''Web Soup'' was an American weekly
infotainment series that aired on the
G4 cable network. The show premiered on June 7, 2009, and was hosted by
Chris Hardwick
Christopher Ryan Hardwick (born November 23, 1971) is an American comedian, actor, television and podcast host, writer, and producer. He hosts ''Talking Dead'', an hourlong aftershow on AMC affiliated with the network's zombie drama series '' The ...
. The series focused on commenting on the latest
viral video
A viral video is a video that becomes popular through a viral process of Internet sharing, typically through video sharing websites such as YouTube as well as social media and email.Lu Jiang, Yajie Miao, Yi Yang, ZhenZhong Lan, Alexander Haupt ...
s, and had a very similar style as its sister network
E!'s series ''
The Soup
''The Soup'' is an American television series that aired weekly on E! from July 1, 2004, until December 18, 2015 as a revamped version of '' Talk Soup'' that focused on recaps of various popular culture and television moments of the week. The ...
''.
During the first two seasons, this show was taped in front of a
green screen like ''The Soup''. In the third season, the program taped on the set usually utilized by ''
E! News
''E! News'', previously known as ''E! News Daily'' and ''E! News Live'', is the infotainment, entertainment news operation for the cable network E! in the United States. Its former on-air weekday newscast debuted on September 1, 1991, and prima ...
'' with added studio audience seating. Chris Hardwick confirmed via a comment on his website that season three was the last and the show would not continue.
Nerdist
Nerdist However, repackaged archived episodes returned to G4's schedule from December 2012 until the network's closure on December 31, 2014.
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2009 American television series debuts
2011 American television series endings
2000s American satirical television series
2010s American satirical television series
2000s American video clip television series
2010s American video clip television series
American television spin-offs
English-language television shows
Television shows filmed in Los Angeles
G4 (American TV network) original programming
Mass media about Internet culture
Television series about social media
Internet memes