They were so quick with Conan. I guess you could argue that they learned their lesson, or that there's no proven ratings winner like Leno waiting in the wings. But Johnny never lost to Cavett or Sajak. Leno bounced back against Letterman. This is a historical profit center struggling.
On Sat, Jun 10, 2017 at 8:01 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > Assuming Tonight stays 1 or relatively close 2, Fallon is going nowhere. > His salary is not high enough to justify the risk of the unknown. Plus we > will need at least a year to see how long Trumpism can float Colbert's > boat. > > Colbert did have a particularly good week last week, as might be expected. > But what I find most promising for the long haul is that there are signs > they are finally starting to find their way with Batiste. His interjections > have been significantly toned down lately, and even relevant much of the > time. And they seem to be highlighting the band playing in and out of > breaks more effectively, so that the TV audience can begin to believe they > are something special, and not a glorified novelty band. > > > > On Sat, Jun 10, 2017 at 6:10 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 7:18 PM, Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> I wonder at what point NBC decides that major changes have to be made? >>> >> >> The experience of the last ten years seems to be if income stays at the >> same level no changes will be made. If income falls off the show's budget >> will be cut. I could see NBC not renewing Fallon's contract when it comes >> up, but not terminating him and taking a chance on an unknown host. And >> Meyers is not the answer. While his show has sharper political content, the >> rest of his show serves as a reminder that his years as SNL's head writer >> were not the show's best years. >> >> -- >> -- >> 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. >> > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > -- > -- > 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. > -- -- 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.
