“We’re incredibly proud of the groundbreaking work that Conan and his team have accomplished during the 10 years at TBS and are so glad that we will continue to have his presence on our air with the ‘Conan Without Borders’ specials. “28 years is a monumental achievement in late-night television,” said Brett Weitz, General Manager for TNT, TBS and truTV. Team Coco, which will produce the new HBO Max weekly show, is already in business with the streamer, making four stand-up specials featuring comedians including Chris Redd and Moses Storm. The show’s Conan Without Borders travel specials featuring O’Brien traveling to other countries will continue to air on TBS, WarnerMedia said. We’ve got a lot of stuff going on between the podcast and the show and the digital business,” he said.Ĭonan, which was re-tooled into a half-hour format in 2019, had previously been renewed through to 2022. You know there’s no circulation, so you can’t do it forever. “ TBS and these linear cable networks, especially, are just like death. Ross told Deadline that he believes late-night shows are now “kind of dinosaurs in the business” and said that they were looking to do something different, as evidenced by this deal.
The move comes weeks after Jeff Ross, who exec produces Conan and has worked with the former Simpsons writer for many years, told Deadline that the pair had been considering their future. Late-Night Laughs: ‘Conan’s Jeff Ross On TBS Show's Future 'Full Frontal' Head Writers On Navigating A Manic News Cycle
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