Busy Tonight
{{short description|American late-night talk show}}
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{{Infobox television
| image = BusyTonight.png
| genre = Late-night talk show
| director = Liz Plonka
| presenter = Busy Philipps
| theme_music_composer = {{nowrap|James Vincent McMorrow}}
| endtheme = "Goodnight, Love
Busy Tonight"
by Busy Philipps
| composer = Jeff Richmond
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 105
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Tina Fey
- Busy Philipps
- Caissie St. Onge
- Eric Gurian
- Julie Darmody
- David Miner
}}
| producer =
| cinematography =
| editor = {{Plainlist|
- Tony Conte III
- Toni Anne Carabello
}}
| runtime = 21 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
- Little Stranger, inc.
- Busy Bee Productions
- Wilshire Studios
}}
| network = E!
| first_aired = {{Start date|2018|10|28}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2019|5|16}}
}}
Busy Tonight is an American late-night talk show hosted by Busy Philipps. It aired from October 28, 2018 to May 16, 2019 on E!.
Premise
Busy Tonight features "everyone's favorite unfiltered Hollywood best friend giving her hilarious and outspoken opinions on the latest pop culture stories and trending topics, with candid celebrity guest interviews and original comedic segments."{{cite web |last1=Iannucci |first1=Rebecca |title=Busy Philipps' Late-Night Talk Show Gets October Premiere at E! |url=https://tvline.com/2018/08/16/busy-philipps-talk-show-premiere-date-e/ |website=TVLine |access-date=August 16, 2018 |date=August 16, 2018}}
Production
On May 1, 2018, it was announced that E! had given a series order to a new late-night talk show to be hosted by actress Busy Philipps. Executive producers were expected to include Julie Darmody, Eric Gurian and Philipps. Production companies involved with the series were slated to consist of Little Stranger.{{cite web |last1=Holloway |first1=Daniel |title=Busy Philipps Late-Night Show Among Six New E! Series |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/busy-philipps-late-night-show-1202793827/ |website=Variety |access-date=August 16, 2018 |date=May 1, 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title=E!: Ashlee Simpson-Ross & Evan Ross, Busy Philipps Series, 'E! True Hollywood Story' Return Among Series Greenlights |url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/e-ashlee-simpson-ross-evan-ross-busy-philipps-series-e-true-hollywood-story-return-among-series-greenlights-1202380387/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=August 16, 2018 |date=May 1, 2018}}{{cite magazine |last1=Kinane |first1=Ruth |title=Busy Philipps to host late-night E! talk show |url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/05/01/busy-philipps-host-late-night-e-talk-show/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=August 16, 2018 |language=en |date=May 1, 2018}}
On August 16, 2018, it was announced that Caissie St. Onge had been hired to serve as the series' showrunner as well as an additional executive producer. Additionally, it was announced that the series would premiere on October 28, 2018 at 10 PM and that episodes of the series were expected to air each week from Sunday to Wednesday at 10 PM EST.{{cite web |last1=Malec |first1=Brett |title=Busy Philipps' Talk Show Busy Tonight to Premiere Oct. 28 on E! |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/960500/busy-philipps-talk-show-busy-tonight-to-premiere-oct-28-on-e |website=E! News |access-date=August 16, 2018 |date=August 16, 2018}} On October 25, 2018, it was reported that Tina Fey and David Miner had joined the series as executive producers and that Wilshire Studios would serve as an additional production company. Furthermore, it was revealed that first week guests would include Mindy Kaling, Vanessa Hudgens, Kristen Bell and Megan Mullally along with appearances by Jimmy Kimmel, Fred Armisen, and Andy Cohen. Other first season guests were expected to include Julia Roberts, Kim Kardashian, Tracee Ellis Ross, Camila Mendes, John Stamos, Olivia Munn, Beth Behrs, Lauren Graham, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Emily Ratajkowski, Taran Killam, David Alan Grier, Tess Holliday and Tom Lenk.{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title=Tina Fey Joins 'Busy Tonight' E! Talk Show As Executive Producer |url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/tina-fey-busy-philipps-busy-tonight-e-talk-show-executive-producer-1202489728/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=October 25, 2018 |date=October 25, 2018}}
On January 3, 2019, it was reported that the show would be moving to a new time slot at 11 PM EST beginning on January 7, 2019. Additionally, it was reported that the show would air a live television special titled "Busy Tonight Live: Golden Globes After Party" that was to broadcast immediately following the conclusion of the 76th Golden Globe Awards. Guests for the special were expected to include Whitney Cummings, Karamo Brown, River Butcher and Ira Madison III.{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title=E!'s 'Busy Tonight' Moves To 11 PM Timeslot |url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/es-busy-tonight-moves-11-pm-timeslot-busy-philipps-tina-fey-1202528767/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=January 4, 2019 |language=en |date=January 3, 2019}}
On May 5, 2019, Philipps announced that the series had been cancelled, with all remaining episodes airing until May 16.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/e-cancels-busy-philipps-talk-show-busy-tonight-1207594|title=E! Cancels Busy Philipps' Talk Show 'Busy Tonight'|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Scott|last=Roxborough|date=May 6, 2019|access-date=May 6, 2019}} Philipps also stated the series would be shopped to other networks but it was not picked up.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/e-cancels-busy-tonight-1202607831/|title=E! Cancels Talk Show 'Busy Tonight'; Busy Philipps Reveals End Date & Plans To Shop Series Elsewhere In Late-Night Instagram Post|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Peter|last=White|date=May 6, 2019|access-date=May 6, 2019}}
Episodes
=2018=
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|Title = Mindy Kaling
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|28}}
|ShortSummary = Additional appearances by Samantha Bee, Andy Cohen, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and Andy Richter
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|Title = Vanessa Hudgens
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|29}}
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|Title = Kristen Bell
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|30}}
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|Title = Megan Mullally
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|31}}
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|Title = Julia Roberts
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|4}}
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|Title = John Stamos
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|5}}
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|Title = Olivia Munn
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|6}}
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|Title = Emily Ratajkowski
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|7}}
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|11}}
|ShortSummary = Additional appearances by Grant Show, Elizabeth Gillies and Marc Silverstein
