Bee referred to the recent cancellations of other female led night shows, including Busy’s Tonight hosted by Busy Philipps, I Love You America presented by Sarah Silverman, Michelle Wolf’s The Break on Netflix and The Rundown with Robin Thede.

She went on to explain how she thinks female presenters aren’t given enough time to give their shows a chance. “I do think the networks probably didn’t give them enough chance to find their sea legs,” she continued.

“They were good shows, they were moving forward, they were growing. It takes a while to grow an audience. It truly does… they just needed more time. In the late night space, it takes a while to properly grow your audience. There are a lot of options out there and you just need to be patient with it. And let it grow and let it find its people. When you cut it off prematurely, it’s really unfortunate.”

Samantha Bee’s comments on not wanting to be the “only woman in late night TV” are chilling