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TV Squad: Leno show makes "radical" format change; looks more like old Tonight Show
Tuned In: Leno Show Removing Last Vestiges of Not-Tonight-Show-Ness
The Live Feed | THR: Howie Mandel brings Jay Leno a desk (video)
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NBC Shakes up the Format for the Jay Leno Show http://bit.ly/2VLBgR 11/11/2009 |
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RT @alexweprin: NBC is shaking up the format of The Jay Leno Show, making it look (even more) like The Tonight Show: http://bit.ly/4fzgKR 11/11/2009 |
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Among the changes: taking "Headlines" and moving it back towards the front of the show. http://bit.ly/4fzgKR 11/10/2009 |
Leno show makes "radical" format change; looks more like old Tonight Show
TV Squad —
If you were one of the dozens of people who were watching The Jay Leno show on Monday, you might have been wondering why the "Headlines" segment came right after Jay's monologue instead of right before the local news. Were you stumbling upon a rerun of the old Tonight Show that was airing by mistake? Nope. It seems that, because of the low-and-sinking ratings Leno has been getting at ten, the producers have decided to "shake up" the format ... to make it look like the old ...
Leno Show Removing Last Vestiges of Not-Tonight-Show-Ness
Tuned In —
When The Jay Leno Show premiered, the parlor game was guessing how well it would do against its big-network competition. Now it's guessing which basic-cable show will beat it next. Jay's been topped so far by Monday Night Football, Sons of Anarchy and SpongeBob (that last one not a direct competitor but still no badge of honor). In response, NBC seems to have decided the Leno show has a problem: it's too innovative! Thus, as reported by people who are actually still watching The Jay Leno Show , the program is ripping off its unconvincing human-flesh mask to reveal the ...
Howie Mandel brings Jay Leno a desk (video)
The Live Feed | THR —
"I'll be honest, I'm not comfortable with this whole set-up," complained Howie Mandel about the "Jay Leno Show" ... while on "The Jay Leno Show." "It's weird. It's like we're on a bus together." Observers have noticed NBC's "Leno Show" has been slowing edging closer to Jay's old "Tonight Show" format. There's one thing still missing and Mandel brought it to Jay -- a desk, much to the crowd's delight.
NBC Making Changes to Jay Leno Show
Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton —
... In an effort to save their dignity, the execs at NBC are attempting to reformat Jay's late night to improve it's rating. Actually, what they are doing is returning to the original format of The Tonight Show, hoping that will bring back viewers. ...
