“Jeopardy!” Exhibitionists
Why will “Jeopardy!” air an exhibition match between super-champions Mattea Roach, Amy Schneider, & Matt Amodio today during its Tournament Of Champions? I think this is the reason.
Best Thing I’ve Seen Today
For several years, Seth Meyers and his team at NBC’s “Late Night” have produced some very clever parodies of movie trailer genres. Here they are one after another.
Stump Mr. Video
Nearly 40 years ago, I created a listener-participation game called Stump Mr. Video for my morning radio show. Too bad it could never work today. Here’s the story.
Trevor Noah’s Announcement
I have some thoughts about Trevor Noah’s announcement that he’s going to leave “The Daily Show” — and why you shouldn’t listen to any speculation about who will replace him.
Prime Football
Some observations from watching Prime Video’s streaming coverage of the Chiefs-Chargers last night, including why anyone would choose to listen to five guys in a man cave discussing the game instead of the great Al Michaels.
One Less Hour
Some thoughts about NBC executives considering no longer airing network shows in the last hour of primetime. No, it doesn’t mean Jay Leno gets his hour back.
Reliable But Fired
Some thoughts on CNN firing Brian Stelter, who not only won his time slot every Sunday with “Reliable Sources,” but also compiled a must-read daily newsletter and set a high bar for quality.
Martin Short In The Guest Chair
Sparked by a Twitter conversation with Jason Zinoman, here’s an example from last night of why Martin Short has to be on any list of all-time money-in-the-bank late-night TV guests.