Norm's incredible and this show is him sticking to exactly how he wants to be, which is excellent. I can see why it won't get picked up for a second season, but again, it's mostly Norm not selling out.
1. Half hour shows - 1 hour is the sweetspot for Norm interviews. He needs that time to allow his style with a guest to hit an amazing rhythm and produce some great laughs.
2. The guest line-up - For people that follow Norm, it was fine, but that line-up won't draw in the casual/new audience. Talkshows are cutthroat these days about getting the best and biggest draws and then producing quick hits/segments that go viral. This was Norm's friends for the most part.
3. The repeats from the podcast - Only ten episodes and he brought back two guests (maybe more) from his podcast that got him the show in the first place. Letterman went on originally to see all the hype, they had an incredible one hour interview, Letterman got him the gig, then they team up for a half hour, lesser quality interview.
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