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...cynical. I hate cynicism…it’s my least favorite quality. It doesn’t lead anywhere.” Indeed, although Conan had many reasons to be cynical that night, his ratings weren’t one of them. Conan??s farewell not only eclipsed Letterman that evening but every program in primetime as well...
...numbers so extraordinary is that they’re the climax of a hot streak. In the two weeks preceding NBC’s removal of Conan from the 11:35 p.m. slot due to his disappointing ratings (and the failure of The Jay Leno Show), Conan??s average ratings were never higher. Two Fridays ago, Conan??s viewership was fifty percent larger than it had been the entire season. As the New York Times noted, “if even a small fraction of the…viewers who flocked...
...this happen? Part of the credit, to be sure, lies with the efforts of “Team Coco,” a zealous faction of fans who protested in support of the late-night host throughout the country. But even more, Conan??s show underwent a substantive change. Simply put, he stopped being nice. It was only when he injected his jokes with venom and directed them at a relevant target that his ratings soared...
...Conan??s last few weeks, because of his fury at NBC, his jokes were bursting with the cynicism that he cautioned his followers to avoid. For example, he recently explained that as part of his severance agreement he had to “return the Etch-a-Sketch [his] contract was written on.” He also informed his viewers that they should believe NBC’s pledge to end this fiasco before the Winter Olympics because “when NBC says something, you can take that to the bank.” Furthermore, because...
...before Conan??s tenure at the multiple-Emmy-winning cartoon, Harvard alums helped develop and shape the show. Al Jean III ’81 helped craft its first episodes, transitioning “The Simpsons” from a sketch on the Tracy Ullman Show to a cartoon sitcom...