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BlackArcher101 · 01-10-2010, 06:36 PM

I don't think removing Leno from The Tonight Show was their greatest blunder. I think it was keeping him on tv in a similar role, taking most of his past viewers with him (and away from the current Tonight Show). If Leno had left completely and Conan took over his viewers, would we even be having this discussion? NBC saturated the market.

It's sort of similar to an agent, who has a "book". Let's say they hire to replace Agent 'A' and hire Agent 'B' to do so. They want Agent 'B' to become even better than 'A' used to be. Unfortunately, Agent 'A' has decided after the fact to stay and keep his book to himself, instead of letting Agent 'B' take it over. The agents' clients will tend to stick with the agent, not the company (or in this case, tv show) they are representing. Some people who liked Leno moved with Leno and this left Conan (agent 'B') with an uphill battle.

Poor decision making at NBC.

01-10-2010, 06:36 PM	#59
BlackArcher101 Such a pretty girl! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Calgary Exp:	I don't think removing Leno from The Tonight Show was their greatest blunder. I think it was keeping him on tv in a similar role, taking most of his past viewers with him (and away from the current Tonight Show). If Leno had left completely and Conan took over his viewers, would we even be having this discussion? NBC saturated the market. It's sort of similar to an agent, who has a "book". Let's say they hire to replace Agent 'A' and hire Agent 'B' to do so. They want Agent 'B' to become even better than 'A' used to be. Unfortunately, Agent 'A' has decided after the fact to stay and keep his book to himself, instead of letting Agent 'B' take it over. The agents' clients will tend to stick with the agent, not the company (or in this case, tv show) they are representing. Some people who liked Leno moved with Leno and this left Conan (agent 'B') with an uphill battle. Poor decision making at NBC. __________________ Last edited by BlackArcher101; 01-10-2010 at 06:41 PM.