The AFL Footy Show cancelled
By Jonas Lopez in Media News on Friday, 10th May 2019 at 12:10pm
The Nine network has officially ended The AFL Footy Show.
Network managing director for Melbourne Matt Scriven said following last night’s episode that flagging ratings have plagued the show since the start of the season. The latest metro viewer figures this week put The Footy Show at 173,000 against 606,000 for Seven‘s The Front Bar.
Despite the end of The AFL Footy Show after 25 years and 735 episodes, Scriven said Nine will still support the AFL by continuing Footy Classified and the Sunday Footy Show.
The reaction among former staff did not take long in coming.
Crocmedia CEO Craig Hutchison, who was a former host and news reporter for three years, said the show could have done better by concentrating on quality content instead of watching the ratings.
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