Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/1982–1983 United States network television schedule (late night)
The nomination fails to go beyond . Latenight TV programming from each year in the history of broadcasting has had substantial coverage in multiple reliable and independent sources, easily satisfying . For the 1982-83 season, for the Johnny Carson show see http://news.google.com/archivesearch?as_q=&num=10&btnG=Search+Archives&as_epq=Johnny+carson&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_user_ldate=1982&as_user_hdate=1983&lr=&as_src=&as_price=p0&as_scoring= 2110 Google News archive hits, including Time magazine http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,925800,00.html . The threat to Carson's show from his competition in the schedule is discussed at http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/663198782.html?dids=663198782:663198782&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Feb+08%2C+1982&author=PETER+J+BOYER&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=...CARSON%3A+BUT+IS+THERE+A+FALLING+STAR+AT+NBC%3F&pqatl=google. Carson's competition with Alan Thicke is discussed at http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB29619E27A7796&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Other articles also discuss the competition, Carson's sometimes slipping ratings with respect to the competition, and Joan Rivers becoming a regular guest host. An AP story April 12 1983, presented in NewspaperArchive,com in "The Capital" also discusses the scheduling ot=f the Thicke show against Carson, and Carson's loss of audience to Nightline, CBS movies, and independent stations. "David Letterman" gets 1670 Google News hits for that season http://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=%22David+Letterman%22&btnG=Search+Archives&num=10&as_user_ldate=1982&as_user_hdate=1983 and again many are substantial coverage of the show and of its success in the schedule. "Nightline" gets 935 Google News hits during that season http://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=%22Nightline%22&btnG=Search+Archives&num=10&as_user_ldate=1982&as_user_hdate=1983. This is not at all TV Guide, which tells what is occurring in a particular day's episode of a program. It is a notable part of broadcasting history and a useful navigational aid
— User:Edison, 02:04, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
Stance: keep
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