2 late late show strategies

the late night talk show is a tough, fickle business...
just ask chevy chase, magic johnson, jon stewart, and bill maher...

being a fan of jimmy kimmel live (i have it on tivo season pass), i have witnessed several changes including removing the drinks, getting rid of weekly co-hosts, going 'unlive', changing the set
...alotta tweaks along the way

the strangest development was the ratings bump following jimmy...putting on a tie...

kimmel competitor craig ferguson has gone the other way [bugmenot login], going more casual. ditching the traditional yuck-a-minute monologue, ferguson goes more conversational and anecdotal. the article follows the evolution of a particular night's monologue

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