Conan on TBS

[chaseter]

I honestly see Conan taking over for Letterman when Letterman retires...which I think will be within this decade.

 

[Matt]

That was Conan's worst monologue so far. Yet it was also one of his funniest. I love when Conan has ****** jokes because he improvs and makes them hillarious. t:

 

[Catman]

I honestly see Conan taking over for Letterman when Letterman retires...which I think will be within this decade.

Letterman and the CBS audience is too old for Conan. Conan, at the moment, has the youngest demo in late night. He's not gonna blow that for a bunch of old geezers on CBS.

 

[Dr. Evil]

That was Conan's worst monologue so far. Yet it was also one of his funniest. I love when Conan has ****** jokes because he improvs and makes them hillarious. t:

It's one of the things that makes Conan so great. A sketch goes completely wrong Conan starts laughing and everyone else starts laughing.

 

[chaseter]

Letterman and the CBS audience is too old for Conan. Conan, at the moment, has the youngest demo in late night. He's not gonna blow that for a bunch of old geezers on CBS.

CBS can't be for old people forever. Letterman isn't going to on the air for 15 more years and Conan isn't going to be at TBS for 15 more years. He won't go back to NBC.

 

[Catman]

Conan isn't going to be at TBS for 15 more years.

You never know. Network television is becoming more and more irrelevant everyday. And cable is becoming more and more powerful. The Jersey Shore was watched by 10 million the other day and that Auburn football game got 27 million viewers. Times are changing and Conan may have jumped ship at the right time. Conan may be on cable, but demographically, he's #1. He wasn't pulling that off a year ago on the Tonight Show.

 

[Kane52630]

One Year Later, Conan O'Brien is Now the King of Late Night (Sort Of)

http://tv.yahoo.com/blog/one-year-later-conan-obrien-is-now-the-king-of-late-night-sort-of--2091

TBS has crunched the numbers for the last quarter of '10, and turns out Conan is winning the late night game in all the ways that count. (Take that, Jay Leno!)

TBS announced last night that when DVR viewers are counted, Conan's TBS show comes in at #1 in both the 18-34 and 18-49 demographics, the group of folks that matters most to the advertisers who pay for the show. It's a big win for the basic cable show, which was considered a somewhat risky and experimental move when it premiered in November.

One reason Conan's 18-49 numbers are higher seems to be the big boost it gets from DVR, or "time-shifted," viewing. The TBS press release notes this, saying "'Conan' receives a far bigger lift from time-shifted viewing than broadcast shows, which is a reflection of the young fan base that O'Brien attracts." Younger people are more likely to use DVR to keep up with their favorite shows — a fact that is working in Conan's favor.

While Conan's winning margins are still pretty small even in the key 18-49 demographic (his show averaged 1.4 million of these viewers to Leno's 1.3 million, 1.1 million for Letterman, and 1 million for "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart."), it's still a sign that his TBS gamble is paying off.

The timing on TBS's announcement could be a coincidence, but it must be a satisfying one for the host. Conan essentially quit his job at NBC a year ago today by announcing he would not cooperate with moving "The Tonight Show" to midnight; soon after the network reversed itself and gave "Tonight" back to Jay Leno during a weeks-long media circus known as "The Late Night Wars."

 

[Holiday]

Flaming C custom fig:

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/01/13/conan-obrien-flaming-c-custom-action-figure-paul-pape/

 

[Catman]

http://tv.yahoo.com/blog/one-year-later-conan-obrien-is-now-the-king-of-late-night-sort-of--2091

Conan has also helped George Lopez. They both have the youngest viewers on late night TV. Crazy, huh?

 

[Dr. Evil]

Watching last night's show right now and: I miss the bits with James Lipton. Glad to see that.

 

[chaseter]

You never know. Network television is becoming more and more irrelevant everyday. And cable is becoming more and more powerful. The Jersey Shore was watched by 10 million the other day and that Auburn football game got 27 million viewers. Times are changing and Conan may have jumped ship at the right time. Conan may be on cable, but demographically, he's #1. He wasn't pulling that off a year ago on the Tonight Show.

Which will be the demise of our society.

I would like to see Conan on HBO or Showtime...where he can just completely let loose.

 

[GhostPoet]

My only hope is that the Jersey Shore sinks into the ocean...taking with it all it's fanbase.

 

[M.O.Steel]

conan would have the same problems he had with NBC as with CBS. the age thing was an issue at NBC, and you can just imagine a much exaggerated version of that with CBS.

 

[enterthemadness]

Network tv ain't going away. But cable is rising.

And Tim Minchin rules lol. Disturbing and funny song. Actually quite old...he's been performing it since 2005.

 

[Catman]

conan would have the same problems he had with NBC as with CBS. the age thing was an issue at NBC, and you can just imagine a much exaggerated version of that with CBS.

Yup. Conan's Tonight Show was getting beat by Letterman and Nightline in overall viewers. And, The Colbert Report was beating it with the young demo. Fast-forward to now and he's #1 on the younger-viewer friendly TBS. Conan needs to stick where he belongs. Maybe when he's older and starting to lose appeal he can transition to network TV. By that point his fanbase will be much older as well. But we're talking 10 years from now. Letterman will be long gone by then. Letterman has another year or two left in him.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Mo 1/17: Cameron Diaz, Dax Shepard, My Chemical Romance
Tu 1/18: Jennifer Garner, Gabriel Iglesias, Social Distortion
We 1/19: Natalie Portman, Chris Pratt, Keyshia Cole
Th 1/20: Marc Maron, Aloe Blacc

Mo 1/24: Shaun White, Iron & Wine
Tu 1/25: Steven Ho, Wanda Jackson
We 1/26: Nick Thune, Motorhead
Th 1/27: Jon Cryer, Joe Buck

 

[Prison Mike]

Can't wait for the Chris Pratt interview. He's one of the best things about Parks and Recreation.

 

[Catman]

Th 1/20: Marc Maron

That's going to be good. Marc Maron and Dave Chappelle were Conan's most frequent guests in the `90s. As well as his most hilarious.

Here's a good example:

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[Drizzle]

We 1/19:Natalie Portman

Mo 1/24: Shaun White, Iron & Wine
Tu 1/25: Steven Ho, Wanda Jackson
We 1/26: Nick Thune, Motorhead
Th 1/27: Jon Cryer, Joe Buck

Apart from Motorhead, it looks like that will be a boring week as far as guests go.

 

[Wolfwood]

Dax Shepherd's stories from Bangkok were hilarious.

 

[Prison Mike]

The Chris Pratt interview was great.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Watching the previous two shows online:

- The return of Mike Merritt's thoughts whenever Conan says something related to African Americans.
- I never thought I would say this, but Dax Sheppard is actually funny. And if you've ever seen Parenthood, he shows that he has talent. He's an actor who has grown on me in the last year or so.

And I miss Minty.

 

[JoeyConQueso]

I hope that they remember to give Natalie a bust next to Jimmy Carter when the time is appropriate.

 

[Pink Ranger]

I hope that they remember to give Natalie a bust next to Jimmy Carter when the time is appropriate.

Of course, her bust will end up looking more like Alfafa from the Little Rascals than her.

 

[chaseter]

I am really tired of the Tyler Perry crap.