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Aug 7, 2009 12:41 PM CDT

Letterman Beats Conan Again

(Newser) - Dave beat Conan in the ratings again this week, garnering 3.38 million viewers to the Tonight Show’s 2.63 million, the New York Daily News reports. That makes four straight weeks Letterman’s come out on top, his longest streak since 1995. But NBC is quick to point...

Get Ready for
Massive Leno PR Blitz

ANALYSIS

Aug 5, 2009 11:28 AM CDT

Get Ready for Massive Leno PR Blitz

Get ready for Leno to be everywhere you look

(Newser) - Get ready for Jay—lots and lots of Jay. Though nearly 80% of viewers are aware that the Jay Leno Show is on the horizon, NBC is going to beat you over the head until you're drooling for its 10pm venture, the New York Times reports. A 24-hour webcam has...

Desperate NBC May Move Leno to 10:30: BBC Exec

Jul 30, 2009 1:56 PM CDT

Desperate NBC May Move Leno to 10:30: BBC Exec

(Newser) - After months of promoting Jay Leno's move to 10pm, NBC may shake up its prime-time schedule again, moving its late local news to 10 and Leno to 10:30, the network's onetime programming head speculates. Garth Ancier, now chief of BBC America, shared his speculation with critics at the summer...

Dave Trounces Conan
(With a Little Help From Paul)

Jul 17, 2009 11:07 AM CDT

Dave Trounces Conan (With a Little Help From Paul)

(Newser) - Things are not going well lately for Conan O’Brien. The Tonight Show’s fall to the bottom of its timeslot ratings was punctuated Wednesday when David Letterman pulled in 4.4 million viewers while Conan drew just 2.5 million, the Baltimore Sun reports. That’s the worst number...

Cohen: 'Bruno'
Interviewed a Real Terrorist

Jul 8, 2009 9:16 AM CDT

Cohen: 'Bruno' Interviewed a Real Terrorist

Comedian appears as himself for once to discuss film

(Newser) - Sacha Baron Cohen made a rare appearance as himself last night on the Late Show, telling David Letterman about Bruno’s interview with a real terrorist, the Huffington Post reports. “When we were making this film, we thought, what could people see that they’ve never seen before on...

Iconic Sidekick
Ed McMahon
Dead at 86

obituary

Jun 23, 2009 8:11 AM CDT

Iconic Sidekick Ed McMahon Dead at 86

Former Tonight Show sidekick fought cancer

(Newser) - Ed McMahon died last night in Los Angeles. The former Johnny Carson sidekick, 86, had long fought cancer and was recently admitted to the hospital with pneumonia, WAPT reports. Besides his Tonight Show role, McMahon was known for hosting Star Search and appearing on commercials handing giant checks to American...

Letterman Apologizes to Palin, Bristol, Willow

UPDATED

Jun 15, 2009 6:47 PM CDT

Letterman Apologizes to Palin, Bristol, Willow

(Newser) - David Letterman has apologized to Sarah Palin, daughters Bristol and Willow, "and everybody else who was outraged" by his joke last week about Alex Rodriguez impregnating the Alaska governor's daughter, TV Week reports. At this afternoon's taping of tonight's show, Letterman expanded on the apology he offered last week,...

Dear Dave: Shut Up About Palin

OPINION

Jun 15, 2009 4:41 PM CDT

Dear Dave: Shut Up About Palin

(Newser) - Sarah Palin is "glowingly happy to be in the national spotlight again and doesn't want to give it up any time soon," Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly observes in the course of offering David Letterman unsolicited advice: "Clam up." The Late Night host returns tonight after...

NOW Backs Palin
Against Dave—With a 'But'

Jun 12, 2009 10:43 AM CDT

NOW Backs Palin Against Dave—With a 'But'

(Newser) - Sarah Palin has a new ally in her feud with David Letterman: the National Organization for Women. "The sexualization of girls and women in the media is reaching new lows these days," NOW says on its website, taking particular offense at Letterman's remark about Palin looking like a...

This Ain't
Your Dad's
Tonight Show

TV Review

Jun 2, 2009 7:28 AM CDT

This Ain't Your Dad's Tonight Show

(Newser) - It certainly wasn’t the same old Tonight Show that came on at 11:35 last night. Here’s what the critics are saying:

From the hilarious open on, Conan announced he “is not as interested in filling Jay's shoes as in buying a much newer pair,” writes

...

