After premiering to sky-high expectations this summer, Bill Simmons’s weekly HBO show has been canceled. “We loved making that show, but unfortunately it never resonated with audiences like we hoped,” Mr. Simmons said in a statement. Mr. Simmons still hosts a popular podcast, and he is the chief executive of his new website, The Ringer. The show was intended to blend interviews with segments that were borne out of Mr. Simmons’s primary interests: sports and pop culture. And though there was buzz from the debut, which included an interview with an animated Ben Affleck, early reviews for Mr. Simmons’s show were unkind.

Source: New York Times November 04, 2016 23:12 UTC