They have to do something and this is a good start. It does not help the news to keep the popular bits to the end, if it means Leno never has enough viewers worth trying to keep to begin with.
I am most interested in the information there that Kathy Griffin was the guest on Monday night - that, combined with the attractive MNF, may have helped drive away straight men in the demo, and explain his particularly poor performance. On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 9:46 AM, M-D November <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/BC_Beat/26070-NBC_Shakes_Up_The_Format_For_The_Jay_Leno_Show_.php > > "“The signature pieces people like such as ‘Headlines,’ ‘Jay Walking,’ > those will be the pieces that bring us into the 11 o’clock news,” Leno > said at the Television Critics Association Summer press tour in > August. “We want to provide a strong lead-in for the 11 o’clock news.” > > Indeed, since its launch September 14 launch, Leno has presented > Headlines every Monday night as the last segment of the show. > > However, on Monday, November 9, the show finally broke from that mold, > and returned to a format much closer to that of Leno’s Tonight Show. > As usual, the program opened with Leno’s monologue, followed by a > commercial break. Then, just as on Tonight, Leno presented Headlines, > less than 15 minutes into the program. That was followed by another > commercial break, before welcoming Kathy Griffin on as his first > guest. > > The first half hour or so of Monday’s Jay Leno Show was nearly > identical to the first half hour of Leno’s Tonight Show. > > A spokesperson for NBC says that Headlines will be towards the front > of the show again next week (Nov. 16). Other episodes will feature a > retooled format as well, with certain comedy bits and interviews > appearing earlier or later than they normally would." > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
