Tosh.0 Is Canceled, Season 12 To Be Its Last

Comedy Central has canceled internet comedy talk show Tosh.0 ahead of its Season 12 premiere, as part of the cable channel's recent shift toward animated shows, the company has announced.

Despite said focus on animation going forward, the Tosh cancellation still comes as a surprise, since Comedy Central just renewed the show for four more seasons in January this year. Variety cites "an individual with knowledge of the situation" who says ViacomCBS, Comedy Central's parent company (note: and GameSpot's), and series host Daniel Tosh are shopping the show around to other platforms. Whether anyone picks it up will depend on whether they think viewers still have the attention span for mean-spirited meme commentary in this day and age.

Tosh.0 launched in 2009 and will hit 300 episodes during its twelfth and currently final season. During each episode, Tosh, a comedian, aims his biting wit against memes, viral videos, and other social media trends. The show often features flavor-of-the-week internet personalities as guests.

Never one to pass up literally any opportunity to make a joke, Tosh reportedly said in a statement, "I look forward to doing an animated reboot of my show on MTV in 25 years."

This news comes one day after Comedy Central canceled Drunk History after six seasons on the channel. Don't worry, though: The shift toward animation will see the return of Ren and Stimpy, so it's all worth it.