Producer says ‘Arsenio Hall Show’ is cancelled after 1 season because of low viewership

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May 30 2014 08:43 AM

CP28570621 — FILE - In this July 29, 2013 file photo, from left, executive producer Neal Kendall, host/executive producer Arsenio Hall and executive producer John Ferriter participate in the "The Arsenio Hall Show" panel at the 2013 CBS Summer TCA Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. CBS Television Distribution says "The Arsenio Hall Show" is going off the air. The company said Friday, May 30, 2014, that the freshman talk show had failed to increase its audience and won’t be back for a second year. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP, file)

Original Publication Date: May 30, 2014 8:43AM

Publication Updated: January 8, 2025 11:04PM

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – CBS Television Distribution says “The Arsenio Hall Show” is going off the air.

The company said Friday that the freshman talk show had failed to increase its audience and won’t be back for a second year. It had previously announced the show would return.

In a statement, Hall said he knew launching the syndicated show would be a challenge, adding that he was proud of what had been accomplished.

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