Jay Leno Show being Boycotted by ABC & NBC Stars.

The 1st of October, 2009
Source Credits - LA Times Online.com
Topic Tags - TV News
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Jay Leno has fewer guests to choose from thanks to rival networks' boycott

ABC and CBS are discouraging their stars from appearing on the new prime-time talk show to keep it from undercutting their costly dramas. NBC says it's not concerned.

Despite a new prime-time perch and a larger audience, NBC comedian Jay Leno is fishing for guests from a substantially smaller pool of talent.

Rival networks ABC and CBS are discouraging their stars from appearing on the prime-time talk show. They are determined not to let Leno's 10 p.m. program undercut viewership of their costly dramas when they are trying to build audiences at the start of the TV season.

The boycott highlights an unintended consequence of NBC's decision to move the veteran late-night comedian into prime time: making it harder to book some TV stars whose appearances could boost Leno's ratings.


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http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-leno1-2009oct01,0,72323.story