HBO Sacking “Inside The NFL”
Last Episode Airs Tonight After More Than 3 Decades
By R. Thomas Umstead -- Multichannel News, 2/6/2008 5:39:00 AM
Home Box Office is passing on its long-running series Inside The NFL after 31 years.
Tonight’s episode will be the last for the series, which since 1977 has recapped the prior week’s National Football League games via highlights and analysis from hosts Bob Costas and former NFL players Dan Marino, Cris Carter and Cris Collinsworth. That show, which will recap the New York Giants Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots, will feature a short retrospective of the series’ history, according to HBO executives.
Director of Corporate Communications Dan Masonson said the league plans to continue the highlights show next season with another network, although he would not provide specific details.
Inside The NFL was one of the first studio shows to offer post-game highlights and analysis of weekly NFL games, but today faces a bevy of competition from similar shows on such cable networks as ESPN.
“Inside the NFL has been a hallmark program for three decades on HBO,” HBO Sports President Ross Greenburg said in a statement. “It has been a terrific franchise … but the television landscape has changed quite a bit over the last 30 years and we have to recognize the realities of the business. I’m not sure we had more than one competitor when the show launched.”
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Pat Williams - 12/8/2008 4:21:00 AM EST -
WOW! What a knock out blow. This was simply the best sports show on the airways. What happened? Were the ratings going down? Were the costs too high to keep the show on the air. What could possibly make HBO cancel the best sports show on the air? I am at a total loss. Can anyone tell me exactly why this happened?????
Nelson Morgan - 9/2/2008 12:00:00 PM EDT -
I JUST WATCHED FIRST PRE-SEASON GAME, AND STARTED GETTING BUMMED ALL OVER AGAIN!!!! I JUST CAN'T GET OVER NO INSIDE THE NFL EVERY WEEK. IT WAS TRULY BY FAR THE BEST NFL RE-CAP SHOW IN HISTORY. IT WAS ONE OF THE ONLY DAYS OUT THE WEEK I HAD TO TAKE THAT HOUR TO WATCH T.V. IT WAS GREAT BECAUSE IT WAS VERY THOROUGH. AND PERSONALLY I ENJOYED HEARING THE OPINIONS FROM SOME OF NFL GREATEST PLAYERS. JUST REALLY BUMMED. IM SURE THERE WILL BE ALOT OF PEOPLE CANCELLING HBO AS I HAVE. DUMB! DUMB! DUMB!
Very Disappointed NFL Fan!!! - 8/4/2008 12:30:00 AM EDT -
dumb. dumb. dumb. dumb. dumb. decision on the part of HBO. This was the best nfl recap show on tv.
thanks HBO.
chris russell - 2/27/2008 11:57:00 AM EST -
I have been in a depression ever since I heard that Inside the NFL was going off the air! I have watched this program for over 20 years - it is the quintessential program for NFL sports - all of the other programs are meer imitations. Bring it back!
Ginger Palmer - 2/14/2008 3:53:00 PM EST
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