Joe Biden's Inauguaration

Some of the viewers are probably those tin-foil Q-idiots, and I'm sure some of them probably crashed back to reality after Biden got sworn-in as President.

This from Kimmel is superb ...

And that’s that. pic.twitter.com/PKwLPv1Sxf

— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) January 20, 2021

.@CNN was #1 in all of TV during @JoeBiden Inauguration & prime time inaugural coverage, topped b’cast & cable news nets. Biggest Inauguration audience in CNN’s history. #1 in all of cable since the Election. Digital nearly doubled 2017 Inaugural audience https://t.co/KypCLrJY8u pic.twitter.com/sQUZbRLSIo

— CNN Communications (@CNNPR) January 21, 2021

So much for the daft theory that the late night talk show hosts would be devastated to see him go.

Colbert and Seth Meyers really benefitted from the previous political climate whereas Jimmy Fallon struggled with political humour because it's not his sort of thing and once things are back to normal, it would be interesting to see if Fallon's style come back into fashion.

It’s obviously more complex than that. On a personal level I’m sure they’re all happy, you’d also expect them to celebrate on air as it’s on brand as that is what their audience expects. Obviously the writers might have to work a bit harder to come up with good content rather than it being written for them in the future and I’m sure it’ll will have an impact on audiences too. To be honest I’m sure the Trump soap opera won’t be ending just yet, that said I’m not sure there is much mileage left in the subject and I think the world just wants to move on from it now.

Emily Maitlis on Newsnight is using a studio in Washington, not sure who it belongs to.

I notice Newsnight have Emily M in the studio that was hired from Celebro Media last year while BBC Washington was being upgraded, with different colours on the lightbox and NN graphics on the front of the desk.



(picture posted by thegeek last year)

I assume BBC World News are using BBC Washington so it's unavailable for Newsnight?

Not sure if it was posted earlier but the James Corden take was class.

.@JKCorden and an array of Broadway friends bid farewell to President Trump, Les Mis style. pic.twitter.com/l9PiSRvCOA

— The Late Late Show with James Corden (@latelateshow) January 20, 2021

Also a clever way to incorporate remote performers without it feeling like it.

Nice to see Matt Lucas to pop up!

Dont forget the living Broadway LEGEND Patti LuPone (Wearing a red MAGGOT hat). That was a huge get for Matt. That Tony he won certainly bought him access. (LOL) But it was nice to include the 1000s of out of work Broadway performers. Apparently Law and Order SVU is only using Broadway performers this year as they are shooting in NYC. (No singing mind you)

To be honest I had no idea who the others were, which made it all the more surprising when Lucas turned up. Of course not the first time Matt Lucas and James Corden have worked together.