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Jay at 10:30, Part two

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  A few readers may have checked out my post yesterday advocating a push of "The Jay Leno Show" from 10 to 10:30...

  Here's an addendum...David Carroll, anchor with NBC affil WRCB in Chattanooga, advocated a similar suggestion OVER TWO YEARS AGO. So my idea is NOT original (not that I claimed it was...)

  Carroll's op-ed piece in TV Week suggests there'd be a lot of support for this. Check it out...

 
 "I think 2009 should be the time for a change of drastic proportions. NBC should give its affiliates the opportunity to air their local newscasts at 10 p.m., followed immediately by a nightly Leno show at 10:35 and O’Brien at 11:35. Some adjustments may be necessary with show titles and locales (O’Brien’s deal specifically states he will get “The Tonight Show”), but surely that could be worked out. And there’s two years to get it done.

 "The advantages would be immediate and obvious. Affiliates move their late news to a time when more viewers are available and willing to watch, and NBC’s two major late-night talents stay with the network, with a one-hour headstart on competitors’ late-night programming. Plus, a combination of local news and Leno would surely outperform NBC’s recent and current fare at 10 p.m., such as “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” “The Black Donnellys” and the aging “Law & Order” variations. "
 

 

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