Busy Tonight
| Busy Tonight | |
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| Genre | Late-night talk show |
| Directed by | Liz Plonka |
| Presented by | Busy Philipps |
| Theme music composer | James Vincent McMorrow |
| Ending theme | "Goodnight, Love Busy Tonight" by Busy Philipps |
| Composer | Jeff Richmond |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 105 |
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| Running time | 21 minutes |
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| Network | E! |
| Release | October 28, 2018 (2018年10月28日) – May 16, 2019 (2019年5月16日) |
Busy Tonight is an American late-night talk show hosted by Busy Philipps. It aired from October 28, 2018 to May 16, 2019 on E!.
Premise
[edit ]Busy Tonight features "everyone's favorite unfiltered Hollywood best friend giving her hilarious and outspoken opinions on the latest pop culture stories and trending topics, with candid celebrity guest interviews and original comedic segments."[1]
Production
[edit ]On May 1, 2018, it was announced that E! had given a series order to a new late-night talk show to be hosted by actress Busy Philipps. Executive producers were expected to include Julie Darmody, Eric Gurian and Philipps. Production companies involved with the series were slated to consist of Little Stranger.[2] [3] [4]
On August 16, 2018, it was announced that Caissie St. Onge had been hired to serve as the series' showrunner as well as an additional executive producer. Additionally, it was announced that the series would premiere on October 28, 2018 at 10 PM and that episodes of the series were expected to air each week from Sunday to Wednesday at 10 PM EST.[1] [5] On October 25, 2018, it was reported that Tina Fey and David Miner had joined the series as executive producers and that Wilshire Studios would serve as an additional production company. Furthermore, it was revealed that first week guests would include Mindy Kaling, Vanessa Hudgens, Kristen Bell and Megan Mullally along with appearances by Jimmy Kimmel, Fred Armisen, and Andy Cohen. Other first season guests were expected to include Julia Roberts, Kim Kardashian, Tracee Ellis Ross, Camila Mendes, John Stamos, Olivia Munn, Beth Behrs, Lauren Graham, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Emily Ratajkowski, Taran Killam, David Alan Grier, Tess Holliday and Tom Lenk.[6]
On January 3, 2019, it was reported that the show would be moving to a new time slot at 11 PM EST beginning on January 7, 2019. Additionally, it was reported that the show would air a live television special titled "Busy Tonight Live: Golden Globes After Party" that was to broadcast immediately following the conclusion of the 76th Golden Globe Awards. Guests for the special were expected to include Whitney Cummings, Karamo Brown, River Butcher and Ira Madison III.[7]
On May 5, 2019, Philipps announced that the series had been cancelled, with all remaining episodes airing until May 16.[8] Philipps also stated the series would be shopped to other networks but it was not picked up.[9]
Episodes
[edit ]2018
[edit ]| No. | Featured guest(s) | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Mindy Kaling" | October 28, 2018 (2018年10月28日) | |
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Additional appearances by Samantha Bee, Andy Cohen, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and Andy Richter | |||
| 2 | "Vanessa Hudgens" | October 29, 2018 (2018年10月29日) | |
| 3 | "Kristen Bell" | October 30, 2018 (2018年10月30日) | |
| 4 | "Megan Mullally" | October 31, 2018 (2018年10月31日) | |
