# Ted Koppel's stepping down.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-koppels-stepping-down/297132>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 31, 2005, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-koppels-stepping-down/297132 "2005-03-31T22:23:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-koppels-stepping-down/297132/1 "2005-03-31T22:23:47Z")

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I haven’t watched Leno and Letterman in years. Nightline has consistently been the best half-hour of television for as long as I can remember, and its host is retiring. Who’s going to take his place? ABC has long wanted a challenge for L/L. I’ve don’t have cable and have never seen John What’shisname but maybe it’s time for him to take over the time slot?

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**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-koppels-stepping-down/297132/2 "2005-03-31T22:30:20Z")

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Jon Stewart?

Well…Comedy Central is owned by MTV, which is owned by Viacom, who also owns CBS.

On the whole, unlikely, unless Stewart’s contract is up or close to it.