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TVFactFan · 01-04-2006, 12:41 AM

Does anyone else think this is stupid? The fact that he is poking fun at the struggling ratings at shows that are on the same network as his show? I thought he is only supposed to make fun of a tv show with bad ratings from another network

phoebe7165 · 01-04-2006, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by RetroTVCollector

Does anyone else think this is stupid? The fact that he is poking fun at the struggling ratings at shows that are on the same network as his show? I thought he is only supposed to make fun of a tv show with bad ratings from another network

I don't think it's stupid. Conan O'Brien does the same thing. I guess Jay figures what are they going to do if I make fun of the network? Fire me?

TVFactFan · 01-04-2006, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by phoebe7165

I don't think it's stupid. Conan O'Brien does the same thing. I guess Jay figures what are they going to do if I make fun of the network? Fire me?

I just thought since they are both apart of the NBC family why joke about struggling shows on the Network that you are apart of.

Mr. Television · 01-04-2006, 02:00 AM

I think David Letterman used to joke a lot about CBS too.

snl 70s show fan · 01-04-2006, 02:57 AM

its nothing new johnny carson used to do the same thing

PrettyinPink55 · 01-04-2006, 03:44 AM

I actually think it's funny!

TVFactFan · 01-04-2006, 10:47 AM

Oh well I didn;t know that. I thought Jay was just running out of things to joke about and decided to joke about the ratings of the network he is apart of.

Tweety · 01-28-2006, 08:39 PM

Guess he figures that joking about crummy shows that are failing makes up for all of the promotions of crummy shows he has to sit through as host of the info-mercial known as "The Tonight Show".

I love Leno, and I usually listen to his monologues (and I love the way he does "Headlines").... but I hate celebrity self-promotion, which is all these 'interviews' really are...

Jay: Do you have a clip of the show?
Guest: Yes, they gave me a clip, but I'm not even sure what scene it is...

(yeah, right)

treky · 02-05-2006, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by snl 70s show fan

its nothing new johnny carson used to do the same thing

and, I think Jack Parr used to do it, too.

TVFactFan · 02-05-2006, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by snl 70s show fan

its nothing new johnny carson used to do the same thing

I don't think Carson did it during the Cosby show era-lol

imthe80s · 02-06-2006, 11:20 AM

Leno's been joking about NBC for years. Letterman was really nasty to NBC, then he started the CBS jokes when he switched over.
hee hee...

Hey, many times the networks make poor decisions and put dreadful shows on.
Like they think we want to watch this stuff? So why not joke about it.

Letterman really gave it CBS when they aired that Noah's Ark mini-series.
That was probably one of the worst shows ever, I turned it off after a couple minutes. blah.

sweetdiggity · 04-16-2006, 01:36 PM

I think it's really funny.

Nothing is off limits to Jay, that's why I love 'em.

TV Knowledge Fan · 05-11-2006, 06:50 PM

...that goes all the way back to STEVE ALLEN: ***** a hole in your network's "big ego" and let the viewers know how bad their schedule REALLY is! Steve was good-natured about NBC's "disasters"--Paar was rather wry about that---Johnny, of course, was a master at "deconstructing" the prime-time schedule and his OWN show {when Carson stopped appearing in the 11:15-11:30pm(et) segment of "THE TONIGHT SHOW" in early 1965 in favor of starting at 11:30-- he wanted his monologue to be seen on ALL NBC affiliates, and the 11:15 "start time" was pre-empted more often by expansion of the "11:00 news" to a half-hour in most major markets-- he remarked, in one of his monologues at that time, that the only people who saw the first 15 minutes of the show were "the Armed Forces (overseas) and four Indians in Gallup, New Mexico". Ed McMahon usually fronted the 11:15 segment with Skitch Henderson [or Milton DeLugg] and the band until January 1967, when the show "officially" started at 11:30, the way Carson wanted it}.

Jay knows NBC is once again a "sinking ship", and possibly he's secretly glad that, by May 2009, he'll no longer be a part of it after Conan O'Brien succeeds him as host of "THE TONIGHT SHOW".

TV Knowledge Fan · 05-11-2006, 06:52 PM

SORRY! The word should have been...."poke".

