The Arsenio Hall Show

The Arsenio Hall Show was a talk show which aired on late night in syndication from 1989 to 1994. It starred comedian/actor Arsenio Hall.

Hall had been a host on The Late Show, another talk show on the Fox Broadcasting Company. Although he was popular in that job, his 13-week contract was not renewed, and he signed with Paramount Television to do this show before Fox finally decided they wanted to keep him.

Hall's show was aimed at the young urban audience, with African American performers featured. The combination of Jay Leno taking over The Tonight Show and the arrival of The Late Show with David Letterman eventually led to a slide in Hall's ratings, and the show was cancelled.