It's Official: Arsenio Hall to Return to Late-Night TV - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 06-18-2012, 06:10 PM

Warm up your shoulder and throw your fist in the air: Arsenio Hall is back with a new talk show. Woof! Woof! Woof!
The former host of The Arsenio Hall Show will partner with CBS Television Distribution to preside over a syndicated, late-night talk show that will debut in fall 2013 and will run Monday–Friday.

The news follows Hall’s recent win on The Celebrity Apprentice, a move that pushed him back into the spotlight after years of relative inactivity. The comedian made a name for himself as host of his eponymous chatfest, which ran from 1989–1994 and featured notable moments like a campaigning Bill Clinton’s sax solo and an hour-long interview with Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. His 1997 sitcom, Arsenio, lasted only a few episodes.
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Hall’s new venture has already been sold in markets covering more than half of the country.

http://tvline.com/2012/06/18/arsenio...v/#more-338179

TVFactFan · 06-22-2012, 08:39 PM

Why such the long wait? Damm, fall of 2013?

hawkeye123 · 06-22-2012, 10:55 PM

Arsenio's is back.woof woof woof!

AKA · 06-25-2012, 03:54 PM

I'm rooting for him to succeed, but I really don't see this lasting. I know he's cleared a lot of Tribune stations, but the majority of Fox stations won't want to give up their lucrative sitcom reruns to air Arsenio in a reasonable timeslot (if they wouldn't for a network Conan O'Brien show, they definitely won't for a syndicated Arsenio Hall show). And even if they do, will Arsenio be able to compete with Letterman, Leno or Kimmel? Or even Ferguson and Fallon? No.

I think he should have gone for the post-Conan slot on TBS instead, or maybe a syndicated prime access show.

06-18-2012, 06:10 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	It's Official: Arsenio Hall to Return to Late-Night TV Warm up your shoulder and throw your fist in the air: Arsenio Hall is back with a new talk show. Woof! Woof! Woof! The former host of The Arsenio Hall Show will partner with CBS Television Distribution to preside over a syndicated, late-night talk show that will debut in fall 2013 and will run Monday–Friday. The news follows Hall’s recent win on The Celebrity Apprentice, a move that pushed him back into the spotlight after years of relative inactivity. The comedian made a name for himself as host of his eponymous chatfest, which ran from 1989–1994 and featured notable moments like a campaigning Bill Clinton’s sax solo and an hour-long interview with Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. His 1997 sitcom, Arsenio, lasted only a few episodes. The Hollywood Reporter reports that Hall’s new venture has already been sold in markets covering more than half of the country. http://tvline.com/2012/06/18/arsenio...v/#more-338179
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06-22-2012, 10:55 PM	#3
hawkeye123 Member Senior Member Join Date: May 26, 2012 Posts: 1,390	Arsenio's is back.woof woof woof!
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06-22-2012, 08:39 PM	#2
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,100	Why such the long wait? Damm, fall of 2013?

06-25-2012, 03:54 PM	#4
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	I'm rooting for him to succeed, but I really don't see this lasting. I know he's cleared a lot of Tribune stations, but the majority of Fox stations won't want to give up their lucrative sitcom reruns to air Arsenio in a reasonable timeslot (if they wouldn't for a network Conan O'Brien show, they definitely won't for a syndicated Arsenio Hall show). And even if they do, will Arsenio be able to compete with Letterman, Leno or Kimmel? Or even Ferguson and Fallon? No. I think he should have gone for the post-Conan slot on TBS instead, or maybe a syndicated prime access show.