AJW Landscaping 910-271-3777 Clearing the way for Santa and all season long! Mulching-Raking-Mowing-Pruning December 22 - 28, 2018 Weatherizing Plants - Salting- Shoveling Licensed – Insured See you later 910 276 7474 | 877 829 2515 12780 S Caledonia Rd, Laurinburg, NC 28352 serving Scotland County and surrounding areas We Deliver! Pricing Plans Available Busy Philipps hosts “Busy Tonight” Refer a friend programs available Joy Jacobs, Store Manager 234 E. Church Street Laurinburg, NC 910-277-8588 www.kimbrells.com Page 2 — Saturday, December 22, 2018 — Laurinburg Exchange The night shift: Late-night talk shows fared well in 2018 By Kenneth Andeel out. “Conan” has generally TV Media boasted the youngest average audience of the major late-night ith 2019 looming on the ho- shows, so it makes absolute sense Wrizon, it’s time for retrospec- for him to make changes that will tives about 2018’s year in televi- keep those young, media-savvy sion to start pouring in. One cor- audiences connected to his show. ner of the TV world that is always When the subject of late-night worth a look is the realm of late- talk shows is raised, though, night talk, that distinctly North what most people think of is the American format that shot to old standard, pioneered by the popularity — and eventual uni- likes of Steve Allen and Johnny versality — during the second Carson (both of “The Tonight half of the 20th century. Begin- Show”). The formula is familiar: ning with shows like NBC’s “The monologue, guests, maybe a live Tonight Show” (launched in performance. Many of the major 1954), the late-night formula networks’ late-night talk shows spread from network to network, have this blueprint in common, evolving across many iterations which makes them easy to com- and becoming a necessary staple pare and makes minor differences for every major programming between hosting styles and sub- provider. tle fluctuations in ratings a lot Cable networks stepped up more meaningful. their late-night game in 2018. If there was a 2018 winner in During the summer, Samantha the late-night wars, it was proba- Bee (“Full Frontal with Samantha bly Colbert of CBS’s “The Late Bee”) made headlines battling Show with Stephen Colbert.” Col- with the Trump administration bert took over for David Letter- over its controversial immigration man when he retired in 2015, and policies, and the new show saw a he began his nightly ratings bat- modest rise in ratings for her tle with Jimmy Fallon, who re- trouble. In October, E! launched placed Jay Leno as host of “The “Busy Tonight,” a new take on Tonight Show” in 2014. In the im- the traditional talk show hosted mediate aftermath of the host by actress and social media sen- switches of 2014-15, Fallon man- sation Busy Philipps (“Dawson’s aged to hang onto Leno’s ratings Creek”). Early reception to her lead, but in recent years, Colbert’s Conan O’Brien as seen in “Conan” show has been mixed, but distinct hosting and interviewing “The Late Show” and “The To- tent. While political humor and Philipps came out of the gate style has eroded that lead. night Show” are down compared social commentary has been with the blessing of other hosts, Colbert started to pull ahead in to previous years, a symptom of dominating the current scene, it’s cutting a promo for “Busy To- 2017, when his overall viewer- the ongoing migration of viewers possible for people to find almost night” that featured late-night ship numbers began to regularly from traditional television to on- any combination of host and staples such as Stephen Colbert, outdo Fallon’s on a nightly basis. demand viewing and streaming show to vibe with their taste. The Conan O’Brien, Seth Meyers, At that point, Fallon still retained through non-network sources. next year of late-night TV will Andy Cohen and others. one notch in his belt that was ar- The late-night television land- continue to respond to the ex- Speaking of late-night staples, guably superior to total viewer- scape is wider than it has ever panding desires of audiences and O’Brien is changing the formula ship. While “The Tonight Show” been before, and a multitude of the continued pressure that digi- of his show in an effort to accom- had fewer overall viewers, it re- choices are available for viewers tal media is exerting on tradition- modate young viewers who are tained a solid lead in the most chasing different types of con- al TV. routinely cutting cords and look- coveted demographic: viewers ing for more streamlined content. aged 18 to 49. Colbert had great- Earlier this year, O’Brien an- er overall numbers, but Fallon’s nounced that his TBS show “Co- slightly smaller audience consist- BREEDEN’S nan” will be condensed down to ed of a more desirable group. a half-hour format and will spurn In 2018, though, buoyed by QUALITY MEATS some of the formal