Whatever one thinks of TV execs they have to hit a rapidly moving target. Using the decisions made 7 years ago, let alone decisions made 30 years ago is a sure recipe for failure. Whatever CBS chooses to do with the show or the time slot, they should know they can’t replicate the past.
On Sat, May 14, 2022 at 5:54 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > It’s hard for me to take this article seriously. I clicked through the > links he provided to support the three points he used to set it up, and > found the following: > > 1. The link he used to support claim that Late night talk show ratings are > falling, an article in the Hollywood reporter, actually said that Fallon’s > ratings were falling while Colbert’s were basically flat, in an environment > in which most TV ratings were falling. > > 2. The link supporting claim that “Others” are saying the problem with > Late Night us a Trump obsession is from an article in the college newspaper > of the University of Wisconsin from almost a year ago. And of course, if > anything this claim is undermined by the article cited in support of point > #1 (the show with the biggest Trump obsession has the best ratings, not the > worst). > > 3. The link supporting the claim that “Others” are saying the late night > format is out of date is from something called *Mud Magazine*, a “pop > culture hub for Gen-Z.” > > I’m not saying I necessarily disagree with any of these points, but I > don’t find the support he provides persuasive. > > Well, I don’t agree with #1 as stated. Any think piece starting with the > premise that any particular part of linear television is experiencing > ratings decline greater than linear television overall really has to start > with evidence that those ratings (whether for Late night TV, the Olympics, > the Oscars, sitcoms, or the NBA playoffs) are in fact worse than some > reliable measure of television ratings over all. Based on this article That > basic premise does not seem to be true, late night ratings are not falling > faster than television ratings over all (though maybe Jimmy Fallon’s are). > > On Thu, 12 May 2022 at 3:37 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> A former writer for Fallon turned college professor on why he believes >> late night is in decline, criticizing the overemphasis on the news cycle >> and celebrity worship and defending Lilly Singh and, uh, Greg Gutfeld: >> >> >> https://theconversation.com/what-can-reverse-late-night-tvs-decline-177028?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%2011%202022%20-%202287122745&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%2011%202022%20-%202287122745+CID_867b28d67437a411e29d5c8a5569e7de&utm_source=campaign_monitor_us&utm_term=What%20can%20reverse%20late-night%20TVs%20decline >> >> Discuss. >> >> -- >> 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/f7d94ff5-b3c5-4a8f-9a32-121845b006b5n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/f7d94ff5-b3c5-4a8f-9a32-121845b006b5n%40googlegroups.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/CAKGtkY%2BsC%3DWP5nE1T_bhfHG%2BVxQMHtCPmJMtdCt%3DYctni7xXzw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2BsC%3DWP5nE1T_bhfHG%2BVxQMHtCPmJMtdCt%3DYctni7xXzw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAJE-FiG3QLP5ZVCw5zC9vThk1Zo--XFLZxV%2Bhn2HFVt7Y3i0hA%40mail.gmail.com.
