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churchlady
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1st Post Fri Apr 11th, 2008 01:41 am | |
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Thought it was about time we gave Craig his own thread. Look at the article I ran across:
NEW YORK - Recently sworn-in U.S. citizen Craig Ferguson is being embraced by his new countrymen: The late-night comic hit a ratings milestone last week with his first victory over NBC's Conan O'Brien.
The CBS "Late Late Show" averaged more viewers than O'Brien's "Late Night" (1.88 million to 1.77 million) for the first week during which they each competed with all-original shows since Ferguson started in January 2005.
It caps a slow and steady climb for Ferguson and raises a red flag for future "Tonight" show host O'Brien, although NBC says it is still happy with O'Brien's audience.
"He's getting looser and looser all the time and for the last few months it's clear that he's having such a good time that you can't resist it as a viewer," said veteran late-night hand Peter Lassally, Ferguson's executive producer.
Ferguson, a Scotsman, passed an American citizenship test and was formally sworn in on Feb. 1. He'll be host of the annual White House correspondents' dinner in Washington later this month, a high-profile gig for a comic.
Although Ferguson had slowly become more competitive with O'Brien in the ratings, the writers strike was crucial to the surge, said producer Michael Naidus.
"It was a tough thing but for us it just let us play with the show in a looser way," Naidus said. "We threw out everything and now just have our writers doing a comedy show."
The strike also put a brighter spotlight on late-night programming and Ferguson benefited from the attention, with correspondents from newspapers and magazines writing flattering stories about him, Naidus said.
NBC acknowledged Ferguson's victory but noted O'Brien — the designated successor to Jay Leno when Leno steps down next year — still led among viewers aged 18-49, the youthful demographic the network bases its advertising sales on. Among the younger half of that demographic, O'Brien gets more viewers than David Letterman, NBC said.
NBC also noted that CBS got a boost by having all-original shows at the 10 p.m. hour last week, possibly increasing its audience in late-night, while NBC was still in reruns.
Last edited on Fri Apr 11th, 2008 01:44 am by churchlady
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Ric
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2nd Post Fri Apr 11th, 2008 02:06 am | |
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| I like Craig, but I'm not joining a fan club... ;)
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churchlady
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3rd Post Fri Apr 11th, 2008 02:15 am | |
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Ric wrote: I like Craig, but I'm not joining a fan club... ;)
CMon Ric...do it for me, it won't hurt a bit!!
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Ric
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4th Post Fri Apr 11th, 2008 05:56 am | |
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| heh...
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Benbrook Susie
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5th Post Fri Apr 11th, 2008 07:40 am | |
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Sign me up !!! 
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Jami
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6th Post Fri Apr 11th, 2008 12:07 pm | |
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| I'm in!
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churchlady
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7th Post Fri Apr 11th, 2008 12:47 pm | |
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To join, you have to be able to say, "I knooooooooow!!!" just like Craig. My husband and I say it all the time.
BTW, can someone post a picture of Craig....we need one!!
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Jami
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8th Post Fri Apr 11th, 2008 07:33 pm | |
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| Attachment: 145213__craig_l.jpg (Downloaded 97 times)
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Zephyr asked me what IDK meant. I told him, I don't know....he said, "Sheesh, no one knows the answer".
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Jami
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9th Post Fri Apr 11th, 2008 07:34 pm | |
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| Attachment: cf.bmp (Downloaded 100 times)
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churchlady
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10th Post Sat Apr 12th, 2008 02:52 am | |
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 MMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmm...Jami, I REALLY like that second picture. I loves me some Craig!!!Last edited on Sat Apr 12th, 2008 02:53 am by churchlady
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jeanne
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11th Post Sat Apr 12th, 2008 03:15 am | |
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| sign me up
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Benbrook Susie
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12th Post Sat Apr 12th, 2008 08:48 am | |
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+1 to Churchie on the 2nd pic.
"I knooooooooow!!!" 
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churchlady
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13th Post Sun Apr 13th, 2008 05:10 pm | |
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Heh....BBS!!!
I've got to start recording Craig now that I'm working. It was hard to do it with March Madness going on as you never knew when Craig's show would be coming on.
PS...I just found out yesterday that my mother loves Craig too. Another member!!
Last edited on Sun Apr 13th, 2008 05:11 pm by churchlady
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Benbrook Susie
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14th Post Tue Apr 15th, 2008 07:18 am | |
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What did we learn on
The show tonight, Craig ? is my new favorite jingle. Okay, it's actually tied with long-time fave :
Always time to answer an e-mail
Boom cha-cha, e-mail !! ( Mambo )
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churchlady
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15th Post Wed Apr 16th, 2008 09:42 am | |
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| Susie...you need to send Craig on email!!
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Benbrook Susie
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16th Post Wed Apr 16th, 2008 11:11 pm | |
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| I have oft been tempted.............
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Ric
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17th Post Thu Apr 17th, 2008 12:37 am | |
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| i haven't.....
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churchlady
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18th Post Thu Apr 17th, 2008 12:41 am | |
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| So what have you been tempted to write him about, BBS??
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Benbrook Susie
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19th Post Thu Apr 17th, 2008 07:41 am | |
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Everything !! Many questions about the Mr. Wick days on the "The Drew Carey Show;" about Scotland and his family history; about how much I appreciate how he offers his thoughts about the idea of Amerca.............. Plus ooodles of other stuff. 
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churchlady
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20th Post Fri Apr 18th, 2008 12:25 am | |
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Well, I think you should go for it, BBS!!
BTW, did anyone see the last 5 minutes of Craig's show with Julie Andrews?? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm...........
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