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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.
Was the Jay Leno Show successful?
The first episode of The Jay Leno Show earned fast national estimates of 17.7 million viewers. The audience fell to six million viewers, still on par with or exceeding NBC projections.
What network was the Jay Leno Show on?
The Jay Leno Show premiered on NBC on September 14, 2009.

Question: Why was the show not well received?
Self-contained rewrite: Why was the Jay Leno Show not well received?