“The format is far from dead. It remains so relevant in American politics that The New York Times publishes a daily column about late-night programming. But the programs that existed before the internet boom are not coming back because the huge audiences that Leno and Johnny Carson had no longer exist, mainly due to the various platforms we have today, where many more people can make themselves heard,” says Stephen Farnsworth, a professor at the University of Mary Washington and co-author of the book Late Night With Trump: Political Humor and the American Presidency.
