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Originally Posted by bronco67
Do you think it might have something to do with having another talk show, directly in front of his talk show?
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I personally believe that no matter how long they gave Conan he would never be number one or get the ratings that Leno did - unless he dramatically changed his act. I feel that way because he is kind of hip and edgy and there are a lot of people out there that just don't get him or his humor. Those that do love him, but does a farmer sitting in his house in Nebraska get him? Maybe not. At the same time I don't know that the farmer gets Letterman either. Leno was political and made safe topical jokes and did bits that, while often not funny, were not going to offend or confuse anyone. Conan, I think, has a niche audience and does a great job of working towards them, but I think there are enough people who either don't get him or like him that he would always lag behind Letterman and Night Line.
Night Line is the biggest winner here. Their ratings went up after Leno left and have stayed up. I think a lot of people just want to watch something as they wind down for bed and it looks like many of the prefer the news over Letterman or Conan.
Just my opinion.