But the audience did not feel uncomfortable because of this, because as reality shows became the mainstream of variety shows, the audience has long been accustomed to the absence of the host.

The relative “reality” pursued by reality shows itself is contrary to the presenter who represents the platform and process. And in order to make the program more compact, introduce the host’s original functions such as task links, process control, active atmosphere, etc., it can also be replaced by flower characters in the later editing. The addition of the host can easily destroy the naturalness of guest interaction. Being marginalized also seems logical.

Hua Shao was in “Does the host have a future?” The article wrote that when he hosted in Vancouver, he greeted the audience with “Do you know me?” The first thing the audience thought of was the famous scene of him reading a sponsor advertisement in The Voice of China. When he quickly read the list of sponsors for the concert at a similar speed, the audience applauded. He could only sigh with emotion afterwards: “The host, besides reporting the scene and advertising, what else can he do?”

Hua Shao

But with emotion, the trend is still difficult to reverse. Especially in the fast-paced era of online variety shows, stars with a sense of variety are obviously the most favored guest candidates for variety shows—they can attract traffic and can also be the “laughing point” in the show.

Da Zhangwei, Li Dan and others have become the most appeared variety celebrities in major shows under this background. And senior TV hosts like Beikeli appeared on the stage of “Serious Gagamen”, trying to transform into a GAGMAN.

So even Hunan Satellite TV, which has been popular for more than 20 years, is inclined to select new stars in the entertainment industry of “online students” with their own traffic when they are facing the problem of dating. sense. After all, the times have passed, and signing the host Miaozi to the TV station to train from scratch is obviously not the most cost-effective way.