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Friday, October 17, 2025

Joy Taylor Out As FS1 Armageddon Ends Three Shows

The network is canceling “Breakfast Ball,” “The Facility,” and “Speak,” with a wide variety of replacements under consideration.

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FS1 is making sweeping changes to its programming lineup, as three of its five daily shows are getting canceled. In the shake-up, Joy Taylor’s nine-year tenure with the network has come to an end. 

Breakfast Ball, The Facility, and Speak will be no more, leaving The Herd with Colin Cowherd and Jason McIntyre and First Things First with Nick Wright, Chris Broussard, and Kevin Wildes as the only shows remaining in the lineup, Front Office Sports has confirmed. The news was first reported by The Athletic

A Fox Sports spokesperson declined to comment. 

Talents whose shows were canceled include Craig Carton, Mark Schlereth, Danny Parkins, Emmanuel Acho, LeSean McCoy, Chase Daniel, James Jones, Paul Pierce, Michael Irvin, Keyshawn Johnson, and Taylor. 

It is possible that a couple of the talents could remain at the network as it cooks up new shows. 

Sources told FOS that on-air talents who could be in play for new FS1 programming include Tony Reali, Max Kellerman, and Kay Adams. On X/Twitter, former FS1 host Jason Whitlock suggested that a TV version of All the Smoke, with former NBA players Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, could be an option. 

Reali, the longtime host of ESPN’s canceled Around the Horn, told FOS he’s interested in “absolutely everything.” While he plans to be “discerning” about his future, Reali envisions a future where he works in both the TV and digital spaces at the same time.

“I’m open to talking to anybody and everybody at all times,” said Reali, who’s currently taking a long vacation with his family before weighing his next steps.

While the scope of the cancellations is stunning, all three of the shows were struggling to attract audiences. They were all created by former FS1 boss Charlie Dixon, who exited the company in April, several months after he was named in lawsuits from former host Julie Stewart-Binks and former network hairstylist Noushin Faraji. Taylor was also named in Faraji’s suit.

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