On August 30, 2012, "Football Night" dedicated 3.5 minutes to mourn Tao Wei before the regular program. The program opened with a scene of Tao Wei commenting on the game during his lifetime, followed by CCTV Sports Channel Director Jiang Heping's tribute to Tao Wei, "Thanks to Tao Wei for his works for the fans. Now these works have become permanent memories." At the same time, "Football Night" played video clips of Tao Wei explaining the national football warm-up matches, World Cup qualifiers, AFC Champions League and Chinese Super League during his lifetime.

At the end of the video, the words "Familiar voices, distant figures, guidance from Tao Weitao, good luck to old friends" appeared on the video screen. "Today's program begins with sadness. In the name of football, in the name of "Football Night", we commemorate the director Tao Weitao who just left us." "Football Night" host Liu Jianhong said.

In the program, Liu Jianhong also shared Tao Wei’s real wish: Tao Wei not only has deep feelings for the Bundesliga and Bayern, but his biggest wish is that Chinese football will be revitalized as soon as possible and that he can go to the World Cup. to commentate on the Chinese team’s games, and this wish can only be fulfilled by his comrades in the future. "Although Director Tao left us, he left a lot of video data, and it should be said that his voice will always be there. For a long time to come, we will commemorate him in our own way, and when you watch the sports channel or Fengyun Football When you hear his voice, you will feel that he will always be with Chinese football and with us. For those of us who are alive, the best tribute to him is to do his job well and let Chinese football. Let’s take the high road as soon as possible,” Liu Jianhong finally said.

On September 3, 2012, the "World Football" program will also broadcast Tao Wei's commentary clips, allowing fans to relive his commentary on the Bundesliga, Champions League, European Cup and World Cup.