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Although, it is I guess a little unfortunate that his biggest and best guests were the episodes that got him the show and now he basically has to downgrade.

Without knowing the ins and outs and not to sound like a conspiracy theorist but I actually wouldn't be surprised if Netflix had already contacted Norm about the possibility before his last A list littered season and basically said "Line up your best guests and really show us what you've got, we're thinking of making you an offer".

The sheer level of star power did throw many off compared to other seasons. Letterman, Seinfeld, Jim Carrey. These would be gold to any network show and there they were lining up for a podcast and getting millions of long form interview views. If Netflix didn't set him up for that run it was definitely enough to make any network turn in shock and make a call.