He Was Russia’s Late-Night King. Now He Works Birthdays and Weddings.

Ivan Urgant was an unstoppable Russian megastar. Then he expressed opposition to President Vladimir V. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
Observer

Late-night TV’s Decline and the Vanishing Cultural Middle

Network hosts like Kimmel face soaring costs and shrinking audiences as YouTube and podcast stars claim late-night’s cultural spotlight. AFP via Getty Images Conan O’Brien sounded a little wistful ...
NPR

Media companies thought late night TV was irrelevant. Kimmel proved them wrong

When Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late-night show on ABC after a near-weeklong suspension, some cheered it as a triumph of free speech over the oppressive reach of government censorship. But I saw ...
TV Technology

Late Night Thrives on Social Media With Billions of Views in 2025

Shows like ‘SNL’ and ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live combed for over 17 billion views on social media in 2025, according to Tubular Labs When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...