trappings as- coverage of the U.S. midterm sociated with late-night TV. elections, Colbert finally man- CLIPS O‘Brien’s goal is to trim the fat aged to overtake Fallon within HAIRCUTS FOR MEN endemic to the late-night tradi- that coveted demo. Of course, the tion in order to offer lean, incisive victory wasn’t complete or per- episodes instead of longer ones manent — after the excitement 1305 Scotland Crossing Dr. padded with filler. His plan in- of election week, Fallon’s show Fresh made sausage, hand cut steaks, volves downsizing to one guest retook the lead — but now “The Corriher Country ham, local honey, spices and rubs. Laurinburg, NC 28352 per night and editing the show’s Late Show” has proven it can get Since 1926 (336) 309-9413 best material into a half-hour dai- over the hump and will be look- ly episode, while offering addi- ing to do so on a regular basis. 133 Broad St | Bennettsville, South Carolina 29512 tional daily material online for It’s worth noting that overall Jennifer Ryder - Stylist people interested in seeking it viewership numbers for both (843) 479-3481 Laurinburg Exchange — Saturday, December 22, 2018 — Page 3 NBCSN NHL Hockey Los Angeles From Bank of America Stadium-- 8:15 p.m. ESPN NFL Football Craven Cottage-- London, Eng- 5:00 p.m. ESPN College Football Kings at San Jose Sharks. From Charlotte, N.C. (3h) (Live) Denver Broncos at Oakland Raid- land (2h05) (Live) Scoreboard (15m) (Live) SAP Center-- San Jose, Calif. NBCSN Premier League Goal ers. From Oakland Alameda Coli- 8:00 a.m. ESPN Get Up! (2h) (Live) NBCSN Premier League Goal Sports (2h30) (Live) Zone (1h) (Live) seum-- Oakland, Calif. (3h) (Live) 9:30 a.m. NBCSN Premier Zone (30m) (Live) this week 5:15 p.m. WBTW (13) NCAA Bas- 4:00 p.m. WFXB (43) The OT League Mornings (25m) (Live) 5:15 p.m. ESPN NCAA Football TUESDAY ketball North Carolina (Chapel (30m) (Live) 9:55 a.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer University of Wisconsin (Madison) SATURDAY Hill) vs. Kentucky. From United 4:25 p.m. WBTW (13) NFL Foot- 6:00 a.m. ESPN2 Golic and Win- Newcastle United at Liverpool. vs. Miami. Pinstripe Bowl. From 7:00 a.m. NBCSN Premier Center-- Chicago, Ill. (2h45) (Live) ball Pittsburgh Steelers at New go (2h) (Live) From Anfield-- Liverpool, England Yankee Stadium-- Bronx, N.Y. League Mornings (25m) (Live) 7:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Football Orleans Saints. From Mercedes- 8:00 a.m. ESPN Get Up! (2h) (Live) (2h05) (Live) (3h30) (Live) Benz Superdome-- New Orleans, 7:25 a.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer Troy University vs. Buffalo. Dollar 10:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (1h) 10:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (2h) 6:30 p.m. NBCSN NHL Live! (1h) La. (3h05) (Live) Burnley at Arsenal. From Emirates General Bowl. From Ladd-Peebles (Live) (Live) (Live) Stadium-- London, England Stadium-- Mobile, Ala. (3h30) 4:30 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basket- Noon NBCSN Premier League 7:30 p.m. NBCSN NHL Hockey ball Semifinal Diamond Head 11:00 a.m. ESPN NBA Count- (2h05) (Live) (Live) down (1h) (Live) Mornings (10m) (Live) Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Classic. From Stan Sheriff Center-- Lightning. From Amalie Arena-- 8:55 a.m. ESPN2 Serie A Soccer ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Van- 12:10 p.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer Ar- Honolulu, Hawaii (2h) (Live) Noon ESPN NBA Basketball Mil- Tampa, Fla. (2h45) (Live) Fiorentina vs. AC Milan. From Sta- derbilt vs. Kansas State. From waukee Bucks at New York Knicks. senal at Brighton & Hove Albion. 5:30 p.m. FSSE Hornets Live! 8:00 p.m. TNT NBA Basketball dio Giuseppe Meazza-- Milan, Ita- Sprint Center-- Kansas City, Mo. From Madison Square Garden-- From Falmer Stadium-- Brighton, Pre-game (30m) (Live) Boston Celtics at Houston Rock- ly (2h05) (Live) (2h) (Live) New York City, N.Y. (2h35) (Live) England (2h05) (Live) NBCSN 6:00 p.m. FSSE NBA Basketball 1:30 p.m. ESPN NCAA Football ets. From Toyota Center-- Hous- 9:30 a.m. Premier 8:00 p.m. WFXB (43) Boxing Jer- 2:30 p.m. WTVD (11) WPDE (15) League Mornings (25m) (Live) Charlotte Hornets at Boston Celt- Boston College vs. Boise State. ton, Texas (2h30) (Live) mall Charlo vs. Willie Monroe Jr. ics. From TD Garden-- Boston, NBA Countdown (30m) (Live) 8:45 p.m. ESPN College Football 9:55 a.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer Le- Premier Champions. From Bar- First Responder Bowl. From Cot- Mass. (2h30) (Live) 2:35 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (1h30) ton Bowl-- Dallas, Texas (3h30) Scoreboard (15m) (Live) icester City at Chelsea.
Details
-
File Typepdf
-
Upload Time-
-
Content LanguagesEnglish
-
Upload UserAnonymous/Not logged-in
-
File Pages16 Page
-
File Size-