The Australian is reporting that according to whispers inside Nine, The Footy Show will be back for the traditional Grand Final show at Rod Laver Arena later this year with Eddie McGuire and Sam Newman odds on to host, and there is also the possibility of other specials.
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Tim Watson repeated the Grand Final Footy Show return claim on SEN breakfast this morning, but added:
Not a big Rod Laver Arena show, but a big Grand Final Footy Show.
Eddie also said it was a strong possibility of happening on his Triple M breakfast show today.
Extended Footy Show coming up this Morning
Extended Footy Show coming up this Morning
This morning it will be a 3 hour edition.
So has GTV9 ditched Sports Sunday ?
It is just a one-off. The Sunday Footy Show has been extended to cover the press conference of Brad Scott, who yesterday resigned as North Melbourne coach after 10 years in the job.
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Sam Newman was on Jase and PJ on KIIS this morning. Sam said writing was on the wall for the Thursday night Footy Show last year due to change of format, adding the show still had a future on Thursday nights if the format was right.
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The Footy Show (Thu edition) was a relic of its former self the past few years. They just couldn’t re-spark it. Time to let it go. Everyone else has moved on.
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Yep, I agree. The Sunday morning versions still work because they actually talk about football, but the more entertainment-centric Thursday night ones are kind of a legacy of variety television on the Nine Network which other than The Footy Show, disappeared years ago.
The idea of a Grand Final reunion/farewell show has merit, but other than that I think Nine would be wise to move onto new formats for both the AFL & NRL markets in 2020.
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Hopefully they get JB, Garry and Billy to all make an appearance too
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THE GRAND FINAL FOOTY SHOW RETURNS
LIVE FROM ROD LAVER ARENA
THURSDAY 26SEPTEMBER AT 7.30PM
Nine today announced the return of The Grand Final Footy Show spectacular on Thursday, September 26, at 7.30pm on Nine and 9Now.
The Grand Final Footy Show , which has been a staple for footy fans in AFL Grand Final week, will pay tribute to the past 25 and a half years of The Footy Show .
Host Eddie McGuire and the other two originals on the show when it started in 1994, Sam Newman and Trevor Marmalade , will reunite for a grand farewell to the longest running sports entertainment program in the history of Australian television.
Plus, a huge lineup of footy greats will celebrate the game we all love and look back on the hilarious, groundbreaking and touching moments of The Footy Show’s quarter of a century as a TV institution, as well as the ups and downs of a controversial 2019 football season.
And it wouldn’t be The Grand Final Footy Show without the show-stopping Player Revue , which will lift the roof off Rod Laver Arena along with some of the biggest acts in music.
Eddie McGuire said about the return of the Grand Final Footy Show: “For the biggest game of the year we need to have the biggest show of the year, and what has been a staple of Grand Final week for the past quarter of a century is back.
“I’m so delighted that we’re putting all our resources into one spectacular Thursday night Grand Final week Footy Show . It is a chance for us to pay homage to not only the Grand Final but 25 fantastic years of The Footy Show .“
Nine Melbourne Managing Director, Matt Scriven , said: “We want to pay tribute to the incredible success of the past 25 years of The Footy Show , and bringing back The Grand Final Footy Show will give fans exactly that – a chance to join in the celebrations and fun of a program that was a pioneer in football entertainment.”
Tickets to The Grand Final Footy Show will on sale in August via Ticketek.
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I wonder if Seven will let JB to make a appearance on Nine?
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it’s the same reason the front bar works. they talk footy but are entertaining. TFB comes across like talking footy with your mates whereas the footy show is like the same mates at 1:30am after they have been drinking and are completely hammered
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That’s the best comparison/analogy of the shows that I think I’ve seen!
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Tim Watson on SEN this morning said The Footy Show could make another comeback with The Sunday Footy Show panel if it rates well
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Nathan Brown is hosting today.
Chompers apparently back next week.
Saw a 10 second ad during the cricket tonight, which said tickets for this year’s Grand Final Spectacular would go on sale at Ticketek next Monday, August 19.