If you want to watch the No. 1 show in late night, you’re going to have to get premium cable. Podcasting duo turned up-and-coming late-night hosts Desus Nice and The Kid Mero are once again moving up in the world, ending their late-night Viceland series in favor of the fancier sets and more expensive bottles of rum at Showtime. (Not that there’s anything wrong with Brugal, mind you.)
The “presumably” is thanks to the mystery which still clouds the duo’s future plans: Deadline’s reporting on the deal is full of “I hears,” like “I hear they are in talks for a deal at Showtime, possibly for a weekly show” and “I hear Viceland tried to keep Desus and Mero onboard with a new deal but I hear the duo got an opportunity they felt they could not pass on.” They’re on their way out at Viceland, though, and have reportedly started telling staffers about their pending departure.