Over 17 years after the cancellation of
MonsterVision,
Joe Bob Briggs tweeted that
Shudder had shown interest in reviving the series. An official announcement was made on June 25, 2018, that Briggs would be returning in a 24-hour marathon for the Shudder TV live feed. On July 13, Shudder aired
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs ("July 2018 Marathon"), featuring
Tourist Trap,
Sleepaway Camp,
Rabid (1977),
The Prowler,
Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama,
Daughters of Darkness,
Blood Feast,
Basket Case,
Re-Animator,
Demons (1985),
The Legend of Boggy Creek,
Hellraiser, and
Pieces. The movies contained several interruptions for Briggs's "Drive-in Totals," insider stories, and rants. These segments also included Darcy the Mail Girl (Diana Prince), who showed up in movie-themed outfits to banter with Briggs and brought messages from fans, as well as live-tweeted with viewers. The show's guests were
Felissa Rose from
Sleepaway Camp and
Lyle Blackburn for
The Legend of Boggy Creek. Following the success of the "July 2018 Marathon," on September 5, 2018, Shudder announced the decision to greenlight two more specials for 2018 and a regular series beginning in 2019. For
Thanksgiving, Briggs hosted "Joe Bob's Dinners of Death" on November 22, 2018, cementing the shows format. Featured movies included
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974),
The Hills Have Eyes (1977),
Dead or Alive (1999), and
Blood Rage, with special guest
Michael Berryman, who played Pluto in the second film, and a phone call with "mangled dick expert" Felissa Rose. Next, Briggs hosted "A Very Joe Bob Christmas" on December 21, 2018, which was centered around
Phantasm,
Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead,
Phantasm IV: Oblivion, and
Phantasm: Ravager. Guests included franchise hero
Reggie Bannister and
Phantasm: Ravager special effects makeup coordinator Gigi Bannister. On February 28, 2019, Shudder announced that
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs series would formally premiere on March 29, 2019, consisting of nine weekly double features live every Friday night. The first episode premiered with
C.H.U.D. and
Castle Freak (1995), alongside guests
Barbara Crampton, who played Susan Reilly in
Castle Freak, and Felissa Rose, the returning "mangled dick expert." On April 16, 2019, Darcy began holding weekly contests to see who could guess both films being hosted. Ahead of the
Season 1 finale, on May 22, 2019, Shudder announced their decision to renew the series for a second season. On October 7, it was announced that Briggs would return with a special titled "Joe Bob's Halloween Hootenanny" on October 25. Briggs hosted
Halloween (1978),
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, and
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, with a phone call from
Tom Atkins. On the day of the
Halloween special, Briggs announced that on December 13, he would be hosting his next Shudder special, "Joe Bob's Red Christmas." Briggs and Darcy hosted
Slumber Party Massacre II and
Victor Crowley in their pajamas. On August 20, Briggs confirmed that the next special would be held on October 23. The team hosted "Joe Bob's Halloween Hideaway," where they showed
Haunt and
Hack-O-Lantern from a new cabin set. Briggs and Darcy hosted
Tammy and the T-Rex followed by
The Love Witch, featuring an interview with director
Anna Biller. On February 23, Briggs tweeted that the third season of
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs would premiere on April 16, and would be hosted at the cabin set.
