When Does Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Season 8 Come Out? Is It Renewed?
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee was cancelled — there is no Season 8.
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Seasons
7
Episodes
218
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Full Frontal with Samantha Bee has been cancelled. The series will not continue, and Season 8 is not in development.
What is Full Frontal with Samantha Bee about?
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee arrived in 2016 as a defiant assertion that late-night comedy need not be a boy's club. Hosted by the acerbic Canadian comedian, the show presented itself as a counterweight to the established cadre of male late-night hosts, bringing a distinctly feminist perspective to the relentless scrutiny of politics and culture. Bee's appeal lay not in celebrity interviews or musical guests, but in her fearless willingness to excavate the absurdities and hypocrisies lurking beneath the news cycle, paired with her formidable skill at combining comedy with substantive inquiry. The show found its niche by offering viewers who were exhausted by traditional late-night formulas a space where comedy served as a vehicle for genuine political critique rather than mere quip delivery.
The program's distinctive voice emerged from Bee's sardonic delivery and her refusal to soften her edges for palatability. Rather than studio-bound monologues and desk interviews, Full Frontal sent Bee into the field to confront the contradictions she was skewering, conducting interviews that often felt more like theatrical interrogations than softball celebrity conversations. The show's aesthetic was deliberately unglamorous, prioritizing substance over production spectacle. This approach established a tonal clarity: Full Frontal was interested in making you think while making you laugh, treating its audience as intelligent enough to hold both reactions simultaneously.
Throughout its seven-season run on TBS, the program developed a devoted following among viewers seeking late-night programming with ideological spine. Critics acknowledged Bee's comedic chops and the show's willingness to pursue stories that other outlets ignored, though reception remained mixed depending on one's tolerance for its unabashedly progressive stance. Full Frontal occupied an unusual space in the late-night ecosystem, less focused on the day's headlines and more committed to deeper investigative comedy, which occasionally created distance between it and the mainstream late-night audience.
The show's significance lay less in ratings dominance and more in its cultural representation. Full Frontal demonstrated that late-night comedy could survive without the traditional formula, and that audiences existed for a female-fronted satirical news program with teeth. By the time it concluded in 2022, the show had established itself as a landmark example of how comedians could weaponize humor against institutional absurdity, even if it never achieved the audience scale of its network competitors.
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Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Season 8 Release Date
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Best & worst episodes
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee seasons
Season 12016 · 39 ep
- 1. A Jeb In Winter2016-02-08 · ★ 8.0
- 2. Syrian Refugees Part 12016-02-15 · ★ 8.0
- 3. Samantha Bee's Job Fair2016-02-22 · ★ 7.0
- 4. Abortion, Texas-Style2016-02-29 · ★ 7.5
- 5. 2010 Was the Most Important Election Part 22016-03-07 · ★ 8.5
- 6. Trump Voters2016-03-14 · ★ 8.5
