“Anyway, here’s to Conan and Andy Richter and everybody involved with that show. We look forward to whatever you have planned next at HBO Max. And I also want to say, congratulations to Jay Leno on his new time slot at TBS.” - Jimmy Kimmel
On Fri, Jun 25, 2021 at 7:05 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > Thus is the last sentence from the AP story on Conan’s final TBS show: > > “After ratings for “Tonight” faltered with O’Brien, Leno ended up > reclaiming the show and O’Brien found a new home and, he said, more > creative freedom at TBS.” > > https://apnews.com/article/cbb0c2a2dfd5eacd527c58c77bcd3d6c > > This pisses me off. Conan’s Tonight Show ratings were improving at the > time he was replaced, and better than Leno’s at a comparable time in their > tenure. It was Leno’s prime time show whose ratings were faltering, > simultaneously draining potential talk show viewers from Conan and > providing him (and local news) with a dramatically reduced lead-in. > > Leno stabbed Conan in the back first by not retiring as he had initiated > to do, but basically moving his show 90 minutes early, and again when, > after humiliating failure, he forced his way back to 11:35. > > On Thu, 24 Jun 2021 at 9:42 PM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> At least if my DVR is to be trusted. 10-11:15 pm, with a repeat >> immediately following. >> >> David >> >> -- >> 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]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/553310384.494737.1624596166121%40mail.yahoo.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/553310384.494737.1624596166121%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > -- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYL7Kd8h7wO25DzKaVa1rxw%3DAhi%3DNYUH_SQRps20saz6dQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYL7Kd8h7wO25DzKaVa1rxw%3DAhi%3DNYUH_SQRps20saz6dQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4D9OhW6FPeZ9swCuXoLXdDzFdfiZyAs91-kuGQgjxR5Pw%40mail.gmail.com.
