One name that pops up in my head is Andy Cohen. He’s a known name and already has a following.
On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 1:16 PM Kevin M. <drunkbastar...@gmail.com> wrote: > While I do not always agree with Jay Leno, one thing he is right about is > that late night viewership is determined almost entirely by the host. There > are a handful of guests who cause a spike in the ratings, but find a host > people not only want to watch but will go out of their way to watch and you > have a hit late night series. The host doesn’t even have to be a good host. > Leno couldn’t interview his way out of a paper bag, Letterman was > frequently gruff, and Corden is whatever the hell he is, but many people > like to watch them. > > Finding a host that rings all the diversity bells is a noble quest, but if > people of any race or gender don’t know them or like them, the chances of > success are slim (not impossible: Conan). Prior to the recent awards show > silliness, Wil Smith would’ve been a good choice. Dewayne Johnson, > possibly. The Eilish kids as a duo might appeal to a younger crowd. > > On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 10:03 AM PGage <pga...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> It is true that they can not assume that what worked in the past will >> work now, but I’m not sure that it’s true that what worked in the last will >> not work now. See, for example, the Primetime procedurals on CBS, and the >> two Dick Wolf Nights on NBC. While technology and changing habits have led >> to a mass exodus among broadcast television viewers, the ones who remain >> tend to be old, and to still like about TV what they have always liked. And >> even though there are fewer of them, they still are a sizable and almost >> captive advertising audience for the right products. >> >> What I think is really unlikely is to bet on any programming stunt or >> gimmick suddenly reversing long term trends and attracting those who have >> already left back to regular broadcast TV viewing. >> >> On Mon, 16 May 2022 at 8:15 AM Tom Wolper <twol...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Whatever one thinks of TV execs they have to hit a rapidly moving >>> target. Using the decisions made 7 years ago, let alone decisions made 30 >>> years ago is a sure recipe for failure. Whatever CBS chooses to do with the >>> show or the time slot, they should know they can’t replicate the past. >>> >>> On Sat, May 14, 2022 at 5:54 PM PGage <pga...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> 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 <spotligh...@gmail.com> >>>> 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 tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> 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 tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2BsC%3DWP5nE1T_bhfHG%2BVxQMHtCPmJMtdCt%3DYctni7xXzw%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2BsC%3DWP5nE1T_bhfHG%2BVxQMHtCPmJMtdCt%3DYctni7xXzw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> 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 tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiG3QLP5ZVCw5zC9vThk1Zo--XFLZxV%2Bhn2HFVt7Y3i0hA%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiG3QLP5ZVCw5zC9vThk1Zo--XFLZxV%2Bhn2HFVt7Y3i0hA%40mail.gmail.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 tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYLdShdWP1xgYg7bStxgss5%2BL1-X3N9Vf86aGvqCAXWw%3DA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYLdShdWP1xgYg7bStxgss5%2BL1-X3N9Vf86aGvqCAXWw%3DA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Kevin M. 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