The follow up question is not, “why isn’t this show doing better?” It’s “what could CBS possibly put on in this time slot that would do better?”
On Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 9:56 AM Kevin M. <drunkbastar...@gmail.com> wrote: > The ratings are… unremarkable > > > https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/after-midnight-premiere-week-ratings-cbs-1235806088/amp/ > > > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > > On Sat, Jan 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM Adam Bowie <a...@adambowie.co.uk> wrote: > >> >> On Sat, Jan 20, 2024 at 8:06 PM Tom Wolper <twol...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> The charm of the past and current generation of late night hosts is >>> their acknowledgment of when a joke or bit doesn’t work. Dave was a master >>> of it, bringing the audience into his own discomfort. Seth gleefully throws >>> a writer under the bus when a monologue joke falls flat. My big problem >>> with After Midnight is every joke gets a huge laugh and earns points >>> whether or not it’s actually funny. >>> >>> >> I think that's why you have to edit ruthlessly on this type of show. I >> don't think it's a problem that in the final show, most jokes do, rather >> than don't work. But you should lose a good 50% of what you record. And I'm >> just not sure you can do that successfully if you're recording only a few >> hours before broadcast. Of course, if you're smart, you can lean into >> things that don't work. Reference the fact that nobody in the audience gets >> it. >> >> -- >> 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 tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGAL7iv90zHAMGCZAOsTytTi13uOzaj7KHgSQ%3DNutqU4Bw%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGAL7iv90zHAMGCZAOsTytTi13uOzaj7KHgSQ%3DNutqU4Bw%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 tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4Cb5GfPaeV8fL0mToBoPTCPtvbeh_xjnUn1bRRnScKq1w%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4Cb5GfPaeV8fL0mToBoPTCPtvbeh_xjnUn1bRRnScKq1w%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 tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiEBP-M%2BfrDf-v6NUWYhNtK0LDCeuf4wMiYcUg8iD3vHnw%40mail.gmail.com.
