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Comedy Central just axed 'The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore'

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Comedy Central just axed 'The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore'

The late-night humor and talk show, which premiered in January 2015, will conclude its run Thursday, the network announced. The program, which filled the slot vacated by Stephen Colbert when he jumped to CBS, sought to explore current events and larger life issues as presided over by Larry Wilmore, who previously had served as "senior black correspondent" on "The Daily Show." But audience acceptance of "The Nightly Show" never approached its "Daily Show" lead-in, neither during the regime of Jon Stewart nor that of his successor, Trevor Noah, who took over last September.

I'm really grateful to Comedy Central, Jon Stewart, and our fans to have had this opportunity. But I'm also saddened and surprised we won't be covering this crazy election or 'The Unblackening,' as we've coined it.

Larry Wilmore

Comedy Central president Kent Alterman praised Wilmore and his team saying the show had steadily improved but just did not 'resonate with the audience' as much as needed. Though the end of "The Nightly Show" eliminates a rare black-hosted program from the mainstream airwaves, Alterman dismissed any suggestion that race played a role in its ratings failure or that a minority host might not be considered in the future. As for what will permanently follow "The Daily Show," Alterman said the network is planning to move up Chris Hardwick’s midnight game show but would be in no hurry to launch a permanent replacement.

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