“TBS has reached the difficult decision not to order a third season of ‘Lopez Tonight,’” TBS said in a statement.
“Thursday will be the final episode of the show. We are proud to have partnered with George Lopez, who is an immensely talented comedian and entertainer,” the network’s statement continued. “TBS has valued its partnership with George and appreciates all of his work on behalf of the network, both on and off the air.”When Conan lost the Tonight Show after NBC tried to push him to after midnight in favor of a thirty minute Jay Leno show at 11:35pm, Conan bolted and ended up landing on TBS at 11pm. Some were shocked that this move caused George Lopez to be bumped back to midnight himself. But this situation was different.TBS wouldn’t have been out shopping for Conan in the first place if it had been satisfied with the ratings Lopez was generating,TBS aired 140 original episodes this past season.
“Conan” is now averaging fewer than one million viewers a night in live viewership, below probably what TBS had hoped for when he started last fall. But Koonin said Conan gets plenty of DVR pick up, possesses a healthy on-line presence and draws in an impressively young audience, averaging 32 years old. That’s more than two decades younger than the average viewer of Leno or Letterman. From an advertising standpoint, Conan is still a good story to sell.
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