The Spin-off
Changes in Late Night; The Olympics, NFL, and 'Bubble' Shows
Do changes in late night matter? Live sports: The Olympics and NFL; ‘Bubble’ Shows
By Michael Schneider • • 30m ListenWe discuss the big changes in late night TV, the value of live sports -- namely the NFL and the Olympics, and how changes in the TV business have changed the way we think about 'bubble' shows, the series teetering on the edge of renewal or cancellation.
In this episode
4 storiesBig Changes in Late Night
As Jay Leno leaves The Tonight Show the whole chess board in late night is shifting. Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers will take on new shows, but these days with competition from The Daily Show, The Colbert Report -- not to mention, competition from your DVR -- do the broadcast late night shows matter as much as they once did?
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Joe: Why has MSNBC become the "Chris Christie Crisis Network?!"
Read the story1 minBubble Shows
Traditionally, this is the time of years when shows with middling ratings will be considered teetering on the bubble between cancellation and renewal. But these days the definition of the bubble show has changed.
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Once again the Super Bowl did huge ratings numbers. Not surprising as the NFL seems to be the only sure thing on TV these days. Now CBS has lined up a deal to share the broadcast of the NFL Thursday night games with CBS, hoping to get a piece of the live sports pie.
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