BBC Axes Sports Quiz Show After 53-Year Run, Blaming “Inflation And Funding Challenges”
deadline.comThe BBC has confirmed that it has binned its sports quiz show A Question of Sport after a 53-year run made it one of the world’s longest-running TV programs.
Although a BBC spokesperson stressed that production had only been stopped for now – that it “was not the final whistle” and that the show could return in the future – it seems the towel has finally been thrown in, after falling ratings and budget cuts meant the show was no longer the primetime viewing juggernaut it used to be.
The show, a simple format which saw two teams of sporting stars compete to answer a series of sports questions, was first aired in 1970, presented by sports presenter David Vine.
Later hosts included presenter David Coleman, former tennis star Sue Barker and comedian Paddy McGuinness. At its height in the 1980s, the show drew huge audiences.
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