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What impact did the Jay Leno Show have to late night tv?
The Jay Leno Show was also intended to provide NBC with an alternative to the high-cost scripted dramas aired by competing networks in its time slot.
What high-cost scripted dramas aird by competing networks in The Jay Leno Show time slot?
NBC expected to benefit by offering an inexpensive comedic alternative to the procedurals and other one-hour dramas that typically air at 10 pm.

Question: Was the Jay Leno Show successful?
Self-contained rewrite: Was the Jay Leno Show successful?