gets canned
By Jonas Lopez in Media News on Wednesday, 03rd October 2018 at 11:38amThe Nine Network’s NRL Footy Show is over after a 25-year run.
Network sports director Tom Malone said that the Wide World of Sports sports coverage brand will be reworked for next year’s season but the Footy Show is not part of the plan. Instead, Nine will have separate post-match shows for the Thursday and Friday night games.
The Footy Show had been trailing in the ratings this year following a staff revamp that saw 23-year mainstay Paul Vautin removed from the show and Erin Molan assume hosting duties.
Molan will be retained for future broadcasts, which will have her take on coverage for tennis, cricket and netball in addition to rugby league.
"It’s been an incredible ride for The Footy Show. A quarter of a century of laughs, controversy and first-class footy ...
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