Samantha Bee and Seth Meyers Blow Up: The Top 25 Shows of 2016, No. 11

Powered like so many other colorful commentators by the horrors and hijinks of the most disheartening presidential campaign in history the former Daily Show correspondent already popular with the press became a true media sensation this year with her weekly TBS series Full Frontal with Samantha Beeamp160 Meanwhile the show Bee and Stewart left behind somehow lost the buzz that the media had worked overtime to build on behalf of Stewartamp8217s replacement Trevor Noah whose talents might be better served elsewhereBee pictured at top and in the video below with Glenn Beck has been a delight using comedy to clarify mixed messages and cut through the crap in which the mainstream media became so inextricably mired on all matters political throughout 2016 Iamp8217m sure the fine folks who run TBS are working overtime trying to come up with a way to expand Beeamp8217s presence on their network as we head into the tumultuous Trump Era because 30 minutes once a week just isnamp8217t going to cut itamp160 And for that matter why not move Full Frontal up to 10 pm when more people might get the chance to enjoy it This is timely content that should be consumed at the time of its premiere and not via DVR a day or three later amp160The video below by the way may be the best meeting of the minds since those interviews Bill O39Reilly and Jon Stewart used to do with each other on their respective showsamp160amp160While Bee broke out as a superstar commentator by commenting on the insanity of it all Seth Meyers upped his game over on NBCamp8217s Late Night fueled by an attackdog response to everything Donald Trump has said and done in recent months His A Closer Look segments reliably andamp160savagely deconstruct everything about the PresidentElect with a ferocity that feels almost personalHere39s a hot one pun intendedamp160amp160Meyers39 Closer Look segmentsamp160are now in the same rarified category of essential snackable TV as those Carpool Karaoke videos that are the highlight of his time period competition The Late Late Show with James CordenWho would have thought that two of the hottest pieces of content in all of television would be recurring segments on two nightly network talk shows that are telecast when most people are sound asleepamp160 Viral video on YouTube and elsewhere continues to change every area of media not to mention for better or worse life itself in the manner MTV once did way back in the early EightiesPreviously in the Top 25 CountdownNo 12 The Women of The CWNo 13 House Hunters and All Things HGTVNo 14 Grease Live and Hairspray LiveNo 15amp160BBC America39s London SpyNo 16 American Idol Bids Farewell For NowNo 17 Colorized Classics on CBSNo 18 James Corden39s Carpool KaraokeNo 19 South Park Takes on Donald TrumpNo 20 Bates Motel PsychodramaNo 21 Return of The ExorcistNo 22 Tosh0 is Still TV39s Funniest ShowNo 23 Kelly Ripa39s Cavalcade of CoHostsNo 24 Sarah Paulson Kate McKinnon on NBC Late NightNo 25 Hallmark39s Happy Yule LogClick the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this article are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated bloggersamp160

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