President Obama guesting on Jay Leno last night gave NBC's The Tonight Show its highest ratings in five years. But it looks like the nation's chief is going to have to make cameos on all the network's shows if NBC is ever going to climb out of the ratings cellar. How bad is it? Well, on Wednesday night, NBC couldn't even beat Univision. That's right, Univision topped NBC in both the 8 PM hour (1.7/1.9 compared to NBC's The Chopping Block which did only 1.2/1.3) and the 9 PM hour (2.2/2.4 compared to NBC's Life which did only 1.5/1.5). And Univision spends zero on original production. I fear Jeff Zucker is increasingly following that business model.

http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/ouch-nbc-ratings-now-behind-univision/

OUCH is right!! :eek: :lol:

That's why Zucker says being #1 isn't important. :rofl:

Makes one long for the days of "Grandpa Goes to Washington", "Supertrain" and "Pink Lady and Jeff" doesn't it? :lol:

^ You forgot Manimal! :rofl:

Why should their broadcast channel be any different than their cable news channel? :lol:

hey, at least they're still ahead of that guy doing that cable access show out of his mom's basement!

hey, at least they're still ahead of that guy doing that cable access show out of his mom's basement!
Just barely. :lol:

The current telenovelas on Univision aren't even that good, either! Shame on you, NBC.

Friday Night Lights usually does better than The Chopping Block and Life, and FNL is technically in reruns! People can watch the episodes online before they even air.

If they stopped airing so much garbage and focused on quality programming, maybe then more people would watch.

hey, at least they're still ahead of that guy doing that cable access show out of his mom's basement!

:brent:

If they stopped airing so much garbage and focused on quality programming, maybe then more people would watch.



:brent:
Yes, but the networks suits are so greedy and clueless. They'll never learn. :mad:

Yes, but the networks suits are so greedy and clueless. They'll never learn. :mad:

I agree. the only good that can come of this is more people will be turning off the TV and finding different things to do.

hey, at least they're still ahead of that guy doing that cable access show out of his mom's basement!

:lol:

(plays 1980s Let's Make a Deal Zonk Music Cue)

That's the sound of NBC getting their backside handed to them, yet again!

^ You forgot Manimal! :rofl:

Or did I? hmmmmmmmmmm.......:lol:

Let's add "Me and Maxx", "The Waverly Wonders", "Lewis and Clark" and that sitcom with the oranguatan (in the suit) that talked!! Title began with "Mr."

Since UNIVISION is owen by NBC,they probably think that it's a win-win situation!Whom watch network T.V. anymore?Networks been unwatchable for years!

Or did I? hmmmmmmmmmm.......:lol:

Let's add "Me and Maxx", "The Waverly Wonders", "Lewis and Clark" and that sitcom with the oranguatan (in the suit) that talked!! Title began with "Mr."
I don't remember that one. :lol: The only show with a simeon was BJ & the Bear. Oh, and the Ted Bessell gem, Me & The Chimp. :eek: :rofl:

Well I'm not making this one up......I will find someone else who remembers this show and it's title.

Well I'm not making this one up......I will find someone else who remembers this show and it's title.
I looked it up - it was called Mr. Smith and aired in 1983.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085059/

Well I'm not making this one up......I will find someone else who remembers this show and it's title.
It was Mr. Smith. The Chimp was a real pro too. He had co-starred with Clint Eastwood in Any Which Way You Can and with Bo Derek in Tarzan.

Thank you........just got the answer myself from a poster on Usenet.

The actor who played Angel on Rockford Files (a favorite show of my parents) was in this. Wow. :eek: :lol:

Or did I? hmmmmmmmmmm.......:lol:

Let's add "Me and Maxx", "The Waverly Wonders", "Lewis and Clark" and that sitcom with the oranguatan (in the suit) that talked!! Title began with "Mr."

"Lewis and Clark" - I vaguely remember that one. Wasn't Gabe Kaplan (Mr. Kotter) in it?

"Lewis and Clark" - I vaguely remember that one. Wasn't Gabe Kaplan (Mr. Kotter) in it?
That's the one.

Well every new decade it seems like one of the Big Four will take a nose dive in the ratings. I guess from 2010-2019 it will be another network's turn or Zucker may just have to go-lol

"Lewis and Clark" - I vaguely remember that one. Wasn't Gabe Kaplan (Mr. Kotter) in it?



Yes and the show was horrible, i see why finished in the 100's-lol