{"id":939365,"date":"2026-10-24T14:54:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T14:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/939365\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T14:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T14:54:13","slug":"channel-9-set-for-big-broadcast-change-after-axing-eddie-mcguires-footy-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/939365\/","title":{"rendered":"Channel 9 set for big broadcast change after axing Eddie McGuire\u2019s footy show"},"content":{"rendered":"

Channel 9 are reportedly set to make a big broadcast change after axing Eddie McGuire\u2019s Footy Classified show.<\/p>\n

McGuire hosted the Tuesday edition of the show but it is understood a change is coming.<\/p>\n

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Channel 9 will keep the Monday version of the show but plan to expand their Footy Furnace show, according to the Herald Sun.<\/p>\n

Footy Furnace, which has been hosted by Jimmy Bartel and James, is reportedly set to expand.<\/p>\n

It will reportedly air on Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights.<\/p>\n

Hird was enticed back to TV by the prospect of working on the show in 2025, and he also appeared on McGuire\u2019s Footy Classified show.<\/p>\n

McGuire was also joined by the likes of Dermott Brereton, Cal Twomey and a rotation of current AFL coaches, including Sam Mitchell and Luke Beveridge.<\/p>\n

According to Code Sports, the Monday night edition of Classified, which features Sam McClure, Matthew Lloyd, Jimmy Bartel and Damian Barrett, will return in 2027.<\/p>\n

\"Tasmanian<\/p>\n

The popular Sunday Footy Show, featuring Lloyd, Tony Jones, Nathan Brown and Barrett, will also return next year.<\/p>\n

McGuire will reportedly continue to have a role at Nine, including hosting the network\u2019s Melbourne Cup Carnival coverage.<\/p>\n

He will also continue to be involved in football \u201cspecial events\u201d.<\/p>\n

It is the latest shake up to a footy media landscape that has been on a rollercoaster since Seven\u2019s aggressive push to carve out a larger piece of the pie, spearheaded by Channel 7 sports director Chris Jones.<\/p>\n

Footy Classified was launched in 2007 with SEN media mogul Craig Hutchison and veteran news reporter Caroline the faces of the experiment.<\/p>\n

Having spent years hosting The Footy Show and serving as Nine Network CEO, McGuire took a featured seat on Footy Classified in 2020 to host the Wednesday night edition of the show.<\/p>\n

Footy Classified was moved from Wednesdays to Tuesdays in an attempt to avoid going head to head with Seven\u2019s Front Bar, hosted by Mick Molloy and Sam Pang.<\/p>\n

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