@midnight
@midnight with Chris Hardwick (shortened to and formerly exclusively titled @midnight) is an American late night Internet-themed panel game show, hosted by Chris Hardwick, that aired Monday through Thursday nights between October 21, 2013, and August 4, 2017, on Comedy Central. It was syndicated internationally in Australia on SBS2 and The Comedy Channel, in the United Kingdom on Comedy Central Extra, and in Canada formerly on MuchMusic and later on The Comedy Network.
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| Also known as | @midnight with Chris Hardwick |
| Genre | Improvisational comedy |
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| Presented by | Chris Hardwick |
| Theme music composer | Mike Farrell |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 + 1 pilot season |
| No. of episodes | 600 (list of episodes) |
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| Production locations | Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, California |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Network | Comedy Central |
| Release | October 21, 2013 – August 4, 2017 |
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| After Midnight (TV series) | |
@midnight received a nomination for Outstanding Interactive Program at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards. It received a nomination and win for Outstanding Social TV Experience at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards.
On July 18, 2017, Comedy Central, Chris Hardwick, and Funny or Die mutually agreed to end @midnight with Chris Hardwick. The final episode, the 600th, aired on August 4, 2017. In February 2023, it was reported that Comedy Central's current sister broadcast network CBS was considering a revival of @midnight to serve as a replacement for The Late Late Show after the end of James Corden's tenure. On November 1, 2023, executive producer Stephen Colbert announced Taylor Tomlinson will be the host of the rebooted panel talk show, rebranded as After Midnight, accounting for the 12:30am timeslot.