Lost in the NBC Shuffle

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Irony at it's finest. Recently, nobody has had more reason to tune into NBC late night than to hear it's valued personalities verbally destroy their home network one monologue at a time. Viewership is shooting through the roof just as hosts are being shooed out the door. With everyone taking sides, whether be Team Conan or Team Leno, what's the fate of the fourth wheel, Last Call with Carson Daly? It's unfortunate that the VJ-turned-host is at the complete mercy of NBC suits and the decisions of the lead-ins before his allotted 1:35 EST time slot.

I've always been a fan of Carson's show. I love how he traded in the studio idea for a more informal on-location approach. Instead of going to Carson you go with Carson to meet the stars. He doesn't need a tie or a desk, but what he needs is room in the late night schedule to grow his fresh idea. If we have to wait until after our local news to get Leno, Conan and Jimmy Fallon, then Carson's program would likely cut into affiliate airtime. Bad news. So what are his options now? Here's a cool article from MTV that discusses the fallout from the recent decisions - check it out by clicking HERE.

Network giants being what they are, all the politics and red tape are enough to be sure that not everybody will be pleased with the final outcome. So until the final decision is made, I'll forfeit my free agency and join Team Carson.