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Late night TV is back — but who is still watching?

After being dark for 5 months, late night TV shows are the first to be back on air — but did anyone really miss them? Entertainment reporters Teri Hart and Eric Deggans talk about what might lie ahead.

Teri Hart and Eric Deggans discuss what the future of late night TV could look like

Late night TV hosts Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver, Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert.
Late night TV hosts Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver, Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert. (Getty Images)

Late night shows were the first casualty of the writers' strike.

After going dark for five months, they're also the first to be back on air. But did anyone really miss them?

Entertainment reporters Teri Hart and Eric Deggans discuss how the writers' strike changed late night TV, and what might lie ahead for the medium.

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You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.


Panel produced by Jess Low.