Jay Leno Must Die
NBC is trying a new model for scheduling shows this fall. Instead of starting all the new shows sometime in September, they are holding back on several until after this winter's Olympics and starting them next March. Shows like Medium, Friday Night Lights, and my favorite Chuck. And their solution to their new schedule is to air the Jay Leno Show Monday through Fridays at 10pm/9central.
This thrills me like the prospect of having a root canal done five nights a week without pain killers.
So the goal is pretty clear. If Leno tanks, NBC will need an extra 5hrs/week of prime-time programming. A contingency that I know the Chuck cast and crew are preparing for (they were filming the 4th ep of the 13 ep season this week), a plan that I hope other "mid-season" shows are implementing as well. Also, if Leno goes away we can hope to see additional episodes of our favorite shows ordered (instead of the truncated season runs currently planned).
So, if you like one of the planned mid-season shows and want it on the air sooner or if you just hate Jay Leno (or both), make sure not to watch Leno starting on Monday. And make sure that everyone you know also avoids watching the show. They are starting it earlier than most other shows, hoping it will get people to watch it by virtue of it being the only new program on. And then hoping that it makes itself a viewing habit before the rest of the new schedule starts to air by the last week of the month. They are counting on Leno out performing the tedium of reruns and the lack of thought by the average television viewer. DON'T FALL FOR THIS. If this ploy succeeds, it will only spread.
Save television, kill Jay Leno.
NBC is trying a new model for scheduling shows this fall. Instead of starting all the new shows sometime in September, they are holding back on several until after this winter's Olympics and starting them next March. Shows like Medium, Friday Night Lights, and my favorite Chuck. And their solution to their new schedule is to air the Jay Leno Show Monday through Fridays at 10pm/9central.
This thrills me like the prospect of having a root canal done five nights a week without pain killers.
So the goal is pretty clear. If Leno tanks, NBC will need an extra 5hrs/week of prime-time programming. A contingency that I know the Chuck cast and crew are preparing for (they were filming the 4th ep of the 13 ep season this week), a plan that I hope other "mid-season" shows are implementing as well. Also, if Leno goes away we can hope to see additional episodes of our favorite shows ordered (instead of the truncated season runs currently planned).
So, if you like one of the planned mid-season shows and want it on the air sooner or if you just hate Jay Leno (or both), make sure not to watch Leno starting on Monday. And make sure that everyone you know also avoids watching the show. They are starting it earlier than most other shows, hoping it will get people to watch it by virtue of it being the only new program on. And then hoping that it makes itself a viewing habit before the rest of the new schedule starts to air by the last week of the month. They are counting on Leno out performing the tedium of reruns and the lack of thought by the average television viewer. DON'T FALL FOR THIS. If this ploy succeeds, it will only spread.
Save television, kill Jay Leno.
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