TBS announced Wednesday that the network has renewed Conan O’Brien’s late night talk show Conan for another three years.
Conan O’Brien joined TBS in 2010 after leaving NBC and formerly hosting Late Night for sixteen years and The Tonight Show for one year. O’Brien’s previous deal with TBS was due to end in November 2015, but now O’Brien has signed with the cable network through 2018.
“Over the past four years, we have built a terrific relationship with Conan O’Brien and are thrilled to be extending his series for another three years,” said Michael Wright, president, head of programming for TBS. “Conan has not only brought an incredibly young audience to TBS but has also created a digital presence that draws millions of fans to his unique brand of comedy. In addition, Conan has taken his show on the road for memorable weeks in New York, Atlanta and last month in Dallas, and will be breaking new ground next year when Conan becomes the first late-night show to tape at Comic-Con.”
While Conan has a smaller audience compared to his big late night competitors TBS says Conan averages 862,000 viewers including DVR playback. Conan has more adults between the ages of 18-34 that tune in for the show than some of his bigger competitors like ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, CBS’s The Late Show with David Letterman, and E!’s Chelsea Lately with Chelsea Handler.
