I wonder if Carter here is referring only to Dave's possible successors. There were none while he was at NBC until after he left, and Snyder and Kilborn were never offered such a guarantee. Thus, possibly, the reason for the phrase "first at NBC and now at CBS." This wasn't in regard to anything outside of Dave's universe, i.e., Conan and Jay.
On Nov 11, 5:34 pm, <[email protected]> wrote: > huh? Am I misunderstanding something, since I'm reading that passage out of > context? "and then came a deal from CBS -- one no other late-night host ... > had ever had. Ferguson won a guarantee that he would be the successor to > David Letterman..." > > > > Whaddaya mean, "no other late-night host" had that deal? Conan had that deal > to succeed Jay, obviously. The author references it in the very next > sentence. What am I missing here? That makes no sense. > > > > Doug Fields > > Tampa, FL > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: The War For Late Night: Chapter 1 > From: donz5 <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, November 11, 2010 5:09 pm > To: TVorNotTV <[email protected]> > This, I think, is news. re Scottish Conan Guy, page 137: > "Attention and better ratings followed, and then came a deal from CBS > -- one no other late-night host, first at NBC and now at CBS, had ever > had. Ferguson won a guarantee that he would be the successor to David > Letterman, should there ever -- heaven forbid -- be a sudden need for > a new host of Late Show. It wasn't anything like a five-year ticket to > the big chair, but it was the CBS version of the Prince of Wales > clause. Or in this case maybe, the Prince of Scots." > -- > 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 [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- 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
