The McEnroe Show

: This article is about The McEnroe Show, the television show. For the show's host, see John McEnroe.

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The McEnroe Show, sometimes simply referred to as 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. However, McEnroe was given the option of stopping production right then and there, or allowing the show to go two more weeks. Making a classy move, McEnroe decided to let the show last two more weeks to give the behind-the-scenes workers more work before the show went off-air. The last episode aired on December 15, 2004. During the time after the report of the 0.0 rating came up, which was during the two-week break the show took for CNBC's coverage of the 2004 Summer Olympics, Woody Fraser was brought in to be the executive producer to try and save the show, using his powers to try things like making McEnroe dress more professionally by wearing suits and ties, and having Fugelsang less involved, but to no avail.

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Talk show - CNBC - Tennis - John McEnroe - July 7 - 2004 - Will Ferrell - Ann Coulter - Actor - Sean Astin - Stand-up comedian - America's Funniest Home Videos - John Fugelsang - August - Nielsen rating - December 3 - December 15 - 2004 Summer Olympics - Woody Fraser - Executive producer

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McEnroe's wife, Patty Smyth, sang the show's theme song. Pro wrestler Ric Flair may have been the show's most frequent guest, appearing twice on the show in just a matter of weeks.

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Patty Smyth - Ric Flair

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