O'Brien out, Leno back in?
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$40 seats are already sold out.
Aren't the other people on the tour mostly former staff members of his?
Thanks for the heads up. Seriously, thanks to this post I had seats in the third row for the San Diego show in my cart. Then I couldn't get confirmation from the lady friend that she could go, went to meet with my boss, and when I came back, all the tickets were gone.
FUCK.
NBC's 10PM Ratings Up 45% Since Jay Leno Moved
DAVID BAUDER | 03/16/10 05:53 PM |
NEW YORK — Two weeks into non-Jay Leno programming, NBC's audience for the final hour of prime-time TV has increased by 45 percent.
While NBC doesn't necessarily have any hits in that hour, the instant response by viewers indicates they are more comfortable with the traditional mix of drama, news and reality rather than a late-night show moved into prime time.
The failed experiment of Conan O'Brien taking over the "Tonight" show and Leno moving into prime time ended just before the Olympics. Leno was averaging 5.15 million viewers in his new slot, the Nielsen Co. said. Through two weeks of other programming, the network is averaging 7.44 million at 10 p.m. Eastern, 9 p.m. Central. Local affiliates expressed anger that Leno's low ratings hurt their late local news.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/16/nbcs-10pm-ratings-up-45-s_n_501696.html
DAVID BAUDER | 03/16/10 05:53 PM |
NEW YORK — Two weeks into non-Jay Leno programming, NBC's audience for the final hour of prime-time TV has increased by 45 percent.
While NBC doesn't necessarily have any hits in that hour, the instant response by viewers indicates they are more comfortable with the traditional mix of drama, news and reality rather than a late-night show moved into prime time.
The failed experiment of Conan O'Brien taking over the "Tonight" show and Leno moving into prime time ended just before the Olympics. Leno was averaging 5.15 million viewers in his new slot, the Nielsen Co. said. Through two weeks of other programming, the network is averaging 7.44 million at 10 p.m. Eastern, 9 p.m. Central. Local affiliates expressed anger that Leno's low ratings hurt their late local news.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/16/nbcs-10pm-ratings-up-45-s_n_501696.html
Well. He's working for free. People get to work, people get to see him. Theater isn't cheap, someone has to pay for it.
He's a Saint, not an idiot, so he's not going to pay for EVERYTHING.
Apparently, Fox is close to reaching a deal for Conan. They want to be able to announce it with the rest of their lineup in May. One of the touchy points is that they don't want to spend more than $60 million a year on it. Conan's The Tonight Show had an annual budget of $90 million.
Oddly enough, Fox is considering leasing Conan's old studio from NBC, who is apparently okay with that!
Oddly enough, Fox is considering leasing Conan's old studio from NBC, who is apparently okay with that!
NBC needs the money. Rent money spends just as good I suppose.