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Facebook Tweet Email Link While receiving a TV Academy Hall of Fame award, Conan O’Brien offered some thoughts about the state of late-night television. The former late-night host talked to those gathered over the weekend in Los Angeles for the event, where O’Brien noted that there is currently “a lot of fear about the future of television, and rightfully so.” …

Conan O’Brien made a bold prediction about late-night TV amid Stephen Colbert‘s Late Show cancellation. On Saturday, August 16, O’Brien was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame alongside Viola Davis, Don Mischer, Ryan Murphy, Mike Post, and Henry Winkler. While accepting the honor, the comedian spoke of the role that late-night television has played in society. “I’ve dabbled in …

Although The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is coming to an unceremonious end, Conan O’Brien is confident its host isn’t going anywhere. While speaking Saturday at his induction into the Television Academy Hall of Fame, the 5x Emmy-winning comedian praised Colbert as “too talented and too essential” and shared his thoughts on the future of late-night television. “Yes, late-night television …

The Television Academy inducted six new members into its Hall of Fame on Saturday night, as Conan O’Brien, Ryan Murphy, Viola Davis, Henry Winkler, music composer Mike Post and late director Don Mischer joined the collection of TV greats. The 27th annual ceremony took place at the J.W. Marriott L.A. Live as O’Brien — presented his honor by longtime friend …

As he accepted one of this year’s top Television Academy honors, star Conan O’Brien admitted that the award came at an unusual time. Speaking on Saturday to the audience at the Television Academy Hall of Fame, O’Brien noted that at this moment, “there’s a lot of fear about the future of television, and rightfully so. The life we’ve all known …

Jon Batiste, the former bandleader on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” said the now-canceled host will land in a gig where free speech will reign. “What happened to my friend Stephen is a symptom of big money,” Batiste told Rolling Stone Australia in a video shared Monday. (Watch it below.) “I think where he goes next, his voice won’t …

After CBS announced the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in July, visceral reactions were shared by a number of fans as well as celebrities. In terms of stars, disappointed messages from Jimmy Kimmel, Bowen Yang, Jimmy Fallon and more flooded social media. Other big names have continued to express their disagreement with the decision to take Colbert …

A top executive at Skydance gives fans a little more insight into why The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was canceled. Per Deadline, Skydance Chair of TV Media George Cheeks said in a press conference that “The challenge in late night is that the advertising marketplace is in significant secular decline. We are huge fans of Colbert, we love the …

After much media consternation and criticism over the cancellation of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, CBS chief has spoken up about the company’s decision to end the television institution after 32 years. Speaking at a press conference following the takeover of Paramount by the media conglomerate Skydance, George Cheeks, the chair of TV media at the company, attributed the …

There has been much written about CBS’ decision to cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert but there’s been little word out of the company itself. But after Skydance’s deal to takeover Paramount became official this morning, George Cheeks, who is Chair of TV Media at the company, put his head above the parapet. “The challenge in late night is …