I believe the posting population of this BBS is likely greater than the viewership of the Carson Daly show and perhaps 80% of the Jimmy Fallon show.

Fallon routinely has as guest some dude from the Engadget site. Does that sound like programming for a wide audience? They're basically filler, and likely just showing a movie would probably be a wiser idea.

This whole mess with NBC wanting to bump shows, as Bitt mentions, juxtaposes beautifully with their passing over of Letterman for the Tonight Show back in 1992. Putting Leno on every night at 10pm was the rough equivalent of just shutting down their broadcast from 10-11. Even Fox affiliates with syndicated programming (Seinfeld, etc..) probably had higher viewership.