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.
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