In TV news, there may be a shake-up to TBS’ late night line-up. According to early reports by The Wrap, TBS and Conan O’Brien are mulling over a switch from nightly to weekly shows. Turner entertainment chief executive Kevin Reilly, who took over control of the TBS and sister channel TNT, explained that no choice had been made regarding the change in format and the decision rested largely with O’Brien himself. O’Brien has recently partnered with the network on several ventures outside of his talk show, including live-action comedy People of Earth and an expansion of his popular Clueless Gamer segment into yet another program. His contract with Turner runs through 2018, and the company has been quick to assure reporters that they plan to work with him long beyond that. I understand that the nature of the business sometimes calls for such changes, but Conan O’Brien has been my favorite part of the world of late night for as long as I can remember. The thought of not having him on four nights a week just kind of takes the wind out of my sails a bit.
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