Day: November 12, 2019

Rick Ludwin, a late-night executive at NBC for three decades who famously saved both Seinfeld and Conan O’Brien from early cancellations during his tenure at the Peacock Network, died Sunday at the age of 71. Ludwin’s TV career began in college at Miami University of Ohio as host of a campus variety show. In the 1970s, he wrote jokes for Bob Hope and eventually got a job on The Mike Douglas Show, before joining NBC in 1980 running the network’s specials. In 1989, he allowed funds from his division to keep The Seinfeld Chronicles going for four more episodes...