Late-night TV’s Decline and the Vanishing Cultural Middle
As viewership plummets and ad revenue halves, late-night TV faces extinction while YouTube and podcasts capture the audience it lost.
Conan O’Brien reflected on the slow decline of late-night talk shows seven years ago, saying
“doesn’t make sense anymore”about the long-standing formula of a nightly monologue followed by a carousel of guests on the promotional circuit.
Since then, audiences increasingly consume comedy in short bursts on their phones.
Author summary: Late-night TV declines as YouTube and podcasts rise.
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