I watch Leno everynight for his monologue and occasionally switch to the other late night shows just to see what guests they have. I think Mr. Toto is absolutely correct about Leno’s “never tax the audience” allure. By 10:30pm at night I am ready to hear a funny, up to the minute monologue and be gently chided by Leno’s equally distributed political comments. He is funny and frankly entertainment is what I want, not more political ideology. If I wanted political commentary, I would be watching many repeats of the cable opinion or news shows, but by that time at night I have switched from that mode to just wanting to be entertained period. I think that NBC is jumping the gun if they are attempting to change the demographic. I am 46 years old, but I am the one who still controls the purse strings, I make the buying decisions in my household and to be put out to pasture by the peacock is ridiculous. NBC will lose this longtime late night viewer to whatever network welcomes Jay Leno and frankly, I don’t care what happens to NBC. I find it offensive that they believe that regular, middle-aged, family-oriented, fly-over state men and women are not important in keeping their network ratings high. It makes me laugh when I think about my children’s generation being so beloved by the networks (who do they think really pays for all of products being advertized??). I am the mother of three hardworking children in their twenties but I can tell you that I am the one that has the most buying power. None of my children even watch the 10:30pm TV shows. So, bye bye NBC!!!!
