McEnroe
McEnroe was a talk show on CNBC. Hosted by tennis legend John McEnroe, the show aired Monday through Thursday on the network. It debuted on July 7, 2004. Many top-notch celebrities like Will Ferrell (the show's first-ever guest), conservative pundit Ann Coulter, and actor Sean Astin were interviewed by McEnroe. McEnroe's sidekick was stand-up comedian and former America's Funniest Home Videos host John Fugelsang. The show was panned by critics right from its debut, and in August 2004, it was reported that the show had twice garnered a Nielsen rating of 0.0. On December 3, 2004, CNBC executives sent a memo to network employees saying the show was being cancelled just 4 days before its five-month anniversary. The last episode aired on December 15, 2004. During the time after the report of the 0.0 rating came up, Woody Fraser was brought in to be the executive producer to try and save the show, but to no avail. [1]
External links Yahoo! reports of the embarrassing ratings for McEnroe
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