• Serinus@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Because they threw a bunch of money at him and said, “do what you want”. So he made a show that was a little more medicine and a little less comedy that he knew would get lower ratings.

        Have you ever seen the opening credits?

        He probably had this conversation with the staff as he hired them.

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      1 year ago

      I’m just saying, this wasn’t The Daily Show, either in quality or in viewership. It would be a much cleaner case to make if the show was at all popular, but there were like 12 people still watching. A 3rd season would have been a real stretch.