- 7. American Atheists at CPAC2016-03-21 · ★ 8.5
- 8. Eddie Eagle2016-04-11 · ★ 8.5
- 9. Bernie Voters2016-04-18 · ★ 8.5
- 10. Guantanamo Bay2016-04-25 · ★ 8.5
- 11. Crisis Pregnancy Centers2016-05-09 · ★ 9.0
- 12. Super PACs2016-05-16 · ★ 7.0
- 13. Vaping2016-05-23 · ★ 8.0
- 14. Gary Johnson Part 12016-06-06 · ★ 9.0
- 15. Libertarian Convention2016-06-13 · ★ 9.0
- 16. Tribal Courts2016-06-20 · ★ 7.0
- 17. Muslim-American Reporting2016-06-27 · ★ 8.5
- 18. Cleveland2016-07-18 · ★ 8.5
- 19. Election Documentary2016-07-20 · ★ 10.0
- 20. Republican National Convention2016-07-25 · ★ 8.0
- 21. Democratic National Convention2016-08-01 · ★ 7.0
- 22. Latinos for Trump2016-09-12 · ★ 7.0
- 23. Super Lobbyist2016-09-19 · ★ 8.5
- 24. Presidential Debate Special2016-09-28 · ★ 8.0
- 25. Rigged!2016-10-05
- 26. Second Presidential Debate Special2016-10-10
- 27. United Nations2016-10-24
- 28. President Obama2016-10-31
- 29. Meet The (Russian) Press2016-10-11
- 30. Post-Election2016-10-08 · ★ 10.0
- 31. November 14, 20162016-11-14
- 32. December 5, 20162016-12-05
- 33. December 12, 20162016-12-12
- 34. December 19, 20162016-12-19
- 35. January 11, 20172017-01-11
- 36. January 18, 20172017-01-18
- 37. January 25, 20172017-01-25
- 38. February 1, 20172017-02-01
- 39. February 8, 20172017-02-08
Season 22017 · 33 ep
- 1. February 15, 20172017-02-15 · ★ 8.0
- 2. March 8, 20172017-03-08 · ★ 7.0
- 3. March 15, 20172017-03-15 · ★ 7.0
- 4. March 22, 20172017-03-22 · ★ 8.0
- 5. March 29, 20172017-03-29 · ★ 8.0
- 6. April 5, 20172017-04-05 · ★ 7.0
- 7. NOT The Correspondents' Dinner2017-04-29 · ★ 7.0
- 8. May 10, 20172017-05-10 · ★ 8.5
- 9. May 31, 20172017-05-31 · ★ 8.0
- 10. June 7, 20172017-06-07 · ★ 8.0
- 11. June 14, 20172017-06-14 · ★ 9.0
- 12. June 21, 20172017-06-21 · ★ 9.0
- 13. June 28, 20172017-06-28 · ★ 9.0
- 14. July 19, 20172017-07-19 · ★ 6.0
- 15. July 26, 20172017-07-26 · ★ 7.0
- 16. August 2, 20172017-08-02 · ★ 8.0
- 17. August 9, 20172017-08-09 · ★ 7.5
- 18. September 13, 20172017-09-13
- 19. September 20, 20172017-09-19
- 20. September 27, 20172017-09-27
- 21. October 4, 20172017-10-04
- 22. October 11, 20172017-10-11
- 23. Episode 232017-10-25
- 24. Episode 242017-11-01
- 25. Episode 252017-11-08
- 26. Episode 262017-11-15
- 27. December 6, 20172017-12-06
- 28. December 13, 20172017-12-13
- 29. December 20, 20172017-12-20
- 30. January 10, 20182018-01-10
- 31. January 17, 20182018-01-17
- 32. January 24, 20182018-01-24
- 33. January 31, 20182018-01-31
Season 32018 · 33 ep
- 1. Episode 12018-02-07
- 2. Episode 22018-03-07
- 3. March 14, 20182018-03-14
- 4. March 21, 20182018-03-21
- 5. The Great American* Puerto Rico. (*It's complicated.)2018-03-28
- 6. April 18, 20182018-04-18
- 7. April 25, 20182018-04-25
- 8. May 2, 20182018-05-02
- 9. May 9, 20182018-05-09
- 10. May 23, 20182018-05-23
- 11. May 30, 20182018-05-30
- 12. June 6, 20182018-06-06
- 13. June 13, 20182018-06-13 · ★ 10.0
- 14. Episode 142018-06-20
- 15. July 18, 20182018-07-18 · ★ 10.0
- 16. July 25, 20182018-07-25
- 17. August 1, 20182018-08-01
- 18. August 8, 20182018-08-08
- 19. August 15, 20182018-08-15
- 20. August 22, 20182018-08-22
- 21. September 12, 20182018-09-12
- 22. September 19, 20182018-09-19
- 23. September 26, 20182018-09-26
- 24. October 17, 20182018-10-17
- 25. October 24, 20182018-10-24
- 26. October 31, 20182018-10-31
- 27. November 5, 20182018-11-05
- 28. November 7, 20182018-11-07
- 29. December 5, 20182018-12-05
- 30. December 12, 20182018-12-12
- 31. Christmas on I.C.E.2018-12-19
- 32. January 23, 20192019-01-23
- 33. January 30, 20192019-01-30
Season 42019 · 34 ep
- 1. February 6, 20192019-02-06
- 2. February 13, 20192019-02-13
- 3. March 6, 20192019-03-06
