http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-leno26-2010feb26,0,7938001.story

After losing Conan, the Peacock has to start over looking for Leno's replacement should he retire yet again. "NBC would be wise to start test-piloting some guest hosts in the Leno slot," says media studies professor Jeffrey McCall, who thinks that NBC needs at least three to four years to find Jay's replacement. "When (Johnny) Carson retired, they had already run a bunch of guest hosts through at 11:35 and had a sense of who could cut it and who couldn't.

My head is spinning just reading the title of this thread. Oy!! :dizzy:

My head is spinning just reading the title of this thread. Oy!! :dizzy:
Mine too! It's way too soon to talk about this. :crazy:

I think NBC has more pressing issues to worry about right now - like saving the network from the depths of the Nielsens!!

I think NBC has more pressing issues to worry about right now - like saving the network from the depths of the Nielsens!!
No kidding! Finding Jay's replacement would only be an issue if NBC somehow manages to stay on the air that long. So obviously there are other issues far more pressing at the moment!

Like...replacing Jeff Zucker would be a good start. :idea:

Like...replacing Jeff Zucker would be a good start. :idea:
Now that would make so much sense! You're obviously putting way more thought into this than NBC!

Heck, make ME the president of NBC!! :D

Heck, make ME the president of NBC!! :D
If it was up to me I would! I'm sure you would do a much better job than the current occupant of the office!

If it was up to me I would! I'm sure you would do a much better job than the current occupant of the office!
Can't do much worse! Plus, I still need a job. :lol:

Heck, make ME the president of NBC!! :D can i be entertainment presidnt and you be chairwoman ?

can i be entertainment presidnt and you be chairwoman ?
Why not? Maybe we can even get Charles aka Zoneboy to crank out one of his masterpieces in the form of an election poster. :D

"What do you MEAN, 'nobody watched Jay Leno last night'????"
"I'm telling you, the ratings for 'TONIGHT' were zilch!!"
"That's impossible!! It must be a computer glitch..."
"NO glitch, Chief! Letterman was second, 'NIGHTLINE' was third...and Leno registered ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!!!"
"But who WAS first?"
"Er....well--"
"OUT WITH IT!!!"
"Well....it was some cable access show in Muncie, Indiana, relayed nationally to a cable network I never heard of..."
"Who's the host???"
"A chimp named, 'Duffy', I think."
"SIGN HIM UP!!!"


:crazy:

^ Hey, that wouldn't be that drunk and smoking chimp that's in the news right now, would it (see the Chit Chat board)? :crazy: :eek: :lol:

Heck, make ME the president of NBC!! :D

24/7 Bewitched and Barney Miller reruns would be a definite improvement:happyface

24/7 Bewitched and Barney Miller reruns would be a definite improvement:happyface
YES, IT WOULD!!! :nod: :cool: :D

I don't think Jay Leno will ever retire. I honestly don't. Conan probably knew that too, which is why he couldn't wait any longer for his promotion to "The Tonight Show." Conan wanted to do it before he, himself was in his sixties.

Jay Leno is often said to be the hardest working guy in showbusiness. He loves to work, and can't seem to exist without it. So I think Leno's last "Tonight Show" will be the episode the day before he dies. And that's probably decades away, too (no, I'm not wishing death on him, lol).

I guess it will eventually be Jimmy Fallon, if he's still around. By then he may be a polished professional (and in his sixties, as well). But one thing we know for sure. There will be trouble. It happened in '92 it happened in '10, it'll happen again.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-leno26-2010feb26,0,7938001.story

After losing Conan, the Peacock has to start over looking for Leno's replacement should he retire yet again. "NBC would be wise to start test-piloting some guest hosts in the Leno slot," says media studies professor Jeffrey McCall, who thinks that NBC needs at least three to four years to find Jay's replacement. "When (Johnny) Carson retired, they had already run a bunch of guest hosts through at 11:35 and had a sense of who could cut it and who couldn't.


I don't think about Jay's successor until he turns 70-lol

I don't think about Jay's successor until he turns 70-lol
:lol:

I don't think about Jay's successor until he turns 70-lol

70? Try into his hundreds. 70 is about 11 years away. Figuring his ratings will still be up, NBC won't want to try and move him again. So he'll have to retire on his own. It's not going to be 70. You've got no worries for a few more decades, lol. I, on the other hand...