Eli Roth served as the co-host for both films during the
Season 3 premiere, which featured
''Mother's Day (1980) and
The House by the Cemetery''. On April 19, Shudder premiered "Just Joe Bob" on their streaming service, which features a permanent archive of Briggs' segments and commentary without the films. On September 1, Briggs tweeted that he would be hosting a Halloween special with Darcy titled "Joe Bob's Halloween Hoedown" on October 8. On September 8, Darcy revealed that the Silver Bolo Award was discontinued by Shudder going forward due to controversy following Ghastly Grinning turning it down during the previous season. On October 8, Briggs and Darcy hosted
Angel (1984) and
Terror Train for this year's October special, alongside guests
David Gordon Green and
Jason Blum. On October 22, Briggs and Darcy revealed that they would be hosting "The Last Drive-In: The Walking Dead" on October 29, where they would watch the first two episodes of
The Walking Dead Season 1 with guests
Greg Nicotero and Carey Jones. On November 17, Briggs tweeted that his team would be hosting a Christmas special titled "Joe Bob Ruins Christmas" on December 17. That night, Briggs and Darcy auctioned items for
First Book, the
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the National Greyhound Foundation, and the
Appalachia Service Project, while hosting
Ice Cream Man and ''
'Gator Bait''. On January 19, 2022, Shudder announced that Briggs and Darcy would be returning to celebrate Valentine's Day with a special titled "Joe Bob's Heartbreak Trailer Park" premiering on February 11. During the special, Briggs and Darcy hosted
Black Roses (1988) alongside
The Boulet Brothers, and
Frakenhooker with guests
Frank Henenlotter and James Lorinz. Then, on March 16, Shudder reported that the fourth season of
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs would premiere on April 29, celebrating their 100th movie on the platform. This season premiere featured Briggs and Darcy hosting their 100th film,
Night of the Living Dead (1968), with guest host
Svengoolie, as well as the first movie that Briggs ever reviewed on his
column,
Antropophagus, with guest mail girl
Honey Michelle Gregory. Later, on June 30, Shudder green-lit a fifth season of the series along with additional holiday themed specials. This was followed by an announcement on August 12 that the next holiday special, "Joe Bob's Haunted Halloween Hangout," would be held on October 21. That night, Briggs and Darcy were joined by
Cassandra Peterson for ''
Elvira's Haunted Hills, as well as Jill Schoelen for Popcorn'' (1991). On November 17, it was revealed the Briggs and Darcy would be returning for a Christmas special titled "Joe Bob's Ghoultide Get-Together" on December 16. On February 10, 2023, they aired Joe Bob's Vicious Vegas Valentine where the winners from one of the auctions from Ghoultide Get-Together were married on the show. Before the start of Season 5 it was announced that this season would be split up into two parts. Week 1-5 airing from April 21 to May 19 and Week 6-10 from June 23 to July 21. On June 15 there was an announcement made that The Last Drive-In would be hosting the premiere episode of
The Walking Dead: Dead City the following Sunday, June 18. On September 1 it was announced that there would be 5 specials that would air from then until Halloween. The specials will be the 2021 Mahoning Jamboree special on September 8 (Only Night of the Demons was shown during this special, part 2 with Torso will be released later due to movie licensing rights issues), the Daryl Dixon series premiere special on September 15, a live episode from the 2023 Las Vegas Jamboree on October 7, Fearfest Takeover on AMC special featuring Halloween (1978) for its 45th anniversary on October 10 and lastly Joe Bob's Helloween which will air on October 20. Announced on September 28, 2023, the show will return for a sixth season. In addition to specials released for Halloween, Christmas and Valentine's Day, a full season with a new format filmed at the
backlot studio in
Senoia, Georgia where
The Walking Dead has filmed in March 2024. Thirty films are expected to be exhibited, the most of any season so far. On August 29, 2024, it was announced that the show will return for a seventh season. On February 13 it was announced that Season 7 would premiere on March 7 with a new format of 1 double feature episode airing live on the first Friday of every month throughout the year. On March 7, 2026, the day of the Season 7 finale, it was officially announced that it was in actuality the series finale. This caught fans by surprise as there was no indication that the show was ending up until that point. The Last Drive-In regular series was cancelled. Joe Bob announced on social media that 4 more double feature specials were commissioned by Shudder to air at future dates but after they would be parting ways with Shudder completely. A Variety interview with Joe Bob released shortly after confirmed Shudder had commissioned a Walpurgisnacht special slated for April 24th, as well as Summer, Halloween and Christmas specials. == Episodes ==