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Dave Tops 'Tonight Show' for 2 Straight Weeks (First Time Since 1998); Demo Gap With Conan Shrinking I'm digesting all the info, but here are the late night viewer totals for the week of 7/13-7/17: Nightline: 3.743 million Late Show: 3.454 million The Tonight Show: 2.713 million --- Late Late Show: 1.478 million Jimmy Fallon: 1.269 million --- First time Late Show has topped Tonight Show in consecutive weeks since Feburary 1998 (when CBS had Nagano Olympics). Demo gap continues to shrink between Late Show and Tonight Show.. Now only .2 in 18-49. Down to .5 in 18-34. Late Show up vs same week last year. +17% in viewers. +10% in 25-54. +14% in 18-49. Even in 18-34. --- CBS' late night momentum extending to 12:30 AM. Ferguson tops Fallon in viewers by largest margin since Fallon's March premiere. The shows tied in 25-54. Ferguson up vs same week last year. +8% in viewers. +20% in 25-54. Even in 18-49 and 18-34. By Nikki Finke on Thu, Jul 23rd, 2009 at 09:20AM
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I still haven't watched the new Tonight Show. I keep forgetting to, and when I do remember, I just assume it'll be more tame and less funny than Conan used to be.
I'll have to Tivo it tonight or something.
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07-23-2009, 12:56 PM | #3 |
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Really don't think Conan's show has changed at all since the move.
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The really shocking news is: Jimmy Fallon: 1.269 million.
I assume that nearly every one of those poor b*stards was tied to a chair and forced to watch. Otherwise, I do not think that Fallon could get 1,269 viewers.
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Is there anyway to see what Conan's ratings trends were like on Late Night? I used to watch it religiously but then stopped maybe seven years ago.
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Bah.
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have you checked it out? or are you just saying that based on nothing? his sketches are funny, they play to his strengths as much as possible |
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Eh, some people just can't stand looking at Jimmy Fallon. I get annoyed simply when he shows up after Poker After Dark on the DVR.
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Sucks for Conan, but I think it'll work itself out. Worst case scenario Leno comes back and Conan goes to Fox or ABC.
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I can't understand why anyone is surprised at the drop off?
Leno COULD be funny if the material was good and funny. Conan has never been funny to begin with. Hosting a late night comedy show requires "funny" Even letterman in his geriatric overly preserved state is funnier than Conan. |
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You lost me. Is your sense of humor chip broken? Even my 86 year-old grandma thought Conan was funny at times. Seriously.
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Some of the sketches are alright, but for someone who used to do stand-up comedy, he struggles imo to a surprising degree with his monologues--they can be painful, and I do not see him getting much better (unlike Conan, who was awkward initially but got the hang of it after a while). The Roots make a cool house band.
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I never met someone that liked Jay Leno. I've never figured out who his audience is. I'd guess middle-aged housewifes, but I wouldn't think they were up so late.
(I realize the numbers say lots of people like and watch him. My only contention is that those numbers must be an illusion, or some kind of massive computer error, improbably repeating itself year after year). Last edited by molson : 07-23-2009 at 03:16 PM. |
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You're right about that regarding Fallon. I think the same is hurting Conan in this timeslot. Conan has improved his monologue skills over the years (painful to watch in the beginning) but I think that people turned into Leno's version to the watch the monologue. If you liked Leno's version and then tried to watch Conan, I can see why the ratings are down. IMO, Conan's strength is the skits - he overacts too much during the monologue. As someone who watch Leno's monologue (and then generally turned off the tv), I've wanted to turn off Conan's version a few times. |
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I think people like my grandma liked him because he was harmless, and also because of loyalty to the "Tonight Show" brand. So, I guess it was basically old people.
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I ask because at one point he seemed very culturally relevant, then (for me at least) he just disappeared. I assume his ratings didn't change much, especially since he was given 11:30, but was curious if those younger than me started when people my age stopped.
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I lost access to NBC recently and I really miss my Conan and Craig Ferguson can get old quickly.
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My sense of humor works just fine thanks, I simply don't find 12 yr old ass-grabbery funny anymore...you know, since like..I was 12? That's been Conan's schtick all along. Stupid-funny, isn't. Its just stupid. And of course this is simply my opinion, however as the rating show I can't be completely wrong. the suits at NBC have never been known for their intelligence anyway, so this is just more of the same. |
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Yes, clearly nobody over the age of 12 would find Conan funny. Except pretty much every working comedian and comedy writer, in addition to lots of people on this board. But, please, go on shitting your opinion all over the place as if anyone respects it.
