The syndicated entertainment news show, Hollywood Today Live! has been cancelled. BiteSizeTV owner, Nexstar Media Group, decided to end the low-rated TV series, to concentrate on local programming. The Hollywood Today Live! TV series finale will air on April 28, 2017.
A one-hour news magazine show currently in its second season, Hollywood Today Live! kicked off on Fox-owned television stations in July 2014. Garcelle Beauvais, Ross Mathews, and Tanner Thomason co-host. Amanda Salas serves as red carpet correspondent.
Checkout the Nexstar Media Group press release for more details.
Nexstar Media Group to Align BiteSizeTV Strategy with Organization-Wide Commitment to Local Programming and Content Production
April 7, 2017
“HOLLYWOOD TODAY LIVE!” TO END PRODUCTION
LOS ANGELES, California and IRVING, Texas – Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) (“Nexstar” or “The Company”) announced today that plans are underway to bring the strategy for BiteSizeTV in alignment with the Company’s organization-wide commitment to local programming and content production. As a result, its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. (“Nexstar Broadcasting”) and FOX Television Stations, Inc. (“FOX”) will end Hollywood Today LIVE!, a one-hour, nationally syndicated daily entertainment news and talk variety show produced by BiteSizeTV. The final telecast of Hollywood Today LIVE! will air on April 28, 2017.
Commenting on the announcement, Perry A. Sook, Chairman, President and CEO of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. stated, “Nexstar is in the local media business and we remain focused on extending our legacy of local programming and content leadership by supporting the evolving needs and interests of our local viewers, hometown businesses and community organizations that we proudly serve each day. We are now evaluating other opportunities where we can create value from BiteSizeTV to generate positive results. Nexstar looks forward to continuing our relationship with FOX Television Stations and our partners at FOX Television.”
Nexstar obtained BiteSizeTV as part of its acquisition of Media General Inc. earlier this year. Hollywood Today LIVE! began as a pilot program on FOX-owned television stations in July 2014. Following its initial debut, Media General and FOX launched Season 1 of the nationally syndicated show across their respective broadcast platforms in September 2015 and Season 2 began airing in September 2016. FOX Television and Nexstar conducted a thorough analysis of Hollywood Today LIVE! and were unable to find a sufficient audience to support continued national syndication.
About Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Nexstar Media Group is a leading diversified media company that leverages localism to bring new services and value to consumers and advertisers through its traditional media, digital and mobile media platforms. Nexstar owns, operates, programs or provides sales and other services to 170 television stations and related digital multicast signals reaching 100 markets or approximately 39% of all U.S. television households. Nexstar’s portfolio includes primary affiliates of NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, MyNetworkTV and The CW. Nexstar’s community portal websites offer additional hyper-local content and verticals for consumers and advertisers, allowing audiences to choose where, when and how they access content while creating new revenue opportunities. For more information please visit www.nexstar.tv.
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101 Comments on "Hollywood Today Live!: Cancelled; No Season Three for Syndicated TV Show"
I miss Ross and the entire crew. WHY was it cancelled so abruptly? Upsetting!
BRING IT BACK, I say. BRING IT BACK. Ross Matthews, I LOVE YOU, I have followed you from late night to daytime. Ross and the crew at least, deserve a second chance in daytime. Maybe it was the time slot? But I would watch HTL no matter what time it came on air. Please, BRING IT BACK,
So upset! I watched it mon thru fri. The crew cracked me up. Sooo going to miss this show. 🙁
I Loved The Show On At Minnight In Orlando Will Miss It
I actually liked the show, which is amazing because I don’t like gossip shows. I thought that the cast had great chemistry and I looked forward to seeing them when I did tune in. I’m at a loss for words as to why it was cancelled. It was great that the show had guest hosts and I loved the sort of guests invited.
Gloria i so miss this show, please bring it back, when i couldn’t watch, i taped it
love the show but loves Ross Matthews more
Loved this show! The dynamics of the hosts just made you laugh along with them. Everyone at work knew not to bother me while my favorite people were on. 🙂 Doesn’t feel like CBS really gave them much of chance. Now there is no reason to even turn the TV on.
I miss the show. I have enjoyed watching Ross since Johnny Carson.
I miss the show. I have enjoyed watching Ross since he first appeared on The Johnny Carson Show.
Sad that the show was cancelled. I enjoyed watching. Unfair to those of us that liked the show to cancel so abruptly.
I will SO miss HTL, especially Ross!!! I’m in Chicago, but am a native of the LA basin, a grad of Hollywood High and LOVED seeing the boulevard in the background during the show!The guests were timely and so at ease. I was a FAN!! Penny Boyd
Let me get this straight, you keep The Real which is an AWFUL show but cancel HTL?? You guys are a special kind of stupid aren’t you?
I totally agree!!
I LOVED THIS SHOW. IT WAS ALWAYS FUN AND I FELT AS IF I WAS SITTING AROUND WITH FRIENDS TALKING ABOUT ALL THESE TOPICS. I LAUGHED AND SMILED A LOT!!!!! THERE IS NOT ANOTHER SHOW LIKE IT ON THE AIRWAVES. FUN BUT NOT NASTY. WE NEED TO FIND ANOTHER PLACE FOR THIS SHOW, PLEASE
I love this show it always made my day. The fun they had together plus store and hot deal. It should have been renewed for another season. Very sad to see my other happy family go.
Loved this show! Love Ross-followed him since his ‘intern’ days-he’s hilarious and such an uplifting break from the dreary reality of the day-esp. these days! The regular cast had great chemistry – but Ross was the catalyst that drew me -bad decision to non-renew! I’ll have to find Ross elsewhere -and have moved my viewing to another network for that time slot.