On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 3:08 PM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed Dec 10 2014 at 2:54:32 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> "David Letterman has set May 20 as his sign-off from CBS' Late Show. The >> date coincides with the end of the current TV season, and will pave the way >> for his replacement, Stephen Colbert, to take the Late Show reins in >> September. Programming plans for the summer are yet to be determined." >> > > I fundamentally don't see why they wouldn't just air Best Of Dave for > three months. You mean to tell me you couldn't find 70 or 80 (or however > many) classic episodes from a 22-year run to air again that people wouldn't > love a fresh crack at? Or (dreaming of a dream that would never occur) > negotiate to get a few of the old NBC shows in there? >
This would be fab, and likely will not happen. But it does give me a chance to ask this question again: Has any Late Show prior to September 11, 2001 been aired since 9-11? My memory is that prior to 9-11 they often used older reruns to air when Dave was taking a break, but after they only showed recent ones. I have been told they made that change because newer reruns get better ratings (and, in line with Kevin's recent point on this thread, a show that is 1 or 2 weeks old is more likely to have a small bit of residual promotional value left), so maybe I am conflating when they started the recent rerun practice. But of course prior to 9-11 they had a gag making fun of NYC, and since 9-11 NYC is only the greatest city in the world. I am pretty sure we have not seen an episode of Late Night (with Dave as host) that did not include NYC being the greatest city in the world since 9-11. I guess if CBS was up for the retrospective they could either make an exception, or make special intros for each show. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
