Any Given Wednesday with Bill Simmons
Television series
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Any Given Wednesday with Bill Simmons is an American talk show hosted by Bill Simmons. The series premiered on June 22, 2016, on HBO.[1][2] On November 4, 2016, HBO announced it had canceled the series.[3]
| Any Given Wednesday with Bill Simmons | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Bill Simmons |
| Presented by | Bill Simmons |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Stuart Miller Eric Weinberger Kim Gamble |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
| Release | June 22 – November 9, 2016 |
Episodes
| No. | Guest(s) | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 22, 2016 | 0.260[4] | |
| 2 | June 29, 2016 | 0.362[5] | |
| 3 | July 6, 2016 | 0.276[6] | |
| 4 | July 13, 2016 | 0.191[7] | |
| 5 | July 27, 2016 | 0.163[8] | |
| 6 | August 3, 2016 | 0.247[9] | |
| 7 | August 10, 2016 | 0.220[10] | |
| 8 | August 17, 2016 | 0.204[11] | |
| 9 | September 7, 2016 | 0.217[12] | |
| 10 | September 14, 2016 | 0.148[13] | |
| 11 | September 21, 2016 | 0.159[14] | |
| 12 | September 28, 2016 | 0.144[15] | |
| 13 | October 5, 2016 | 0.267[16] | |
| 14 | October 19, 2016 | 0.115[17] | |
| 15 | October 26, 2016 | 0.082[18] | |
| 16 | November 2, 2016 | N/A | |
| 17 | November 9, 2016 | 0.167[19] |
Reception
Ratings
According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, through its first fifteen weeks, Any Given Wednesday averaged 203,667 live viewers per episode.[20] HBO announced that the show averaged a total of 2.4 million weekly views across all platforms during that same time period.[21]
Critical
Any Given Wednesday was met with negative to mixed reviews.[22][23][24] Review aggregation website Metacritic gives the show a 51 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[25] As of September 2016, it held a 50% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[26] Bill Simmons was quoted as saying "We loved making that show, but unfortunately it never resonated with audiences like we hoped. And that's on me."[27]
Cancellation
On November 4, 2016, the series was canceled by HBO. The final episode aired on November 9, 2016.[3] Bill Simmons also issued a statement regarding the cancellation acknowledging the failure of the series.[27]