It’s official: ITV has cancelled The Nightly Show after one series.
Confirming the late-night chat show’s cancellation, programming chief Kevin Lygo told RadioTimes:
“Did it work? Not really. There’s a million reasons [why]. With hindsight, a different host every week made it very difficult for the production team.
The theory was that if you build the show there would be these fun people you would slot in each week. What happened of course, on week four you’d have a new host who would come on and say ‘I’m not doing that’ and you’d have to reinvent the show.
Further reflecting on The Nightly Show‘s demise, he added:
“Ten O’clock maybe was too early, particularly for ITV. Maybe it was a bit of a shock [for viewers].”
RIP.
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