Bill Simmons’s New Show Has Potential
THR pronounces: ‘People are likely to discuss the premiere of “Any Given Wednesday” with Bill Simmons, the launch of the centerpiece of the ESPN veteran’s lucrative new deal with HBO. They’re likely to pass around clips from the initial 30-minute episode, or at least they’re likely to pass around one clip from the episode, specifically Ben Affleck‘s five-plus minute…rant about the NFL’s mistreatment of the New England Patriots and Tom Brady.’