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 Jay Leno Not the Only Prime-Time Loser 

Networks retune their lineup to court young viewers

Nov 16, 09 9:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Network TV's big hits—Modern Family, The Cleveland Show, NCIS: Los Angeles—join a pack of losers and losing news: NBC viewership is down 10% among young adults, ABC and CBS have slipped, too, and Eastwick, Hank, and Trauma have already been canceled. The LA Times surveys the playing... More »

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television • NBC • CBS • Jay Leno • TV ratings • network television • The Jay Leno Show • Modern Family

technical difficulties

 To Save NBC, 
 Rethink Leno Strategy 

CEO Jeff Zucker to blame for slump

Nov 9, 09 1:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Cable giant Comcast wants to buy a controlling interest in NBC Universal. Sure, the company's movie business and cable channels are appealing, but what about the broadcast network? NBC is floundering, and CEO Jeff Zucker is to blame, Mark Harris writes in New York. One big problem is The Jay ... More »

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entertainment • NBC • NBC Universal • Jeff Zucker • TV ratings • network television • The Jay Leno Show


 Leno: 'I Take 
 95% of Blame' 
 for Bad Press 

He talks The Jay Leno Show, NBC, David Letterman, and more

Nov 2, 09 10:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Amidst a firestorm of negative press surrounding The Jay Leno Show, Leno gives a candid interview to Broadcasting & Cable on the fate of his new gig—and whether he’d trade places with David Letterman. Highlights:
  • On the slot: “Would I have preferred
... More »

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entertainment • NBC • celebrity • Jay Leno • late night talk show • late night host • The Jay Leno Show

watch it

 'Drunk' Ewoks Storm 
 Today Show, Blogosphere 

Halloween segment turns into fun-size free-for-all

Nov 1, 09 3:50 PM CST
(Newser) - The weekend's hottest viral video is a Today show segment that began with Halloween decorating tips and ended with a pair of Ewoks running wild. The Star Wars-themed show saw the Return of the Jedi supporting players earn a leading role by fighting, moonwalking, swilling a Boo-tini, and humping Al... More »

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television • NBC • Al Roker • Star Wars • Today show • drunk • live television • drunkenness • morning TV • Ewok • Return of the Jedi

Matthew Greenberg

 Say Goodbye 
 to NBC as We Know It 

It's probably going be more like a cable network

Oct 28, 09 1:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Monday was a milestone for NBC’s misbegotten Leno experiment: only 4.6 million tuned in, the worst Monday of the year, writes Matthew Greenberg. This is getting so bad it may signal the beginning of the end of NBC as we know it. The network’s rationale for putting... More »

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NBC • local news • Jay Leno • TV ratings • TV industry • networks • network television • The Jay Leno Show

no free lunch

 Hulu Fees Likely in 2010 

News Corp. talks subscription model; paywall unlikely

Oct 23, 09 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The days of free TV shows on Hulu are likely ending: A News Corp. exec says “it’s time to start getting paid for broadcast content online,” adding that “Hulu concurs with that.” Asked by Broadcasting & Cable what exactly that means, Chase Carey was... More »

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entertainment • television • Internet • NBC • online videos • Fox • Hulu • web video • News Corp • Chase Carey • paywall

OPINION

Rachel Maddow Can Rescue
Meet the Press

Liberal MSNBC host
is Tim Russert's
spiritual heir

Oct 19, 09 1:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Meet the Press has been pretty lame since Tim Russert died. No offense to David Gregory, who’s done respectable work, but he was always the safe choice, "and he's made the show just that: safe," writes Brian Donovan. NBC's Sunday morning stalwart needs its fire... More »

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NBC • MSNBC • Tim Russert • Meet the Press • David Gregory • Rachel Maddow • Sunday morning talk shows

tv review

 30 Rock in Danger 
 of Growing Stale 

Tina Fey's show starts new season tonight

Oct 15, 09 4:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tina Fey and crew return tonight with the season premiere of 30 Rock, and critics are worried that the show is losing its edge:
  • Todd VanDerWerff, AV Club: "30 Rock is still nowhere near a bad show, but it risks turning into a show where one-dimensional people spend
... More »

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NBC • Alec Baldwin • Tina Fey • 30 Rock • sitcom • network television

 Bon Jovi Is NBC's First 
 'Artist in Residence' 

Jon and the boys will promote new album exclusively on network-owned air

Oct 14, 09 9:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a move that will keep him exclusively on NBC-owned airwaves as he promotes his band’s upcoming album, Jon Bon Jovi has signed on as the network’s first “artist in residence.” His first appearance was on this morning’s Today show; he has spots scheduled with... More »

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Saturday Night Live • entertainment • NBC • NBC Universal • Bon Jovi • Jon Bon Jovi • The Jay Leno Show • NBC Nightly News • artist in residence • exclusivity • new album • The Circle

 Heroes to Kill Major Character 

We just don't who yet, only that it's a male

Oct 13, 09 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - A central character will die on Heroes this season. The only hints we get are that the character is male and part of the original cast. E! Online columnist Kristin Dos Santos knows but "can't come right out and name any names." But she adds that "I... More »

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television • Heroes • NBC • death

 Debate Rages 
 Over Leno 
 Move 

Is talk show helping NBC, or destroying it?

