Eddie McGuire was forced to sacrifice his on-air commitments after it was announced on 9 Feb 2006 that he would become the new Chief Executive Officer of the Nine Network, a position which had been vacant since
David Gyngell left the role in May 2005. The series was axed after Nine were unable to find a suitable replacement, unlike McGuire's other main on-air role as host of
The Footy Show (1994) where he was replaced by
Garry Lyon and
James Brayshaw.