You're misremembering WWOR's scheduling -- I happen to have some TV Guides from 
that era, including the week of the premiere (October 10, 1987), and they had 
Morton Downey Jr. at 9:00 and news at 10:00. (They had "Entertainment Tonight" 
at 8:30 and, at least that particular week, "Bosom Buddies" reruns at 8:00. 
Eventually, they had their version of "Evening Magazine"/"PM Magazine" in the 
8:00 time slot.)


> On Jun 23, 2022, at 3:47 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 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] <mailto:[email protected]>
> 
> On Thu, Jun 23, 2022 at 5:20 PM Steve Timko <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[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] 
> <mailto:[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
>  
> <https://www.primetimer.com/barnhart/the-ten-biggest-fails-in-late-night-tv-history>
> 
> And no Lilly Singh?
> 
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