[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'166956\' date=\'Oct 16 2007, 10:34 AM\']
I've always been under the impression that Jay was doing Headlines long before Dave was doing Small Town News. Not that either one of them originated the idea.
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No, as an early Letterman viewer, I'm pretty sure Letterman did them in the old days, when Leno was still a guest on his show.
Now for what would make "Jaywalking: The Series" more wildly successful than "Street Smarts":
1. More $$$.
2. One contestant, not two.
3. More editing.
4. Theatre-in-the-round audience seating, with multi-color lights on the stairs.