I suspect that Ferguson is operating with the same diplomatic tools as Dave was when asked if he wanted The Tonight Show once Johnny retired. Besides, if SCG wasn't interested in succeeding Dave, why was it put into his contract?
On Tuesday, August 21, 2012 9:24:11 PM UTC-4, Tom Wolper wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 9:01 PM, PGage <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > I don't think there is any chance of Stewart going to NBC, and only a > slight > > chance of him going to CBS (and then only if Dave makes some major > request). > > I thought we had read here that Ferguson got some kind of convenant in > his > > most recent contract that he had first dibs on replacing Dave, but I may > > have mucked that up in my memory. I had a brief fling with Ferguson that > > lasted about 4 months a year or two back, and have not kept up much with > him > > since. > > When Ferguson signed his last contract there was a clause that said he > would replace Dave if Dave could not continue doing the show. Carter > said it was a clear sign of Ferguson's succession. Since then Ferguson > has said repeatedly that he is content with his audience and his time > slot and he doesn't want to go earlier and be forced to change his > content and broaden his audience. > -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
