With the whole flap over Conan O’Brien and Jay Leno, NBC Television has really provided us another stark reminder: As has always been the case, consumers will tell you when they don’t want what you have to sell – they simply don’t buy. In this case, it’s a comedian that, while fun in his day, has lost his appeal to viewers of today. Moving Leno to Prime Time was the first mistake, (come on, who noticed any substantial difference in the content of that “new” show?) but that really should have been the only mistake.

Consumers weren’t interested. It happens.