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|Title = Camila Mendes
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|12}}
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|Title = Taran Killam
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|13}}
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|Title = Tess Holliday
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|14}}
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|Title = Lauren Graham
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|18}}
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|Title = Ike Barinholtz
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|19}}
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|Title = D'Arcy Carden
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|20}}
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|Title = Beth Behrs
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|21}}
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|Title = Tracee Ellis Ross
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|25}}
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|Title = David Alan Grier
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|26}}
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|Title = Oliver Hudson
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|27}}
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|Title = Padma Lakshmi
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|28}}
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|Title = Brian Tyree Henry
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|12|2}}
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|Title = Jenna Dewan
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|12|3}}
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|Title = Max Greenfield
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|12|4}}
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|Title = Chrissy Metz
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|12|5}}
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|Title = Kim Kardashian
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|12|9}}
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|Title = Wilmer Valderrama
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|12|10}}
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|Title = Maura Tierney & Katie Lee
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|12|11}}
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|Title = Jesse Tyler Ferguson
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|Title = Julie Bowen
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|12|17}}
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|Title = Leslie Grossman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|12|18}}
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|Title = Nicole Byer
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|12|19}}
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|Title = Keke Palmer
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|12|20}}
|ShortSummary = Additional appearance by Oprah Winfrey
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=2019=
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|Title = Golden Globes After Party
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|Title = William Jackson Harper
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|Title = Howie Mandel
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|1|8}}
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|Title = Connie Britton
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|1|9}}
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|Title = Patti LaBelle
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|1|10}}
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|Title = Susan Kelechi Watson
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|Title = Linda Cardellini
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|1|15}}
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|Title = Andy Samberg & Donte Colley
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|1|16}}
|ShortSummary = Additional appearance by Akiva Schaffer
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|Title = Sarah Chalke
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|1|17}}
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|Title = Terry Crews
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|1|21}}
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|Title = Jonathan Van Ness
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|1|22}}
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|Title = Cobie Smulders
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|1|23}}
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|Title = Josh Radnor
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|1|24}}
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|Title = Aldis Hodge featuring Tom Lenk
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|1|28}}
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|Title = Chris Sullivan
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|1|29}}
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|Title = Josh Groban
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|Title = Cecily Strong
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|1|31}}
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|Title = Nina Dobrev
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|Title = Ron Funches
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|Title = Michelle Williams
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|7}}
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|Title = Daniel Radcliffe
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|11}}
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|Title = Eliza Coupe
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|12}}
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|Title = Adam Devine
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|13}}
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|Title = Pete Holmes
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|14}}
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|Title = Kandi Burruss
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|18}}
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|Title = The Bella Twins
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|19}}
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|Title = Mark Duplass
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|20}}
|ShortSummary = Additional appearance by Wolfgang Puck
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|Title = Sonequa Martin-Green featuring James Vincent McMorrow
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|Title = Phoebe Robinson & Christian Siriano
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|25}}
|ShortSummary = Additional appearance by Tom Lenk
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|Title = Jenna Fischer
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|26}}
|ShortSummary = Additional appearance by Steve Carell
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|Title = Isla Fisher
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|Title = Shane West
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|28}}
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|Title = America Ferrera
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|3|4}}
|ShortSummary = Additional appearance by Gigi Gorgeous
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|Title = Margaret Cho & Elizabeth Chambers
