Is Battle of the Network Stars coming back?

Battle of the Network Stars ended on December 10, 1988. The show aired its final episode on that date after a run of nearly 12 years on ABC.

Battle of the Network Stars was a series of competitions where television stars from ABC, CBS, and NBC competed in various sporting events. It was a sports entertainment series that first premiered in 1976, bringing together celebrities from different networks to participate in friendly athletic contests. The show was broadcast sporadically, with between one and two specials each year, totaling 19 episodes over its run.

The series featured a lineup of hosts and celebrity participants, including Howard Cosell as the host, Caitlyn Jenner (credited as Bruce Jenner) as co-host, John Madden as the commissioner, and other notable TV personalities such as Shari Belafonte, Scott Baio, Debby Boone, Marcus Allen, and Robert Conrad. The show received a rating of 7.2 on TVMaze and each episode had a runtime of approximately 120 minutes.