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“Late Shift”

From Judy J – Mr. Pop – What was the name of the TV movie about the Jay Leno-David Letterman late night talk battle? Thanks again.

Mr. Pop History – It was “Late Shift” from 1996. What was interesting about this movie – the initial script draft finished with a declaration that NBC execs had made a mistake by giving Jay Leno the “Tonight” show job over David Letterman. Just as the movie finished shooting in the summer of 1995 – the late night ratings changed. Dave Letterman started getting beat by Jay Leno and they had to change things!