| 5 | "Julia Roberts" | November 4, 2018 (2018年11月4日) | |
| 6 | "John Stamos" | November 5, 2018 (2018年11月5日) | |
| 7 | "Olivia Munn" | November 6, 2018 (2018年11月6日) | |
| 8 | "Emily Ratajkowski" | November 7, 2018 (2018年11月7日) | |
| 9 | "Tina Fey & Tom Lenk" | November 11, 2018 (2018年11月11日) | |
| 10 | "Camila Mendes" | November 12, 2018 (2018年11月12日) | |
| 11 | "Taran Killam" | November 13, 2018 (2018年11月13日) | |
| 12 | "Tess Holliday" | November 14, 2018 (2018年11月14日) | |
| 13 | "Lauren Graham" | November 18, 2018 (2018年11月18日) | |
| 14 | "Ike Barinholtz" | November 19, 2018 (2018年11月19日) | |
| 15 | "D'Arcy Carden" | November 20, 2018 (2018年11月20日) | |
| 16 | "Beth Behrs" | November 21, 2018 (2018年11月21日) | |
| 17 | "Tracee Ellis Ross" | November 25, 2018 (2018年11月25日) | |
| 18 | "David Alan Grier" | November 26, 2018 (2018年11月26日) | |
| 19 | "Oliver Hudson" | November 27, 2018 (2018年11月27日) | |
| 20 | "Padma Lakshmi" | November 28, 2018 (2018年11月28日) | |
| 21 | "Brian Tyree Henry" | December 2, 2018 (2018年12月2日) | |
| 22 | "Jenna Dewan" | December 3, 2018 (2018年12月3日) | |
| 23 | "Max Greenfield" | December 4, 2018 (2018年12月4日) | |
| 24 | "Chrissy Metz" | December 5, 2018 (2018年12月5日) | |
| 25 | "Kim Kardashian" | December 9, 2018 (2018年12月9日) | |
| 26 | "Wilmer Valderrama" | December 10, 2018 (2018年12月10日) | |
| 27 | "Maura Tierney & Katie Lee" | December 11, 2018 (2018年12月11日) | |
| 28 | "Jesse Tyler Ferguson" | December 12, 2018 (2018年12月12日) | |
| 29 | "Julie Bowen" | December 17, 2018 (2018年12月17日) | |
| 30 | "Leslie Grossman" | December 18, 2018 (2018年12月18日) | |
| 31 | "Nicole Byer" | December 19, 2018 (2018年12月19日) | |
| 32 | "Keke Palmer" | December 20, 2018 (2018年12月20日) | |
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Additional appearance by Oprah Winfrey | |||
2019
[edit ]| No. | Featured guest(s) [10] | Original release date [10] | |
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| 33 | "Golden Globes After Party" | January 6, 2019 (2019年1月6日) | |
| 34 | "William Jackson Harper" | January 7, 2019 (2019年1月7日) | |
| 35 | "Howie Mandel" | January 8, 2019 (2019年1月8日) | |
| 36 | "Connie Britton" | January 9, 2019 (2019年1月9日) | |
| 37 | "Patti LaBelle" | January 10, 2019 (2019年1月10日) | |
| 38 | "Susan Kelechi Watson" | January 14, 2019 (2019年1月14日) | |
| 39 | "Linda Cardellini" | January 15, 2019 (2019年1月15日) | |
| 40 | "Andy Samberg & Donte Colley" | January 16, 2019 (2019年1月16日) | |
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Additional appearance by Akiva Schaffer | |||
| 41 | "Sarah Chalke" | January 17, 2019 (2019年1月17日) | |
| 42 | "Terry Crews" | January 21, 2019 (2019年1月21日) | |
| 43 | "Jonathan Van Ness" | January 22, 2019 (2019年1月22日) | |
| 44 | "Cobie Smulders" | January 23, 2019 (2019年1月23日) | |
| 45 | "Josh Radnor" | January 24, 2019 (2019年1月24日) | |
| 46 | "Aldis Hodge featuring Tom Lenk" | January 28, 2019 (2019年1月28日) | |
| 47 | "Chris Sullivan" | January 29, 2019 (2019年1月29日) | |
| 48 | "Josh Groban" | January 30, 2019 (2019年1月30日) | |
| 49 | "Cecily Strong" | January 31, 2019 (2019年1月31日) | |
| 50 | "Nina Dobrev" | February 4, 2019 (2019年2月4日) | |
| 51 | "Ron Funches" | February 5, 2019 (2019年2月5日) | |
| 52 | "Jemima Kirke & Katelyn Ohashi" | February 6, 2019 (2019年2月6日) | |
| 53 | "Michelle Williams" | February 7, 2019 (2019年2月7日) | |
| 54 | "Daniel Radcliffe" | February 11, 2019 (2019年2月11日) | |
| 55 | "Eliza Coupe" | February 12, 2019 (2019年2月12日) | |
| 56 | "Adam Devine" | February 13, 2019 (2019年2月13日) | |
| 57 | "Pete Holmes" | February 14, 2019 (2019年2月14日) | |
| 58 | "Kandi Burruss" | February 18, 2019 (2019年2月18日) | |
