how many commandments are there? ten. can you name any of them? freedom of speech. freedom of speech. jay was man of the people. he wasn t playing to the television critics. he wasn t playing to the comedy critics. his humor was for america. around this time, jaylen mow is doing great, basically cruising in first place. letterman on cbs is in second place. craig ferguson takes over what is now called the late late show which is the show that followed david letterman. you have conan. conan is really hot at the 12:30 hour on nbc. and you have jimmy kimmel. he has entered the arena as an abc alternative. he is on at midnight. jon stewart presents a real challenge because he is now grabbing viewers. it s not a big audience, but it s really young. so nbc looks at that and says the guy we think can counter jon stewart in an ongoing way is conan. from nbc studios in new york,
television. david letterman is now headed for cbs. cbs had lured him over with a salary more than four times that of leno and given him what he really wanted the 1 1:30 time slot now as dave and jay prepare to go head-to-head, one thing is clear, late night tv will never be quite the same. all of a sudden, there s a talk show war. start up your remote controls. the late night race is about to begin. on monday, david letterman s new show debuts here on cbs. followed a week later by chefvy chase on fox and a week after that by conan o brien on abc. they join jaylen mow, arsenio and nightline. it became a crowded space and the competition became that much more difficult. the third corner his ratings fading rapidly, arsenio hall. some tv writers think arsenio could be the big loser in this