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The show’s existence is partly due to which television host’s desire for more vacation days?

Retry Correct Incorrect In 1974, Johnny Carson requested that NBC stop playing reruns of his talk show, The Tonight Show. Carson wanted them to play the reruns during the weekdays he planned to take a vacation. To fill the weekend timeslot, NBC hired Lorne Michaels to develop a show.

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The show’s existence is partly due to which television host’s desire for more vacation days?

• Phil Donahue
• Dick Cavett
• Johnny Carson
• David Letterman