| 59 | "The Bella Twins" | February 19, 2019 (2019年2月19日) | |
| 60 | "Mark Duplass" | February 20, 2019 (2019年2月20日) | |
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Additional appearance by Wolfgang Puck | |||
| 61 | "Sonequa Martin-Green featuring James Vincent McMorrow" | February 21, 2019 (2019年2月21日) | |
| 62 | "Phoebe Robinson & Christian Siriano" | February 25, 2019 (2019年2月25日) | |
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Additional appearance by Tom Lenk | |||
| 63 | "Jenna Fischer" | February 26, 2019 (2019年2月26日) | |
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Additional appearance by Steve Carell | |||
| 64 | "Isla Fisher" | February 27, 2019 (2019年2月27日) | |
| 65 | "Shane West" | February 28, 2019 (2019年2月28日) | |
| 66 | "America Ferrera" | March 4, 2019 (2019年3月4日) | |
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Additional appearance by Gigi Gorgeous | |||
| 67 | "Margaret Cho & Elizabeth Chambers" | March 5, 2019 (2019年3月5日) | |
| 68 | "Lauren Cohan & Toni Harris" | March 6, 2019 (2019年3月6日) | |
| 69 | "Justina Machado, Rita Moreno & Gloria Calderon Kellett" | March 7, 2019 (2019年3月7日) | |
| 70 | "Eric McCormack" | March 11, 2019 (2019年3月11日) | |
| 71 | "Maya Erskine & Anna Konkle" | March 12, 2019 (2019年3月12日) | |
| 72 | "Christina Hendricks" | March 13, 2019 (2019年3月13日) | |
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Additional appearance by Retta | |||
| 73 | "Rita Wilson & Johnathan Rice" | March 14, 2019 (2019年3月14日) | |
| 74 | "Cole Sprouse & Haley Lu Richardson" | March 18, 2019 (2019年3月18日) | |
| 75 | "Taye Diggs" | March 19, 2019 (2019年3月19日) | |
| 76 | "Lisa Rinna" | March 20, 2019 (2019年3月20日) | |
| 77 | "Courteney Cox" | March 21, 2019 (2019年3月21日) | |
| 78 | "Joseph Gordon-Levitt" | April 1, 2019 (2019年4月1日) | |
| 79 | "Logic" | April 2, 2019 (2019年4月2日) | |
| 80 | "Jaime King, Justin Chu Cary, Jessica Cauffiel & Brittany Daniel" | April 3, 2019 (2019年4月3日) | |
| 81 | "Natalie Morales" | April 4, 2019 (2019年4月4日) | |
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Additional appearance by Karley Sciortino | |||
| 82 | "Mandy Moore" | April 8, 2019 (2019年4月08日) | |
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Additional appearance by Chris Sullivan | |||
| 83 | "Tony Hale" | April 9, 2019 (2019年4月09日) | |
| 84 | "Michelle Monaghan & Whitney Cummings" | April 10, 2019 (2019年4月10日) | |
| 85 | "Nikolaj Coster-Waldau" | April 11, 2019 (2019年4月11日) | |
| 86 | "Cedric the Entertainer & Tom Lenk" | April 15, 2019 (2019年4月15日) | |
| 87 | "Robin Tunney" | April 16, 2019 (2019年4月16日) | |
| 88 | "DeWanda Wise & Brittany Snow" | April 17, 2019 (2019年4月17日) | |
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Additional appearances by Chris Harrison and Colton Underwood | |||
| 89 | "Chad Michael Murray" | April 18, 2019 (2019年4月18日) | |
| 90 | "Lizzo" | April 22, 2019 (2019年4月22日) | |
| 91 | "Ben Feldman & Duff Goldman" | April 23, 2019 (2019年4月23日) | |
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Additional appearance by Jon Barinholtz | |||
| 92 | "Colin Hanks" | April 24, 2019 (2019年4月24日) | |
| 93 | "Lake Bell, Steve Lemme & Kevin Heffernan" | April 25, 2019 (2019年4月25日) | |
| 94 | "Martin Short" | April 29, 2019 (2019年4月29日) | |
| 95 | "Geena Davis" | April 30, 2019 (2019年4月30日) | |
| 96 | "Emma Roberts" | May 1, 2019 (2019年5月1日) | |
| 97 | "Michael Ealy" | May 2, 2019 (2019年5月2日) | |
| 98 | "Retta" | May 6, 2019 (2019年5月6日) | |
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Additional appearance by Andrew Bird | |||
| 99 | "Topher Grace, Angela Kinsey & Joshua Snyder" | May 7, 2019 (2019年5月7日) | |
