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 Shatner Graces 
 Conan With 
 More Palin 'Poetry' 

This time, drawn from her Twitter feed

Jul 30, 09 8:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - After realizing Sarah Palin’s incoherent resignation address was not actually a speech but rather poetry, Conan O’Brien started investigating her Twitter feed. “Some people have found her tweets to be a little rambling, confusing, and off-topic,” O’Brien said on last night’s Tonight Show,... More »

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entertainment • NBC • comedy • celebrity • late night talk show • Conan O'Brien • poetry • Tonight Show • William Shatner • Sarah Palin • Twitter

 Silverman 
 Leaves NBC, 
 Goes Digital 


Will head new company created with Barry Diller

Jul 27, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ben Silverman is leaving NBC Entertainment and hitting the Internet, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The division's co-chair—who may have jumped and may have been pushed—will partner with Barry Diller and IAC to create “a next generation enterprise that bridges the gap between traditional television and... More »

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entertainment • Internet • NBC • NBC Universal • Jeff Zucker • Ben Silverman • broadcasting • Barry Diller • digital media

OPINION

 Leno Website 
 Previews 
 'Terrible 
 Jokes' 

Staffers are dour, jokes are just plain bad

Jul 23, 09 12:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - The days of thejaylenoshow.com being a funny site—back when it was owned by a stubborn realtor refusing “to budge in the face of increasingly desperate corporate pressure” from NBC—are over. Sadly, the URL now belongs to The Jay Leno Show, writes Seth Abramovitch for Movieline. Though... More »

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entertainment • NBC • NBC Universal • comedy • celebrity • Jay Leno • primetime TV • comedian • The Jay Leno Show

 Fat TV Is Ratings Heavyweight 

Dance Your Ass Off is latest weight-centric hit

Jul 22, 09 2:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - As American waistlines continue to expand, a crop of fat-centric TV shows has emerged to cater to viewers who struggle with their weight, CNN reports. From NBC’s The Biggest Loser, to Lifetime’s Drop Dead Diva, Style’s Ruby, and Fox’s upcoming More to Love, networks have embraced... More »

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obesity • television • NBC • fat • Fox • Oxygen Media • Lifetime • the biggest loser • More to Love • Dance Your Ass Off • Style Network

(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... More »

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Paul McCartney • NBC • CBS • ABC • late night talk show • late night host • Conan O'Brien • David Letterman • Late Night • Late Show

obituary

 Iconic Sidekick 
 Ed McMahon 
 Dead at 86 

Former Tonight Show sidekick fought cancer

Jun 23, 09 8:11 AM CDT
(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... More »

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television • NBC • obituary • late night host • Johnny Carson • Tonight Show • Ed McMahon • American Family Publishers

ANALYSIS

 NBC, CBS 
 At Odds on 
 How to Survive 

Zucker trumpets new model; Moonves aims for hit shows

Jun 22, 09 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - America’s oldest TV broadcasters see very different roads ahead as they navigate today’s world of splintering audiences, Advertising Age reports. NBC is carving a new path, dropping five hours of potential scripted shows a week for a nightly Jay Leno show, and banking on its cable channels. CBS,... More »

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entertainment • television • media • NBC • CBS • cable TV • Jeff Zucker • Leslie Moonves • network • TV ratings

 Speidi to Roker: We Forgive You 

...but who are you, again?

Jun 16, 09 7:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Heidi and Spencer Pratt still aren’t sure exactly who Al Roker is, but they forgive him for taking them to task yesterday on Today. “I forgive you,” Heidi told Roker through Us. “It’s OK. The devil gets into all of us sometimes. You’re forgiven.... More »

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entertainment • NBC • Al Roker • celebrity • feud • Today show • Spencer Pratt • I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! • Heidi Pratt

(Newser) - An interview with Al Roker on NBC’s Today show took a lot out of Heidi and Spencer Pratt, RyanSeacrest.com reports. “I'm still trying to figure out, was the weatherman asking us questions?” Spencer asked, befuddled. “I thought we were getting interviewed by Matt Lauer or... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • NBC • Al Roker • Today show • Spencer Pratt • celebrity interview • Heidi Montag • I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! • Speidi

Letterman Overtakes Conan's Tonight in Ratings Game

NBC ratings slip under new host

Jun 10, 09 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just over a week after Conan O’Brien took over NBC’s Tonight Show, CBS rival David Letterman has overtaken him in the ratings, the Hollywood Reporter notes. The Late Show is up 13% from last week and 17% from last year; NBC’s ratings have been slipping under O’... More »

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entertainment • NBC • CBS • Conan O'Brien • David Letterman • TV ratings • Tonight Show • Late Show

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Speidi's Celebrity 
 Drama Drags On 


Jun 4, 09 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - After quitting three times in two days, Heidi and Spencer Pratt want back on NBC's I'm a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!, USA Today reports. "We realized it's not even about us … it's about charity," Heidi said. Viewers will have to wait until tonight... More »

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entertainment • NBC • Reggie Bush • Spencer Pratt • Kim Kardashian • Heidi Montag • I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!

