First on LateNighter: 'Comics Unleashed' drew 995,000 viewers in its CBS 11:35 p.m. debut Friday, down 85% from Colbert’s finale and behind Fallon and Kimmel at the national level.
The deal with Byron Allen is for the next year, so in theory CBS only gets paid for a year, and then things could become complicated.
The affiliate question is a good one. I’m not aware of the contacts but if we look at the Kimmel situation from a few months back it was affiliates who complained the loudest and chose not to air Kimmel.
If we go back further and look at the Conan Tonight Show controversy it was again local affiliates complaining about lower viewership of their news programs (that aired just before the talk show).
I doubt any affiliates will say anything during the summer, but come fall it’s a possibility.
The deal with Byron Allen is for the next year, so in theory CBS only gets paid for a year, and then things could become complicated.
The affiliate question is a good one. I’m not aware of the contacts but if we look at the Kimmel situation from a few months back it was affiliates who complained the loudest and chose not to air Kimmel.
If we go back further and look at the Conan Tonight Show controversy it was again local affiliates complaining about lower viewership of their news programs (that aired just before the talk show).
I doubt any affiliates will say anything during the summer, but come fall it’s a possibility.