It would have been easy to just say "screw it". I admire your dedication, or something.

What They Were Probably Promoting on Carson (04 May 1977):

My parents have absolutely fallen in love with Little Big Shots, which is remarkable only because they haven't watched a major network show that wasn't on CBS in years. (I worded that weird, but I'm too f'n tired to fix it)

Thoughts On your placeholder: Not a fan.

If you want to go for non-fictional characters, I would nominate everyone on The View, past and present.

"Gilly?"
"…….."
"Gilly-y-y?"
"What?"
{REPEAT}

Music snobbery is one of the best kinds of snobbery.

I actually kind of enjoyed that Affleck "Daredevil" film

Mockingbird beats Batman With Nipples every time.

I really hate to admit that I have seen "Coyote Ugly" more than once.

If they tried to go from Pierce Brosnan directly to Tom Hiddleston, then I think a lot of people would have a hard time wrapping their head around it. But since they threw Daniel Craig into the mix, I think it opens the door for a wide array of possibilities. So yes, I can see it, and I think it would be interesting…

I used to use Breckin Meyer to shampoo my hair. He has surprisingly gentle fingers.

but tonight, I have Trump fatigue

I put together a disturbing string of incorrect guesses in Double Jeopardy. Whenever you are feeling too full of yourself, there's always room for a slice of humble pie.

What They Were Probably Promoting on Carson (02 Feb 1978):

What They Were Probably Promoting on Carson (04 Aug 1982):

How about "emergent" instead of "initial". Would that make you happier?

I like this show as an abstract concept as I have never watched a single second of it.

Things are already weird, so I'm just going to go ahead and continue the theme by posting this here:
What They Were Probably Promoting on Carson (03 Nov 1987):
WITH PICTURES!

To further confuse the fuck out of everyone, many of yesterday's regular features have been edited and replaced with new versions. I don't think a lot of people would even think to look.