MUST SEE TV, 27 December 1984

MUST SEE TV, 20 December 1984
(Ratings ranking out of 65 programs)

#3: the most overrated director currently working.

Late Night Roll Call (The last lengthy roll call for a while?)
Jimmy Fallon: snatcher Goldie Hawn, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Brian Reed, and Mary J. Blige
Stephen Colbert: guardian Chris Pratt, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Ryan Adams
Jimmy Kimmel: Dr. Oz and Kings of Leon
Seth Meyers: superstore America Ferrera, Ike Barinholtz,…

No. I think there's some overlap in terms of benefits and practices for some series, but game show writers (aka "reality" writers) aren't covered by the WGA.

The licorice gun scene in Adam's Rib is one of my favorite movie moments.

MUST SEE TV, 13 December 1984
(Ratings ranking out of 70 programs)

"Yes, Twister! Fun game."

"Rah, Rah, sis boom bah"

Late Night Roll Call
Watch What Happens Live: Nene Leakes
Merv Griffin: Lynda Carter, Jaclyn Smith, Suzanne Somers, and Lauren Hutton (28 Mar 1979)
Johnny Carson: TBD
and The Gorburger Show

ABC: Our old 9PM Tuesday anchor is up for grabs! We could really use that show again… in that timeslot.

MUST SEE TV, 6 December 1984
(Ratings ranking out of 72 programs)

The only mention of "All Hail King Julien", a spinoff of the "Madagascar" films, on the AV Club: http://www.avclub.com/artic…

Late Night Roll Call
Jimmy Fallon: Martin Short, Britt Robertson, and Jessica Seinfeld
Stephen Colbert: circle Tom Hanks and Anna Baryshnikov
Tavis Smiley: former civic leaders John Mack, Michael Woo, Gil Garcetti, and Rep. Karen Bass
Chelsea: blackish Tracee Ellis Ross, Rosario Dawson, Aisha Tyler, Rob Corddry, Nate…

He's so much better than others. His ratings haven't changed _that_much in the last couple years but he's not getting the big lifts from Wednesday or Thursday episodes he was a couple years ago.

They were all off the air for 2 months in 2007-08. Letterman pulled the strings that got late night to return because he owned his production company and could deal with the WGA separately. Today, all late night shows are owned by the networks — there's not Johnny Carson or David Letterman. If there is a strike, I'm…

I'm impressed to see Francis Capra ranked so high. Maybe there is hope for the future.

"No points…"
-Sad Chris Hardwick

Late Night Ratings Race, for the week of April 17
Back from repeats, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (0.64) jumped back to a stronger first-place lead. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (0.45) remained a distant second while Jimmy Kimmel Live (0.4) dropped back to third. In the battle for viewers, Colbert…

No Must See TV today. I spent time with friends and worked on my DVR. I also began to assemble ratings from the 1985-86 season. It's fun, but time consuming.