The ratings are… unremarkable https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/after-midnight-premiere-week-ratings-cbs-1235806088/amp/
Kevin M. (RPCV) On Sat, Jan 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sat, Jan 20, 2024 at 8:06 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The charm of the past and current generation of late night hosts is their >> acknowledgment of when a joke or bit doesn’t work. Dave was a master of it, >> bringing the audience into his own discomfort. Seth gleefully throws a >> writer under the bus when a monologue joke falls flat. My big problem with >> After Midnight is every joke gets a huge laugh and earns points whether or >> not it’s actually funny. >> >> > I think that's why you have to edit ruthlessly on this type of show. I > don't think it's a problem that in the final show, most jokes do, rather > than don't work. But you should lose a good 50% of what you record. And I'm > just not sure you can do that successfully if you're recording only a few > hours before broadcast. Of course, if you're smart, you can lean into > things that don't work. Reference the fact that nobody in the audience gets > it. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGAL7iv90zHAMGCZAOsTytTi13uOzaj7KHgSQ%3DNutqU4Bw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGAL7iv90zHAMGCZAOsTytTi13uOzaj7KHgSQ%3DNutqU4Bw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4Cb5GfPaeV8fL0mToBoPTCPtvbeh_xjnUn1bRRnScKq1w%40mail.gmail.com.