(Newser) - Some are complaining that NBC used Brian Williams’ interview with President Obama to hawk its late night shows, Deadline Hollywood reports. The interview featured plugs for both Conan O’Brien’s Tonight Show takeover and Fred Armisen’s impression of Obama on Saturday Night Live. “Obama owes... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Barack Obama • NBC • Conan O'Brien • Brian Williams • Fred Armisen • interview

OPINION

 'Bratty' McCain 
 on the Twitter 
 Warpath Again 



Someone, please, delete her account

Jun 4, 09 7:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Meghan McCain is “too undisciplined and impulsive” to handle Twitter, writes the Cajun Boy on Gawker following yet another of McCain's 140-character tirades. The enemy this time? Brian Williams, who “had the audacity to lower his head ever so slightly in a blatant act of deference” at the... More »

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Barack Obama • NBC • Brian Williams • Meghan McCain • Twitter • rants • Meghan McCain Twitter

 Obama Misses His Old Life 

Brian Williams gets backstage look at White House

Jun 3, 09 7:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama misses the “rhythm” of the days before he entered the White House, the New York Post reports. Looking back, he told NBC of the old days: “It’s Saturday morning. I’m gonna run some errands, I'm gonna do some things that'll make my wife happy,... More »

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television • Barack Obama • NBC • Brian Williams • interview • television news • President Obama • Bo Obama

opinion

 NBC Gives NHL Little Love  


May 30, 09 1:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - NBC is putting the NHL in the penalty box. Unwilling to sacrifice its weeknight programming, particularly Conan’s Tonight Show debut, the network has dictated that games 1 and 2 will be tonight and tomorrow, the first time games have been back-to-back since 1954. Then, it’ll kick games 3... More »

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NBC • Pittsburgh Penguins • Detroit Red Wings • hockey • Stanley Cup • Versus cable

 Leno Takes Final Bow 
 on Tonight Show 

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

May 30, 09 4:51 AM CDT
(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... More »

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NBC • Jay Leno • late night talk show • late night host • Conan O'Brien • Tonight Show

opinion

 Leno's Leaving, 
 and Nobody Cares 

He's all over the news, but no one seems too sad about it

May 29, 09 11:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Why is no one crying as Jay Leno leaves the Tonight Show, wonders the Cajun Boy on Gawker. Is it “because he's liked by the olds and people who live in red states”? No, it’s because Leno is nice. He's like “a lover that you just... More »

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entertainment • NBC • celebrity • Jay Leno • late night talk show • Tonight Show • primetime TV

(Newser) - President Obama's self-proclaimed "impersonator in chief" is gaining ground, hosting one of YouTube's 100-most-popular channels and talking to NBC about a pilot, the Washington Post reports. Iman Crosson grabbed national attention last year by parroting the prez online—imitating TI's "Whatever You Like" as Obama singing... More »

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Barack Obama • YouTube • NBC • Iman Crosson



 Kimmel Rips 
 ABC to Shreds 

Slams own network at advertiser presentation

May 20, 09 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jimmy Kimmel took the stage yesterday at a network presentation for advertisers, and promptly bit the hands that feed him—ripping into ABC, its advertisers, and even Jay Leno, writes Dave Itzkoff in the New York Times reports. “All of ABC’s late-night comedy talent is assembled here on... More »

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television • NBC • ABC • network • stand up comedy • Jimmy Kimmel • Jay Leno • advertisers • upfront week

 Reality TV Gig 
 Goes to Mrs. Blagojevich 

Will take husband's place on NBC's 'I'm a Celebrity...'

May 16, 09 8:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Patti Blagojevich may take the spot originally offered to her husband on NBC’s I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The couple's lawyers don’t like the idea, but sources say the deal is likely, with Patti headed to LA... More »

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reality TV • NBC • Rod Blagojevich • Patti Blagojevich

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