To the surprise of no-one...
ITV has axed The Nightly Show as it culls a number of poor-performing programmes.
The talk show, which rotated host each week and was largely slated by critics, only lasted one series in 2017 and suffered from poor ratings.
While its axing does not come as a huge surprise, it is not the only show that is being taken off air, as ITV announced in its 2017 yearly results and annual report.
"Some of our schedule did not perform as well as we had hoped, for example The Nightly Show, Fearless and Bigheads, so will not return in 2018," the broadcaster explained.
Fearless, a crime drama starring Helen McCrory, lasted only one series, while Jason Manford's Bigheads – which saw contestants compete against each other wearing celebrity heads – also lasted one series.
The Nightly Show started off controversially back in March last year, moving ITV's News at Ten from its traditional 10pm slot, and quickly lost viewers after just one episode.
Celebrity hosts included David Walliams, John Bishop, Gordon Ramsay and Davina McCall, though the likes of Dermot O'Leary proved more popular.
ITV's director of television Kevin Lygo previously said that if the show did return, they would move it to 10.30pm rather than 10pm. We guess that's something less to stress about given the latest news.
