Aug
10
TBS cancels George Lopez show, is Conan O’Brien next?
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After valiant efforts by both George Lopez and his bosses to gain ratings TBS have just announced they have canceled Lopez Tonight after only two seasons. The show will end Thursday.
“TBS has reached the difficult decision not to order a third season of Lopez Tonight,” a spokesman says. “We are proud to have partnered with George, who is an immensely talented comedian and entertainer. TBS has valued its partnership with George and appreciates all his work on behalf of the network, both on and off the air.”
Lopez, 50, is a former stand-up comic and has worked in ABC sitcoms, but since its launch in November of 2009 his talk show has endured dismal ratings. These got even worse following the arrival of Conan, dropping to just 546,000 viewers a night after it was pushed back to the midnight slot to give Conan’s more clout.
The network will air reruns of Lopez’ best shows for the next 2-3 weeks, then switch to reruns of The Office.
And this news may not bode well for Conan – his numbers are stymied at around 700,000 viewers a night, so could he be next?