This was Dick's first show upon returning to ABC after years of "network-hopping" as he puts it. Interestingly, he mentions in the monologue that they're in the same studio as "Saturday Night Live" (8H at NBC); the cameras placed in the balcony and the presence of NBC employees in the credits, such as stage manager Joe Dicso, would seem to confirm this. Still, it's odd that the show would be taped at the facility of a rival network.