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|3|5}}
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|Title = Lauren Cohan & Toni Harris
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|3|6}}
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|Title = Justina Machado, Rita Moreno & Gloria Calderon Kellett
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|Title = Eric McCormack
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|3|11}}
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|Title = Maya Erskine & Anna Konkle
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|Title = Christina Hendricks
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|3|13}}
|ShortSummary = Additional appearance by Retta
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|Title = Rita Wilson & Johnathan Rice
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|3|14}}
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|Title = Cole Sprouse & Haley Lu Richardson
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|3|18}}
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|Title = Taye Diggs
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|3|19}}
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|Title = Lisa Rinna
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|3|20}}
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|Title = Courteney Cox
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|3|21}}
|ShortSummary = Additional appearances by Ian Gomez, Josh Hopkins, and Christa Miller
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|Title = Joseph Gordon-Levitt
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|1}}
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|Title = Logic
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|2}}
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|Title = Jaime King, Justin Chu Cary, Jessica Cauffiel & Brittany Daniel
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|3}}
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|Title = Natalie Morales
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|4}}
|ShortSummary = Additional appearance by Karley Sciortino
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|Title = Mandy Moore
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|08}}
|ShortSummary = Additional appearance by Chris Sullivan
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|Title = Tony Hale
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|09}}
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|Title = Michelle Monaghan & Whitney Cummings
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|10}}
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|Title = Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
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|Title = Cedric the Entertainer & Tom Lenk
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|Title = Robin Tunney
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|16}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 88
|Title = DeWanda Wise & Brittany Snow
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|17}}
|ShortSummary = Additional appearances by Chris Harrison and Colton Underwood
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|Title = Chad Michael Murray
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|18}}
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|Title = Lizzo
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|22}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 91
|Title = Ben Feldman & Duff Goldman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|23}}
|ShortSummary = Additional appearance by Jon Barinholtz
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|EpisodeNumber = 92
|Title = Colin Hanks
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|24}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 93
|Title = Lake Bell, Steve Lemme & Kevin Heffernan
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|25}}
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|Title = Martin Short
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|29}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 95
|Title = Geena Davis
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|30}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 96
|Title = Emma Roberts
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|5|1}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 97
|Title = Michael Ealy
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|5|2}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 98
|Title = Retta
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|5|6}}
|ShortSummary = Additional appearance by Andrew Bird
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|EpisodeNumber = 99
|Title = Topher Grace, Angela Kinsey & Joshua Snyder
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|5|7}}
|ShortSummary = Additional appearance by Tom Lenk
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|Title = Tom Ellis & Rachael Harris
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|5|9}}
|ShortSummary = Additional appearances by Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley
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|Title = Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer & Paula Pell
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|5|13}}
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|Title = Chelsea Handler & Middle Kids
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|5|14}}
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|Title = Leslie Mann
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|5|15}}
|ShortSummary = Additional appearances by David Letterman and Brendan Fraser
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|Title = Surprise Guests!
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|5|16}}
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Reception
In a negative review, Variety{{'}}s Daniel D'Addario discussed the show's lack of identity in its first week saying, "talk demands a crystal-clear point-of-view and Busy Tonight has yet to find that, making its endless references to the language of self-help and its production excesses like the nightly lullaby feel like the antic search for a personality, not the expression of one. Some things about television shows we’ve seen before are worth keeping."{{cite web |last1=D'Addario |first1=Daniel |title=TV Review: Busy Philipps' 'Busy Tonight' |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/reviews/busy-tonight-review-busy-philipps-e-1203017060/ |website=Variety |access-date=November 5, 2018 |date=November 1, 2018}} In another unfavorable critique, The Ringer{{'}}s Rob Harvilla was equally critical saying, "Busy Tonight is tough sledding unless you're a superfan of Philipps, social-media geniuses, or the adorable baby-deer stumbles of new talk shows."{{cite web |last1=Harvilla |first1=Rob |title=Hasan Minhaj's and Busy Philipps's Radically Different Late-Night Shows |url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2018/10/31/18045634/busy-philipps-tonight-hasan-minhaj-patriot-act-late-night-shows-review |website=The Ringer |access-date=November 5, 2018 |date=October 31, 2018}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.eonline.com/shows/busy_tonight}}
- {{IMDb title|8358938}}
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Category:2018 American television series debuts
Category:2010s American late-night television series
Category:2019 American television series endings
Category:American English-language television shows