Good find, Beau (and not to make this weekend any more maudlin, but don't think we've had a [GOODMAN] here since Tom left us).
Only thing I disagree with is that Leno's audience will return to its previous numbers. Yeah, the true believers will always be there, but a lot of late-night viewers have not only changed habits and may not be so eager to return. They've also seen the mighty Leno fail, and rather badly. Yes, I know there are some who say they'll never watch NBC again, but I don't think that'll be that much of a factor. Rich --- On Fri, 1/22/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [GOODMAN] What Late Night Hell Taught Us To: "WNNDL" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, January 22, 2010, 11:14 PM http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/tgoodman/detail?blogid=24&entry_id=55856 Conan's scorecard: ===Best thing that could ever happen to him. Be careful what you wish for, kids. Conan wanted to host "The Tonight Show" but he was never a good match. And once he got his wish, watching him was never as much fun - until NBC put a shiv in his back. Then CoCo came alive. This allowed him to prove to his die hard fans - and the desirable younger demo - that he was still funny. He was able to kill NBC in the process, take their money and in all likelihood will end up at Fox or somewhere else, his status raised considerably. He had to learn the hard way that "The Tonight Show" of his dreams wasn't "The Tonight Show" of Johnny Carson's days. It was well and badly watered down. This is the best possible result to having your dreams die. === ====== AIM/Gmail Chat: damonbeau www.facebook.com/damonbeau www.twitter.com/damonbeau -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en.
