Lopez Tonight
Lopez Tonight | |
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Presented by | George Lopez |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 12 (as of November 26, 2009) (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | TBS |
Release | November 9, 2009 – present |
Lopez Tonight is a late-night television talk show hosted by comedian George Lopez. The hour-long program premiered on November 9, 2009, on cable network TBS. Lopez is the first Latino to host a late-night talk show on an English-language network in the United States. The show features audience interaction using a high energy format. The program airs Monday through Thursday at 11:00pm Eastern/8:00pm Pacific in the United States.
Premiere episode
The debut episode included many different celebrities:[1]
- Ellen DeGeneres
- Eva Longoria Parker
- Kobe Bryant
- Live performance by Carlos Santana
Reception
The show has been crtically panned. It scored on Metacritic a 39/100 based on 6 reviews. Matthew Gilbert of the Boston Globe claims "Lopez has a full-throated energy and a weakness for sophomoric guy humor that can be grating, especially since his show will air Monday through Thursday nights".[2] The New York Times says "Mr. Lopez said he was “bringing change to late-night TV,” but the only significant change was a coarsening of the already crass atmosphere."[3]
Ratings
References
- ^ The Lopez Tonight Premiere Episode
- ^ http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2009/11/14/three_new_hosts_bring_diversity_and_hopefully_some_new_life__to_nighttime_talk_shows/
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/14/arts/television/14lopez.html?_r=1
- ^ [ http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,1939741,00.html]
- ^ [ http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/11/24/lopez-tonight-averages-1-3-million-in-second-week-tbs-tnt-and-trutv-ratings-notes-for-week-ending-1122/34498]