Late-night TV fights for its life, again

For decades, late night television talk shows were where America snuggled up together and we laughed. The hosts were household names, but also very male and white. Things diversified a bit last decade with hosts like Trevor Noah and Samantha Bee. But now Bee’s show is gone and Noah is on his way out.Today, what’s next for late-night television? It’s a uniquely American genre whose obituary has been written again and again, yet somehow continues to stumble along. Read the full transcript here.Host: Gustavo ArellanoGuests: L.A. Times television critic Lorraine AliMore reading:Trevor Noah’s exit won’t just hurt ‘The Daily Show.’ It’ll hurt all of late night‘Full Frontal With Samantha Bee’ is the latest casualty in late-night TV’s reshuffleAfter a major cast shake-up, ‘SNL’ confronts its weaknesses — but can’t overcome them