Rumours Channel Nine will cancel The AFL Footy Show amid poor ratings

Rumours swirl Channel Nine 'will cancel The AFL Footy Show any day now after dreadful ratings'... as it's smashed by Seven's The Front Bar

By Jo Scrimshire For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 00:10 BST, 8 May 2019 | Updated: 00:14 BST, 8 May 2019

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The AFL Footy Show could be cancelled by Channel Nine any day now, according to industry sources.

The sports program has performed so badly in the ratings that executives must be wondering how long the situation can last, according to TV Tonight's David Knox.

Knox cited 'industry chatter' on Wednesday as evidence that the Footy Show's days could be numbered.

Bad ratings: Rumours are swirling that Channel Nine will cancel The AFL Footy Show any day now after weeks of abysmal ratings

Bad ratings: Rumours are swirling that Channel Nine will cancel The AFL Footy Show any day now after weeks of abysmal ratings

However, Knox emphasised that Channel Nine is still backing the revamped program and referring journalists to the last public statement made in April. 

That statement read: 'We are excited by the feedback we have from players and those inside

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