Latenight Challege

“It’s time for a change in late night — and there’s no better man to lead the revolution than George Lopez — the hilarious, authentic everyman of today’s entertainment scene. Starting Monday, November 9, 2009, George is ditching the desk, tossing the cue cards and bringing the party back to late night.” — www.lopeztonight.com

In a year that has already seen a great deal of change, TBS is throwing it’s hat in the ring. Leno has moved to prime time promoting O’Brien and Fallon. Letterman is cleaning up with some of his largest margins of victory in the ratings game and with Kimmel coasting. Lopez is an underdog to compete in the Latenight market, but looking at TBS’s current late night line-up of reruns from the networks, Lopez only needs to compete with those numbers to be a success on the Tuner Network.

Lopez has long been an underdog, rising up from obscurity the old fashion way, on the stage across the country. Lopez has long been identified as a hardworking comedian, who has paid his dues working his way up through the stand-up circuit, which led to his own TV show, and impressive film credits.

As for the format of the show, TBS promises that Lopez is going to offer something new and different for Latenight viewers. Listed on the website www.lopeztonight.com, the show has some interesting new Ideas. First of all they are describing this show as a “variety show” and promise to ditch the desk and cue cards for an audience participation heavy show.

The Nation will tune in on November 9th, and those that love Lopez, and his fan base is grande, will love his show. Those who are looking for something more from Latenight TV will have to watch and see what Lopez Tonight has to offer.