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8.4/10 TV Genre Improvisational comedy Country of origin United States Presented by Chris Hardwick Writers Shelby Fero | 7.7/10 IMDb Also known as @midnight Theme music composer Mike Farrell First episode date 21 October 2013 Network Comedy Central Cast Chris Hardwick | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Created by Alex Blagg
Jason Nadler
Jon Zimelis Directed by Ron de Moraes (2013)
Michael Dimich (2013–present) Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media - Social TV Experience Similar The Meltdown with Jona, The Benson Interruption, Conan, Chelsea Lately, John Oliver's New York Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
@midnight with Chris Hardwick (shortened to and formerly exclusively titled @midnight) is an American late night Internet-based panel game show hosted by Chris Hardwick, that airs Monday through Thursday nights on Comedy Central. @midnight with Chris Hardwick premiered on October 21, 2013. It is syndicated internationally in Australia on SBS2 and The Comedy Channel, in the United Kingdom on Comedy Central Extra, and in Canada formerly on MuchMusic and now on The Comedy Network as of January 2017.
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@midnight received a nomination for Outstanding Interactive Program at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards. It received a nomination and win for Outstanding Social TV Experience at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards. It currently airs at 11:30 p.m. (EST), where it will continue to air until the network launches another series to air in that time slot. It has been renewed throughout 2017.
Format
Each episode features three comedians competing against one another in a series of Internet-inspired improv games, which vary from episode to episode.
Host Chris Hardwick begins each game by introducing some Internet meme trending that day, and asks the panel of comedians to craft a funny response or choose the correct answer among multiple choices. Contestants are awarded points by Hardwick (who loudly announces "Points!") for each funny or correct answer.
The show is taped live, then edited for time. Because of this, scores appear to change somewhat randomly between segments.
This continues through about five segments, after which the third-place contestant is usually eliminated from the game and is doused in red light. Hardwick then introduces the final game – "FTW" (For The Win) – and tosses to a commercial break, during which the remaining two contestants craft their responses.
After returning from commercial, Hardwick "wipes" the remaining comedians' scores and reads each of their (anonymous) answers in turn. The comedian whose response generates the most laughter/applause from the studio audience "wins the Internet".
Daily games
Recurring games
Production
The show is shot on Stage 2 of the Hollywood Center Studios, where the CBS series I Love Lucy was originally shot.
Statistics
The @midnight website provides a full and complete list of all of the guests that have appeared on the show to date with an adjustable leaderboard to see more detail into the statistics. This article includes only a condensed list of guests who have been on the show.
Note: Minimum of five wins or ten appearances, updated on February 16, 2017
Reception
During its initial 2013 run, the series averaged 453,000 viewers in the 18–49 ratings demographic, putting it above Bravo's Watch What Happens Live, E!'s Chelsea Lately, and TBS's The Pete Holmes Show. It also had the youngest audience of any late-night television show.
The week of February 17, 2014, was reported to be the show's highest rated to date; the show had 731,000 total viewers, and it tied The Daily Show as the most-watched late-night program on cable in the 18–34 demographic.