# MadTV gets a reboot **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 15, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madtv-gets-a-reboot/757460 "2016-06-15T20:19:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madtv-gets-a-reboot/757460/1 "2016-06-15T20:19:15Z")
[Linky](http://deadline.com/2016/06/madtv-jeremy-howard-adam-ray-cast-the-cw-revival-1201773128/). I’m happy to hear this, and I hope it doesn’t suck. It’ll be nice to have another sketch show hitting the presidential campaign. During most of its run, I liked it better than SNL. It’ll be a Tuesday evening prime time show this time around, debuting on July 26 at 9p. ---
**Author:** ![NeonMadman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/58f4c7/32.png) [@NeonMadman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NeonMadman)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madtv-gets-a-reboot/757460/2 "2016-06-15T20:56:48Z")
I always liked SNL better, but MAD TV was pretty good too. Both had their ups and downs. Since I haven’t watched either in 20 years or so, though, I’m not much of a judge of the current show. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madtv-gets-a-reboot/757460/3 "2016-06-15T22:08:49Z")
MadTV had some very talented performers but suffered greatly from not having a Lorne Michaels. None of the performers I’ve heard talk about it since had anything good to say about the producers.