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Jimmy Fallon
Wipes Out During
Vodka Race

Mar 10, 2010 8:59 AM CST

Jimmy Fallon Wipes Out During Vodka Race

Chelsea Handler wins, obviously

(Newser) - Jimmy Fallon and Chelsea Handler competed in a vodka martini race last night, and Handler won—after the Late Night host fell and cut his hand on a broken martini glass. "You made me bleed!" Fallon accused Handler, as she concluded, "This is an awful game. I...

Leno Trounces
Letterman
in Return

ratings race

Mar 2, 2010 11:47 AM CST

Leno Trounces Letterman in Return

Jimmy Fallon tops Craig Ferguson in ratings race

(Newser) - Jay Leno owned the 11:35 time slot last night, smashing both David Letterman and ABC’s combination of Nightline and Jimmy Kimmel as curious viewers tuned in to see Leno take back the Tonight Show gig. Leno scored a 5.7 rating, compared to 3.0 for Letterman, 3....

Craig Ferguson,
Late Night's New King

OPINION

Feb 24, 2010 11:28 AM CST

Craig Ferguson, Late Night's New King

David Letterman still wins, but he's in a class of his own

(Newser) - Despite all the publicity heaped upon them in recent weeks, there are more late night hosts than just Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien. After years of following the major late night shows, Michael Giltz decided the time has come to declare a new king. His final verdict? Craig Ferguson,...

Jay, Conan Turn on Each Other

LETTERMAN REACHES OUT TO CONAN

Jan 14, 2010 7:24 AM CST

Jay, Conan Turn on Each Other

As Tonight Show saga continues, Leno and O'Brien face off

(Newser) - As the late-night shakedown gets messier, Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien seem to be turning against each other—and David Letterman is clearly on Team Conan. The Late Show host wants O’Brien to appear on his show “not to rub NBC's noses into their huge mistake, but...

Speidi Back Again—Or Not

TV ROUNDUP

Jun 9, 2009 10:41 AM CDT

Speidi Back Again—Or Not

Also back: Jon and Kate, Zack Morris

(Newser) - Spiritual fasting, spouse belittling: Just another Monday night on TV. Highlights:

Spencer and Heidi Pratt appeared on last night’s I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! but they look to have left the show for good following their were-they-or-weren’t-they-tortured drama, E! reports. The melodramatic pair

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LiLo's House
Not Robbed,
Just Messy

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

May 13, 2009 11:54 AM CDT

LiLo's House Not Robbed, Just Messy

Plus, another ex pines over Jen, and more

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan can’t catch a break. First she’s dumped, then her house is broken into—or not. The attempted burglary reported yesterday turned out to be a false alarm, the AP reports. Police said the house was just extremely messy, not ransacked. Elsewhere:

Jennifer Aniston’s exes are

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Funny Fallon
Picks Up Degree

May 9, 2009 7:34 PM CDT

Funny Fallon Picks Up Degree

(Newser) - Jimmy Fallon performed 20 minutes of stand-up today and walked away with two college degrees, the Albany Times Union reports. Receiving a bachelor of arts and an honorary doctorate 17 years after entering the College of Saint Rose in upstate New York, the Late Night host kept fellow grads laughing...

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—...

Fallon Wins Ratings War

Mar 13, 2009 8:22 AM CDT

Fallon Wins Ratings War

Late Night averages 2.4 million viewers

(Newser) - Take that, critics. Jimmy Fallon came out on top in his first week on the air, Access Hollywood reports. NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon averaged 2.4 million viewers during the first week of March; CBS rival Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson averaged 1.9 million. On opening...