TBS cancels ‘Full Frontal With Samantha Bee’ after 7 seasons

NEW YORK – TBS has announced the cancellation of late-night show “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee.”

According to The Associated Press, the network shared the news in a statement Monday, saying the series – which has run for seven seasons – would not be returning to TBS.

“We are proud to have been the home to ‘Full Frontal With Samantha Bee’ and thank Sam, and the rest of the Emmy-nominated team for their groundbreaking work,” read the statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. “We celebrate this extraordinarily talented cast and crew and look forward to exploring new opportunities to work with them in the future.”

The 52-year-old Bee, a former correspondent on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” was one of just a few women to host a late-night show, the AP reported. She also was a producer of “Full Frontal,” according to the news agency.

“Bee made television history in the late-night space, paving the way for female voices in what has traditionally been, and continues to be, a male-dominated landscape,” Bee’s representatives said in a statement Monday, according to THR. “‘Full Frontal With Samantha Bee’ consistently broke barriers with Sam and her team boldly using political satire to entertain, inform and empower viewers, while embracing critically underrepresented stories, particularly about women.”

The show also took to Twitter following the announcement, reacting with its trademark humor.

“We’re so thankful for our loyal audience, our amazing team, and that we got to annoy the right people every week – that there wasn’t wrestling or baseball or a very special episode of ‘Big Bang,’” the show tweeted from its official account. “To our loyal fans – we love you, you’re very special. Go home, and go home in peace.”

Another tweet quipped: “‘Full Frontal’ is leaving TBS to go spend more time with her family.”

– The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Here are some photos of late-night host and comedian Samantha Bee through the years.

2005: Members of "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" correspondent Rob Corddry, host Jon Stewart, and correspondents Ed Helms and Samantha Bee, attend the Comedy Central Emmy after party held at Meson G on September 18, 2005, in Los Angeles.

2006: Comedian Samantha Bee attends the New York Women in Film and Television’s 26th annual Muse Awards on December 14, 2006, in New York City.

2007: Actress Samantha Bee speaks during the "Look Whose Laughing" panel discussion at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival on April 29, 2007, in New York City.

2008: Stage manager Craig Spinney, contributor Larry Wilmore and correspondents Aasif Mandvi, John Oliver, Samantha Bee, Jason Jones, Rob Riggle and Wyatt Cenac, of Comedy Central’s "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," say goodbye to the audience after the final taping of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Restoring Honor & Dignity to the White House" at the McNally Smith College of Music September 5, 2008, in St. Paul, Minnesota. The show was being taped in St. Paul during the week of the Republican National Convention.

2009: Actors Katie Finneran, Tyne Daly, Samantha Bee, Rosie O’Donnell and Natasha Lyonne attend the after party for the Off Broadway opening night of "Love, Loss and What I Wore" at Bryant Park Grill on October 1, 2009, in New York City.

2010: Samantha Bee attends the 50 & Fabulous celebration of 50 years women’s advances since the pill at the Pierre Hotel on October 18, 2010, in New York City.

2011: Daily Show correspondents Samantha Bee and Jason Jones attend the 2011 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Avenue Armory on November 9, 2011, in New York City.

2012: Samantha Bee and Jon Stewart speak onstage at the Comedy Awards 2012 at Hammerstein Ballroom on April 28, 2012, in New York City.

2013: Correspondent Samantha Bee speaks on the episode that John Oliver takes over as summer guest host of "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" on June 10, 2013, in New York City.

2014: Jordan Klepper, Samantha Bee, Jason Jones and Jessica Williams attend 2014 American Comedy Awards at Hammerstein Ballroom on April 26, 2014, in New York City.

2015: John Hodgman, Lewis Black, Aasif Mandvi, Jordan Klepper, Samantha Bee, Jessica Williams, Kristen Schaal, Hasan Minhaj and Al Madrigal appear on "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" #JonVoyage on August 6, 2015, in New York City.

2016: Comedian and WMC History Making Award recipient Samantha Bee, co-founder Gloria Steinem and Salma Hayek Pinault pose at the Women’s Media Center 2016 Women’s Media awards on September 29, 2016, in New York City.

2017: Samantha Bee attends the "Full Frontal With Samantha Bee" FYC Event at New World Stages on May 16, 2017, in New York City.

2018: Martha Stewart and comedian Samantha Bee attend the 2018 Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 24, 2018, in New York City.

2019: Jason Jones and Samantha Bee attend the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 22, 2019, in Los Angeles.

2020: Samantha Bee poses backstage at the 72nd Writers Guild Awards at Edison Ballroom on February 1, 2020, in New York City.

2021: Brooke Shields, Tarana Burke, Samantha Bee and Mariska Hargitay attend Glamour Celebrates 2021 Women of the Year Awards on November 8, 2021, in New York City.