A good question. Press reporting I've read on Ferguson's contract hasn't been consistent on this point. For example, two different pieces from late 2009/early 2010.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118008450?refCatId=14 - Variety, September 10, 2009 "Craig Ferguson is closing in on a deal with CBS and David Letterman's Worldwide Pants that will keep him at the helm of "The Late Late Show" through the 2011-12 season." http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-01-10/cbs-says-letterman-ferguson-very-close-to-contract-extension.html Business Week, January 10, 2010 "David Letterman, host of CBS’s “Late Show,” and “Late Late Show” host Craig Ferguson are “very close” to contract extensions with CBS Corp., the most- watched U.S. TV network." So it would seem that there's some kind of arrangement between Ferguson and CBS. Whether it's co-signed or some similar co-something with Worldwide Pants, or there's a separate arrangement, is not as clear. David ________________________________ From: David Lynch <djly...@gmail.com> To: tvornottv@googlegroups.com Sent: Fri, November 12, 2010 1:04:36 PM Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: The War For Late Night: Chapter 1 Isn't the deal between CBS and Worldwide Pants such that CBS has basically outsourced its late-night TV to them and the contract doesn't say what programming they will provide, just that they will provide programming? (ISTR hearing something like this once, but I may well be wrong.) If so, that would be a pretty strong incentive to have a Plan B ready, since it would be WWP's problem if there was a vacancy to fill. -- David J. Lynch djly...@gmail.com -- 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
