Public dispute with IRIB over ending Navad and removing him as host
Radio Farda, BBC Persian and Al-Monitor coverage from March 2019: after a reported clash with Channel 3 management, Navad was pulled from the schedule and he was removed as host. A former IRIB chief later said the Leader's office had sought to shut the show; a Rouhani adviser urged his return.
Editorial timeline of public reporting, not a legal finding.
- Reported: Navad pulled from schedule on Channel 3 manager's order - Radio Farda, citing IRNA, reported Adel Ferdosipour said that night's Navad had been removed from the Channel 3 schedule on the channel manager's order, days after the show was named best by viewers and judges. فردوسی‌پور: مدیر شبکه سوم، برنامه ٩٠ را از جدول پخش امشب حذف کرد
- IRIB confirms removal as outlets report public backlash - Radio Farda reported IRIB public relations said Ferdosipour was out of Navad and the show would continue with a new team; BBC Persian and Al-Monitor covered angry public reaction and the show's huge audience. صداوسیما حذف عادل فردوسی‌پور از برنامه «نود» را تایید کرد
- Ex-IRIB chief: Leader's office sought to shut Navad - BBC Persian reported that former IRIB head Mohammad Sarafraz wrote in his memoir that after the Zarif interview dispute, the Leader's office asked to shut Navad, which he refused; the show was later ended under Ali Asgari. رئیس پیشین صداوسیما: دفتر آیت‌الله خامن‌ه‌ای خواستار تعطیلی برنامه نود شده بود
- Ashena urges return; reports informal live-hosting ban - BBC Persian reported Hesameddin Ashena wrote to Ejei asking that Ferdosipour and Navad return, calling the removal mismanagement, and said evidence suggested an informal ban on his live hosting on IPTV and online platforms. مشاور روحانی خواستار برگشت عادل فردوسی‌پور و برنامه نود شد