The Facebook Watch show ABC debuted today is exactly what more broadcasters should do

The Facebook Watch show ABC debuted today is exactly what more broadcasters should do

ABC just debuted a new show on Facebook Watch today called On Location. And the correspondents seem to be essentially holding phones recording themselves, giving the whole thing a super quick, almost intimate feel. Contrast that with Anderson Cooper Full Circle, the show tailored to Facebook Watch that Anderson Cooper started helming last month. ABC, for its part, sees this as one more hole to plug in providing journalism to audiences on- and off-line, 24/7. ABC News president James Goldston sent a note to staff in announcing the On Location Facebook Watch show, which reads in part: "These are exciting times.

Chris Gethard announces the end of his show in typically introspective Facebook post

moreover from Photo: Jason Kempin (Getty Images for TruTV)For nearly a decade, comedian Chris Gethard has been doing weird, no-budget TV stuff for a small-yet-dedicated audience, but now TruTV's The Chris Gethard Show is coming to an end. Gethard made the announcement himself in a lengthy Facebook post (seriously, it's so long that you'll have to click the link to read the whole thing), in which he explains that this was sort of a mutual decision between him and the higher-ups at TruTV. He proudly admits that The Chris Gethard Show was "the lowest rated show on the network," so TruTV probably would've enforced some kind of retooling if it had continued, but Gethard figured that it would make more sense to just wrap up the show. AdvertisementAfter the dramatic announcement, the Facebook post turns into the sort of heartfelt introspection that we've come to expect from Gethard, and it touches on his feelings about "pushing 40" and "evolving" as a person while The Chris Gethard Show struggled to evolve with him. That episode was "One Man's Trash," which you can watch below.

The Facebook Watch show ABC debuted today is exactly what more broadcasters should do

ABC just debuted a new show on Facebook Watch today called On Location. And the correspondents seem to be essentially holding phones recording themselves, giving the whole thing a super quick, almost intimate feel. Contrast that with Anderson Cooper Full Circle, the show tailored to Facebook Watch that Anderson Cooper started helming last month. ABC, for its part, sees this as one more hole to plug in providing journalism to audiences on- and off-line, 24/7. ABC News president James Goldston sent a note to staff in announcing the On Location Facebook Watch show, which reads in part: "These are exciting times.

as mentioned in Photo: Jason Kempin (Getty Images for TruTV)For nearly a decade, comedian Chris Gethard has been doing weird, no-budget TV stuff for a small-yet-dedicated audience, but now TruTV's The Chris Gethard Show is coming to an end. Gethard made the announcement himself in a lengthy Facebook post (seriously, it's so long that you'll have to click the link to read the whole thing), in which he explains that this was sort of a mutual decision between him and the higher-ups at TruTV. He proudly admits that The Chris Gethard Show was "the lowest rated show on the network," so TruTV probably would've enforced some kind of retooling if it had continued, but Gethard figured that it would make more sense to just wrap up the show. AdvertisementAfter the dramatic announcement, the Facebook post turns into the sort of heartfelt introspection that we've come to expect from Gethard, and it touches on his feelings about "pushing 40" and "evolving" as a person while The Chris Gethard Show struggled to evolve with him. That episode was "One Man's Trash," which you can watch below.

Chris Gethard announces the end of his show in typically introspective Facebook post