Posted by Former CBS Primetime Fan on May 23, 2009 at 19:54:53:
In Reply to: Jay Leno is staying at NBC, in prime-time posted by chicagomedia.org on December 09, 2008 at 07:29:01:
Anyone remember when CBS head Les Moonves responded to this NBC announcement?
"I will bet anybody who would like to bet that 'CSI: Miami' on Monday night at 10 o'clock will beat Jay by a lot. Remember that. By a lot," Moonves said Wednesday at an investor conference hosted by UBS.
"Moonves said CBS was winning the ratings war in four of the five weeknights in the 10 p.m. time slot, with its shows such as "Without a Trace" and "CSI: NY.""
Sounds good enough, right? Fast forward to May (now) and we find out not only is Without A Trace being cancelled, but also The Unit and Eleventh Hour. Apparently the decision to axe WAT was made because there was "one position left on the line-up" and (in my opinion, the very "done", tired show) Numb3rs "costs significantly less to produce."
Disappointing.
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: Jay Leno is staying at NBC, will be in prime-time