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Originally Posted by cal_guy
The difference is that Leno at most lost about 600,000 viewers from Johnny Carson. Conan has lost around 3 million viewers. l |
And Carson didn't stay on the network, forcing his fans to convert to the new host.
Why is the "low ratings" of Conan even a factor here? The whole reason this thing started is because Leno absolutely sucked and wasn't keeping people on the channel so they watched the news. NBC given the choice between old and true and newer and growing, decided to go with the guy that goes down on his knees easier. You compare numbers from Carson to Conan... tell me... what percentage do those numbers reflect? And where did those people go to?