'Alec Baldwin Show' Moved to Saturday Nights on ABC – Variety



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ABC's hit the plug on "The Alec Baldwin Show," with the broadcaster moving the talk show hosted by the actor to Saturday nights.

ABC announced Tuesday that reruns of "Shark Tank" will be in the show on Sunday night at 10 pm ET timeslot beginning Nov. 18, with "Victoria's Secret Fashion Special Holiday Show" set to air in the timeslot on Dec. 2. New episodes of "The Alec Baldwin Show" will be in its new timeslot on Dec. 8 at 10 pm ET.

The show has failed to find a significant audience, currently ranking as one of ABC's lowest-rated programs. It launched in October to a 0.3 rating in adults 18-49 and 2.1 million viewers, with the most recent episode on Sunday drawing at 0.3 and 1.5 million. Nevertheless, Baldwin will stay in business with ABC, as he also hosts the revival of the game show "Match Game" at the network. He and his El Dorado Pictures are also under a first-look deal at ABC.

This is the first time the Emmy winner and Oscar nominee has been given a talk show. From October to November 2013, Baldwin hosted the MSNBC series "Up Late With Alec Badlwin," with the cable news network cancels that show after just five episodes.

The news also comes after Baldwin's arrest in New York after a man accused Baldwin of punching him in the face during a dispute over a parking space. Baldwin was released from police custody hours later, stating that the charge had been punched the man was "egregiously misstated."

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