Television Tuesday: Late-Night Talk Shows Are Losing Viewers

I've always enjoyed late-night talk shows. Some hosts have appealed to me more than others, but between the networks, there is usually one person I love to tune in and see (Stephen Colbert is quite a hoot). That said, the talk shows on late at night seem to be losing relevance and viewers at an alarming rate. The format is stagnating, and it isn't clear what can be done. YouTube was at first seen as a threat, but then shows realized embracing it as a tool was wise (look at James Corben with his carpool karaoke getting insane numbers of views). However, podcasts apparently are creeping up in popularity more and more, cutting into the idea of these shows with their short and edited interviews with notable folks are worth watching when you can listen to a long chat ranging in topics with various podcast hosts. 

The old folks are watching late-night hosts and the young folks are listening to something titled, "Call Her Daddy," in other words. The format needs updating, but what the solution could be remains to be figured out. I don't listen to/watch streams of too many podcasts, but they are getting popular to a wild degree over the years. If network television can figure out a way to utilize those better perhaps something can be done about the hemorrhaging of viewers/listeners/etc. We shall see.