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Nikki & Sara Live

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Nikki & Sara Live
GenreLate-night talk show
Created by
Presented by
  • Nikki Glaser
  • Sara Schaefer
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes24
Production
Executive producers
  • Brent Haynes
  • Kim Gamble
  • Nick Predescu
  • Nikki Glaser
  • Sara Schaefer
  • Shane Tilston
Running time20 to 23 minutes
Original release
NetworkMTV
ReleaseJanuary 29 (2013-01-29) –
October 29, 2013 (2013-10-29)
Related
Not Safe with Nikki Glaser

Nikki & Sara Live is an American late night talk show hosted by comedians Nikki Glaser and Sara Schaefer. Glaser, Schaefer and Kim Gamble served as the show's executive producers.[1] The series premiered on January 29, 2013, on the American cable television network MTV.[2] Nikki & Sara Live was canceled on October 29, 2013.[3]

Production

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Brian McCann served as the show's head writer for most of the first season. Kim Gamble has served as showrunner for both the first and second season.[2] Glaser and Schaefer have hosted a weekly podcast, "You Had to Be There," since January 2011.[4] While Glaser and Schaefer were partaking in an interview on Katie Couric's talk show, Katie, Couric surprised the duo with the news about the series' second season renewal,[5] with the second and final season premiering July 30, 2013.[6]

Episodes

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Season Episodes Season Premiere Season Finale
1 12 January 29, 2013 (2013-01-29) April 16, 2013 (2013-04-16)
2 12 July 30, 2013 (2013-07-30) October 29, 2013 (2013-10-29)

Season 1 (2013)

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No. in
series
No. in
season
Guest Original air date
11KeshaJanuary 29, 2013 (2013-01-29)
22Jenny McCarthyFebruary 5, 2013 (2013-02-05)
33Shay MitchellFebruary 12, 2013 (2013-02-12)
44Alison BrieFebruary 19, 2013 (2013-02-19)
55Phillip PhillipsFebruary 26, 2013 (2013-02-26)
66Jenni "JWoww" FarleyMarch 5, 2013 (2013-03-05)
77Jessica AlbaMarch 12, 2013 (2013-03-12)
88Jay SeanMarch 19, 2013 (2013-03-19)
99Max IronsMarch 26, 2013 (2013-03-26)
1010Kal PennApril 2, 2013 (2013-04-02)
1111Ashley TisdaleApril 9, 2013 (2013-04-09)
1212Olly MursApril 16, 2013 (2013-04-16)

Season 2 (2013)

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No. in
series
No. in
season
Guest Original air date
131Christopher Mintz-PlasseJuly 30, 2013 (2013-07-30)
142Logan LermanAugust 6, 2013 (2013-08-06)
153KrewellaAugust 13, 2013 (2013-08-13)
164Amy Schumer and Ariana GrandeAugust 20, 2013 (2013-08-20)
175Iggy Azalea and One DirectionAugust 27, 2013 (2013-08-27)
186A$AP RockySeptember 3, 2013 (2013-09-03)
--Best of Nikki and Sara Live!September 10, 2013 (2013-09-10)
197Austin MahoneSeptember 17, 2013 (2013-09-17)
208Jason Derulo and Cher LloydSeptember 24, 2013 (2013-09-24)
219Justin Timberlake and Grace HelbigOctober 1, 2013 (2013-10-01)
2210Daniel Radcliffe and the cast of Super Fun NightOctober 8, 2013 (2013-10-08)
2311Ashley Rickards and Justin LongOctober 22, 2013 (2013-10-22)
2412Johnny Knoxville, Jimmy Fallon, Regis Philbin, Arsenio Hall, Chris Hardwick, and Icona PopOctober 29, 2013 (2013-10-29)

Reception

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The series has received positive reviews. Anna Brand of The Daily Beast cited hosts Nikki Glaser and Sara Schaefer's "refreshing lack of diva behavior," "harmless sarcasm," and real-life "closeness" as crucial elements to the success of the show, which she deemed "late-night TV's best-kept secret."[7] Jezebel writer Erin Gloria Ryan called the show "pretty great, like having a slumber party with the girls you thought you were never cool enough to be friends in high school with but who turn out to be super nice."[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "MTV Premieres Weekly Late Night Comedy Series "Nikki & Sara Live" Hosted by Comedians Nikki Glaser AND Sara Schaefer Beginning Tuesday Nights on January 29 at 11PM ET/PT" (Press release). MTV. December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Angelo, Megan (December 28, 2012). "Friends First, Talk-Show Hosts Later". The New York Times. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
  3. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (November 22, 2013). "'Nikki & Sara Live' Canceled After Two Seasons by MTV". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013.
  4. ^ "Wednesday, January 5, 2011". You Had to Be There Podcast Tumblr. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
  5. ^ "'Nikki & Sara LIVE' Will Return For A Second Season!". MTV. April 19, 2013. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  6. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (June 20, 2013). "MTV is Heating Up This Summer With the Return of Rob Drydek's 'Ridiculousness', 'Money From Strangers' and 'Nikki & Sara Live'". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013.
  7. ^ Anna Brand (August 6, 2013). "'Nikki & Sara' Is Late-Night TV's Best-Kept Secret". The Daily Beast. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  8. ^ Erin Gloria Ryan (October 2, 2013). "Justin Timberlake Surprises Nikki & Sara; Adorable Freakout Ensues". Jezebel. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
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