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NBCUniversal Cancels 'Access Hollywood,' 'Karamo,' 'Steve Wilkos'
NBCUniversal will stop producing original first-run syndicated shows due to a shrinking market and low viewership, but will continue distributing its existing program library.
- Recently, NBCUniversal announced it will end original production of first‑run syndicated shows like Access Hollywood, Access Live, Karamo and The Steve Wilkos Show, but will continue distributing its existing library.
- Market signals have made the dedicated syndication studio model unsustainable, NBCUniversal said, as local TV stations shun first‑run syndicated shows and declining viewership pressures economics.
- Production for Karamo and The Steve Wilkos Show has already wrapped, with taped episodes airing through the summer, and staffs for both shows finished filming on Feb. 27 and last week.
- The decision is expected to trigger layoffs across production crews and NBCU first-run executives, with NBCUniversal vacating its Stamford Studios facility later this year, ending two talk shows and Access Hollywood's nearly 30-year run.
- NBCUniversal's exit positions it as the first major studio to leave first‑run syndication, following The Kelly Clarkson Show's end announcement and rising video podcasts replacing syndication.
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Talk programs "The Steve Wilko Show" and "Karamo" will also end, reflecting the shift to streaming and the decline in daytime TV viewing.
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