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'{{use mdy dates}} {{infobox television | |bgcolour = #E5E4E2 | show_name = Lopez Tonight | image = [[File:Lopez tonight logo.jpg]] | caption = ''Lopez Tonight'''s [[intertitle]] | format = Talk Show,<br />Variety show | runtime = 60 minutes | creator = | executive_producer = | presenter = [[George Lopez]] | starring = | country = United States | network = [[TBS (TV network)|TBS]] | first_aired = November 9, 2009 – present | last_aired = |num_seasons=1 | num_episodes = 56 (as of March 4, 2010)<br /> |list_episodes= List of Lopez Tonight episodes | website = http://www.lopeztonight.com }} '''''Lopez Tonight''''' is a late-night television talk show hosted by comedian [[George Lopez]]. The hour-long program premiered on November 9, 2009, on cable network [[TBS (TV channel)|TBS]]. Lopez is the first Mexican-American to host a late-night talk show on an English-language network in the United States. The show features audience interaction using a high energy format. The program airs Monday through Thursday at 11:00pm [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|Eastern]] and [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific]] in the United States as well as on [[Telelatino|TLN]] in Canada ==Reception== The show has been critically panned. It scored on [[Metacritic]] a 39/100 based on 6 reviews.<ref>http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/lopeztonight</ref> Matthew Gilbert of the ''[[Boston Globe]]'' claims "''Lopez'' has a full-throated energy and a weakness for sophomoric guy humor that can be grating, especially since his show will air Monday through Thursday nights."<ref>http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2009/11/14/three_new_hosts_bring_diversity_and_hopefully_some_new_life__to_nighttime_talk_shows/</ref> The ''New York Times'' says "Mr. Lopez said he was 'bringing change to late-night TV,' but the only significant change was a coarsening of the already crass atmosphere."<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/14/arts/television/14lopez.html?_r=1</ref> Despite critical reviews from media outlets, the show has been a success with viewers. ''Lopez Tonight'' has delivered outstanding growth for [[TBS (TV channel)|TBS]] in the 11 p.m. hour, with viewers up 34%, households up 31% and adults 18–34 and adults 18–49 both up 40% when compared to the same time period for the prior four weeks.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/11/24/lopez-tonight-averages-1-3-million-in-second-week-tbs-tnt-and-trutv-ratings-notes-for-week-ending-1122/34498</ref> Among both adults 18–34 and 18–49, the first two weeks of Lopez Tonight out-delivered the season-to-date averages for ''[[The Colbert Report]]'', ''[[The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson]]'', ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]'', ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' and ''[[Last Call with Carson Daly]]'' (though all but Colbert air in later time slots than Lopez). In addition, Lopez Tonight out-delivered the season-to-date average for ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' and ''[[The Wanda Sykes Show]]'' among adults 18–34.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/11/24/lopez-tonight-averages-1-3-million-in-second-week-tbs-tnt-and-trutv-ratings-notes-for-week-ending-1122/34498</ref> ==Ratings== * Week 1: 45.6 million viewers.<ref>http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,1939741,00.html</ref> * Week 2: 62.3 million viewers.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/11/24/lopez-tonight-averages-1-3-million-in-second-week-tbs-tnt-and-trutv- * week 3: 65.1 million viewers.http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,1937329,00. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.lopeztonight.com/ ''Lopez Tonight'' Official Site] *{{imdb title|1489432}} {{Americas Late Night Comedy Talk Show}} [[Category:2000s American television series]] [[Category:2010s American television series]] [[Category:2009 American television series debuts]] [[Category:American television talk shows]] [[Category:American variety television series]] [[Category:Late night television programming]] [[Category:TBS network shows]] {{talk-tv-prog-stub}}'