My mom and I liked Little Big Shots these past three seasons. It not only showed some great talented children (one of them being ventriloquist Darci Lynn, who would go on to win the 2017 edition of America's Got Talent). However, after the third season, NBC decided to fire Steve because he made a deal with another company to host his talk show when a deal expired, and as a result, they announced Melissa McCarthy (best known for starring in box office bombs like Ghostbusters: Answer The Call and The Happytime Murders) to take his place.
Now, seeing the first episode of Melissa's takeover, it's pretty clear firing Steve was a big mistake. While the set has changed, the energy that was present when Steve hosted the show is long gone, as we now have Melissa trying to be funny as usual, but failing as usual, with the worst gags I have ever seen (like Ellen DeGeneres playing ping pong against Yiyi, one of the kids in this episode, and doing a horrible job cheating, and the first kid, Bailey, is so boring as he does nothing but demonstrate a vacuum cleaner). The only good kid in this episode is Mateo, who is a good at being a mariachi singer. This is a horrible season premiere, and proves that replacing the host is sometimes never a good idea.
Now, seeing the first episode of Melissa's takeover, it's pretty clear firing Steve was a big mistake. While the set has changed, the energy that was present when Steve hosted the show is long gone, as we now have Melissa trying to be funny as usual, but failing as usual, with the worst gags I have ever seen (like Ellen DeGeneres playing ping pong against Yiyi, one of the kids in this episode, and doing a horrible job cheating, and the first kid, Bailey, is so boring as he does nothing but demonstrate a vacuum cleaner). The only good kid in this episode is Mateo, who is a good at being a mariachi singer. This is a horrible season premiere, and proves that replacing the host is sometimes never a good idea.