Thread: George Lopez's Show, 'Lopez Tonight', Cancelled by TBS

George Lopez's Show, 'Lopez Tonight', Cancelled by TBS


By Adrian Carrasquillo
Published August 10, 2011

The TBS network is cancelling, 'Lopez Tonight', George Lopez's nightly talk show, and the only late-night offering hosted by a Latino.

The network says Lopez's Thursday night show will be the final one. 'Lopez Tonight' is in its second season.

The comic gave up his 11 p.m. time slot to make room for Conan O'Brien, who joined TBS after leaving NBC's 'Tonight' show. The plan was for TBS was to have a one-two punch of late-night shows that would particularly appeal to young viewers.

If Lopez's previous reaction to one of his shows being cancelled is any indication, he probably won't be overjoyed with the news that his talk show was cancelled.

When ABC cancelled his sitcom, 'The George Lopez Show' in 2007, he had some choice words for the network and its decision. He believed that his show was cancelled because it was owned by Warner Bros. and not by ABC and scoffed at one of the network's new shows called "Cavemen."

"I get kicked out for a...caveman and shows that I out-performed because I’m not owned by [ABC]" Lopez said, according to the L.A. Times blog. "So a...Chicano can't be on TV but a...caveman can?"

"And a Chicano with an audience already? You know when you get in this that shows do not last forever, but this was an important show and to go unceremoniously like this hurts. One hundred seventy people lost their jobs," he said.

"TV just became really, really white again," Lopez added about his first cancellation.

This time around, fans and celebrities took to Twitter to chime in on the fate of 'Lopez Tonight.'

"See you later, Lopez Tonight. It was terrible while it lasted," comedian Michael Ian Black tweeted.

TV Guide's Michael Schneider tweeted that, "In late night, TBS' George Lopez averaged 400,000 viewers; in prime, NickAtNite's George Lopez Show sitcom repeats average around 2 million."

"So sad that they cancelled Lopez Tonight," wrote fan Johnathan Cooper. "I love GeorgeLopez...I'm sure he has new exciting projects in store."

TBS said in a statement that it was a "difficult decision."

“We are proud to have partnered with George Lopez, who is an immensely talented comedian and entertainer," TBS' statement read. "TBS valued its partnership with George and appreciates all of his work on behalf of the network, both on and off the air.â€

His attitude lost him viewers...................No loss IMO/

Damn. I wish he would have threatened to move to Canada if his show got cancelled. Oh well, still good news.

I wonder if the ACLU will sue TBS over this..

your now free to Immigrate to Canada now Georgie; you dont have to wait for a Republican to be elected to the White House

just head due North until you feel Ice forming on your rosey bum and you are in the promised land

never cared for him and hence never watched his shows

I had a feeling he was in trouble when the they moved his spot up an hour for Conan

"TV just became really, really white again," Lopez added about his first cancellation.

LOL! Yeah...sometimes when you "hit something white" IT HITS YOU BACK!

Everything's about race with this biggoted has-been.

"See you later, Lopez Tonight. It was terrible while it lasted," comedian Michael Ian Black tweeted

Right ON! BIG thumbs up on that comment!

Im off to gloat now. In fact, Im gonna have me a beer to celebrate!

You know when you get in this that shows do not last forever, but this was an important show and to go unceremoniously like this hurts.

Important in His own mind...LOL! This is the first funny thing I have heard come from this show...

AirborneSapper7: PLEASE don't encourage him to come to Canada!!!! We don't want him either!

"Georgie, Peorgie, puddin' pie!" Couldn't make us laugh, so now he's gonna cry!

He used to be funny as hell, till he got all political and anti-American
"Poor Georgie Peorgie!"