Netflix didn't give Michelle Wolf and Joel McHale the constant promotion that talk shows require

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The streaming service may have promoted The Break with Michelle Wolf and The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale on its YouTube channel, but both shows were noticeably absent from Netflix's famous recommendation engines, according to Kayla Cobb. She points out that Wolf and McHale's shows appeared fully developed from the get-go, which made their cancelation even more dumbfounding. "More than any other type of programming, talk shows require constant promotion," she says. "Their value comes from their ability to quickly react to the news, something that allows them to transition into a trusted household name over time. And that can never happen if a company buries its talk shows and cuts them down before they ever gain traction."