The AP's David Bauder paints a bleak portrait of the future of the late-night talk show as we know it (i.e., desk-and-sofa/band/sidekick/ monologue), as Leno, Letterman, Fallon, Ferguson and Lopez are all down in the numbers and sinking:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/13/latenight-tv-ratings-fadi_n_644167.html The hopeful signs come from ABC's Kimmel (traditional format) and E!'s Chelsea Handler (non-traditional format)--"Nightline"'s also up and the COM faux newsmen's numbers are flat. -- 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