Leno Takes Final Bow
on Tonight Show

May 30, 2009 4:51 AM CDT

Leno Takes Final Bow on Tonight Show

Torch passed to Conan O'Brien after 17-year run

(Newser) - Jay Leno said goodnight to the Tonight Show last night with a low-key farewell that included a look back at the host’s 17-year run, Variety reports. "When we started the show, my hair was black and the president was white," he quipped. The grand finale was an...

Leno Still Hosptalized, Expected Back Monday

Apr 24, 2009 2:13 PM CDT

Leno Still Hosptalized, Expected Back Monday

(Newser) - Jay Leno remained hospitalized today but is expected to be back at work on Monday, reports Access Hollywood. He's rumored to be suffering from food poisoning, but there's still no official word. Leno reportedly has been joking with his doctors and the hospital staff since checking himself in yesterday. NBC...

Fallon's Late Night Is ... Good!

tv review

Apr 24, 2009 11:07 AM CDT

Fallon's Late Night Is ... Good!

New host manages to hold his own

(Newser) - Few expected much from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, but since his uneven debut, he’s actually made the show an entertaining diversion for those who find themselves awake after midnight, writes Linda Holmes for NPR's "Monkey See" blog. "The best asset it's turned out Fallon has—...

Leno Hospitalized;
Tonight Show Canceled

Apr 23, 2009 4:56 PM CDT

Leno Hospitalized; Tonight Show Canceled

(Newser) - Tonight Show host Jay Leno was hospitalized today, KTLA-TV reports, forcing the cancellation of this evening’s gabfest. Leno, who was feeling poorly, checked himself into the hospital, but his ailment is not serious—a spokeswoman said he was in “good spirits” and penning jests from his bed—and...

Boston
Station
Won't Air
Leno at 10PM

Apr 3, 2009 8:07 AM CDT

Boston Station Won't Air Leno at 10PM

NBC execs cry breach of contract

(Newser) - NBC’s Boston affiliate is refusing to air Jay Leno’s 10pm talk show when it begins in September, the Boston Globe reports. Though the station owner claims that a “unique agreement” with NBC allows this option, a network president called the move “a flagrant violation of their...

Sykes Signs On
to Challenge SNL

Apr 1, 2009 3:08 PM CDT

Sykes Signs On to Challenge SNL

It's her second shot on the network

(Newser) - The last time Wanda Sykes had a show on Fox, Wanda at Large lasted just 19 episodes. But "if Rihanna can go back to Chris Brown, I can go back to Fox," Sykes tells the Los Angeles Times. Beginning this fall, she'll have a Saturday late-night talk show...

George Lopez
Lands TBS Talk Show

Mar 24, 2009 1:17 PM CDT

George Lopez Lands TBS Talk Show

(Newser) - Comedian George Lopez will hit the late-night airwaves later this year with a TBS talk show, Variety reports. The 11pm gabfest will begin airing in November, Mondays through Thursdays. The still nameless show will follow the regular late-night mold, with celebrity guests, stand-up comedians, and musical performances. Lopez himself will...

For Daily Show Prep,
Cramer Consults Martha

Mar 12, 2009 3:27 PM CDT

For Daily Show Prep, Cramer Consults Martha

(Newser) - In anticipation of his visit with Jon Stewart on tonight’s Daily Show, an admittedly “nervous” Jim Cramer sought counsel today from another Stewart—Martha. “You should be nervous,” the lifestyle maven said on her syndicated show. “He’s fast as lightning.” The Mad Money...

Can Fallon Twitter His Way
to Late-Night Stardom?

Mar 2, 2009 9:45 AM CST

Can Fallon Twitter His Way to Late-Night Stardom?

(Newser) - Jimmy Fallon has a daunting task before him tonight: He’s got to forge a Late Night identity that can compete with the likes of David Letterman and Conan O'Brien. But he has one major advantage: Twitter. Dispatches descend regularly from @jimmyfallon (including the announcement of first guests Robert De...

Fallon: 'Nauseous' But Ready

Interview

Feb 28, 2009 12:33 PM CST

Fallon: 'Nauseous' But Ready

New host knows he could be the 'last guy'

(Newser) - Jimmy Fallon will be following in some pretty big footsteps when he takes over Late Night on Monday, but he’s prepared. After all, he has the plastic pickle—a 3-foot-long specimen passed down from Conan, who got it from Letterman—plus an endless supply of advice from friends and...