:P

TVFactFan · 05-11-2006, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by TV Knowledge Fan

...that goes all the way back to STEVE ALLEN: ***** a hole in your network's "big ego" and let the viewers know how bad their schedule REALLY is! Steve was good-natured about NBC's "disasters"--Paar was rather wry about that---Johnny, of course, was a master at "deconstructing" the prime-time schedule and his OWN show {when Carson stopped appearing in the 11:15-11:30pm(et) segment of "THE TONIGHT SHOW" in early 1965 in favor of starting at 11:30-- he wanted his monologue to be seen on ALL NBC affiliates, and the 11:15 "start time" was pre-empted more often by expansion of the "11:00 news" to a half-hour in most major markets-- he remarked, in one of his monologues at that time, that the only people who saw the first 15 minutes of the show were "the Armed Forces (overseas) and four Indians in Gallup, New Mexico". Ed McMahon usually fronted the 11:15 segment with Skitch Henderson [or Milton DeLugg] and the band until January 1967, when the show "officially" started at 11:30, the way Carson wanted it}.

Jay knows NBC is once again a "sinking ship", and possibly he's secretly glad that, by May 2009, he'll no longer be a part of it after Conan O'Brien succeeds him as host of "THE TONIGHT SHOW".

Thanks for the Info because I would have never know it was a tradition. I used to watch Jay and say-"why is he making fun of a network that pays him?-lol

01-04-2006, 12:41 AM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,018	Why does Jay Leno joke about the bad ratings of TV shows that are aired on NBC?-lol Does anyone else think this is stupid? The fact that he is poking fun at the struggling ratings at shows that are on the same network as his show? I thought he is only supposed to make fun of a tv show with bad ratings from another network

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05-11-2006, 06:50 PM	#13
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	Jay is carrying on a tradition... ...that goes all the way back to STEVE ALLEN: ***** a hole in your network's "big ego" and let the viewers know how bad their schedule REALLY is! Steve was good-natured about NBC's "disasters"--Paar was rather wry about that---Johnny, of course, was a master at "deconstructing" the prime-time schedule and his OWN show {when Carson stopped appearing in the 11:15-11:30pm(et) segment of "THE TONIGHT SHOW" in early 1965 in favor of starting at 11:30-- he wanted his monologue to be seen on ALL NBC affiliates, and the 11:15 "start time" was pre-empted more often by expansion of the "11:00 news" to a half-hour in most major markets-- he remarked, in one of his monologues at that time, that the only people who saw the first 15 minutes of the show were "the Armed Forces (overseas) and four Indians in Gallup, New Mexico". Ed McMahon usually fronted the 11:15 segment with Skitch Henderson [or Milton DeLugg] and the band until January 1967, when the show "officially" started at 11:30, the way Carson wanted it}. Jay knows NBC is once again a "sinking ship", and possibly he's secretly glad that, by May 2009, he'll no longer be a part of it after Conan O'Brien succeeds him as host of "THE TONIGHT SHOW".

01-04-2006, 02:57 AM	#5
snl 70s show fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 14, 2005 Location: in the forman basment Posts: 2,454	its nothing new johnny carson used to do the same thing

01-04-2006, 10:47 AM	#7
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,018	Oh well I didn;t know that. I thought Jay was just running out of things to joke about and decided to joke about the ratings of the network he is apart of.

01-28-2006, 08:39 PM	#8
Tweety Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 18, 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 6,804	Guess he figures that joking about crummy shows that are failing makes up for all of the promotions of crummy shows he has to sit through as host of the info-mercial known as "The Tonight Show". I love Leno, and I usually listen to his monologues (and I love the way he does "Headlines").... but I hate celebrity self-promotion, which is all these 'interviews' really are... Jay: Do you have a clip of the show? Guest: Yes, they gave me a clip, but I'm not even sure what scene it is... (yeah, right)

02-06-2006, 11:20 AM	#11
imthe80s pleasantly goofy Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 05, 2006 Location: the Blue Ridge mountains Posts: 30	Leno's been joking about NBC for years. Letterman was really nasty to NBC, then he started the CBS jokes when he switched over. hee hee... Hey, many times the networks make poor decisions and put dreadful shows on. Like they think we want to watch this stuff? So why not joke about it. Letterman really gave it CBS when they aired that Noah's Ark mini-series. That was probably one of the worst shows ever, I turned it off after a couple minutes. blah.

05-11-2006, 06:52 PM	#14
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	SORRY! The word should have been...."poke". :P