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tv_talk2023-08-03 03:42 pm
yourlibrarian) wrote in tv_talk2023-08-03 03:42 pm
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Missing Late Night Shows?
It's surprising that it hasn't been that long since late night shows have been off the air, but it's been long enough that I've frequently forgotten about them. We have always watched them during meal times (as we never watch anything live). So instead we have been going through various other shows during those times (the latest has been the Marie Antoinette series aired on PBS).
It was 3 months yesterday that the WGA struck, and some of this time would have been a hiatus for these shows anyway. John Oliver in particular usually had several months off at a time and sadly Samantha Bee got cancelled before the strike even happened. James Corden's show has ended, to be replaced by something different. But generally it wasn't more than a few weeks to a month that these shows would be on break. So this is a really long time for them to be unavailable.
It makes me wonder if when they return if their audience will return in the same numbers. I think the pandemic made obvious that when normal habits grind to a halt due to some change, they don't necessarily get picked up again or in the same way. I seem to remember reading that this has been true for the long gaps for streaming shows as well, in that there is often a drop off between a first and second season, in part because people just forget about them. (I can't say for sure since streaming services don't generally release viewing numbers, but I gather it's factors into why so many shows only run a few seasons).
I'm particularly wondering what will happen with The Daily Show, which was in the midst of guest host weeks and so has no set host or format to come back to.
Anyone else miss these talk or variety shows?
It was 3 months yesterday that the WGA struck, and some of this time would have been a hiatus for these shows anyway. John Oliver in particular usually had several months off at a time and sadly Samantha Bee got cancelled before the strike even happened. James Corden's show has ended, to be replaced by something different. But generally it wasn't more than a few weeks to a month that these shows would be on break. So this is a really long time for them to be unavailable.
It makes me wonder if when they return if their audience will return in the same numbers. I think the pandemic made obvious that when normal habits grind to a halt due to some change, they don't necessarily get picked up again or in the same way. I seem to remember reading that this has been true for the long gaps for streaming shows as well, in that there is often a drop off between a first and second season, in part because people just forget about them. (I can't say for sure since streaming services don't generally release viewing numbers, but I gather it's factors into why so many shows only run a few seasons).
I'm particularly wondering what will happen with The Daily Show, which was in the midst of guest host weeks and so has no set host or format to come back to.
Anyone else miss these talk or variety shows?
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Most night shows are political with the monologues and news reviews and I think that serves some purpose, a re-assurance that certain POVs are actually mainstream. So, I think they have a purpose, but just not one for me.
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