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[bert]

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....God only knows what they’ll replace him with.....

Perhaps a panel show. Maybe they could develop a panel format to discuss important subjects.

Perhaps they could discuss the political and cultural aspects of Law and Order SVU. On alternate nights just plain ol Law and Order be hashed over for moral and ethical questions raised. Americans are starved for authentic discussion of real issue by real people

[chris37]

I don’t watch NBC at all or for any reason.

I think I’d be happier watching a TV that was off.

Good luck, Zuckey.

[libh8er]

NBC is re instituting the Tonight Show but they just wont call it that. Conan’s going back to the Late Show but he keeps the Tonight Show badge. They are a complete mess. NBC screwed up big time by kicking Leno out of the Tonight Show, the only money making machine for NBC. They should thank their lucky stars that Leno didn’t join a rival network.

[ColdOne]

This is just for the Olympics. Like the White House I believe nothing from MSM.

[InvisibleChurch]

I like the idea of modern day Dumont Network.

[mkjessup]

I've said it already and I think my solution is a true "win-win-win" for NBC and it's viewers, here it is:

At 11:30 Eastern Time, Jay Leno comes out on stage just like he used to, except Kevin Eubanks & Doc Severinsen open up with the classic Tonight Show intro that used to be the trademark of Johnny Carson, Jay welcomes the audience and the TV viewers to 'The Best of Johnny Carson Tonight'.

Jay does his monologue of about 20 minutes or so, plus the usual commercial breaks, taking him up to Midnight Eastern, where he motions to the old style Carson-era curtains and Doc Severinsen calls out ala Ed McMahon "and now, herrrrre's CONAN!"

Conan O'Brien comes bouncin' out on stage, he and Jay high five each other, and joined by Doc Severinsen, they proceed to sit down at a nice big desk (something similar to the NFL pre-game talk shows), and they proceed to screen the very best of Carson's shows, from the earliest to the last years, just enjoying themselves, laughing it up, and there is no doubt in my mind that the viewership would be off the charts, why?

Because it would not matter who is hosting, for those who prefer Conan, they would tune in, for those who prefer Jay, THEY would tune in, and just about EVERYone would tune in for Doc Severinsen's recollections, Kevin Eubanks and the Tonight Show Band would continue jammin' in and out of the commercial breaks, and EVERYONE would enjoy a nightly serving of the finest late night host bar none:

The one, the only Johnny Carson.

How on Earth could they go wrong with that?

And the best part? EVERYbody gets to 'save face', no personal humiliations, no embarrassing bumps to another time slot, and I'm willing to bet that NBC could charge even higher commercial rates for that time slot (11:30 to 1:30 Eastern Time) than they do now.

Call me a genius, or call me a bozo, I think that formula would work like gangbusters.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Zucker's troubles were magnified this week when, with NBC facing a revolt by affiliate stations furious over their sinking ratings, he decided to move Jay Leno back to late night after less than four months.

Leno trailed Letterman in the ratings for considerably longer than four months when they were both new to the 11:30 slot - Leno didn't pull away until Hugh Grant came on after his arrest for picking up a hooker. Conan has every right to be furious about NBC's spinelessness, and about Leno's lobbying for the 11:30 slot.

NBC deserves to lose Conan, who's far more funny and original than Leno. Leno's notions on creativity seem to be limited to recycling old Howard Stern bits and employing Stern's old minion Stuttering John Melendez as his announcer. But as Stern has observed, there's nothing funny about Stuttering John when he doesn't stutter.

[REDWOOD99]

Zucker looks like Don Rickles, ya hockey puck!

[Kirkwood]

Leno and O’Brien should just alternate days or weeks. Problem solved.

[Ciexyz]

Isn't it common knowledge that Leno's show is only good for 'background noise' as people brush their teeth at nite?

Why would the network ever think that somebody would sit and stare at Leno onscreen during prime time?

[DemforBush]

I honestly cannot remember the last time I watched a program on NBC, other than tuning into the local news. I stopped watching “new” Law and Order’s (all franchises) years ago, when it became more and more obvious that the drama was taking a back seat to the political message du jour (man, I miss Michael Moriarty!).

Wouldn’t bug me one bit if the network failed (which I know Obama will never let happen).