LAS VEGAS — Comedian George Lopez said he is creating a family-orientated sitcom where he will play a father and husband, vowing to return to television less than two months after TBS canceled his late- night show “Lopez Tonight.”
Lopez told The Associated Press his show “will be the opposite” of “George Lopez,” the television sitcom that aired on ABC from 2002 to 2007 and made him a household name.
He also plans to star in his third live HBO stand-up special next year.
Viewership for his late-night show on TBS dropped 40 percent in its second year, from an average of 910,000 nightly viewers to 543,000, after the show was moved to make room for Conan O’Brien. By August, the audience had dropped to 391,000.
The comedian said it is unfortunate his show was canceled, because there are few minority hosts on late-night television.
“I was heartbroken. Late-night talk show needs diversity,” actress Eva Longoria said as she attended a charity gala with Lopez on Saturday. The Associated Press
