the watch of time

In recognition of how much the after midnight TV landscape has transformed over the years…

• Fewer reruns of black-and-white movies or old network TV shows
• Entertainment experience in depth not required of hosts
• Less exposure to bizarre evangelical fund-raising
• No talk shows trying to last ninety minutes, or giving more than four minutes to musical performances
• Increased competition from pretty entertainment faces spouting vacuous subject matter
• More time devoted to commercials and paid-for promotional pitches
• Game show formats predicated on an under age 30 audience focused on low-brow current events
• Conceptually stupefying reality show repeats, facing less competition for viewers
• The heightened dress code of talk show hosts acting as greater foil to on-camera antics with guests
• No worries about accessing updates of overnight weather