MADtv Is Coming Back to Television, but Not in Late Night and Not on Fox

The CW revives sketch comedy show for prime time

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While Fox is making its own late-night sketch comedy play, its former late-night staple, MADtv, is being revived by another broadcast network.

The CW, which aired Madtv's 20th anniversary reunion special in January and averaged 1.7 million viewers, said Monday it would bring back the show for eight one-hour prime-time episodes. Each episode will be hosted by one of the show's original cast members. All 14 seasons of the Fox version of the show can be found on CW Seed, The CW's digital network.

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