It’s hard for me to take this article seriously. I clicked through the links he provided to support the three points he used to set it up, and found the following:
1. The link he used to support claim that Late night talk show ratings are falling, an article in the Hollywood reporter, actually said that Fallon’s ratings were falling while Colbert’s were basically flat, in an environment in which most TV ratings were falling. 2. The link supporting claim that “Others” are saying the problem with Late Night us a Trump obsession is from an article in the college newspaper of the University of Wisconsin from almost a year ago. And of course, if anything this claim is undermined by the article cited in support of point #1 (the show with the biggest Trump obsession has the best ratings, not the worst). 3. The link supporting the claim that “Others” are saying the late night format is out of date is from something called *Mud Magazine*, a “pop culture hub for Gen-Z.” I’m not saying I necessarily disagree with any of these points, but I don’t find the support he provides persuasive. Well, I don’t agree with #1 as stated. Any think piece starting with the premise that any particular part of linear television is experiencing ratings decline greater than linear television overall really has to start with evidence that those ratings (whether for Late night TV, the Olympics, the Oscars, sitcoms, or the NBA playoffs) are in fact worse than some reliable measure of television ratings over all. Based on this article That basic premise does not seem to be true, late night ratings are not falling faster than television ratings over all (though maybe Jimmy Fallon’s are). On Thu, 12 May 2022 at 3:37 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > A former writer for Fallon turned college professor on why he believes > late night is in decline, criticizing the overemphasis on the news cycle > and celebrity worship and defending Lilly Singh and, uh, Greg Gutfeld: > > > https://theconversation.com/what-can-reverse-late-night-tvs-decline-177028?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%2011%202022%20-%202287122745&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%2011%202022%20-%202287122745+CID_867b28d67437a411e29d5c8a5569e7de&utm_source=campaign_monitor_us&utm_term=What%20can%20reverse%20late-night%20TVs%20decline > > Discuss. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/f7d94ff5-b3c5-4a8f-9a32-121845b006b5n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/f7d94ff5-b3c5-4a8f-9a32-121845b006b5n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2BsC%3DWP5nE1T_bhfHG%2BVxQMHtCPmJMtdCt%3DYctni7xXzw%40mail.gmail.com.
