The Jay Leno Show -- Premieres 9/14/09 -- 5 nights a week/46 weeks a year - Page 2

DonTHX1378 · 09-15-09, 02:06 AM

Wasn't that bad. I could have been much worse than what it was. Thought it was odd that he didn't hype up that tomorrow night he's going to have Tom Cruise on and whomever he's going to have on as a musical guest. I thought at least at the end of the show he would make a point to say whom tomorrow nights guest was going to be.

mdc3000 · 09-15-09, 09:05 AM

I thought Leno said he didn't want to have musical guests on this show because it wasn't something special anymore - just youtube whatever band you want to see live and you can see tons of stuff... did his stance change because they are having trouble booking guests or was the Jay-Z thing an exception for the premiere?

Thought it was alright - but the Dan Band stuff was too long (funny in movies when you can swear, just sort of boring here) and the Obama interview felt like Daily Show Lite... not good. I like the idea of just two people sitting in chairs for the interview but wish he had touched on Curb more.... mostly just meh but until shows I like return to this timeslot, I'll stick with it.

CaptStormy · 09-15-09, 09:26 AM

I fell asleep during Leno Cheaters Bit. We are giving up half a season of Chuck for this? Sheesh...

marty888 · 09-15-09, 09:35 AM

Perhaps the game plan at NBC is to have all this bad comedy crap on during the week so that this season SNL will seem funnier.

Michael Corvin · 09-15-09, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by mdc3000

I thought Leno said he didn't want to have musical guests on this show because it wasn't something special anymore - just youtube whatever band you want to see live and you can see tons of stuff... did his stance change because they are having trouble booking guests or was the Jay-Z thing an exception for the premiere?

I think this is what he wanted. Standard music act, no, but performances with multiple artists was the target all along. It's probably in the previous Leno thread.

Brent L · 09-15-09, 10:07 AM

http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/09/jay-l...e-ratings.html

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'Jay Leno Show' premiere gets strong start

Leno seinfeld Based on preliminary ratings, NBC's "The Jay Leno Show" is off to a strong start.

Leno pulled a 12.1 preliminary metered-market household rating and 19 share for the debut of NBC's high-wire-act 10 p.m. comedy show.

That's 70% stronger than the final national household rating for Conan O'Brien's "Tonight Show" debut last June (7.1 HH rating, 17 share, 9.2 million viewers and a 3.8 adults 18-49 rating) and 38% higher than Leno's final "Tonight Show" last May (8.8 HH rating, 20 share, 11.9 million viewers and a 3.4 rating).

Leno's preliminary total viewers and adult demo number for last night's telecast will be available and posted around 8:30 a.m. PST. The early household rating, pulled from 56 top local markets, gives a fairly reliable first-blush indication from Nielsen Media Research how a show performed. One cannot extract an exact total viewer number and adult demo rating from a HH rating, but you would expect Leno's 12.1 to translate to more than 10 million viewers and an adults 18-49 rating that's somewhere in the low 4s.

Plenty of media stories have recent opined that Leno's premiere ratings do not matter because the show's fate will be determined in months rather than weeks. This is also what NBC has been repeating to reporters in every conversation. But saying "the premiere doesn't matter" is like saying the first primary in a presidential race doesn't matter because it doesn't choose the president.

Leno's premiere matters -- though it matters far more for one outcome than it did for the other.

Leno opening strong doesn't mean much because the industry knows it doesn't signal where the show will settle and that there will be significant drops in the coming days.

But if Leno had performed poorly Monday night -- below what NBC expected -- despite a huge build up and millions of marketing dollars ... that would have been meaningful because it would have signaled that NBC overestimated the appeal of shifting Leno to 10 p.m. A crash out of the gate could also have put a stigma around the show that could have impacted critics, public perception, booking guests and advertising.

