On its home station in NY it was prime time at 10 p.m.--WWOR's prime time news was at 8 p.m. back then. "Thicke of the Night," "Last Call" and "The Magic Hour" were specifically designed for late night and played at those times in NY, LA and Chicago.
And the "Last Call" the ex-Chief referred to was obviously not the Carson Daly show (but was produced by Universal, so NBCU did have the rights to the title). Mark Jeffries [email protected] On Thu, Jun 23, 2022 at 5:20 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > So Aaron is counting Leno"s Tonight Show under Helen Kushnick. Could > turning the ratings powerhouse into a third place finisher under Fallon > count for anything? Playing beer pong while Rome burned -- does misreading > the mood of the country count? > I am a Larry Wilmore fan and I don't see how his show, which I enjoyed, > can be lumped in with some truly awful shoes. > The Morten Downey Jr. Show was syndicated and aired at different times, > but I think it was targeted for late night and deserves a spot on the list. > > On Wed, Jun 22, 2022, 10:23 AM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Some you know (Joan Rivers, Alan Thicke, Sajak), some you've forgotten >> ("The Wilton North Report," "Last Call"), some you may've thought were >> never artistically a hit (Big Jaw): >> >> >> https://www.primetimer.com/barnhart/the-ten-biggest-fails-in-late-night-tv-history >> >> And no Lilly Singh? >> >> -- >> 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/fefa4e7a-22b6-4b9c-b868-a8f54cc93d7bn%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/fefa4e7a-22b6-4b9c-b868-a8f54cc93d7bn%40googlegroups.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/CAH5J8yyjMKuFWjB4d5O2RsX42YojCM7o4EZfU8TQqfYjecbECQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8yyjMKuFWjB4d5O2RsX42YojCM7o4EZfU8TQqfYjecbECQ%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/CAJ_uKi8c8REMma_1V5_t46o_Nr2HjULtZohxFCv%2BP3r7xR8Qfg%40mail.gmail.com.
