NBC Makes It Official: Jay Leno's 10PM Show Axed

[Mark Laurence]

The ratings show that the lead-in show has a lot to do with any particular station's 11 o'clock news.  I think far fewer people have a favorite newscast now than in the days of Liz and Bob and Chet and Nat.  How many people can name more than one or two local anchors at all, let alone designate a favorite?


On Jan 10, 2010, at 6:05 PM, Paul Anderson wrote:

> Folks,
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> Let me ask a stupid question.  Don't people usually have a favorite newscast?  If so, wouldn't they turn the channel at 11 PM to watch it, even if they were watching another channel before 11?  People can't really just watch whatever comes on after their 10 PM show, do they?  People aren't that much like sheep, are they?
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> Personally, if I were watching a 10 PM show on WHDH and my favorite news was on WBZ, I'd change channels at 11:00.
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> I wish WHDH had not aired Leno at 10 PM like they had threatened.  I can't believe NBC would have that much clout to force them to air the show.  I guess it's not like the "olden days" when affiliates pre-empted network shows all the time and had control over their own station's schedule.
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> Paul