| After all, no one expected NBC to come up with actually new ideas for the show's post-Leno reincarnation starting June 1st. |
"If you're good at something, never do it for free."
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Originally Posted by TonyD
isn't Richter just going to be the announcer and not sidekick.
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"If you're good at something, never do it for free."
| I guess Joel Goddard won't be going to LA for the show then. That's too bad. |
He was one of those people who would be neither a follower nor a leader, but only an aspiring heart, impatient in the failing body which imprisoned it. -- T. H. White, "The Once and Future King"
I don't like SPAM!
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Originally Posted by MandyHan
anyone know if I can watch online? Conan is my hero.
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"If you're good at something, never do it for free."
Gary
However, he still fell short of Leno's final spin on the Tonight Show, which earned Leno his best Friday Tonight Show numbers ever:
CONAN O'BRIEN DEBUTS WITH THE TOP 'TONIGHT SHOW' OVERNIGHTS FOR A MONDAY IN FOUR YEARS AND SEVENTH-BEST MONDAY IN THE LAST 17 YEARS
Published: June 2, 2009
CONAN O'BRIEN DEBUTS WITH THE TOP 'TONIGHT SHOW' OVERNIGHTS FOR A MONDAY IN FOUR YEARS AND SEVENTH-BEST MONDAY IN THE LAST 17 YEARS
LAUNCHING HIS RUN AS 'TONIGHT SHOW' HOST, CONAN SOARS 82 PERCENT ABOVE THE SECOND-QUARTER 'TONIGHT' AVERAGE AND 173 PERCENT ABOVE HIS 'LATE NIGHT' FINALE
CONAN IS #1 FOR THE NIGHT IN THE METERED MARKETS, TOPPING ALL PRIMETIME SHOWS ON ALL NETWORKS
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – June 2, 2009 – Last night's premiere telecast of "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" generated "Tonight's" highest metered-market household rating for a Monday edition in more than four years and the seventh-highest Monday in the 17 years since Jay Leno began his run as "Tonight" host in May 1992, according to in-home viewing figures from the 56 local markets metered by Nielsen Media Research.
The Monday debut of "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" averaged a 7.1 rating, 17 share in metered-market households, "Tonight's" strongest "overnight" results since the January 24, 2005 telecast featuring a special tribute to Johnny Carson.
Last night's 7.1 rating in the metered markets is up 82 percent versus the "Tonight" second-quarter average of a 3.9 rating in the 56 local markets metered by Nielsen.
Versus his final telecast of "Late Night" on February 20, Conan was up last night by 173 percent (7.1/17 vs. 2.6/8).
Conan won last night's time period by a 154 percent margin over CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" (7.1/17 vs. 2.8/7) and beat the combined results in that hour of "Late Show" and ABC's "Nightline" (2.7/6) and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (1.2/4 with an encore telecast).
"The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" was Monday's #1 telecast in the metered markets, rating ahead of all primetime telecasts on all networks.
At 12:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (2.5/9) delivered its highest metered-market rating to date for a Monday telecast, topping even the show's March 2 series premiere (2.3/8). Jimmy generated a 47 percent increase over the show's 1.7/6 average for the quarter to date and dominated the hour over CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.6/5).
Conan has taken over as host of "Tonight" after a dominant run as host of "Late Night" from September 13, 1993 through February 20, 2009, a period during which he won 57 out of 57 quarters in adults 18-49 over "Late Late Show" competition.
National ratings for last night's "Tonight," including demographics and viewer totals, are due from Nielsen on Thursday, June 11.
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Originally Posted by MandyHan
I can't stay up late enough to watch - anyone know if I can watch online? Conan is my hero.
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Originally Posted by pitchman
I must have seen a different show than many of you. I'm sure his premiere numbers will be very good. But, considering all of the time NBC had to craft this debut show, I was surprised at how uneven the whole affair was.
The opening bit with Conan running across country went on too long IMO, especially considering the corny payoff. Conan leaving his keys back in NY was funny and the bit should have ended there with him pounding on the studio door. Conan driving a forklift through the exterior of a cardboard building was just lame. The thing that struck me most as the program went on is how nervous (or ill-at-ease) Conan appeared to be. Granted, his surroundings are new, but he is a professional and it's not like he hasn't been doing this five nights a week for the past 14 years (including a stint as an Oscar host!) His monologue was disjointed and flat in spots. And that overlong bit with Conan as a Universal Studios tour guide started out forced and eventually became downright painful to watch as it seemed like it was never going to end. Once again, with all the time they had to plan out this first show, the pre-produced comedy bits should be tight and funny... or at least funnier than this was. IMO, things didn't fair a whole lot better when Will Ferrell finally came out. I like Conan and was a big fan of his late night program. I always think of him as a bright, articulate and funny guy, not to mention a decent interviewer. I don't know why, but he and Ferrell were just not on the same page here. Conan appeared to struggle throughout the entire interview (as though he wasn't even listening to Ferrell) and it was all he could do to set up that "Land of the Lost" clip. Maybe I'm being overly critical or perhaps I'm just too old, but I was expecting this show to be a whole lot better than it was. I will certainly give Conan the benefit of the doubt and continue to sample the program for a while, but unless things don't pick up substantially for me, I just don't see this program becoming part of my late-night routine. |
"If you're good at something, never do it for free."
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