ThirdMarioBro
10-19-2007, 02:08 PM
I enjoy Late Night shows, so this looks to be interesting.
http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/08/29/is-leno-letting-his-true-feelings-for-nbc-show/
http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/10/03/leno-moving-to-fox/
Reminiscent to the 1991 Leno versus Letterman feud that began in 1991 over the replacement of Johnny Carson's Tonight Show, it looks there's going to be another dirty succession. In 2004, Jay Leno announced his retirement in 2009 to make way for natural succession to Conan O'Brien. Though it sounded like an amicable decision at the time, it apparently was a forced retirement. Leno has higher ratings, but his viewing audience skews way older and NBC wants the 18-49 ad revenues. With that in mind, they decided to sell Leno's Burbank studio in 2009 (with the rest of the lot) and move the show to Universal Studios to get a fresh start with Conan and a younger audience, which ironically is something NBC has been striving (and succeeding) to do on a whole lately. They get lower ratings, but higher ad revenues.
Seeing as NBC is already building Conan a new theater at Universal Studios, the transition is going to happen. NBC would have to pay him $40 million if they reneged. Leno, (apparently pissed and not ready to retire) has started cracking jokes about NBC on a more regular and vicious basis, much like Letterman did in the 90's before shipping out to CBS. Odds are Leno will be moving to FOX for the 11:35/10:35c timeslot. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if they bought the damn studio.
With that likely scenario taking place in the coming years, people will wind up having Conan, Letterman, and Leno all facing off against each other. Who would you watch?
Though I have a soft spot for Letterman, I'm a Conan guy by far. You can't compete with the wild-ass stuff he does on that show.
http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/08/29/is-leno-letting-his-true-feelings-for-nbc-show/
http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/10/03/leno-moving-to-fox/
Reminiscent to the 1991 Leno versus Letterman feud that began in 1991 over the replacement of Johnny Carson's Tonight Show, it looks there's going to be another dirty succession. In 2004, Jay Leno announced his retirement in 2009 to make way for natural succession to Conan O'Brien. Though it sounded like an amicable decision at the time, it apparently was a forced retirement. Leno has higher ratings, but his viewing audience skews way older and NBC wants the 18-49 ad revenues. With that in mind, they decided to sell Leno's Burbank studio in 2009 (with the rest of the lot) and move the show to Universal Studios to get a fresh start with Conan and a younger audience, which ironically is something NBC has been striving (and succeeding) to do on a whole lately. They get lower ratings, but higher ad revenues.
Seeing as NBC is already building Conan a new theater at Universal Studios, the transition is going to happen. NBC would have to pay him $40 million if they reneged. Leno, (apparently pissed and not ready to retire) has started cracking jokes about NBC on a more regular and vicious basis, much like Letterman did in the 90's before shipping out to CBS. Odds are Leno will be moving to FOX for the 11:35/10:35c timeslot. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if they bought the damn studio.
With that likely scenario taking place in the coming years, people will wind up having Conan, Letterman, and Leno all facing off against each other. Who would you watch?
Though I have a soft spot for Letterman, I'm a Conan guy by far. You can't compete with the wild-ass stuff he does on that show.