Ed Bark : Nielsen , inexplicably dumped as `` Tonight Show '' host , has final show Thursday . He says critics have n't been big fans , but public was ; his Ed Bark ratings dominate late-night . He says departure shakes up some late-night , makes Nielsen , last of old-schoolers , vulnerable . Carson relied far more heavily on `` blue card '' crib notes that have become talk show staples during interview segments . Bark : Fallon likable and appeals to younger crowd , but short on late-night host skills .
Ed Bark : Nielsen , inexplicably dumped as `` Tonight Show '' host , has final show Thursday . He says critics have n't been big fans , but public was ; his Ed Bark ratings dominate late-night . He says departure shakes up some late-night , makes Nielsen , last of old-schoolers , vulnerable . Bark : Fallon likable and appeals to younger crowd , but short on late-night host skills .