Conan O'Brien's show staying daily after TBS's critically lauded 2016
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Molly Driscoll Staff writer
Network TBS says late-night host Conan O鈥橞rien鈥檚 show 鈥淐onan鈥� will remain a nightly program, despite previous reports that it would be changing to a weekly schedule.聽
鈥淎t this time, we have no plans to change the format or frequency of his popular TBS show,鈥� TBS president Kevin Reilly said in a statement.聽
After serving as host of NBC鈥檚 鈥淟ate Night鈥� program and becoming the host of NBC鈥檚 鈥淭he Tonight Show,鈥� O鈥橞rien debuted his show 鈥淐onan鈥� on TBS in 2010. It currently airs four days a week, a schedule similar to that embraced by, for example, ABC鈥檚 鈥淛immy Kimmel Live!鈥� Others, like CBS鈥檚 鈥淭he Late Show,鈥� air five days a week.聽
O鈥橞rien is one of the late-night hosts who has been on television the longest, having debuted on NBC鈥檚 鈥淟ate Night鈥� in 1993.
The 2016 output by TBS, the home of 鈥淐onan,鈥� was met with a positive reception by critics. Near the beginning of that year, TBS launched 鈥淔ull Frontal With Samantha Bee,鈥� a weekly current events program hosted by the former 鈥淒aily Show鈥� correspondent. Multiple critics named Ms. Bee鈥檚 show as one of the best programs of the year, including聽, who wrote,聽鈥淏ee came in swinging and never let up.鈥澛�
And near the end of 2016, TBS launched its new show 鈥淪earch Party,鈥� a comedy series that stars Alia Shawkat and has received positive reviews. 聽called the program 鈥渆xceptional and surprising,鈥� 聽with an聽鈥渆xceptional鈥� cast.
鈥淭his is just a great show,鈥� Mr. Seitz wrote,聽鈥渞efreshingly unafraid to twist the knife 鈥� a late-breaking candidate for best series of 2016, arriving near the end of a year that鈥檚 had so many candidates I can barely keep track of them.鈥澛�
It was previously reported that 鈥淐onan鈥� will be staying at TBS at least through 2018.
