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.
What do you think? Do you watch the Hollywood Today Live! TV show? Should it have been cancelled or renewed for season three?
OMG. I can’t believe it. I love this show. Look forward to watching it everyday. Why! Why are the good shows always cancel. Love the cast. This is so sad. Maybe another network will pick them up. This is a big mistake. There are other shows that doesn’t hold a candle to this show. Good Luck. Hollywood Live.
I enjoyed the show and was really surprised to find the show has been cancelled. I will miss them.
I watched this show everyday during lunch and forced everyone in the breakroom to watch too. This show always provided great topics for my coworkers and I to discuss. I liked the diversity of the host and guest and it seemed like everyone could be themselves. I will miss everyone.
HTL should be renewed, I love the show, watched it every single day, I will miss the Casts, thank you for creating this show, sad to see that it will not be a new season
It should NOT be cancelled. The show is always funny and the guests are very enlightening. Please RENEW this great show again. All of the program hosts have great chemistry together They will be missed.
Sad to hear! Loved the show!
Enjoy the show very much. I will miss it. Perhaps the low ratings was due to low promoting and advertising.
I adore Hollywood Today Live. Garcelle, Aly, Amanda, Ross and Tanner are awesome, hilarious, classy and fun. Each day, I grab my coffee with remote in hand, and tune in. I’m at a loss. It doesn’t make sense. I hope and pray another network will pick them up, with this same cast in place. So bummed and confused, instead of drinking my coffee I’m crying in it.
I am so disappointed Hollywood Live is being cancelled. I love the people on this show. Their conversations are always entertaining and it makes me happy when I hear the theme song. The entire show is a gift and I can’t imagine why it’s ending. I wish they would reconsider.
I really enjoy this show…I look forward to it everyday, I don’t understand why you are cancelling it.
Htl with Ross, Garcelle, Ali and Tanner are the best four cohosts on tv entertainment morning shows! They are so funny and make me happy every day! The original cohosts weren’t very good but once Ross was hired along with Ali and Garcelle, everything started working. So glad they kept Tanner too. The original cohosts didn’t gel and no one knew who they were.
HTL is so much better than The Talk, The Real, Live with Kelly, The View!! Do not cancel!!!!!
Miko, I couldn’t have said it better myself, you nailed it. They need to move the exact same show and hosts to another network!
It shouldn’t be cancelled. You always get rid of the good shows but keep the dumb ones. I love The Real, then HTL is next, then Harry. That’s part of my daily fix.
I LOVE everyone on this show and will be very sorry to see it go! It helped me to keep up to date and was very fun. GREAT JOB HOSTS! You will be very missed. I hope they change there minds.
I am so disappointed and sad to hear that HLT is cancelled! I have enjoyed this show!!
I wish everyone the best. ♥
Please do not cancel this show. I really enjoy the hosts and guests. They are so much fun and easy to listen to. Its alot of fun !!