ANDREMIKE · 09-15-09, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Rypro 525

Medium is now on CBS

What? NBC gave up Medium to CBS? Was it because of Leno? WOW.. I have never watched CBS before, but know that medium is there I will have to tune in. I just can't see Leno making it for 5 nights a week? They should of made it 2 or 3...

Nyko · 09-15-09, 10:39 AM

I was a regular viewer of Leno's Tonight Show, but this debut episode wasn't that good. It really did seem like a condensed version of the Tonight Show, but using the worst sketches such as the fake interview or having Jay act in one.

Burgundy LaRue · 09-15-09, 10:42 AM

I found it too similiar to his late-night show, though why I would expect anything else is beyond me. Leno's OK, but ultimately too vanilla to hold my interest for long. I'll watch on occasion, but it won't be regular viewing for me.

GizmoDVD · 09-15-09, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by CaptStormy

I fell asleep during Leno Cheaters Bit. We are giving up half a season of Chuck for this? Sheesh...

When has Chuck ever aired at 10pm? Oh, right, never.

whotony · 09-15-09, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by spamurai

^So much hatred... why even bother watching? Nothing better to do with your life?

Anyway, wasn't bad, wasn't great. I'll tune in from time to time like I did with the Tonight Show.

How can I have an informed opinion bad or good without actually watching the show.

And the nothing better to do with your life is a tired and lazy response to someone else's opinion.

JasonF · 09-15-09, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by GizmoDVD

When has Chuck ever aired at 10pm? Oh, right, never.

Five hours of prime-time programming is five hours of prime-time programming. I don't know that they would have brought Chuck back in the fall if not for Leno, but it is clearly not an unlikely possibility.

I watched the first episode and I'm of two minds. On the one hand, it was as agressively unfunny as the Tonight Show ever was. On the other hand, Leno made Kanye cry, which makes him OK in my book.

Quake1028 · 09-15-09, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Nick Martin

I can't stand Conan O'Brien, never could. Fallon shouldn't even be on television in any capacity. I've always liked Leno, so by the standards of this forum I probably have bad taste. Whatever.

Conan and Fallon are far superior to Leno, IMO. Of course, Colbert is the King of late night.

jeffkjoe · 09-15-09, 12:52 PM

ALL it is, is just The Tonight Show 90 minutes earlier. There's just your 11:00 news sandwiched between Jay and Conan now.

nightwing82 · 09-15-09, 01:19 PM

I prefer Leno over Conan. Fallon is just unwatchable.

Glad to see the huge numbers for Leno and I enjoyed the show last night except for the lame/boring theme song. They will obviously decrease from this premiere, but I have a feeling he will hold at a nice, steady number.

The viewership barely went down during the hour...

(18-49 rating/share),(18-34/rating share),(viewers P2+) by half hour

10P 5.0/12, 3.7/10, 18.094M

10:30P 5.2/14, 4.3/13 17.22

Source: tvbythenumbers.com

WallyOPD · 09-15-09, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by nightwing82

The viewership barely went down during the hour...

That's what I would have expected. Kanye was in the 2nd half of the show.

Double_Oh_7 · 09-15-09, 01:41 PM

Good numbers, yes. But luck was on Leno's side with Kanye-gate. Once the novelty wears off, and the other networks have something other than reruns, these numbers will plummet.

RichC2 · 09-15-09, 01:52 PM

I think Leno is better at interviewing, though isn't especially great at it, than Conan but I enjoy Conan a whole hell of a lot more. Fallon, I agree, isn't so good.

18m is crazy.

Michael Corvin · 09-15-09, 01:53 PM

Screw everbody... LONG LIVE FERGUSON!

HE Pennypacker · 09-15-09, 02:05 PM

None of these late-night hosts are funny in the least. The skits are lame and each individual's schtick gets old very quickly. Conan over Leno? Ferguson over Kimmel? Screw 'em all. They all suck. If it were up to me I'd get rid of these types of programs all together and have a Tavis Smiley or Charlie Rose type format during the time-slot. No fuss, no muss.

