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- From: gopher@yar.cs.wisc.edu (Chris Bovitz)
- Subject: Re: NYT reports NBC likely to keep Letterman
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.224126.20660@cs.wisc.edu>
- Sender: news@cs.wisc.edu (The News)
- Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison -- Computer Sciences Dept.
- References: <1992Dec22.142511.61834@uvmark.uucp>
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- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 22:41:26 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec22.142511.61834@uvmark.uucp> todd@uvmark.uucp (Todd Cooper) writes:
- >
- >A New York Times Article on the front page of the Business section Monday,
- >12/21 reports that Mr. Letterman might be retained by NBC and given the
- >tonight show job.
-
- [other stuff about NBC's need for Dave]
-
- >In my opinion, they should radically change the whole layout. Move the local
- >news, move the Tonight Show, and move Late Night/with Letterman. The only
- >problem is convincing the affiliates that they could make more money by having
- >local news at a different time from the competition. There was also mention
- >of letting Mr. Letterman produce several prime time specials. This would
- >placate him, while giving him an earlier Late Night would also make him happy.
-
- >If they give the Tonight show to Dave, Paul will no longer have a job. I
- >doubt that his band plays the type of things that they want for the Tonight
- >show. Maybe they will move Paul and hire a new band. Maybe Marsalis will work
- >with Schaffer (sp?).
-
- Waitaminit. Why would the time of the local news have to change?
-
- As you report, they'd be making Dave the host of the Tonight show. I'd
- assume that Dave would be able to take Paul & his band along, either
- because that's what they'd let him do, or by his demands. I think NBC is
- in a position that Dave has the upper hand and can really turn the screws
- to NBC.
-
- I don't think that Dave & Branford Marsalis would work well together.
- He'll keep Paul. Definitely.
-
- >Perhaps they can even shorten either the Tonight show, Late night, or both
- >shows.
-
- Why? Everything works as it is.
-
- Ok, next question: If NBC did give Dave the Tonight Show, who would
- follow @ 12:30? Dana Carvey? Leno? (Hope not - he'd be dead ratings-wise).
- Not because he's not good. I think he's alright. But the Tonight show crowd
- (at least when Carson was host) probably won't stay up until 12:30 to
- watch Leno, especially if he's not that good like people are saying.
-
- I hope this doesn't sound like a flame. It isn't meant to be one.
-
- Chris
-
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- Univ of Wisc - Madison |
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