‘Conan’ to Shift to Weekly Format on TBS, Turner Chief Says (Exclusive)

Conan O’Brien’s recent remotes, excess of late-night competition lead to retooling

(Updated Thursday, January 5, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. ET with statement from TBS boss Kevin Reilly.)

Get ready to see less of Conan O’Brien.

TBS is planning to retool late-night talk show “Conan” to a weekly format instead of a nightly one, Turner CEO John Martin told TheWrap. It’s not immediately clear when this will occur.

The chairman spoke to TheWrap at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Wednesday night and explained that the show has worked best with O’Brien on the road. The comic and “Late Night” alum has recently taken his show to Cuba, Berlin and South Korea, among other locations.

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