Chelsea Handler's ratings topping Conan

[Smasher_Sloan]

That's what it says here:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/chelsea_tops_conan_in_late_night_BpeqmiPF3mxHn3osgpV6oN

 

[dooley_womack1]

Heehee: "chelsea_tops_conan"

 

[DanOregon]

Not really that much of surprise - Conan is the only one of the four to run an hour.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

I think it indicates that Chelsea is doing well more than it says Conan is doing badly.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

I think it indicates that Chelsea is doing well more than it says Conan is doing badly.

That's a very, very generous way to spin this.

I'd love to see a comparison of what E spends on the Chelsea Handler show compared to what TBS is spending on Conan.

 

[sgreenwell]

I think it's more that Handler doesn't really have any competition - She's aiming for the female audience awake at night, and her show is more like an R-rated version of The View or a chat show than a late night show. Conan probably splits his audience with Stewart, Colbert, Letterman and Leno.

For what it's worth, I think Conan is doing OK. Someone mentioned a couple months back that he was suffering from a lack of good guests, and while I didn't think it was a problem at that time, I do think he's having that issue now. (Except for Hanks last night, the best guest this week was Elijah Woods or Liv Tyler.) I also think that Ferguson and Fallon at 12:30, and the Comedy Central guys, are putting on the most original and consistently funny bits.

 

[Jake_Taylor]

I think it's more that Handler doesn't really have any competition - She's aiming for the female audience awake at night, and her show is more like an R-rated version of The View or a chat show than a late night show. Conan probably splits his audience with Stewart, Colbert, Letterman and Leno.

For what it's worth, I think Conan is doing OK. Someone mentioned a couple months back that he was suffering from a lack of good guests, and while I didn't think it was a problem at that time, I do think he's having that issue now. (Except for Hanks last night, the best guest this week was Elijah Woods or Liv Tyler.) I also think that Ferguson and Fallon at 12:30, and the Comedy Central guys, are putting on the most original and consistently funny bits.

When I watch Conan it's almost always at 1 a.m. instead of 11 p.m. I don't know how people like me figure into the ratings or if there are many others like me.

 

[Brooklyn Bridge]

I think it's more that Handler doesn't really have any competition - She's aiming for the female audience awake at night, and her show is more like an R-rated version of The View or a chat show than a late night show. Conan probably splits his audience with Stewart, Colbert, Letterman and Leno.

For what it's worth, I think Conan is doing OK. Someone mentioned a couple months back that he was suffering from a lack of good guests, and while I didn't think it was a problem at that time, I do think he's having that issue now. (Except for Hanks last night, the best guest this week was Elijah Woods or Liv Tyler.) I also think that Ferguson and Fallon at 12:30, and the Comedy Central guys, are putting on the most original and consistently funny bits.

I really did not like Fallon when he took over, but he has consistently improved and now I am a regular watcher.

 

[farmerjerome]

I like Conan, but I'd rather watch Handler. It's like she's missing the filter between her brain and her mouth, something I can totally relate too.

 

[sgreenwell]

I think it's more that Handler doesn't really have any competition - She's aiming for the female audience awake at night, and her show is more like an R-rated version of The View or a chat show than a late night show. Conan probably splits his audience with Stewart, Colbert, Letterman and Leno.

For what it's worth, I think Conan is doing OK. Someone mentioned a couple months back that he was suffering from a lack of good guests, and while I didn't think it was a problem at that time, I do think he's having that issue now. (Except for Hanks last night, the best guest this week was Elijah Woods or Liv Tyler.) I also think that Ferguson and Fallon at 12:30, and the Comedy Central guys, are putting on the most original and consistently funny bits.

I really did not like Fallon when he took over, but he has consistently improved and now I am a regular watcher.

Me too, although dating back to SNL. He also seems to be pretty well-liked, and gets some surprisingly good guests and musical acts.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Conan goes through stretches where he gets very few decent guests. The Daily Show and Colbert have the same issue.

Fallon is doing great. Some of the celebrity guests he's had are unbelievable. Hell, he got Springsteen to be in a sketch.

 

[imjustagirl]

I like Conan, but I'd rather watch Handler. It's like she's missing the filter between her brain and her mouth, something I can totally relate too.

Me too, and yet I hate her and want her head on a pole in my front yard.

Different strokes.

 

[Freelance Hack]

Conan goes through stretches where he gets very few decent guests. The Daily Show and Colbert have the same issue.

I wonder, though, if that's really an issue with Stewart and Colbert. How many people watch those shows because of the guests? I watch to get their takes on what happened that day/week.

 

[jr/shotglass]

Indeed, Stewart and Colbert are selling something decidedly different than LetterLenO'brien.

And Handler is selling something different than any of them.

 

[sgreenwell]

Conan goes through stretches where he gets very few decent guests. The Daily Show and Colbert have the same issue.

I wonder, though, if that's really an issue with Stewart and Colbert. How many people watch those shows because of the guests? I watch to get their takes on what happened that day/week.

Agreed, and the time on each show reflects that. Stewart and Colbert, unless they get like Paul McCartney or Hanks, normally spend about four to six minutes with a guest. That leaves the other 16 minutes for skits. In contrast, I feel like Conan (who's not a great interviewer) feels compelled to stay with the standard talk show format: 10 to 15 minutes for skits and monologue, 20 to 25 minutes for guests, and a musical act.

I'd love to see him just ditch one of the guests each night and has a second skit after the first guest, but so far, his show has been far less adventurous than I thought it would be. In contrast, Fallon is willing to do weird **** (even if it fails, like video game week), Kimmel has a good balance between interviewing skill and skits, and Ferguson sets himself apart because he can get a decent interview out of pretty much anyone.

 

[StaggerLee]

Can't figure out for the life of me why she'd have better ratings:

 

[sgreenwell]

Can't figure out for the life of me why she'd have better ratings:

Do people still watch TV for hot chicks? Who has cable television but not the Internet?

 

[jr/shotglass]

Can't figure out for the life of me why she'd have better ratings:

Now, we see a considerably less dolled-up version of Ms. Handler at 2 a.m. nightly ...

 

[StaggerLee]

Can't figure out for the life of me why she'd have better ratings:

Do people still watch TV for hot chicks? Who has cable television but not the Internet?

Not exclusively, but given the choice between hot chick and a red-headed dude, I'd choose chick even if I had to mute the channel. LOL

 

[Pancamo]

What hot chick are you talking about?