On Mar 26, 2012, at 8:10 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > Didn't Arsenio serve as fill-in host of Joan Rivers' failed Fox late > night show, or is my chronology off?
Yes, you are correct -- after Rivers was fired, he was one of a series of guest hosts, eventually being named the "permanent" guest host due to his relative ratings success. That was really moot, though, since "The Late Show" was being canceled for "The Wilton North Report" (and Arsenio was committed to film "Coming to America" anyway). By the time "Wilton North" tanked, and Fox decided to revive "The Late Show," Arsenio had his Paramount talk show deal -- the new incarnation started with rotating guest hosts, but they never found "another Arsenio," and eventually named Ross Shafer as permanent host. Permanent until the next time they canceled "The Late Show," and this time replaced it with nothing. -- Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> <http://www.ellwanger.tv/> -- 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
