Bill Simmons – the sports guy with the magic touch. He practically reinvented sportswriting for the web at ESPN.com. He founded Grantland, a legendary (and now defunct) website. His podcast was a killer! So why was his HBO talk show “Any Given Wednesday” canceled after just four months? Read on to find out.
1. No buzz
The premiere of “Any Given Wednesday” got people talking, not because of anything Simmons said, but because many viewers speculated that guest Ben Affleck was drunk when he went off on a tear about the New England Patriots and Deflategate. Unfortunately for Simmons, Affleck’s spiel was pretty much the last time anyone discussed his show.