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Leno Goes Out on Top

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...

Published Sat, May 30 2009 1:20 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, NBC, Ratings, Jay Leno, The Tonight Show

NBC Went to Oprah Before Leno for Prime Time

Before deciding to put Jay Leno in prime time, NBC offered its 8 p.m. timeslot to Oprah Winfrey. NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker said that the notion of Oprah having a nightly show in prime time wasn’t a new idea. NBC talked to Ms. Winfrey about two years...

Published Tue, May 19 2009 9:38 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Advertising, NBC, Jay Leno, Oprah Winfrey, Jeff Zucker, Upfront

Moonves: NBC’s Leno Move Helps CBS

CBS CEO Les Moonves said that NBC’s decision to put Jay Leno on in prime time will help his company’s bottom line. “We were the No. 1 network at 10 o’clock last year,” Mr. Moonves told analysts and investors during CBS’ quarterly earnings conference call...

Published Thu, May 7 2009 7:30 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, Digital, Advertising, CBS, NBC, Syndication, Jay Leno, Earnings, Les Moonves

The Selling of ‘Leno’: NBC’s Upfront Plan

NBC is encouraged by the reaction from advertisers and media buyers to its new 10 p.m. Jay Leno show, network ad sales President Michael Pilot said. Mr. Pilot said NBC is positioning the new show as Jay Leno in primetime, rather than a late-night show...

Published Sun, Apr 19 2009 10:53 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Advertising, NBC, Jay Leno, Print Edition, Upfront

Leno to Air on WHDH After Station Relents

Jay Leno's new 10 p.m. show will air in Boston beginning in September, after the NBC affiliate there, WHDH, backed off from a threat to air news during the hour. "Upon further consideration, we have decided to telecast Jay Leno," WHDH owner...

Published Mon, Apr 13 2009 4:59 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Jay Leno, WHDH, Ed Ansin, John Eck

NBCU’s Ben Silverman on Upfront, Automakers

The bad economy doesn't mean the upfront TV advertising market will collapse, according to NBCU Universal boss Ben Silverman. "If you're going to get out of a recession, you need to sell stuff," the co-chairman at NBC Entertainment and...

Published Fri, Apr 10 2009 7:29 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Advertising, NBC, Jay Leno, Ben Silverman, Conan O'Brien, Upfront, Andy Richter

NBC Turns to Conan, Leno for Upfront

NBC is betting laughter is the best medicine when it comes to beating the upfront blues. Since the network once again is skipping a traditional upfront week presentation to advertisers, it's decided to assemble its top comedic talent—including Conan...

Published Thu, Apr 9 2009 10:00 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, NBC, The Office, Jay Leno, Jimmy Fallon, 30 Rock, Conan O'Brien, Upfront, Jerry Seinfeld, Seth Meyers, Rainn Wilson, Roots

Leno-WHDH Flap Divides NBC Station GMs

WHDH-TV’s announcement that it won’t run Jay Leno’s new 10 p.m. talk show has left NBC-affiliated station bosses divided, with some voicing sympathy and others wondering what the Boston affiliate was thinking. The NBC network hammered Sunbeam Television...

Published Mon, Apr 6 2009 4:08 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, NBC, Jay Leno, Stations, WHDH

Leno's Hometown Station, WHDH, Pushes Back

Jay Leno’s hometown station says it won’t carry his new 10 p.m. show in prime time, a move that’s sparked an angry response from NBC. WHDH in Boston Thursday said that it will air a prime time newscast at 10 p.m. this fall rather than Mr. Leno’s new show...

Published Thu, Apr 2 2009 9:50 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, NBC, Jay Leno, WHDH

Ratings Flash: Obama Lifts Leno's 'Tonight Show'

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...

Published Fri, Mar 20 2009 11:12 AM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Jay Leno, Barack Obama, The Tonight Show, Politics, TV Ratings

Obama to Appear on Leno’s ‘Tonight Show’

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...

Published Mon, Mar 16 2009 3:38 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, NBC, Jay Leno, Barack Obama, The Tonight Show

NBC Wants to Keep Daly on ‘Last Call’

NBC has begun conversations aimed at keeping Carson Daly on board as host of the network’s late-late-night franchise “Last Call.” Mr. Daly’s current deal with the network expires in August. Some television industry insiders had wondered whether NBC would...

Published Sun, Feb 15 2009 10:00 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, NBC, Jay Leno, Print Edition, Conan O'Brien, Carson Daly, Last Call

Silverman Backs Use of Live-Plus-Seven-Day Ratings

NBC's programming chief Ben Silverman has a solution to help broadcasters make more money. They should be able to sell to advertisers against the live-plus-seven-day ratings for shows, Mr. Silverman said during a morning keynote interview at NATPE...

Published Tue, Jan 27 2009 1:46 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Ratings, Syndication, Jay Leno, Ben Silverman, NATPE, Live-Plus-Seven-Day

NBC Prepping Super Bowl Promo Punch

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...

Published Sun, Jan 25 2009 10:18 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, NBC, The Office, Jay Leno, Chuck, Print Edition, Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show, Heroes, Kings, Super Bowl, Medium, 3-D, Southland, John Miller

News of Prime-Time ‘Leno’ Drives Ratings for Late-Night ‘Leno’

Last week’s announcement that NBC will be stripping Jay Leno in prime time at 10 p.m. helped lift the network’s late-night franchises to their biggest audiences in almost a year. “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” wrapped up the week of Dec. 8-12 with a...

Published Thu, Dec 18 2008 6:00 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, CBS, NBC, Jay Leno, Late Show With David Letterman, TV Ratings, Late Night With Conan O’Brien, The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson

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