Call it what you will, but isn't a show that starts at 12:05 AM more like "The Tomorrow Show" (with apologies to the late Tom Snyder)?
Ron Casalotti Wayne, NJ On Jan 10, 7:12 pm, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Steve Rhodes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Eric Deggans on the whole mess > > >http://blogs.tampabay.com/media/2010/01/nbc-cancels-jay-leno-show-at-... > > > orhttp://blogs.tampabay.com/media/if that url is too long > > Deggan is on to something in his last graphs (Below) > > One of the things that came out today was that Conan's contract requires > that he be the host of a show called "The Tonight Show", but allows NBC to > start it as late as 12:05. It was a mistake for Conan to agree with this > provision, and now it gives him almost no moves. NBC has apparently said > that it would not prevent Conan from leaving and doing a show somewhere else > (though who knows with what kind of waiting period?), but to do so he will > have to leave a shit load of cash on the table - much more than he could get > from someplace like Fox. > > ********** > "It may hurt his pride to do so, but O'Brien best bet may be to go along > with NBC one more time, patiently waiting until he can build up his brand > and Leno makes another mistake. > Tell you what; if I ever do get into showbusiness, I want Leno's lawyer."
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