News Summary

• One of its most popular correspondents, Roy Wood Jr., exited last year, in part because of the delay in finding a permanent host.It's an unexpected approach, given the lengths that Comedy Central seemed to be going through to find a new host for one of its flagship series..
• Instead, Comedy Central is taking a very different approach.Deadline first reported earlier this week, followed up by Variety, that instead of having one central anchor leading proceedings behind the desk, The Daily Show will have a team of correspondents lead the series..
• When The Daily Show returns from a hiatus, it reportedly won't be with a permanent replacement for previous host Trevor Noah, or even a guest host..
• The thought has largely been that The Daily Show would eventually announce a successor for Noah, given that The Daily Show, like other late-night series, always had a face behind the name, starting with Craig Kilborn, then Jon Stewart, then Noah..
• That doesn't mean that The Daily Show will never find a permanent host again, but it does mean it's trying out a very different formula for now..
• It also notes that it isn't clear if the network has decided upon its "final assemblage of talent" for the correspondents to lead each night..