Double_Oh_7 · 09-15-09, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ANDREMIKE

What? NBC gave up Medium to CBS? Was it because of Leno? WOW.. I have never watched CBS before, but know that medium is there I will have to tune in. I just can't see Leno making it for 5 nights a week? They should of made it 2 or 3...

Wait-- you have never, EVER, watched a show on CBS?? I find that hard to believe.

Doug Heffernan · 09-15-09, 02:14 PM

I thought this car wash bit was lol worthy.

DJariya · 09-15-09, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ANDREMIKE

What? NBC gave up Medium to CBS? Was it because of Leno? WOW.. I have never watched CBS before, but know that medium is there I will have to tune in. I just can't see Leno making it for 5 nights a week? They should of made it 2 or 3...

CBS already owned Medium. They just licensed it out to NBC. They were more than happy to take it back.

Jay isn't going anywhere with numbers like his premiere turned in. I think the most we will see the ratings drop to will be 8-9M viewers, which is still very good for a relatively cheap show to produce.

Quake1028 · 09-15-09, 02:26 PM

Time will tell once he faces some real counter-programming.

Meglos · 09-15-09, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by spamurai

^So much hatred... why even bother watching? Nothing better to do with your life?

Opinions suck!

09-15-09, 02:06 AM	#26
DonTHX1378 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fresno CA Posts: 297	Re: The Jay Leno Show -- Premieres 9/14/09 -- 5 nights a week/46 weeks a year Wasn't that bad. I could have been much worse than what it was. Thought it was odd that he didn't hype up that tomorrow night he's going to have Tom Cruise on and whomever he's going to have on as a musical guest. I thought at least at the end of the show he would make a point to say whom tomorrow nights guest was going to be.

09-15-09, 09:05 AM	#27
mdc3000 DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Guelph, Ontario Posts: 8,191	Re: The Jay Leno Show -- Premieres 9/14/09 -- 5 nights a week/46 weeks a year I thought Leno said he didn't want to have musical guests on this show because it wasn't something special anymore - just youtube whatever band you want to see live and you can see tons of stuff... did his stance change because they are having trouble booking guests or was the Jay-Z thing an exception for the premiere? Thought it was alright - but the Dan Band stuff was too long (funny in movies when you can swear, just sort of boring here) and the Obama interview felt like Daily Show Lite... not good. I like the idea of just two people sitting in chairs for the interview but wish he had touched on Curb more.... mostly just meh but until shows I like return to this timeslot, I'll stick with it. __________________ Rank 'Em As You See Them 2009 2008 2007 Spending Tab 2009 2008 2007 Follow me on TWITTER

09-15-09, 09:26 AM	#28
CaptStormy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sunrise, FL Posts: 502	Re: The Jay Leno Show -- Premieres 9/14/09 -- 5 nights a week/46 weeks a year I fell asleep during Leno Cheaters Bit. We are giving up half a season of Chuck for this? Sheesh... __________________ Xbox 360 username - Kunane954 http://www.invelos.com/dvdcollection.aspx/Kunane954

09-15-09, 09:35 AM	#29
marty888 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Times Square Posts: 11,744	Re: The Jay Leno Show -- Premieres 9/14/09 -- 5 nights a week/46 weeks a year Perhaps the game plan at NBC is to have all this bad comedy crap on during the week so that this season SNL will seem funnier. __________________ *Describing torture as "enhanced interrogation" is like describing child abuse as "enhanced discipline".* My DVD List at DVD Aficionado

09-15-09, 10:39 AM	#33
Nyko Cool New Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 45	Re: The Jay Leno Show -- Premieres 9/14/09 -- 5 nights a week/46 weeks a year I was a regular viewer of Leno's Tonight Show, but this debut episode wasn't that good. It really did seem like a condensed version of the Tonight Show, but using the worst sketches such as the fake interview or having Jay act in one.

