Oprah or Johnny?

[touchfaith]

Adjusting for inflation, who is/was more powerful/influential?

Why?

[jacki]

Culturally, Johnny.

But the adjusting for inflation bit indicates you're asking an economic question.

Oprah moves more product: Book club, favorite things, etc.

[touchfaith]

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Culturally, Johnny.

But the adjusting for inflation bit indicates you're asking an economic question.

Oprah moves more product: Book club, favorite things, etc.

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Naw, by inflation, I guess I meant 'by equal standards'. Couldn't figure out a way to word that. Oprah has involvment in things that either didn't exist during Johnny's era, or where not yet popular on TV (book club is a good example).

But 'back in the day', if you wanted to be 'known' on TV, all roads traveled through Carson.

[trying2learn]

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Culturally, Johnny.

But the adjusting for inflation bit indicates you're asking an economic question.

Oprah moves more product: Book club, favorite things, etc.

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Naw, by inflation, I guess I meant 'by equal standards'. Couldn't figure out a way to word that. Oprah has involvment in things that either didn't exist during Johnny's era, or where not yet popular on TV (book club is a good example).

But 'back in the day', if you wanted to be 'known' on TV, all roads traveled through Carson.

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Oprah can't get as big/powerful/influential as Johnny was then, because of all the different options now. Cable tv, satelite tv and radio, the internet, mass marketing...back then Johnny was the end all be all.

[touchfaith]

11-9? That tight a race and 20 votes?

Boring [censored]ers.

[mason55]

Many (including me) have no real idea how much influence Carson had.

[Dynasty]

Johnny's influence was magnified since very few people had cable TV before the 1980's. So, NBC was the only real option for late night original entertainment programming.

[Colonel Kataffy]

Oprah, and its not even close. Oprah owns her own show; Carson didn't. Carson's show was entertainment. Oprahs shhow is entertainment, but she can also push political and social agendas, and use it to market what ever the hell she wants.