{"id":1139,"date":"2012-08-27T11:02:20","date_gmt":"2012-08-27T15:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gabrielsnyder.com\/notes\/?p=1139"},"modified":"2012-08-27T11:02:20","modified_gmt":"2012-08-27T15:02:20","slug":"the-tonight-show-experiences-dark-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gabrielsnyder.com\/notes\/2012\/08\/27\/the-tonight-show-experiences-dark-days\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Tonight Show&#8217; experiences dark days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The NBC program starring Jay Leno suffers a ratings slide and layoffs amid instability in the TV business \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and after network missteps. And the stakes are rising.<\/p>\n<p>As the No. 1 late-night show for most of the past half-century, &#8220;The Tonight Show&#8221; has been vital to NBC&#8217;s fortunes. It was the network&#8217;s most profitable entertainment program during its 1990s peak, kicking an estimated $100 million to the bottom line annually.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/latimes.com.feedsportal.com\/c\/34336\/f\/625225\/s\/22c6ebbc\/mf.gif?resize=1%2C1\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/139263171289\/u\/49\/f\/625225\/c\/34336\/s\/22c6ebbc\/kg\/327\/a2.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/139263171289\/u\/49\/f\/625225\/c\/34336\/s\/22c6ebbc\/kg\/327\/a2.img\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/pi.feedsportal.com\/r\/139263171289\/u\/49\/f\/625225\/c\/34336\/s\/22c6ebbc\/kg\/327\/a2t.img\" border=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/latimes\/entertainment\/~4\/Qbp4BktIll0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>via L.A. Times &#8211; Entertainment News <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/news\/la-et-st-tonight-show-troubles-20120827,0,7033118.story?track=rss&#038;utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fentertainment+%28Entertainment+News%29\">http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/news\/la-et-st-tonight-show-troubles-20120827,0,7033118.story?track=rss&#038;utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fentertainment+%28Entertainment+News%29<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NBC program starring Jay Leno suffers a ratings slide and layoffs amid instability in the TV business \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and after network missteps. And the stakes are rising. As the No. 1 late-night show for most of the past half-century, &#8220;The Tonight Show&#8221; has been vital to NBC&#8217;s fortunes. 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