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RW99 · 01-24-2010, 11:25 AM

Alright, my last post in this thead. It's obviously turned into a Jay vs Conan supporters thread and everyone is bunkered down in their trenches.

There are a few things I would consider facts (IMHO):

NBC did a horribile job handling this entire situation.
Everyone knows Leno has more fans than Conan. Conan was pretty much guaranteed to have lower ratings.
Keeping Jay around at 10 means his fans would have little reason to stay up and watch the Tonight show.
Having the Tonight Show did change Conan's comedy. It was less edgy for it to be more accessable to a larger audience at the earlier time slot.
Yes ratings are the only factor when you run a business. Do what you need to do to keep improving them.
But sometimes you have to stand up for someone that gets screwed over in the process. If all it does is make NBC smarten up for the next time this happens, then it's a good thing right? Jimmy has crap ratings, but I'm guessing they will handle that situation a little better now. Business is Business, but so is PR.

01-24-2010, 11:25 AM	#536
RW99 First Line Centre Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: 103 104END 106 109 111 117 122 202 203 207 208 216 217 219 221 222 224 225 313 317 HC G Exp:	Alright, my last post in this thead. It's obviously turned into a Jay vs Conan supporters thread and everyone is bunkered down in their trenches. There are a few things I would consider facts (IMHO): NBC did a horribile job handling this entire situation. Everyone knows Leno has more fans than Conan. Conan was pretty much guaranteed to have lower ratings. Keeping Jay around at 10 means his fans would have little reason to stay up and watch the Tonight show. Having the Tonight Show did change Conan's comedy. It was less edgy for it to be more accessable to a larger audience at the earlier time slot. Yes ratings are the only factor when you run a business. Do what you need to do to keep improving them. But sometimes you have to stand up for someone that gets screwed over in the process. If all it does is make NBC smarten up for the next time this happens, then it's a good thing right? Jimmy has crap ratings, but I'm guessing they will handle that situation a little better now. Business is Business, but so is PR.