On Monday, January 27, 2014 3:50:09 PM UTC-5, Joe Hass wrote: > > On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 12:40 PM, Diner <[email protected] > <javascript:>>wrote: > >> >> On Monday, January 27, 2014 12:21:02 PM UTC-5, Joe Hass wrote: >>> >>> From Steve Kroft's VO: "Leno’s ten o’clock show tanked and so did the >>> ratings of “The Tonight Show” with Conan O’Brien, which dropped out of >>> first place. NBC panicked when the network’s affiliates began clamoring for >>> Leno’s return to his 11:30 time slot, and NBC agreed." >>> >>> Yeah: you didn't miss anything. >>> >>> >> I've finally gotten around to reading Bill Carter's "The War for Late >> Night," and even though I'm not finished, it seems the "lies" Kroft told >> match pretty well with the "truth" Carter told. Not sure what the problem >> is. >> > > I would call the line I quoted is a lie because it says that both programs > "tanked". O'Brien's ratings dipped, but that was understandable given the > situation. It was Leno's show that had ratings so low that affiliates were > about to preempt him. No one was talking about putting "Everybody Loves > Raymond" reruns on at 11:35. >
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