NEW YORK (AP) – Tom Green has his nights free again.
MTV has pulled the plug on the former gross-out king’s late-night talk show. It was supposed to return with original episodes on Monday, but production was stopped.
Debuting in June, the talk show featured a different Green than viewers were used to, one who hearkened back to late-night legends such as Johnny Carson. In a rave review, the New York Post called Green “a creative talent and natural broadcaster in the tradition of the young David Letterman.”
But viewers who sampled the show didn’t stay. “The New Tom Green Show” averaged 889,000 viewers in its first week, and was down to 255,000 for reruns last week.
“Tom remains a part of the MTV family and we look forward to working with him in the future,” MTV spokeswoman Marnie Black said Tuesday.
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