It's news, as it strikes me as counter to the prevailing narrative. Most
statements SCG has made about following Letterman to 11:35 range from mild to
annoyed disinterest.
There's also been no other reporting that I can find of Ferguson officially
signing a new deal. I've seen reference to a two-year extension (which would
seem awfully short to have a succession clause for 11:35), and discussions in
late 2009 and early 2010 that the parties were close to signing.
Does "sudden need" mean anything special?
David
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From: donz5 <do...@aol.com>
To: TVorNotTV <tvornottv@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thu, November 11, 2010 5:09:21 PM
Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: The War For Late Night: Chapter 1
This, I think, is news. re Scottish Conan Guy, page 137:
"Attention and better ratings followed, and then came a deal from CBS
-- one no other late-night host, first at NBC and now at CBS, had ever
had. Ferguson won a guarantee that he would be the successor to David
Letterman, should there ever -- heaven forbid -- be a sudden need for
a new host of Late Show. It wasn't anything like a five-year ticket to
the big chair, but it was the CBS version of the Prince of Wales
clause. Or in this case maybe, the Prince of Scots."
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