Huge BBC sports highlight show AXED after 60 years of coverage
BBC will not be airing highlights of Wimbledon this year.
The move will bring an end to the broadcasters’ 60-year tradition.
The tennis tournament is due to start on July 3 with Novak Djokovic looking to defend his title.
While Elena Rybakina will be aiming to retain her title after defeating Ons Jabeur in the final last year.
The show was first broadcast in 1964 as Wimbledon: Match of the Day and has been known as Today at Wimbledon since 1990.
In recent years the show has often been canceled or delayed due to matches being played into the evening under the roofs of Centre Court and No 1 Court.
During last year’s competition, the show was only shown in full on two occasions.
This has led BBC executives to decide that a highlights show is no longer “viable” as per The Times.
And that with the later start times some people are only just getting home to watch those matches, rather than a highlights show.
The report suggests that should the live action come to an early end before the main coverage then a round-up will be shown.
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This will include some small footage and analysis, while longer clips will be available online.
The long-running show even predates Match of the Day which shows highlights of the weekend’s Premier League fixtures.
It had previously survived a disastrous rebrand in 2015 when it was called Wimbledon 2day, as it was trialed in a chat show style.