- 4. March 13, 20192019-03-13
- 5. March 20, 20192019-03-20
- 6. March 27, 20192019-03-27
- 7. April 3, 20192019-04-03
- 8. April 10, 20192019-04-10
- 9. Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner2019-04-27
- 10. May 8, 20192019-05-08
- 11. May 15, 20192019-05-15
- 12. May 22, 20192019-05-22
- 13. Episode 132019-06-12
- 14. Episode 142019-06-19
- 15. Episode 152019-06-26
- 16. Full Frontal After Dark2019-07-17
- 17. Episode 172019-07-24
- 18. Episode 182019-07-31
- 19. Episode 192019-08-07
- 20. Episode 202019-08-14
- 21. Episode 212019-09-11
- 22. Episode 222019-09-18
- 23. Episode 232019-09-25
- 24. October 2, 20192019-10-02
- 25. Episode 252019-10-23
- 26. Episode 262019-10-30
- 27. Episode 272019-11-06
- 28. Episode 282019-11-13
- 29. Episode 292019-11-20
- 30. Episode 302019-12-11
- 31. Episode 312019-12-18
- 32. January 15, 20202020-01-15
- 33. January 22, 20202020-01-22
- 34. January 29, 20202020-01-29
Season 52020 · 32 ep
- 1. February 5, 20202020-02-05
- 2. February 12, 20202020-02-12
- 3. March 4, 20202020-03-04
- 4. March 11, 20202020-03-11
- 5. March 25, 20202020-03-25
- 6. April 1, 20202020-04-01
- 7. April 8, 20202020-04-08
- 8. April 15, 20202020-04-15
- 9. April 22, 20202020-04-22
- 10. April 29, 20202020-04-29
- 11. May 6, 20202020-05-06
- 12. May 13, 20202020-05-13
- 13. June 10, 20202020-06-10
- 14. June 17, 20202020-06-17
- 15. June 24, 20202020-06-24
- 16. July 1, 20202020-07-01
- 17. July 15, 20202020-07-15
- 18. July 22, 20202020-07-22
- 19. August 19, 20202020-08-19
- 20. August 26, 20202020-08-26
- 21. September 2, 20202020-09-02
- 22. September 9, 20202020-09-09
- 23. September 16, 20202020-09-16
- 24. September 23, 20202020-09-23
- 25. September 30, 20202020-09-30
- 26. October 21, 20202020-10-21
- 27. October 28, 20202020-10-28
- 28. November 4, 20202020-11-04
- 29. November 11, 20202020-11-11
- 30. November 18, 20202020-11-18
- 31. December 9, 20202020-12-09
- 32. December 16, 20202020-12-16
Season 62021 · 30 ep
- 1. January 13, 20212021-01-13
- 2. January 20, 20212021-01-20
- 3. January 27, 20212021-01-27
- 4. February 3, 20212021-02-03
- 5. February 10, 20212021-02-10
- 6. March 3, 20212021-03-03
- 7. March 10, 20212021-03-10
- 8. March 17, 20212021-03-17
- 9. March 24, 20212021-03-24
- 10. April 14, 20212021-04-14
- 11. April 21, 20212021-04-21
- 12. April 28, 20212021-04-28
- 13. May 5, 20212021-05-05
- 14. Full Frontal Wants To Take Your Guns2021-05-12
- 15. June 2, 20212021-06-02
- 16. June 9, 20212021-06-09
- 17. June 16, 20212021-06-16
- 18. June 23, 20212021-06-23
- 19. June 30, 20212021-06-30
- 20. September 1, 20212021-09-01
- 21. September 8, 20212021-09-08
- 22. September 15, 20212021-09-15
- 23. September 22, 20212021-09-22
- 24. September 29, 20212021-09-29
- 25. October 27, 20212021-10-27
- 26. November 3, 20212021-11-03
- 27. November 10, 20212021-11-10
- 28. November 17, 20212021-11-17
- 29. December 8, 20212021-12-08
- 30. December 15, 20212021-12-15
Season 72022 · 17 ep
- 1. January 20, 20222022-01-20
- 2. January 27, 20222022-01-27
- 3. February 3, 20222022-02-03
- 4. February 10, 20222022-02-10
- 5. February 17, 20222022-02-17
- 6. March 10, 20222022-03-10
- 7. March 31, 20222022-03-31
- 8. April 7, 20222022-04-07
- 9. April 14, 20222022-04-14
- 10. April 21, 20222022-04-21
- 11. April 28, 20222022-04-28
- 12. May 19, 20222022-05-19
- 13. May 26, 20222022-05-26
- 14. June 2, 20222022-06-02
- 15. June 9, 20222022-06-09
- 16. June 16, 20222022-06-16
- 17. June 23, 20222022-06-23 · ★ 7.0
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- Is Full Frontal with Samantha Bee renewed or cancelled?
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