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Actually, when Render's right he's right. Although technically speaking he's funny to people chronologically over the age 12 although I think his intent wasn't so literal as to not include them.
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If you don't like him, fine. Why do you feel it necessary to insult people who do? There are obviously many funny, intelligent people who think he's great--so any argument that positions you as "above" it is just laughable.
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Honestly, I really do feel as though anybody over the age of about 22 that isn't high to the point that pretty much anything is funny and yet still finds Conan funny in more than a couple of minutes watching-a-trainwreck-in-motion sort of way could be from another planet or else has some serious maturity issues. Sure, there are people over 40 who think Pauly Shore is high comedy too but they aren't make them immune to criticism or outright mockery either.
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if I had to name the two comedy experts of the FOFC, it absolutely would be RendeR and JiMGA. No question.
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Except that demonstrably isn't the case. Some of the most successful writer, producers, and performers in comedy are on the record as being fans of Conan. But, by all means, lets have Fatty McWifeswap school us all on comedy and maturity.
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{scratches head} Proving what exactly? Ever see the Grammy's? Quality, or even any redeeming value whatsoever for that matter, has never really seemed to have much to do with who artists select for awards. I can't really imagine how personal fandom is going to be any different. Look, you're welcome to like who you like. Nobody is telling you that you can't (or at least not as far as I can tell they aren't). At the same time, if admitting it publicly exposes you to a certain amount of ridicule, that's your own fault. I've seen people get grieved for admitting liking (off the top of my head): Creed, Barry Manilow, and 80's metal. WTF makes you or Conan more special than any of those cases or artists? Hell, all three examples have a larger fan bases than your guy and were more successful in their niches then he's ever been, so lighten up Francis, if you can't take the heat then don't admit to it in a public place. edit to add: And don't even get me started on the heat that pro wrestling or NASCAR fans have gotten here.
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I really enjoy conan at times. You kinda already know the punch lines with Letterman and leno, but if you enjoy that and the masses do also, then you must be right.
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Was that really a hard point to follow? You said: Quote:
So I point out that people who not only don't conform to that description, but also could be considered to be experts in the field, find Conan funny. How is that not relevant to the statement that you made? If you want to criticize him, fine. But if you want to criticize based on assumptions about the audience then obviously it's fair to point out how those assumptions are wrong.
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Nothing about being a so-called "expert in the field" exempts anyone from having maturity issues. They could easily be what you call them (experts) and what I'd call them (shallow little twits with the maturity level of a fry-brained adolescent) at the same time, absolutely nothing mutually exclusive about those two things.
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Lordy, the crap you have the time to worry about. I don't think anyone who matured much past the frat rat state could tolerate more than a few minutes of Conan ... big f'n deal, it's an opinion, although it's not exactly one on a subject that's a major litmus test for me. I'm kind of .... bemused that my generally low opinion of him or his fan base is an issue of concern worth more than two posts max for you but whatever works I guess. I don't really understand that but I'm not planning to lose much sleep over it either. Matter of fact, I'm gonna try to knock off a little nap right now. edit to add: I'm just glad I didn't mention what I think of Kimmel and his audience.
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I'm not sure how this took any more of my time than it did yours. If somebody directly responds to me then I'm going to follow up on it if need be (e.g. a bad argument is put forth)--I don't think that's unreasonable. Enjoy your nap.
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Wow, how often can I say "Thank you Jon" on this board?
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the rest of FOFC would like to thank Jon also
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Please stop causing problems.
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I'm 31, I never get high, and I like Conan. Which apparently puts me in the idiot category. Fuck.
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I need to get off this board and just focus on YouTube comments from now on. Stay with my kind.
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Meh. I like Conan's brand of Comedy. Stupid funny is funny to most people.
Fallon is irritating though. His jokes aren't actually that bad, but his delivery is simply off... he mumbles through skits, and can't seem to appreciate that delivering the punchline or skit while laughing at how funny it is actually makes the joke lame.
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I'm really curious what the more mature comedy observers find funny. What exactly is "grown up" comedy in the U.S. in 2009?
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Don't get me started on those immature fuckers that find NASCAR and pro wrestling entertaining.
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