Nikki & Sara Live
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| genre = Late-night talk show
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- Nikki Glaser
- Sara Schaefer
- Rob Anderson{{cite press release|title=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|url=http://mtvpress.com/press/release/mtv_premieres_weekly_late_night_comedy_series_nikki_sara_live|publisher=MTV|date=December 13, 2012|access-date=December 30, 2012}}
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- Nikki Glaser
- Sara Schaefer
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 24
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| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Brent Haynes
- Kim Gamble
- Nick Predescu
- Nikki Glaser
- Sara Schaefer
- Shane Tilston
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| runtime = 20 to 23 minutes
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| channel = MTV
| first_aired = {{Start date|2013|01|29}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2013|10|29}}
| related = Not Safe with Nikki Glaser
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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. The series premiered on January 29, 2013, on the American cable television network MTV.{{cite news|last=Angelo|first=Megan|title=Friends First, Talk-Show Hosts Later|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/30/arts/television/nikki-glaser-and-sara-schaefer-get-ready-for-mtv.html|access-date=December 30, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 28, 2012}} Nikki & Sara Live was canceled on October 29, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/11/22/nikki-sara-live-canceled-after-two-seasons-by-mtv/217443/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010153/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/11/22/nikki-sara-live-canceled-after-two-seasons-by-mtv/217443/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 3, 2013|title='Nikki & Sara Live' Canceled After Two Seasons by MTV|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=TV by the Numbers|date=November 22, 2013}}
Production
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. Glaser and Schaefer have hosted a weekly podcast, "[http://youhadtobetherepodcast.tumblr.com/ You Had to Be There]," since January 2011.{{cite web|title=Wednesday, January 5, 2011|url=http://youhadtobetherepodcast.tumblr.com/post/2610546255/hello-we-are-pleased-to-announced-the-launch-of|publisher=You Had to Be There Podcast Tumblr|access-date=December 30, 2012}} 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,{{cite web|title='Nikki & Sara LIVE' Will Return For A Second Season!|url=http://remotecontrol.mtv.com/2013/04/19/nikki-and-sara-live-second-season/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421003422/http://remotecontrol.mtv.com/2013/04/19/nikki-and-sara-live-second-season/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 21, 2013|publisher=MTV|access-date=April 25, 2013|date=April 19, 2013}} with the second and final season premiering July 30, 2013.{{cite web|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|title=MTV is Heating Up This Summer With the Return of Rob Drydek's 'Ridiculousness', 'Money From Strangers' and 'Nikki & Sara Live'|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/06/20/mtv-is-heating-up-this-summer-with-the-return-of-rob-drydeks-ridiculousness-money-from-strangers-and-nikki-sara-live/188266/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629144415/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/06/20/mtv-is-heating-up-this-summer-with-the-return-of-rob-drydeks-ridiculousness-money-from-strangers-and-nikki-sara-live/188266/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2013|work=TV by the Numbers|date=June 20, 2013}}
Episodes
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| colspan="2"|Season | Episodes | Season Premiere | Season Finale |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 12 | style="text-align:center;"| {{Start date|2013|01|29}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{End date|2013|04|16}} | |||
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| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 12 | style="text-align:center;"| {{Start date|2013|07|30}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{End date|2013|10|29}} |
=Season 1 (2013)=
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| EpisodeNumber = 1 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | RTitle = Kesha | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|01|29}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = A2B5CD }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | RTitle = Jenny McCarthy | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|02|05}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 719AC3 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | RTitle = Shay Mitchell | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|02|12}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = A2B5CD }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | RTitle = Alison Brie | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|02|19}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = A2B5CD }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | RTitle = Phillip Phillips | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|02|26}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = A2B5CD }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | RTitle = Jenni "JWoww" Farley | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|03|05}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = A2B5CD }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | RTitle = Jessica Alba | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|03|12}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = A2B5CD }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | RTitle = Jay Sean | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|03|19}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = A2B5CD }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9 | EpisodeNumber2 = 9 | RTitle = Max Irons | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|03|26}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = A2B5CD }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 10 | EpisodeNumber2 = 10 | RTitle = Kal Penn | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|04|02}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = A2B5CD }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 11 | EpisodeNumber2 = 11 | RTitle = Ashley Tisdale | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|04|09}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = A2B5CD }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 12 | EpisodeNumber2 = 12 | RTitle = Olly Murs | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|04|16}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = A2B5CD }} |
=Season 2 (2013)=
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| EpisodeNumber = 13 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | RTitle = Christopher Mintz-Plasse | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|07|30}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = A2B5CD }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 14 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | RTitle = Logan Lerman | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|08|06}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = A2B5CD }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 15 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | RTitle = Krewella | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|08|13}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = A2B5CD }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 16 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | RTitle = Amy Schumer and Ariana Grande | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|08|20}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = A2B5CD }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 17 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | RTitle = Iggy Azalea and One Direction | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|08|27}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = A2B5CD }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 18 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | RTitle = A$AP Rocky | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|09|03}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = A2B5CD }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = - | EpisodeNumber2 = - | RTitle = Best of Nikki and Sara Live! | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|09|10}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = A2B5CD }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 19 | EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | RTitle = Austin Mahone | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|09|17}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = A2B5CD }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 20 | EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | RTitle = Jason Derulo and Cher Lloyd | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|09|24}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = A2B5CD }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 21 | EpisodeNumber2 = 9 | RTitle = Justin Timberlake and Grace Helbig | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|10|01}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = A2B5CD }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 22 | EpisodeNumber2 = 10 | RTitle = Daniel Radcliffe and the cast of Super Fun Night | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|10|08}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = A2B5CD }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 23 | EpisodeNumber2 = 11 | RTitle = Ashley Rickards and Justin Long | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|10|22}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = A2B5CD }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 24 | EpisodeNumber2 = 12 | RTitle = Johnny Knoxville, Jimmy Fallon, Regis Philbin, Arsenio Hall, Chris Hardwick, and Icona Pop | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|10|29}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = A2B5CD }} |
Reception
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."{{cite web |title='Nikki & Sara' Is Late-Night TV's Best-Kept Secret|author=Anna Brand|website=The Daily Beast|date=August 6, 2013|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/06/nikki-sara-is-late-night-tv-s-best-kept-secret.html/|access-date=August 19, 2013}} 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."{{cite web |title=Justin Timberlake Surprises Nikki & Sara; Adorable Freakout Ensues|author=Erin Gloria Ryan|website=Jezebel|date=October 2, 2013|url=http://jezebel.com/justin-timberlake-surprises-nikki-sara-adorable-frea-1440387421/|access-date=October 3, 2013}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.mtv.com/shows/nikki_and_sara/series.jhtml}}
- {{IMDb title|2645666|Nikki & Sara Live!}}
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Category:2010s American late-night television series
Category:2013 American television series debuts
Category:2013 American television series endings