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We don't need an army of hall monitors racing to be the first or loudest to proclaim why a title should be considered clickbait. It's become significantly more annoying than bad titles.
This one is quite bad though, and generally articles with clickbait titles aren't worth reading imo, since there's likely less sensationalized article on the topic somewhere else.
Never watched the full show, but I’ve seen some clips. It didn’t seem that funny. It’s probably cursed bc it had to live up to the reputation of the daily show.
It’s well-known[0] that discussing China-related politics is off limits for Apple-affiliated content producers.
Along with removing relevant apps and blocking relevant Airdrop features coincidentally right during Hong Kong protests, with giving up iCloud infrastructure, etc. (are there more examples?), can’t help wondering how far their collaboration goes.
On one hand, it was a matter of time that Stewart’s new show would be cancelled if he had any integrity. On the other hand, the show was IMHO not at his previous level based on the first few episodes.
Given how well known Apple's dependence on cheap and/or child Chinese labor is, I was surprised Jon Stewart was willing to sign a deal with them in the first place.
Sure, Apple TV is a big platform with a wide reach, which is attractive to anyone in entertainment, but did he really expect them to allow him to broach subjects in ways that would threaten their bottom line?
The Problem with Jon Stewart,” which launched on AppleTV+ in September, appears to be a flop, as it trails far behind its competitors on broadcast and cable TV, according to Bloomberg.
The show’s first episode was seen by just 180,000 US homes in the first week it debuted last fall, measurement firm Samba TV said. That number dropped to 78% to 40,000 by its fifth episode, which aired in early March.
Stewart’s comic rival John Oliver, meanwhile, pulled in viewership of 844,000 US homes for a March episode of his HBO show, “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,”
For reference The Daily Show with Jon Stewart had 1 million viewers in 2003, and by the time Jon left the program was averaging 2.5 million viewers.
Networks don't like shows that don't make money and/or increase viewership. That's it and that's all. Everyone loves to look for hidden motives when in reality everything literally boils down to money.
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[ 0.21 ms ] story [ 48.1 ms ] threadWe don't need an army of hall monitors racing to be the first or loudest to proclaim why a title should be considered clickbait. It's become significantly more annoying than bad titles.
Along with removing relevant apps and blocking relevant Airdrop features coincidentally right during Hong Kong protests, with giving up iCloud infrastructure, etc. (are there more examples?), can’t help wondering how far their collaboration goes.
On one hand, it was a matter of time that Stewart’s new show would be cancelled if he had any integrity. On the other hand, the show was IMHO not at his previous level based on the first few episodes.
[0] https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/10/apple-tv-china-...
Sure, Apple TV is a big platform with a wide reach, which is attractive to anyone in entertainment, but did he really expect them to allow him to broach subjects in ways that would threaten their bottom line?
Pretending he walked away because of his ethics, not because few people were watching and his show was not a commercial success.
The show’s first episode was seen by just 180,000 US homes in the first week it debuted last fall, measurement firm Samba TV said. That number dropped to 78% to 40,000 by its fifth episode, which aired in early March.
Stewart’s comic rival John Oliver, meanwhile, pulled in viewership of 844,000 US homes for a March episode of his HBO show, “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” For reference The Daily Show with Jon Stewart had 1 million viewers in 2003, and by the time Jon left the program was averaging 2.5 million viewers.
Many active threads on this days ago:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37950194
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37966643
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37955468