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In reply to the discussion: Jay Leno’s monologue tonight really sucked.. [View all]graham4anything
(11,464 posts)27. no, not a good comparisson. ALL political crap is slipping in ratings. People have turned it off..
Whereas Jay is keeping his rating he always had, there is no drop
Fox has dropped 40% or more and none of the others are passing Fox.
(which is why all political talk should disappear, it is just not profitable. They should go
to sports or other broader topics.)
Whereas combined, all late night is booming, which is why their are so made shows
of which Leno is far and away the #1.
If Leno went to the CW or Fox at 11pm, he would come in first place.
NBC btw was so bad recently in prime time, that Univision got higher ratings.
Only thing that saved NBC from total obscurity was Jay Leno.
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If you think Leno and Stewart do the same "schtick" you know nothing about comedy. nt
TeamPooka
May 2013
#9
Yah, that "canned" laughter that's brought in to make it sound like the audience IS laughing....
a kennedy
May 2013
#28
They should get rid of the anti-women, makes fun of minorities Letterman. He is stale/old
graham4anything
May 2013
#16
I like vaudeville. Jack Benny, George Burns, Bob Newhart, Henny Youngman, Jackie Gleason
graham4anything
May 2013
#23
He is #1 and has every single demographic there is. This is like Coke getting rid of Coke
graham4anything
May 2013
#21
no, not a good comparisson. ALL political crap is slipping in ratings. People have turned it off..
graham4anything
May 2013
#27
Well, that doesn't say much for the taste/intelligence of the American people.
Arugula Latte
May 2013
#43