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Additional appearance by Tom Lenk | |||
| 100 | "Josh Hopkins & Kevin Morby" | May 8, 2019 (2019年5月8日) | |
| 101 | "Tom Ellis & Rachael Harris" | May 9, 2019 (2019年5月9日) | |
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Additional appearances by Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley | |||
| 102 | "Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer & Paula Pell" | May 13, 2019 (2019年5月13日) | |
| 103 | "Chelsea Handler & Middle Kids" | May 14, 2019 (2019年5月14日) | |
| 104 | "Leslie Mann" | May 15, 2019 (2019年5月15日) | |
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Additional appearances by David Letterman and Brendan Fraser | |||
| 105 | "Surprise Guests!" | May 16, 2019 (2019年5月16日) | |
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Guests include: Linda Cardellini. Michelle Williams, Jennifer Carpenter, Whitney Cummings and Christa Miller | |||
Reception
[edit ]In a negative review, Variety 's Daniel D'Addario discussed the show's lack of identity in its first week saying, "talk demands a crystal-clear point-of-view and Busy Tonight has yet to find that, making its endless references to the language of self-help and its production excesses like the nightly lullaby feel like the antic search for a personality, not the expression of one. Some things about television shows we’ve seen before are worth keeping."[11] In another unfavorable critique, The Ringer 's Rob Harvilla was equally critical saying, "Busy Tonight is tough sledding unless you're a superfan of Philipps, social-media geniuses, or the adorable baby-deer stumbles of new talk shows."[12]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Iannucci, Rebecca (August 16, 2018). "Busy Philipps' Late-Night Talk Show Gets October Premiere at E!". TVLine . Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ^ Holloway, Daniel (May 1, 2018). "Busy Philipps Late-Night Show Among Six New E! Series". Variety . Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ^ Petski, Denise (May 1, 2018). "E!: Ashlee Simpson-Ross & Evan Ross, Busy Philipps Series, 'E! True Hollywood Story' Return Among Series Greenlights". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ^ Kinane, Ruth (May 1, 2018). "Busy Philipps to host late-night E! talk show". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ^ Malec, Brett (August 16, 2018). "Busy Philipps' Talk Show Busy Tonight to Premiere Oct. 28 on E!". E! News . Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ^ Petski, Denise (October 25, 2018). "Tina Fey Joins 'Busy Tonight' E! Talk Show As Executive Producer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ Petski, Denise (January 3, 2019). "E!'s 'Busy Tonight' Moves To 11 PM Timeslot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (May 6, 2019). "E! Cancels Busy Philipps' Talk Show 'Busy Tonight'". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ White, Peter (May 6, 2019). "E! Cancels Talk Show 'Busy Tonight'; Busy Philipps Reveals End Date & Plans To Shop Series Elsewhere In Late-Night Instagram Post". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ a b "Shows A-Z - busy tonight on e | TheFutonCritic.com". The Futon Critic . Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ D'Addario, Daniel (November 1, 2018). "TV Review: Busy Philipps' 'Busy Tonight'". Variety. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ Harvilla, Rob (October 31, 2018). "Hasan Minhaj's and Busy Philipps's Radically Different Late-Night Shows". The Ringer . Retrieved November 5, 2018.