The Daily Show might soon see its last day.
AT&T-DirecTV intends dropping Comedy Central as well as 22 other channels from its broadcast bouquet which will bring an end to the satirical news programme.
South African comedian, Trevor Noah, has been in charge of the show since 2015 when he took over from Jon Stewart in the hot seat.
The host made a plea to fans on social media, urging them to save The Daily Show by appealing to AT&T-DirecTV.
“Hello, AT&T-DirecTV customers, my name is Trevor Noah from The Daily Show, and if you think government shutdowns are bad, get ready for something worse,” he says in the video. “AT&T-DirecTV might drop Comedy Central and up to 22 other Viacom channels. They’ll be shutting down your access to all-new episodes of your favourite shows, so take action. Call the channel and let them know that you want Comedy Central so that you can watch The Daily Show the way God intended it, that was too much, but I think they get it.”
Viacom and DirecTV are amidst contract renewal negotiations that threaten the life of Nickelodeon, MTV, BET, as well as Comedy Central.
