The MTV Movie & TV Awards has lost its host in #StrikeSolidarity

[sandstorm]

Drew Barrymore is stepping down as host of this year’s MTV Movie & TV Awards, in a show of support and solidarity to the striking Writers Guild members. https://t.co/5qEGrT24vP
- Variety (@Variety) May 4, 2023
she agreed to return next year, so I guess MTV isn't upset. She will still be watching from home, and had already pre-recorded some segments

Comments

[yankeesarelove]

no one even watches the VMAs anymore, which used to be one of the year's biggest pop culture nights. def no one watches the Movie awards haha

[skyler_white_yo]

Do they still do the VMA’s? Would they even have a slot to air it on? MTV doesn’t seem to want to let anyone miss Ridiculousness.

[picturemegone]

I want to know who's idea it was to make the network 90% Ridiculousness content so I can ask them WHY

[skyler_white_yo]

They should just go back to showing music videos and act like it’s a novel and innovative idea.

[adrock]

they should pivot back to making the video, diary etc. it’s the closest analogue they have to what goes on with social media re: celebs. it could be a “legitimizing” thing for more a-list or adjacent people who typically stay away from it or are perceived to be above it - so viewers would want to tune in instead of thinking “i’ll just go on intsta/tiktok/whatever.” and bring back buzzbin and animated shows like downtown and daria. if they really leaned into their brand/legacy more people would respond imo.

[headcaseheidi]

omg downtown and daria!!! 😭🪦

also still impatiently waiting for that jodie spin-off to materialize

[arilicious]

they can show reruns of their old shows that they forget exist
the only time I put on MTV at all anymore is for the VMAs, cause the rest of the time it's just Ridiculousness

[imightbewrong4]

they have soooo many shows in their catalogue that they could re-run. both music-related and reality. i wonder why they only show ridiculousness.

[manu19]

I think they don’t have the music rights to a lot of their old shows anymore

[likeanunmadebed]

I think a recent VMA, ONTD didn't even care. It was truly a "should I make a post?" thing as the FFA Sunday was happening. RIP

They used to be great posts. I'd be moving back into university and tune into them/ONTD.