Something funny is going on with late-night TV, but it’s not the sort of development that’s going to make anyone laugh.
Netflix’s decision on Friday to cancel programs led by comics Michelle Wolf and Joel McHale, both of which emulated traditional late-night series, marks just the most recent move in a scaling back of the genre. Bet in July declined to launch a second season of Robin Thede’s “The Rundown.” And Comedy Central in June axed Jordan Klepper’s “The Opposition,” its latest bid to find a natural follow to its flagship “The Daily Show”.
The new entrants aren’t the only ones grappling with the place of late-night programming in an era when viewers watch video at their own choosing. Conan O’Brien, TV’s longest-serving late-night personality, is poised to take his hour-long “Conan” on TBS to 30 minutes next year.
And NBC’s “Tonight...
Netflix’s decision on Friday to cancel programs led by comics Michelle Wolf and Joel McHale, both of which emulated traditional late-night series, marks just the most recent move in a scaling back of the genre. Bet in July declined to launch a second season of Robin Thede’s “The Rundown.” And Comedy Central in June axed Jordan Klepper’s “The Opposition,” its latest bid to find a natural follow to its flagship “The Daily Show”.
The new entrants aren’t the only ones grappling with the place of late-night programming in an era when viewers watch video at their own choosing. Conan O’Brien, TV’s longest-serving late-night personality, is poised to take his hour-long “Conan” on TBS to 30 minutes next year.
And NBC’s “Tonight...
- 8/18/2018
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
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