Leno

[Tre4ISU]

Never have liked Leno much. I have always been a Letterman, Conan, and Kilborn guy.

 

[Tre4ISU]

This guy does a little spot on a local radio station. From his 10/19 broadcast:

On The Road With Mike Evans



News of Leno's demise may be somewhat exaggerated...

The thing they leave out there is what demographic that rating is or if it combined. I seriously doubt they are that close in the 18-40 demo which is the target for most prime time shows.

 

[Tre4ISU]

The 9:00 time slot has nothing that interests me, and it's one of the few times where I'm always in front of the tv, so Leno is on if the wife is up, and it's better than the alternatives.

O man, you need to start hittin up FX. Sons of Anarchy,Nip/Tuck, It's Always Sunny. All good shows. TNT also has Dark Blue and Leverage which are also pretty good. I would recommend checkin some of them out.

 

[Drive4cy]

I enjoy Leno. Although I enjoy most of the late night hosts except Fallon and I don't hate him. Jay's new show isn't that hot but I still watch/DVR it quite a bit. It's certainly not appointment television but none of the "late night" shows usually are. They're just convenient and easy to jump into on any given night.

I watched Conan pretty much every night on his previous show but don't really care for him in the Tonight Show slot. I can see why Letterman is beating him in ratings most of the time since he took over.

 

[HiltonMagic]

Jay Leno's new time slot wreaks havoc for NBC affiliates -- latimes.com

 

[Stumpy]

Never have liked Leno much. I have always been a Letterman, Conan, and Kilborn guy.

I'm the same as you -- I like Conan and Letterman a lot, but really do not care for Leno. Kilborn had a couple good bits and a nice charm about him. I've got to watch Ferguson a couple of times lately and have to say that he is an incredible entertainer. The guy is absolutely a one man show.

 

[Drive4cy]

Kilborn was great. His arrogance was appealing to me for some reason. You just get the sense that his role in "Old School" is pretty much how he is in real life.

Ferguson is pretty entertaining. I've watched him more without Conan in that slot.

 

[STEAK]

worst comdeian ever, needs to be on daytime with the rest of the burnouts

 

[erikbj]

i watch it because i go to bed early and use it as my "late-nite" entertainment.

 

[DanCyn]

Dislike Conan, indifferent to Dave, love Leno. And now I'm old enough to not want to stay awake past 10. Perfect for me.

 

[saf]

I find it interesting that people still watch shows at certain times*, or exclusively on TV--that is all changing. The next generation doesn't tune in to TV for entertainment, they get on the internet.

*w/ the exception of live events (football, etc.)

 

[jumbopackage]

I watch it when Tim Heidecker live tweets it.

Other than that it's one of the biggest trainwrecks on TV.

 

[alarson]

I find it interesting that people still watch shows at certain times*, or exclusively on TV--that is all changing. The next generation doesn't tune in to TV for entertainment, they get on the internet.

*w/ the exception of live events (football, etc.)

Hulu May Start Charging for Content in 2010

This could hurt that a bit.

 

[BryceC]

with conan and dave, I think you either get their humor and love them or you don't really get it or don't like it and can't stand them.

I get both of their sense of humor, but I cannot stand Dave. I've never really liked him.

IMO Ferguson is the best in the business right now, but it's on so late I rarely see it.

 

[CTAClone]

Interesting read on how all the networks are doing.

TV on the rebound

 

[cyclone1975]

I actually like the show. My wife and I watch part of it almost every night. It definitely drags at times, but it is easy to turn the channel and wait for the next segment.

I also think Ferguson is pretty darn funny. Fallon's show is an absolute disaster. I feel uncomfortable just watching it.

 

[Angie]

His bit was much better at 10:30. Its Leno lite now. Conan is much better at this point.

Dunno if they'll can his show though, his show costs next to nothing compared to other shows theyve aired in that timeslot, so they can get lower ratings (and less ad dollars) and still come away with the same profits. Also, i think another reason they brought him in was that someone like ABC was looking at taking him away to their own 10:30 slot, and they dont want to be on the other side of that.

I've read this, too - as long as he can sell a few ads, they still make profits - especially when you consider that it would cost a lot more to produce a comedy or drama to fill that time spot.

I miss Kilborn, too. I'd say my hierarchy of late night hosts goes (Letterman and Ferguson can be interchanged on occasion):

Kilborn > Conan > Letterman > Ferguson >>>>>>>> Leno > Dana Carvey

 

[jumbopackage]

I've read this, too - as long as he can sell a few ads, they still make profits - especially when you consider that it would cost a lot more to produce a comedy or drama to fill that time spot.

I miss Kilborn, too. I'd say my hierarchy of late night hosts goes (Letterman and Ferguson can be interchanged on occasion):

Kilborn > Conan > Letterman > Ferguson >>>>>>>> Leno > Dana Carvey

Where does Arsenio Hall fall into your continuum of late night TV?

 

[Angie]

Where does Arsenio Hall fall into your continuum of late night TV?

Hmm. With or without the Dog Pound?

 

[jumbopackage]

Hmm. With or without the Dog Pound?

Well you can't really have him without it, now, can you?