On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 9:09 PM, PGage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not sure about that - after all, Leno made the same point himself > on Countdown. They are not competing with other 10:00 shows, they are > trying to earn more money than it costs to make the show. As far as > local news is concerned, while the ratings may be down 20-25% on > average, there will be 2 or 3 nights when they are higher, and a > higher percent of Leno watchers are likely to stick around to see > local news anyway, so I bet they will come out okay in the end.
That is a cop-out on the part of Leno and the execs. It is lowering the bar. "We will suck profitably" is something prostitutes should say, not the producer/host of a TV series. Also, though I haven't seen the most recent numbers, so much money in television is being made off of DVD sales (and, ultimately, online purchases will turn a profit, too, as downloading technology improves), but that's money NBC isn't likely to see from Leno's show. Barring some sort of "Best of" compilation, I have to believe people would be less likely to buy DVDs of "The Jay Leno Show" than any given reality series (most of which tank as DVD sets). So, NBC is going with a show they know won't achieve high ratings (affiliate heads will love that, by the way), and the show won't earn them DVD revenues. And, by playing this time-shifting game, they've potentially muddied their own long standing late night dominance (plus, if Fallon fails against Craig, they lose in a whole other way). -- Kevin M. (RPCV) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
