Posted on 08/18/2024 3:41:40 AM PDT by Libloather
In an interview this week, Jimmy Kimmel conceded that the end is nigh for late-night talk shows.
“I don’t know if there will be any late-night television shows on network TV in 10 years,” the “Jimmy Kimmel Live” host said.
“Maybe there’ll be one but there won’t be a lot of them.”
Jimmy’s right. The culling has already commenced.
After James Corden departed “The Late Late Show” in 2023, CBS didn’t kick off a dramatic “Late Shift”-style talent search of yesteryear — the network brass replaced it with a comedy game show called “After Midnight.”
Nobody shed a single tear.
As much as it pains me to say it, not only is Kimmel’s crystal ball sadly spot-on — but late-night TV should call it quits. None of it is any good anymore.
And that’s not a “back in my day!,” old-man-shakes-fist-at-cloud, “these crazy kids,” criticism, either. Exactly zero young people are watching NBC and CBS at 11:30 p.m.
Late night is now squarely aimed at 50-and-up MSNBC viewers who don’t mind skipping “The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle” and are content with Jimmy Fallon’s struggles to make eye contact. Viewers are probably doing the dishes.
These shows have never in history been such a tedious afterthought.
Going all the way back to when Jack Paar took over “Tonight” from Steve Allen in 1957, hosts have found unique and clever ways to both embrace tradition and boldly forge a new path.
With time, Johnny Carson, David Letterman, Conan O’Brien and Craig Ferguson all ably completed that assignment. Obsessed over it even. Their off-beat personalities beamed, and inventive wackiness prevailed.
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While you’re at it, Saturday Night Live is about to inaugurate its 50th season. They need to have Governor Noem take that particular dog out back
“The Late Hate Trump and Conservatives Show.”
“After Midnight Hate Trump and Conservatives Show.”
“Tonight With Some Jerk Who Hates Trump and Conservatives Show.”
“The Really Late Hate Trump and Conservative Show.”
“British A Hole Hates Trump and Conservatives Show.”
“Unfunny Ugly Lesbian Hates Trump and Conservatives Show.”
How many shows do they need?
And good riddance. Buncha DNC shills.
You may be referring to Gutfeld.
The article is right - the late night talk format is dead.
I stopped watching after Johnny retired.
Kimmel said he did not care if the show ratings went down when asked about his political views. Naturally ABC signed him back up for more years of decline.
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Since 2016 ad revenue for mainstream late night talk shows have declined by 41%. Audiences for Jimmy Fallon have plummeted by 60%, Jimmy Kimmel’s audience declined by 36% and since 2019 Stephen Colbert’s audience fell by 41%. The networks are blaming the pandemic and streaming for the decline. Nothing was said about the shows going Woke causing any of the problems.
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CBS could no longer afford to produce ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden’ as it raked in less than $45M but cost up to $65M to make, LA Magazine reports
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