Monday, November 1, 2010

Tonight with Trevor Noah canceled on M-Net; talk show moves to a later timeslot on the Mzansi Magic channel.


Another in the line of short-lived M-Net talk shows is Tonight with Trevor Noah that got canned and won't be back on the pay broadcaster after its first season that just concluded.

Tonight with Trevor Noah has now been picked up by Mzansi Magic (DStv 107). Thirteen new half hour episodes will now go out on Mzansi Magic catering for a predominantly black TV audience from Friday, November 5 at 20:30.

UPDATE 1 Nov 18:22: Mzansi Magic just issued a press release. ''Due to the cabinet reshuffle, we are very happy to be comedians with jobs and are glad to be commencing our second season premiere on Mzansi Magic,'' says Trevor Noah. ''They made us an offer we couldn't refuse''.

''It is another step towards making good on our launch promise to deliver a line-up of unique homegrown shows for our audiences,'' says Lebone Maema, Mzansi Magic channel manager.