After Midnight

The show was very scripted feeling. You have a bunch of amazing comedians on the show including the host, but it felt like she was just reading from a teleprompter the whole time. Give her the cards and turn them loose to be comedians. They are already funny people. You don't have to write their jokes for them.

I was really hoping for something like an American version of The Big Fat Quiz, but it just missed the mark. Who cares if they even make it through the whole game, just let it derail a bit.

Hopefully Taylor will get more comfortable after a few episodes because she is already naturally funny. She doesn't need to look at the camera every time she talks. We are watching to see the back and forth between her and the other comedians not her and the audience/camera.

The original.@midnight (2013-2017) was a brilliant experiment that combined up-to-the-second pop culture ephemera, stand-up comedy & improv. Host Chris Hardwick made it seem effortless. With this reboot, aptly named @fter midnight (begins at 12:30pm in many markets), new host Taylor Tomlinson tries her best to recapture the magic. In the premier episode, she seemed a bit too eager to respond with a loud chuckle to anything the three contestants said, but she did keep things moving and tossed in enough self-deprecating humor to smooth over some rough patches. Given time, I believe she can make the show her own. She also needs a better buzzer. The production has a snappy set, with a smartphone-like screen displaying videos, images and themed graphics. The production team also wisely chose to get the comic contestants out from behind their podiums for one segment. Breaking up the standard game show format is key to a project that proports to not be your average game show. As with its host, the show will need time to shake out some bugs. Here's hoping CBS is willing to invest that time.

Currently in season 2, Taylor Tomlinson and After Midnight as a whole are hitting its stride!!! In today's toxic political climate, it is refreshing to have a late night show that not only pokes fun at politics on occasional but also provides an escape from the serious news of the day. The guests while not always well known are creatively funny and offer a wide variety of perspective! The show never takes itself too seriously and while the games are usually fun and unique, the unscripted moments are the best part of the whole show! Looking for 40 minutes to unwind and relax, this is the show!!!

Back @ you segment was very entertaining last night. The trio of Bert Kreischer, Katherine Blanford & Rich Eisen was great. The show has steadily gotten better over time. Taylor Tomlinson is perfect for the show. I love how she laughs throughout the show. It's just stupid, crazy and fun. It's a nice break for me to watch adults being absolutely ridiculous and an hour of smiling and laughing. A show unlike any other I've ever seen which makes it even more fun. I like how the guests make fun of each other and everyone just seems to really enjoy themselves. Give it a try if you've never watched it! Stupid fun!

I loved this show. I stopped watching Seth Meyers, who is fantastic and has great guests, to watch @midnight every night. But after the show came back from it's summer break with a format change, I'm wandering back to Seth. It's not a good format. It totally takes away from the spontaneity of the guests. The guests and the show are funniest at their podiums, not sitting on a couch asking questions or standing in front of a door guessing which other guest is knocking on it in the other side. I think the show will lose viewers with the new format. You're losing me. Please go back!!! I would have given nine stars for the old format. I think seven stars is being generous for the new format.