Oct 12, 09 9:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jay Leno’s primetime takeover has sparked furious debate in the TV business, as its ripple effects begin to be felt. Shows that thrived at 10pm, like Law & Order SVU, are dying in other slots; at least one, Southland, has been canceled outright. Anonymously, producers are calling the move... More »

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NBC • Jay Leno • late night talk show • late night host • primetime TV • Southland • The Jay Leno Show

10PM FALLOUT

 Jay Leno Kills Southland 

Cop drama left homeless without 10pm time slot

Oct 9, 09 1:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - NBC’s cop drama Southland was critically acclaimed and had great ratings, but the network has stopped production on the series and canned the episodes it already completed. The explanation: The show is too dark and gritty for 9pm. Why not just air it in its original time... More »

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television • NBC • Jay Leno • late night host • primetime TV • Southland • The Jay Leno Show

TV REview

 Office Wedding Draws 
 Cheers, Tears, Few Jeers 

Jim and Pam's nuptials tug on critics' heartstrings

Oct 9, 09 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jim and Pam's wedding on The Office last night was a bit syrupy, but that's A-OK with most critics. And an ingenious twist made a YouTube gag bearable—even funny. Spoilers ahead:
  • "Dunder Mifflin's golden couple managed to pull it off," Tanner Stranksy writes for Entertainment Weekly,
... More »

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entertainment • NBC • The Office • wedding • TV shows • television review • television program


 Leno's 
 Ratings 
 Tumble 

Real prime-time shows beat talk show every night

Oct 7, 09 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Here’s one headline Jay Leno won’t want to read. Ever since the fall TV season began in earnest Sept. 21, the former king of late night has been getting his keister kicked in primetime. He’s finished in last place every single night, with his numbers falling steadily... More »

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NBC • Nielsen Ratings • Jay Leno • late night talk show • late night host • TV ratings • primetime TV • The Jay Leno Show

Analysis

Comcast Weighs Charging Viewers for Hulu

Cable giant no fan of free site, and could soon own NBC's part of it

Oct 5, 09 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Comcast is no fan of Hulu's business model, and the cable giant could soon own a stake in the site—which means trouble for fans of using it to watch TV shows free. Comcast is in talks with NBC to pool their entertainment offerings in a joint venture that would... More »

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television • Internet • Comcast • NBC • NBC Universal • mergers and acquisitions • online videos • Hulu



 ABC, CBS 
 Urge Stars 
 to Boycott 
 Leno 

The Jay Leno Show performing well, but many still want it to fail

Oct 1, 09 10:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jay Leno touched off a firestorm of industry backlash as he launched his primetime show, and it’s not over yet: Rival networks ABC and CBS are encouraging their stars to boycott The Jay Leno Show since it competes with their own 10pm series, the Los Angeles Times ... More »

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entertainment • NBC • CBS • ABC • Julia Louis-Dreyfus • Jay Leno • late night talk show • Conan O'Brien • TV ratings • Tonight Show

 SNL's F-Bomb 
 Coulda Been 
 Staged 

The circumstances leading to Jenny Slate's viral video moment are awfully suspicious

Sep 29, 09 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the Jenny-Slate-says-fucking-on-live-TV clip going viral and making Saturday Night Live nearly relevant again, E! has to wonder—was it staged? It unrolls its best guess at what happened:
  • Sarah Palin bows out of politics, which means no more Tina Fey on SNL.
  • Lorne Michaels realizes he'll
... More »

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Saturday Night Live • entertainment • NBC • profanity • live television • Jenny Slate • SNL

 Conan: I Hit My 
 Head So Hard 
 I Understood 
 Lost 

Tonight host returns, makes light of Friday mishap

Sep 28, 09 9:56 PM CDT
(AP) - Conan O'Brien was back at work today on the Tonight Show, and joking about a stunt accident Friday that gave him what he calls a slight concussion. According to an NBC transcript of tonight's monologue, O'Brien says he hit his head so hard that for five seconds he understood the... More »

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entertainment • NBC • Lost • Conan O'Brien • concussions • Tonight Show • Teri Hatcher

 SNL's Slate Keeps 
 Her Fricking Job 

NBC won't can rookie over nervous slip-up

Sep 28, 09 1:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - SNL won't drop newbie Jenny Slate over the F-bomb she dropped on her live debut Saturday. NBC tells the Orlando Sentinel's Hal Boedeker that the frickin’ slipup, which viewers were supposed to hear between the lines, is not cause for dismissal. Perhaps Slate can even incorporate the scandal... More »

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Saturday Night Live • entertainment • NBC • profanity • tv premiere • live television • Jenny Slate • SNL

(Newser) - Conan O'Brien is home from the hospital after whacking his head during a Tonight Show stunt. "Conan is resting comfortably," said an NBC statement. "He is expected to return to work on Monday." Guest Teri Hatcher spilled details on the accident, which reportedly happened while the... More »

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NBC • late night host • Conan O'Brien • hospital • concussions • Tonight Show

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