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finally! i’ve been saying this for years.

from the ny times:

”In recent years, producers at late night shows had a perennial complaint: why on earth were they being forced into an Emmy competition with John Oliver whose HBO show, “Last Week Tonight,” did not resemble anything like theirs? 

They did celebrity interviews, Oliver didn’t. His show was 30 minutes, theirs an hour. “Last Week Tonight” rolled out 30 episodes a year while their output was at least five times bigger. To make matters worse, Emmy voters adored Oliver’s show and gave him the best variety talk show Emmy seven years in a row, leaving them in the cold.

No more. The Television Academy has moved Oliver’s show into a new category this year — outstanding scripted variety series. This gave an inside track to hosts like Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel or Seth Meyers to win for best talk series for their current late night shows for the first time.”

eta: last week tonight generally focuses on a single topic, so  the staff can take as long as they need to research. very different from addressing events of the day — sometimes even tearing up a monologue 5 minutes before air to include something that’s breaking.

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1 hour ago, DanaK said:

NBC's web page says the convention will run "5:30-10 p.m. CT on Monday and 6-10 p.m. CT on Tuesday through Thursday" (https://www.nbcchicago.com/dnc-chicago-2024/guide-to-dnc-in-chicago-timing-dates-speakers-schedule-and-more/3524077/).

This would end at 11pm EDT. 
So The Late Show shouldn't go any later than normal.

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11 minutes ago, shapeshifter said:

NBC's web page says the convention will run "5:30-10 p.m. CT on Monday and 6-10 p.m. CT on Tuesday through Thursday" (https://www.nbcchicago.com/dnc-chicago-2024/guide-to-dnc-in-chicago-timing-dates-speakers-schedule-and-more/3524077/).

This would end at 11pm EDT. 
So The Late Show shouldn't go any later than normal.

One can only hope lol. I have a feeling Thursday’s speech by the Democratic presidential nominee won’t go as long as the other guy’s lol

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