Terry Bradshaw’s E! series Bradshaw Bunch won’t return for third season after his cancer battles
The Bradshaw Bunch will not return to E! for his third season after the soccer legend’s recent second bout with cancer.
The series had been renewed for a third frame, production sources said. TMZand was scheduled to begin filming this past March.
The legendary Pittsburgh Steelers alumnus, 74, at the time informed the network that he would not be able to move forward because he was dealing with health issues, the outlet reported.
The Latest: The Bradshaw Bunch will not return to E! for his third season after the soccer legend’s recent second bout with cancer
Bradshaw at the time did not go into detail about his health, having revealed in October that he had been battling bladder and skin cancer.
Insiders told the outlet that the family and the network agreed to stop production on the reality show, which was never officially cancelled.
The series, based on the family’s ranch in Thackerville, Oklahoma, has aired a total of 23 episodes on E!, with 10 in its first season in 2020 and 13 in its second season in 2021.
The Fox NFL Sunday co-host and football favorite worried fans during an appearance on the show in September and subsequently revealed that he had suffered from bladder and skin cancer.
Terry Bradshaw has shared that he has been diagnosed with cancer twice in the last year.
“Last week on this show, I was out of breath and Howie (Long) helped me up, and a lot of people ask me what’s wrong with me, what’s wrong with me physically,” Bradshaw said on an NFL pregame show last month. past. . ‘I just want to address him and let him know what has happened in my life. In November I was diagnosed with bladder cancer.
He continued: ‘I went to Yale University Medical Center: surgery, treatment. As of today, I am free of bladder cancer. That’s the good news. Then in March, feeling good. I had a bad neck. I have an MRI. Now we found a tumor on my left neck.
And it’s a Merkel cell tumor, which is a rare form of skin cancer. So I had that surgery at MD Anderson in Houston.’
Bradshaw played 14 seasons for the Steelers and is a four-time Super Bowl champion, two-time Super Bowl MVP, and one-time regular season MVP.
‘Folks, I may not look like my old self, but I feel like my old self. I’m cancer free, I feel great,’ he said. “And in time, I’ll get back to where I normally am.”
Bradshaw has also starred in a reality show since his retirement, titled The Terry Bradshaw Show, with his wife Tammy (left) and their daughters, Rachel (center) and Erin (right) showcasing their family life.
Former New York Giant and Hall of Famer Michael Strahan had kind words for Bradshaw: ‘You’re the best teammate. We love you.
“We are so happy that you are here and we are happy that you are cancer free and I think you will give hope to many people who are going through something similar.”
In typical Fox NFL Sunday fashion, the compassionate and loving tone didn’t last long before Strahan injected some humor at the former Steeler’s expense.
Bradshaw has been the cornerstone of Fox’s NFL pregame and postgame coverage for years.
The four-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback is known for his eccentric and lively personality.
“I’m also curious why people asked you what’s wrong with you after all these years.”
Bradshaw and his colleagues burst out laughing at the host, Curt Menefee adding: “Some of us have been asking that for several years!”
The 74-year-old is married to his wife, Tammy, and has two daughters, Rachel and Erin, and a stepdaughter, Lacey.