The Wrap's doing the list-of-why-Colbert-is-bombing schtick,with only two creative (he isn't funny, Chris Licht isn't doing enough, although I agree with someone else that he and/or CBS seems to be trying to make Colbert Leno circa 1996 when Fallon is unbeatable as today's version of Leno) and the other three ratings (CBS doesn't have the Olympics or the NBA finals, summer numbers are always lower), but really--is it now time to put Colbert on the chopping block?:
http://www.thewrap.com/stephen-colbert-late-show-tv-ratings-cbs/ I've seen a suggestion that Corden and Colbert switch time slots, which would supposedly let Colbert interview politicians and authors at 12:35 while Corden does the mass appeal bit at 11:35. The problem I see there is that even if Meyers is doing the 9-minute "Closer Look" bits, his guestlist is still plugging celebs. The question may be when Meyers does "Closer Look"--before or after 1 a.m. (Like most people, I've only seen "Closer Look" online.) If people are going to bed at 1 a.m. when the first celeb appears like most other late-night shows, Colbert may have a chance at 12:35. If "Closer Look" is later in the show, all bets are off. And I wonder what The Wrap thinks Licht should have Colbert doing. Interviewing "Big Brother" castoffs? Hell, no. -- -- 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.
