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Bob Costas received’t be sitting down for a 3rd season of Back On the Record. HBO has cancelled the interview collection, which options prolonged conversations with figures from sports activities, leisure, and popular culture. The eighth and closing episode aired final month.
Though it debuted in July 2021, Back On the Record was simply the newest of a number of HBO interview collection hosted by Costas. He was awarded seven Sports Emmy Awards as host of On The Record with Bob Costas (2001-2004) and Costas Now (2005-2009).
Guests over the 2 seasons of Back On the Record have included Rasheda Ali, Carmelo Anthony, Charles Barkley, Ken Burns, Billy Crystal, Jerry Jones, Bomani Jones, Billie Jean King, Peyton Manning, John McEnroe, Candace Parker, Aly Raisman, and Lindsey Vonn.
“I have always been proud of my association with HBO, and the type of programming we have been able to do over the years,” Costas mentioned. “I am grateful for the invaluable contributions of my many talented HBO colleagues past and present, and to Ross Greenburg, Rick Bernstein, and most recently, Nina Rosenstein for their support and for the opportunity to be part of a network that has long been the gold standard.”
“Bob Costas and his team have delivered insightful and quality sports programming with ‘Back on the Record,’ and we are proud of its multiple Sports Emmy nominations,” an HBO spokesperson mentioned in a press release. “Bob is an important part of HBO Sports’ history, and Back on the Record was an excellent chapter in that story.”
What do you assume? Have you loved the Back On the Record TV collection? Are you upset this present received’t have a 3rd season on HBO?