February 26, 200521 yr Admin Stewart: TV-Radio Arnold Is as Good as Gone at FSN, Period Something you wouldn't say to Tom Arnold: "Hey, Tom, how are contract prospects looking?" Word is that Arnold's contract with Fox Sports Net, which pays him $1.1 million a year and expires in April, will not be renewed. An FSN spokesman, calling Arnold an asset to the network, said negotiations with Arnold would take place in a few weeks. But a source said Arnold is as good as gone. What would become of "Best Damn Sports Show Period" without Arnold? Once a show with a huge cast that also included Chris Rose, Bryan Cox, Michael Irvin, Lisa Guerrero and many others, it would be down to a cast of one. And John Salley, fine for a secondary role, could become "Long Gone Salley" the way things are going. The show lost a lot when Rose was taken off a couple of months ago. As the straight-guy host, he was the one who made it all work. FSN needs "Best Damn," or something similar, to fill the gaps when there isn't a live sports event to televise. And FSN regional networks in NHL markets, such as L.A.'s FSN West and West 2, have a considerable number of gaps these days. Sure, the 20 regional networks that carry FSN national programming could be asked to produce their own prime-time shows. But it is more cost-efficient to have one national show. The FSN spokesman, insisting that "Best Damn" is not being dropped, said the network has a contract with boxing promoter Dan Goossen to air six boxing matches through September. There is also a swimsuit contest scheduled for June. In the meantime, FSN programming is becoming more scant all the time. The network was primed to take on ESPN at the start of 1999, when it hired Keith Olbermann and Chris Myers as the main hosts of a nightly national news show. But Olbermann and Myers are long gone, and so is the national news show. More recently "Totally Football" was dropped, although its host, Patrick O'Neal, landed an anchor job on FSN West's "Southern California Sports Report." There are other FSN national shows besides "Best Damn." For example, the quarterly show "Head to Head With James Brown" returns Monday night at 9, featuring an interview with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). FSN executives say that their network is driven by the local sports on its regional networks. It's certainly not driven by its national programming, at least not anymore. http://www.latimes.com/sports/motorracing/...ack=2&cset=true
February 26, 200521 yr Tom Arnold is the man.. saw him at a bar in iowa city and ended up talking to him for about 15 minutes. Very approachable person.. a good guy. He's a goof and got his money because of Roseanne.. and he'll be the first one to say it. lol plus he's a big hawkeye fan... so he's got that going for him.
February 26, 200521 yr Arnold might be a nice guy, but he was not the reason I watched that show, considering that his comedy isn't exactly funny.
February 26, 200521 yr I dont mind watching the show every once and a while but why did they get rid of Chris Rose, Arnold seems really uncomfortable as the host.
February 27, 200521 yr I liked the show when it first started out, would always catch it after Marlin games. But after a while the nonesense kind of gotten monotonous, Michael left to ESPN, and it went straight downhill.
February 27, 200521 yr Best Damn was always a good show on the nights that Tom Arnold wasn't there. Exactly what is Tom Arnold famous for again? I guess when you marry Roseanne you automatically become a D-list celebrity. I hate Tom Arnold.
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