That was a short run. 。

Bill Simmons' weekly HBO talk show "Any Given Wednesday" has been cancelled after only fourth months on the air. The final episode will air next week, HBO announced Friday.。

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Despite Simmons' charisma and some viral appearances from celebrity guests, the show failed to attract the ratings to keep it on the air. 。

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"We loved making that show, but unfortunately it never resonated with audiences like we hoped. And that's on me. But I love being a part of HBO's family and look forward to innovating with them on other ambitious programming ideas over these next several years -- both for the network and for digital," Simmons said in a statement.
。 It's not all over between HBO and the sports commentator. The cable network is reportedly still going to work on future projects with Simmons' media group, according to 。Variety 。

Variety。 . 。This isn't Simmons first time dealing with a shutdown. He was the editor-in-chief of ESPN-owned。 Grantland。, a blog covering sports and pop culture. ESPN did not renew his contract and closed the site in October 2015. In June, he launched
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The Ringer。

, an independent publicationwith a similar focus.
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