The few hosts who've deviated from the right-side desk arrangement haven't fared well. Dick Cavett, who started out as a morning and midday host, tried to import the non-desk interview setup he'd used in other time slots to his namesake late-night show. It never approached the popularity of Johnny Carson's Tonight Show, and eventually ABC phased Cavett out.
一些不遵守右手邊法則的主持人就栽了大跟頭。Dick Cavett一開始當(dāng)早間和午間節(jié)目主持人時(shí),試圖在自己的同名晚間秀中引進(jìn)其他時(shí)間段節(jié)目中使用過的“無桌化”采訪模式。他的節(jié)目從未像Johnny Carson的今夜脫口秀那樣成功,ABC電視臺(tái)最終也逐漸淘汰了Cavett的節(jié)目。