> Remember when they said they were going to pair people on Leno's show > who don't normally perform together? They had Sheryl Crow and Brad > Paisley perform together, fer instance.
Maybe fewer people want to see Sheryl Crow and Brad Paisley together than would watch either on his/her own. Maybe not. > Just spitballing here, but what about this: Lorne Michaels said he > lost control over musical guests on SNL because music companies pay > money for the acts to appear on SNL. Supposedly it's to defray the > expense of setting up and staging the act. Could there be different > rules for prime time than for late night so they can't get that > appearance money? It probably has more to do with ratings. I've read more than once that musical acts end up at the end of the 11:30 shows because there's so much tuneout, and that would be a bigger issue on Leno with the late local news upcoming. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
