Chelsea (TV series)

Chelsea
GenreTalk show
Directed by
  • Rik Reinholdtsen
  • Blake Webster
Presented byChelsea Handler
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes120 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Production locationCulver City, California
Running time27–40 min. (season 1)
60 min. (season 2)
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseMay 11, 2016 (2016-05-11) –
December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)
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Chelsea was an American late-night talk show hosted by comedian Chelsea Handler.[2] The show debuted on May 11, 2016 and streamed Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday each week worldwide on Netflix.[3] The show was originally set to have 90 episodes per year, with each episode set to be 30 minutes. Format changes were made for the second season.[4] The show taped Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of each week that it aired.[5] It was Netflix's first talk show.[6] The theme song was written by electro pop artist Memoryy.[7][better source needed]

The show covered "real topics" mixed with humor, similar to Handler's previous series, Chelsea Does. The show also regularly had celebrity guests.[6] Her comedic partner Chuy was not part of the series.[6] The show had a global outlook; Handler said, "Netflix makes me able to do stories that are global, and it makes me able to pay attention to the stuff that does interest me in a way that will be able to be disseminated into all these different countries."[6]

The second season premiered on April 14, 2017 and consist of 30 episodes .[8][9] Unlike the first season, which aired 3 nights a week, the second season aired only once a week. On October 18, 2017, it was announced that the show would not be renewed for a third season.[10]

  1. ^ "Chelsea: Showrunner Leaves Chlesea Handler's Netflix Talk Show - canceled TV shows - TV Series Finale". TV Series Finale. May 30, 2016.
  2. ^ Erin Jensen. "Chelsea Handler gives deets of her new Netflix show in a letter to herself". USA Today.
  3. ^ Elizabeth Wagmeister (March 17, 2016). "Chelsea Handler Announces Title for Netflix Talk Show: 'Chelsea'". Variety.
  4. ^ Ariana Bacle. "Chelsea Handler announces title of her new talk show". EW.
  5. ^ "Ticket Calendar". 1Iota. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d Wagmeister, Elizabeth. "Handler acknowledged that she loves working with Netflix". Variety. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  7. ^ "Memoryy IMDb credits". IMDb. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  8. ^ Webb Mitovich, Matt (July 27, 2016). "Chelsea, Lady Dynamite Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix". TV Line. Archived from the original on November 12, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  9. ^ "When will Chelsea be back on Netflix? - Whats On Netflix". Whats On Netflix. February 9, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference HR17 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).