09-15-09, 10:42 AM	#34
Burgundy LaRue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 383	Re: The Jay Leno Show -- Premieres 9/14/09 -- 5 nights a week/46 weeks a year I found it too similiar to his late-night show, though why I would expect anything else is beyond me. Leno's OK, but ultimately too vanilla to hold my interest for long. I'll watch on occasion, but it won't be regular viewing for me.

09-15-09, 12:52 PM	#39
jeffkjoe DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,668	Re: The Jay Leno Show -- Premieres 9/14/09 -- 5 nights a week/46 weeks a year ALL it is, is just The Tonight Show 90 minutes earlier. There's just your 11:00 news sandwiched between Jay and Conan now.

09-15-09, 01:19 PM	#40
nightwing82 DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA Posts: 1,145	Re: The Jay Leno Show -- Premieres 9/14/09 -- 5 nights a week/46 weeks a year I prefer Leno over Conan. Fallon is just unwatchable. Glad to see the huge numbers for Leno and I enjoyed the show last night except for the lame/boring theme song. They will obviously decrease from this premiere, but I have a feeling he will hold at a nice, steady number. The viewership barely went down during the hour... (18-49 rating/share),(18-34/rating share),(viewers P2+) by half hour 10P 5.0/12, 3.7/10, 18.094M 10:30P 5.2/14, 4.3/13 17.22 Source: tvbythenumbers.com __________________ comic book hero

09-15-09, 01:41 PM	#42
Double_Oh_7 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 949	Re: The Jay Leno Show -- Premieres 9/14/09 -- 5 nights a week/46 weeks a year Good numbers, yes. But luck was on Leno's side with Kanye-gate. Once the novelty wears off, and the other networks have something other than reruns, these numbers will plummet.

09-15-09, 01:52 PM	#43
RichC2 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 11,164	Re: The Jay Leno Show -- Premieres 9/14/09 -- 5 nights a week/46 weeks a year I think Leno is better at interviewing, though isn't especially great at it, than Conan but I enjoy Conan a whole hell of a lot more. Fallon, I agree, isn't so good. 18m is crazy. __________________ Toshiba HD-A2 / Sony Playstation 3 60gb Xbox Live Tag: Gumai / PSN Tag: Seihaku

09-15-09, 01:53 PM	#44
Michael Corvin DVD Talk Hero Join Date: May 1999 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 32,069	Re: The Jay Leno Show -- Premieres 9/14/09 -- 5 nights a week/46 weeks a year Screw everbody... LONG LIVE FERGUSON! __________________ Xbox Live: Sith Draven / PSN: SithDraven / Wii: 3497 1324 7344 6386 Now Playing: Overlord \| Recently Finished: Ghostbusters \| On Deck: Lego Rock Band Video Game Report Card: 2007 \| 2008 \| 2009 If the RIAA had their way, listening to music at all would be illegal. -Suprmallet

09-15-09, 02:05 PM	#45
HE Pennypacker DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Mexico City, Mexico Posts: 1,783	Re: The Jay Leno Show -- Premieres 9/14/09 -- 5 nights a week/46 weeks a year None of these late-night hosts are funny in the least. The skits are lame and each individual's schtick gets old very quickly. Conan over Leno? Ferguson over Kimmel? Screw 'em all. They all suck. If it were up to me I'd get rid of these types of programs all together and have a Tavis Smiley or Charlie Rose type format during the time-slot. No fuss, no muss.

09-15-09, 02:14 PM	#47
Doug Heffernan DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: tiajuana mehico Posts: 2,816	Re: The Jay Leno Show -- Premieres 9/14/09 -- 5 nights a week/46 weeks a year I thought this car wash bit was lol worthy.

09-15-09, 02:26 PM	#49
Quake1028 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Hurricane Nation Posts: 21,911	Re: The Jay Leno Show -- Premieres 9/14/09 -- 5 nights a week/46 weeks a year Time will tell once he faces some real counter-programming. __________________ RIP M.L.B. 1968-2005