In what has to be one of the dumbest moves in entertainment history, NBC signs Jay Leno to do a nightly show at 10 PM Eastern, once his Tonight Show run is over. I've never really understood the ratings that Leno gets. I am a David Letterman kind of guy. He is far more talented. I do understand that Leno has his audience, I'm just not part of it. But to move him to primetime on a broadcast network?
I would understand if they were putting him on one of the cable arms NBC-Universal owns. But to eat up the 10 PM hour on NBC seems to be shooting themselves in the foot. Or should I say leg for Plaxico Burress? That hour is valuable airtime. What happens to the various incarnations of Law & Order? L&O mothership and SVU are currently occupying the 10 PM slot. For good reason too, as some of their topics are a bit gory or racy for earlier timeslots.
A Leno "Daily Show" at 10PM would work if he was a little more serious. Many people say Stewart, Colbert, and Letterman are excellent interviewers when it comes to the serious stuff. I think there is only so much Will Smith and Angelina Jolie we can take. To watch every weeknight would be horrible.
Leave a comment