We all had our fun making jokes about Fox's lame attempt at creating a right-wing Daily Show. Sadly, that has to come to an end, since the program is off the air. Fox News promoted it to death, wingnut all-stars like Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter made appearances to get it off the ground. Yet, it was all for naught.
From Media Bistro:
In a memo to senior producers this afternoon, FNC's SVP of programming, Bill Shine announced the network "will not continue the Half Hour News Hour beyond its current 15 episode run." Shine did leave the door open, however: "we are considering ways to retool the show for future scheduling needs."The TV news satire show which airs Sunday nights, stars faux anchors Kurt McNally, played by Kurt Long, and Jennifer Lange, played by Jennifer Robertson.
The first airing, February 18 was a hit, with more than 1.4 million viewers. The show averaged 258,000 viewers (25-54 demo) in its last 10 airings, winning its timeslot all but once. FNC will air the final show September 16.
Retooling? As in making it funny perhaps? It may have won its timeslot, but we dont even have to try and compare it to The Daily Show or The Colbert Report. Not. Even. Close.
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