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NBCUniversal will end 'Access Hollywood' and 'Access Live' along with other daytime talk shows, winding down its first-run syndication as streaming erodes daytime viewership; production wraps this summer, while the company will continue distributing its library and stations fill hours with more local news.
NBCUniversal is winding down its first-run syndication division, ending Access Hollywood and related talk shows Karamo and the Steve Wilkos Show, while continuing to distribute its existing library and off-network titles. Production of new first-run programs will cease, with Access Hollywood producing new episodes through September and Clarkson Show also wrapping this year, as NBCU cites changing audience economics and streaming fragmentation shaping daytime TV.
NBCUniversal is pulling out of first-run syndication, winding down The Steve Wilkos Show, Karamo, Access Hollywood and Access Live by summer, with new Wilkos and Karamo episodes airing through the season and unclear prospects for Access Hollywood/Live beyond linear TV. The shake-up follows shrinking first-run syndication profits as streaming grows, and NBCU says it will keep distributing its library titles while likely imposing layoffs.