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Leno returned to 11:30pm time slot
January 7, 2010 at
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NBC Shakeup -- Jay Leno Comes Out on Top [tmz.com]
No words on what will happen to Conan and Fallon... whether they both will get pushed back one hour of if one of them will be fired.
I prefer Leno at 11:30 than 10:00.
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We've learned Jay's 10:00 PM show will go on hiatus February 1. After the Olympics, Jay will take back his 11:30 PM time slot. What has not been decided -- whether Jay's show will be a half hour, followed by Conan, or whether Jay's show will be an hour and NBC says sayonara to Mr. O'Brien.We're told Jay and Conan have both been told of the changes. As for Jay, interestingly, he'll get what he always wanted -- his 11:30 PM time slot. |
I prefer Leno at 11:30 than 10:00.
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If NBC lets Conan go, he will blow late night wide open for a brand new network. NBC needs to realize that the last thing they want is FOX throwing their hat in the ring for late night ratings. Leno vs. 3 other late night shows with top hosts is a far cry from Seinfeld reruns.
If NBC lets Conan go, he will blow late night wide open for a brand new network. NBC needs to realize that the last thing they want is FOX throwing their hat in the ring for late night ratings. Leno vs. 3 other late night shows with top hosts is a far cry from Seinfeld reruns.
personal preferences aside, he's just not a main draw. going to a new network won't do shit for his ratings, he'd most likely drop if he runs to fox. his stuff plays well in the after the big guys stuff. he competes well against someone like fallon.
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personal preferences aside, he's just not a main draw. going to a new network won't do shit for his ratings, he'd most likely drop if he runs to fox. his stuff plays well in the after the big guys stuff. he competes well against someone like fallon.
And I think you have to give a show more than 8 months before you conclude that he can't hang. This is why so many good tv shows get cancelled early, networks want to see big success early or you're getting more of the same shit you've always had. What were Conan's ratings when he took over Late Night from Letterman? I don't think they were as good as Dave's, but he fell into his niche. I have a feeling a relatively unknown Jay Leno didn't retain Johnny Carson's numbers either, especially not when the favorite to GET the timeslot ran to another network to directly compete after he didn't. But Carson wasn't hanging over Leno's head the way Leno is hanging over Conan's. If Leno didn't want to leave the Tonight Show, he shouldn't have. NBC would've kept him and let Conan walk 5 years ago, probably to ABC instead of Kimmel. It's a little despicable to give up the show to keep Conan and then try to reverse after 8 months.
And I think you have to give a show more than 8 months before you conclude that he can't hang. This is why so many good tv shows get cancelled early, networks want to see big success early or you're getting more of the same shit you've always had. What were Conan's ratings when he took over Late Night from Letterman? I don't think they were as good as Dave's, but he fell into his niche.
he can't compete with leno letterman. he has a niche audience. majority of america just doesn't find him funny. this isn't just my personal opinion.. its backed by neilson ratings.
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he can't compete with leno letterman. he has a niche audience. majority of america just doesn't find him funny. this isn't just my personal opinion.. its backed by neilson ratings.
And further, how were Leno's ratings when he started? It's hard to follow a guy that's been on for 15 years. It takes time to build an audience. They aren't going to find a guy to step in and retain that audience in one fell swoop. If you got used to Leno for 15 years and liked him, guess what, you aren't going to like ANYBODY in that timeslot immediately. It takes time.
And since we're using Nielsen: why are we disregarding Leno's shitty numbers at 10pm? Doesn't that mean the majority of America doesn't find HIM funny? Or maybe, just maybe, the timeslot and viewer comfort has something to do with it. Leno has struggled WAY more moving timeslots than Conan has. Larry King has been on for a LONG time. Is that a 'good' show? Maybe for the unintentional comedy, but otherwise it's a pretty awful show. But I'll bet there'll be a void when he's gone, at least for a short period.
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