The 2016 Presidential election is over but Samantha Bee isn’t going away. The Full Frontal with Samantha Bee TV show has been renewed for a second season by TBS. The comedy program currently airs on Monday nights and will move to Wednesdays starting January 11th.
Here’s the press release:
TBS’s Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Renewed for 2017
One of the Strongest Voices of 2016 and Her Band of Nasty Women (and Men) Aren’t Going Anywhere…Except to Wednesday Nights, Starting Jan. 11TBS’s Emmy®-nominated, award-winning late-night show Full Frontal with Samantha Bee has been renewed for a second season starting in 2017. Hailed by The New Yorker as “America’s new Comedian-in-Chief,” Samantha Bee will continue her weekly series for another year following her bare-knuckled coverage of the 2016 Presidential election. The show, which is executive-produced by Bee, Jason Jones, Jo Miller, Miles Kahn and Tony Hernandez, currently airs Mondays at 10:30 p.m. (ET/PT). In 2017, it will move to a new timeslot, Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m. (ET/PT), starting Jan. 11.
“I am only sorry that this renewal leaves me unavailable for a cabinet position in the new administration,” Bee said. “I will, however, be available to host the White House Correspondents Dinner, seeing as I already bought the dress.”
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee took late night by storm when it premiered in February, scoring strong ratings and tremendous praise from critics. The show currently reaches an average of 3.3 million viewers per episode across multiple platforms and ranks as one of television’s Top 3 late-night series with adults 18-49 for the quarter-to-date. Full Frontal With Samantha Bee is also the fastest growing show in late night, with this quarter’s delivery of adults 18-49 outpacing Q3 by +37%.
Throughout its first season, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee has covered the Presidential election extensively, including a sit-down interview with the current President and several female leaders from around the world. It has also shined a light on specific issues, such as untested rape kits in Georgia, abortion laws in Texas and local state legislators across the country as well as national tragedies such as the mass shooting in Orlando. Bee also traveled around the globe to cover stories from an international perspective, with segments from Jordan, Germany and, most recently, Russia.
“Of course we’re picking up the show,” said Thom Hinkle, senior vice president of original programming for TBS. “In less than a year, Sam has become one of the most talked-about personalities in all of television and Full Frontal’s audience continues to grow. We’re so lucky to have Sam and her Emmy-nominated team, led by the brilliant Jo Miller, as part of the TBS family. Xoxoxoxo.”
About TBS
TBS, a division of Turner, is basic cable’s #1 network with young adults and home to five of the year’s most popular new comedies on cable: Angie Tribeca, The Detour, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, People of Earth and Wrecked. Upcoming comedies include Search Party, The Guest Book and Tarantula. The network also presents exciting competition series, such as the upcoming Drop the Mic, and late-night comedy in the form of CONAN, starring Conan O’Brien, and Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. In addition, the TBS lineup includes popular comedy hits like Family Guy, The Big Bang Theory and 2 Broke Girls; blockbuster movies; and live coverage of Major League Baseball’s regular and post-season play, the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship and ELEAGUE, Turner’s brand new eSports gaming league.Turner, a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, sports, animation and young adult multi-platform content for consumers around the world. Turner brands and businesses include CNN/U.S., HLN, CNN International and CNN.com, TBS, TNT, TCM, truTV, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Adult Swim, Turner Sports, Bleacher Report, Super Deluxe, iStreamPlanet and ELEAGUE.
What do you think? Do you like the Full Frontal with Samantha Bee TV show on TBS? Will you be watching season two?
She is horrible. Can’t stand the show
I despise her and this show go away!
Please cancel this stupid show. If she hates it here so much go back to Canada oh wait they have socialized medicine there thats why she came to the USA. If she did this kinda of tastless humor in Canada against Trudeau they would for sure kick her out….
Will you please get her to talk about something other than trump!! If you hate it here so much go back to canada, you are not funny at all without your writers you wouldn’t be anything!! Cancel her now!!!
Samantha B makes me turn the station when she comes on. WAY too liberal for me. Her continued rant against Trump is truly disgusting.
It’s wrong to push her liberal views down our throats. I won’t watch anymore, instead I will support our president. I voted for Hillary, but Samantha changed my views. I am now a full conservative. Thank you Sammie. Oh, why is your nose pointy?
What an obnoxious B.
Terribly boring, I’m sure it’s there only to promote hate for Trump and the commercials are stupid.
Horrible show. Does she have anything to say other than that she hates trump. Some things are funny but she really has absolutely nothing intelligent to say. it would be funny if she actually made jokes at everyone’s expense. That would be funny. She’s obnoxious.
As oppossed to what a president who goes out of his way to spread constant proganda constantly via twitter and seems a stones throw from doing the very things she has been talking about. Like or hate her but actually think about what is happening to our damn country
“Seems a stones throw away”. Your words. And like so many of your fellow terrified snowflakes, it’s the fear of what Trump may do as opposed to the reality of what he has actually done. And so far, there is nothing to be afraid of. All this talk of an impending dictatorship and the squashing of our human rights is nothing but fear mongering brought to you from your friends on the left, the elitist media and hate mongers disguised as comedians.
She sucks stop the lod *****
3.3 million viewers per episode? The “multiple platforms” certainly aren’t TV. Full Frontal only averages 792,000 viewers with a 0.33 share. It’s lost more viewers (- 47,000) since it premiered. This show stinks.
Yes it does stink. What is worse is that TBS chose to go with this over Rizzoli and Isles. Add in that without Trump, Samantha has nothing to say. What a disgrace.
Nobody watches it on TBS. It very rarely reaches a 0.3 share of the Monday night cable ratings. 0.3!
She may do some good possibly with this show but I wish television wasn’t so one-sided and bias.
The good I mentioned only referred to shining light on the untested rape kits and such..Still not a fan.
Most talked about? Because She’s ignorant? What would she talk about if Trump lost? she’s not funny. Canned laughter is a wonderful thing. TBS chose this over Rizzoli and Isles. Yes, really. What a disgrace.