NBC Shakeup - Conan "Out" - Jay Back In

[bpatrick]

I think a better "time slot hit" example would be Christina Applegate's "Jesse". It did strong in ratings only being right after "Friends" but wasn't a well received show on its own merit...

... or "Veronica's Closet," which was a big dud (in my opinion) but stayed on for several years due to its nice timeslot on Thursdays. Or "Caroline in the City". I never thought those shows came anywhere close to the glorious "Friends", "Seinfeld", "Cheers", or "Cosby Show" they were following...

And let's not forget "The Single Guy," starring one Jonathan Silverman (any relation to Fred Silverman?)

Maybe it would be the perfect time for NBC to bring back "Gimme A Break!"

Don't think Jonathan Silverman is any relation to Fred. I know he played in the movie version of Neil Simon's autobiographical "Brighton Beach Memoirs," taking the role Matthew Broderick played on Broadway. Broderick, however, played in the movie version of the second play in Simon's trilogy, "Biloxi Blues." (I've forgotten who played in "Broadway Bound.")