Anyone that works in the industry knows the television comes down to two factors: ratings and money, not necessarily in that order.
We weren’t so shocked to know that Late Night with David Letterman fared better in advertising revenue than The Tonight Show, even before NBC played ring-around-the-show-host.
But we were amazed to learn that Chelsea Handler’s E! late-night program, Chelsea Lately makes almost the same amount on ad revenue as Comedy Central├óΓé¼Γäós The Colbert Report. Further more, her $$$ is on the rise, while Stephen Colbert is beginning to flat line.
Never would have guessed, but props to her! As the only lady of late-night, she should be getting a decent cut!
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