Five lessons to learn from NBC's late-night Leno/Conan folly
I'm not dumb enough to say this is the last time I'll write about the slow motion tragedy that was NBC's attempt to undo its dethroning of Jay Leno from the Tonight Show. But as word leaks that Conan O'Brien may have reached an agreement with NBC to leave the network and free up Leno's old 11:35 p.m. timeslot, I'm hoping this list of hard-learned lessons will be enough to cap the discussion for a while.
(As an aside, a blogger I never heard of went through a transcript of an appearance I made on PBS NewsHour back in May and found I predicted much of the current Leno/Conan problem then. Just sayin'.)
The full list is on display in a story here. The short list follows, with the latest swipe at NBC from inside NBC, Seth Myers' wonderful Weekend Update report on the late night mess.
Lesson 1: Never underestimate Jay Leno
Lesson 3: Nice guys finish last in network TV -.
Jay's 2004 announcement about leaving Tonight Show:
Lesson 4: TV doesn't have time to develop shows anymorel.
Lesson 5: Managing a TV network requires more than good accounting skills
Lesson 6 - Sometimes, TV Critics know what they're talking about..
Lesson 5: Managing a TV network requires more than good accounting skills
Lesson 6 - Sometimes, TV Critics know what they're talking about..
Jay's 2004 Announcement - watch more
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Conan's 2004 announcement about taking Tonight Show job:
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