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It’s been three months since Conan O’Brien hosted his last “Late Night.” While he’s been off the air, he’s hardly been out of the spotlight. Following the lead of predecessor Jay Leno, Mr. O’Brien spent a big chunk of his late-night interregnum touring the country, visiting NBC affiliates in dozens of...
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Jay Leno ended his latenight run by dominating his timeslot one last time. Friday night's final edition of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" averaged an 8.8 rating in Nielsen's overnight metered market averages, crushing a repeat of CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman"...
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It’s another sunny day in Southern California, and Conan O’Brien is about to go for a ride. The soon-to-be host of “The Tonight Show” waits just outside the entrance of his new late-night Thunderdome, Stage One on the Universal Studios backlot. The calendar says Memorial Day, but while most of the world...
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The new theme song for "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" will have a familiar ring to it. That's because Mr. O'Brien and executive producer Jeff Ross have opted to use a reworked version of Mr. O'Brien's 16-year-old "Late Night" musical open as the theme song...
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President Obama has joined Johnny Carson, Jerry Seinfeld and the cast of "Cheers" in the pantheon of guests who have given Jay Leno his best "Tonight Show" ratings. Thursday's presidential appearance—the first by a sitting president on a late-night talk show—scored...
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Jay Leno may be leaving “The Tonight Show,” but before he departs, he’s going to get one last appearance from Barack Obama. The White House is confirming that President Obama will be a guest on Thursday night’s program, during the president’s visit to the West Coast. Generally presidential candidates...
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NBC is frontloading its summer schedule, packing June with a bevy of scripted and unscripted series as part of a bid to help boost Conan O’Brien’s premiere month as host of “The Tonight Show.” The network’s just-announced summer schedule includes the long-delayed bows of scripted series “The Philanthropist...
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Andy Richter is reuniting with Conan O’Brien, signing on to serve as announcer for Mr. O’Brien’s new incarnation of “The Tonight Show.” NBC is expected to announce the decision later today. Mr. Richter and Mr. O’Brien entered the pop culture landscape together in 1993, with Mr. Richter serving as sidekick...
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While paid ads will get most of the attention during NBC’s telecast of the Super Bowl on Sunday, network parent NBC Universal is hoping to steal its share of the big day’s big buzz with a well-orchestrated promotional blitz that will focus on virtually all units of the company. NBC’s network schedule...
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Jay Leno’s “The Tonight Show” is a cash cow in late night. But just how much advertising revenue it will generate in prime time is anyone’s guess, media buyers say. According to TNS Media Intelligence, “The Tonight Show” generates about $926,000 in ad revenue every night for NBC. Spots cost $50,877 for...
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The host of “The Jay Leno Show” doesn’t expect to beat first-run versions of the scripted drama it will compete with at 10 p.m. weeknights starting in fall 2009. He doesn’t have to, said Marc Graboff, co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios, at a Burbank press conference the day...
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John McCain’s first post-election interview with Jay Leno on NBC’s “The Tonight Show” gave the program its highest overnight rating since the show returned to original episodes during the 2008 writers strike in January. Coinciding with Veterans Day, Sen. McCain’s interview drew a 4.9 rating/12 share...
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Republican presidential nominee John McCain will make his first post-election late-night appearance with Jay Leno. The Arizona senator will be a guest on “The Tonight Show” on Tuesday, Nov. 11, in honor of Veterans Day. Joining Sen. McCain will be musical guests the Kaiser Chiefs. Sen. McCain’s last...
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Jay Leno will sign off as host of "The Tonight Show" on May 29, with Conan O'Brien taking over the storied franchise on Monday, June 1. NBC Entertainment Co-Chairs Ben Silverman and Marc Graboff made the announcement Monday morning during the network's portion of the Television Critics...
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NBC on Monday will announce the exact timetable for Jay Leno to hand over the host's chair on "The Tonight Show" to Conan O'Brien, several people with knowledge of the plan said over the weekend. It's very likely Mr. Leno will host his final "Tonight Show" in late May...