{"id":2024818,"date":"2023-09-07T15:50:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T19:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/time-to-move-on-hbos-longest-running-show-is-ending\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T15:52:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T19:52:20","slug":"time-to-move-on-hbos-longest-running-show-is-ending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/time-to-move-on-hbos-longest-running-show-is-ending\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO&#8217;s longest running show is coming to an end &#8211; it&#8217;s time to move on."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftime-to-move-on-hbos-longest-running-show-is-ending%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2024818&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The End\u200b of \u200ban Era: &#8220;Real Sports with Bryant \u2063Gumbel&#8221; Concludes After 29 Years<\/h2>\n<p>The host of HBO\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pfizer-funds-facebooks-fact-checking-partner-for-covid-disinformation\/\" title=\"Pfizer Funds Facebook\u2019s Fact-Checking Partner for \u201cCOVID Disinformation\u201d\">longest-running program<\/a>, \u201cReal Sports with Bryant Gumbel,\u201d has acknowledged the end of the hit \u2062magazine series after nearly three \u200ddecades, saying it\u2019s \u201ctime to move on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 74-year-old\u2063 sportscaster, who has been\u2064 the host of the show\u2064 since its launch in 1995, called \u2064the experience of \u200dbringing\u2063 a deeper \u200dlook at sports stories \u201cgratifying\u201d after the \u200bnetwork announced it would conclude\u2062 at \u2064the end of the \u200ccurrent 29th season,\u200d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/hbo-real-sports-with-bryant-gumbel-ending-1235583458\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hollywood Reporter<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince day \u2064one\u2062 at \u2018Real Sports\u2019 we\u2019ve\u200d consistently\u200c tried to\u200d look beyond \u2062the \u200dscoreboard, and\u2064 focus instead\u200c on the many societal \u200dissues\u200c inherent in the world of sports,\u201d Gumbel said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn\u200c the process we\u2019ve had the opportunity to tell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-shows-to-check-out-during-spring-downtime-with-family-and-friends\/\" title=\"6 Shows To Check Out During Spring Downtime With Family And Friends\">complex stories<\/a> about race, \u2062gender,\u2062 class, opportunity \u2063and so much more,\u201d he added. \u201cBeing able to do\u200c so at HBO\u200c for almost three decades has been \u200cvery\u200c gratifying.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cReal Sports with Bryant \u200dGumbel\u201d\u200d is coming to an\u200b end at HBO after 29 years. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fwoB1Lz5MJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/fwoB1Lz5MJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Variety \u200c(@Variety) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Variety\/status\/1699455958127198367?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September \u200c6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m proud of the imprint we\u2019ve made, so\u200d I\u2019m ready to\u200d turn \u2062the page,\u201d \u2063Gumbel\u2019s statement continued. \u201cAlthough goodbyes are never easy, I\u2019ve decided that now\u2019s the \u200btime to move on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over\u2064 the last several decades, more than 300\u200d episodes have been broadcast on\u2063 the network. Gumbel won a lifetime\u200b achievement award\u200b at the 44th Annual Sports Emmy Awards in May.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor 29 seasons, \u2018Real Sports with Bryant\u200d Gumbel\u2019 has delivered a masterclass in sports storytelling, garnering 37 Sports Emmy Awards and three Peabody awards in the process,\u201d Casey Bloys, chairman \u200cand CEO of HBO and\u200b Max \u200bContent \u2063told \u2062THR.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the longest running\u2062 HBO series, Bryant and his Real Sports team have long been\u2062 a cornerstone of HBO programming,\u201d \u2062the chairman added. \u201cThe series will continue to resonate in the\u2064 realm of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-on-tnt-seeks-black-applicants-only-for-broadcast-role\/\" title=\"NBA on TNT Seeks Black Applicants Only for Broadcast Role\">sports journalism<\/a>, and we are so proud \u2062to have been part\u200b of such a remarkable odyssey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Warner\u2062 Bros. Discovery said the cutbacks that have taken \u200dplace following the merger with HBO-Max had nothing to do with the end of HBO\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/time-to-move-on-hbos-longest-running-show-is-ending\/\" title=\"HBO's longest running show is coming to an end - it's time to move on.\">longest-running \u200bseries<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/real-sports-hbo-ends-bryant-gumbel-230e0ca2c89135ee5247cb59d0792034\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> noted.<\/p>\n<p>It \u2062is unclear when the last episode will air.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After almost 30 years, Bryant Gumbel, the host of HBO&#8217;s &#8220;Real Sports,&#8221; has accepted the show&#8217;s conclusion, stating it&#8217;s time for a change. 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