On Jul 27, 1:53 pm, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote:
> This is a thought I've kept to myself until now, but it seems obvious:
> if a late night talk show is such a good idea at 10 PM, why hasn't
> anyone done it? Maybe there's some show from the '50s and so I would
> have to say nobody came up with the idea in the current market
> structure.
In the summer of 1969, Dick Cavett did a talk show on ABC three nights
a week at 10 p.m. When Joey Bishop quit, he moved to late-night in
December of that year. Of course, this was 40 years and only meant
originally as a summer replacement.
> As for Leno going back to 11:35 by Easter, we don't know what's in
> Conan's contract. Let's assume that NBC has some way to replace him,
> but it would have to include a prohibitively expensive buyout. And the
> idea of Conan going back to 12:35 is unrealistic. So to put Leno back
> at 12:35 they'd have to buy out Conan and see him go to Fox or ABC to
> do an 11:35 show. Actually, ABC is probably happy with its tabloidy
> Nightline so it would be Fox.
Very much so. On nights when there's hot news, "Nightline" frequently
beats both Letterman and Conan in the ratings.
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