Dennis Miller’s CNBC talk show has been canceled due to low ratings.
Dennis Miller will tape his final episode Friday in Burbank, leaving CNBC with a prime-time slot likely to be filled by a new business-themed program later this year.
A rerun of CNBC’s Mad Money with Jim Cramer will air in its place, according to a CNBC memo obtained by MediaBistro.com. Dennis Miller debuted in January 2004 to poor reviews and low ratings.
Miller’s show is the second CNBC cancellation in a week, following Tina Brown’s show, Topic A with Tina Brown, allowing for speculation that CNBC is getting back to its business core.
“I wanted to let you all know that we will be expanding our signature Business Day programming up to primetime on the East Coast and will be adding an additional airing of Mad Money with Jim Cramer at 9 p.m. ET/PT,” CNBC president Mark Hoffman said in an email to employees Wednesday.
Hoffman acknowledged that Miller was a casualty of CNBC’s decision to shore up its business audience.
“I have spoken with Dennis Miller about these plans and he has let me know that his strong preference is to leave his program immediately,” Hoffman said. “Therefore, the final episode of Dennis Miller will air this Friday.”
“Dennis is an exceptionally talented comedian with an unmatched wit and he and his team consistently delivered a very entertaining program,” Hoffman added.
Miller’s previous talk show, HBO’s Dennis Miller Live, ran from 1994 to 2002.
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