It hasn't had any really good skits on it lately. My favs were "Stewart" and "Ms. Swan"
It won't be missed at my house.
Fox cancels 'MadTV'
Madtv Fox has canceled one of its longest-running shows -- the late-night sketch comedy veteran "MadTV."
The Saturday night mainstay's current 14th season will be its last on the network, say Fox sources confirming a report on Defamer.
Yet the show's co-creator David Salzman says he's not giving up on the program and plans to shop "MadTV" to cable networks and other outlets.
"There’s a long list of parties that have called us, including a few very recently, and we’re going to start conversations with them very shortly," Salzman says.
Fox told Salzman the show had become too expensive considering its time period and ratings. Unlike dramas and comedies that suffer the broadcast ax, however, Salzman believes his show's budget can scaled back to suit a cable network.
"I think we can change it without it really being noticeable," he says. "We’ve learned over the years how to do things on an efficient basis."
Salzman calls his show "the only success in the 21-year history of Fox's late night" and gave credit to the network for giving him enough notice to potentially find another distributor without interrupting production. He adds that Fox ordered a shortened season this year and will wrap production in December.
In one respect, the timing of the cancellation is actually fortuitous -- the show’s licensing deal with Comedy Central, which airs the show's first 11 seasons in repeats, is set to expire at the end of the year. Salzman can offer buyers the exclusive rights to air the show's library of content if they pick up the show, or sell the show and its library separately.
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