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TV PREVIEW

 Jay Leno Show: 
 More of the Same 

Primetime debut likely won't stray far from late night formula

Sep 11, 09 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two writers for Comedy.com who infiltrated a test taping of the new Jay Leno Show found it “muddled and confusing,” and they say Leno continues to “be a big ladle serving us more imitation comedy gruel.” Some insights:
  • The studio: "Basically the
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entertainment • television • NBC • Jay Leno • late night talk show • late night host • Tonight Show • Selma Blair • The Jay Leno Show

(Newser) - David Letterman is handily beating his new late-night rival, Conan O’Brien, in the ratings—just not in some of the key, younger demographics. And that’s due to his singular, quirky charms, writes Peter W. Kaplan in New York, calling Letterman the “last grown-up on network television.... More »

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entertainment • television • NBC • CBS • Jay Leno • late night talk show • late night host • Conan O'Brien • David Letterman • Sarah Palin • Late Show

 Letterman 
 Goes Easy On 
 Poisoned Piven 

Actor says he could have had heart attack

Sep 2, 09 7:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jeremy Piven and his terrible case of sushi-related mercury poisoning got off easy during last night's Late Show appearance. David Letterman skipped questions prepared by the National Fisheries Institute—such as "why is it that people in Japan eat far more fish than you, yet don't complain about mercury... More »

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entertainment • Broadway • late night talk show • David Letterman • sushi • mercury poisoning • Jeremy Piven • Speed the Plow

Conan vs. Dave? Nightline's Beating Them Both

ABC launches ad campaign to tout its victory

Aug 31, 09 7:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - ABC is trying to remind America that it has a show on at 11:35, too. The network is launching a campaign touting Nightline's ratings, which, since Conan O’Brien’s Tonight Show takeover, have averaged 3.459 million viewers a night. That puts it on top of... More »

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advertising • ABC • late night talk show • late night host • Conan O'Brien • David Letterman • TV ratings • TV industry • Nightline • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - Sources at today’s taping of The Late Show With David Letterman tell Gawker that Anna Wintour—the Vogue editor portrayed by Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada—“was like Hannibal Lecter.” In her first-ever appearance on the show, Wintour ditched her trademark shades, the source adds,... More »

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entertainment • Vogue • late night talk show • Meryl Streep • The Devil Wears Prada • David Letterman • Anna Wintour • Hannibal Lecter

OPINION


 Don't Count 
 Conan Out 
 . . . Yet  


Aug 24, 09 6:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Conan O'Brien's well-documented struggles to find his way as the host of the Tonight Show may be cause for alarm, but it's hardly time to punch the panic button, writes Washington Post TV critic Tom Shales. O'Brien "is to be congratulated for the way the show has been going,... More »

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

(Newser) - Jerry Seinfeld will be the lone guest on Jay Leno’s maiden primetime outing, the LA Times reports. That’s fitting, considering Leno has said he consulted Seinfeld when contemplating NBC’s offer for the 10pm show. More »

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NBC • Jerry Seinfeld • Jay Leno • late night talk show • late night host • The Jay Leno Show

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Phelps 
 Crashed 
 in 'Tranny 
 Hooker District' 

Plus, Edwards might finally cop to love child

Aug 14, 09 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - After analyzing the location of Michael Phelps’ car accident, a Gawker tipster reveals that the Olympic legend “may have been leaving the tranny hooker district” of Baltimore at the time, leading blogger the Cajun Boy to wonder, “Was Michael Phelps trolling for a tranny? It's highly doubtful, but... More »

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entertainment • John Edwards • Elton John • Michael Phelps • celebrity • late night talk show • Conan O'Brien • David Letterman • TV ratings • Tonight Show • Olympic Games • love child • Rielle Hunter • Late Show • Joel Schumacher • Alice in Chains • Frances Quinn Hunter

(Newser) - Dave beat Conan in the ratings again this week, garnering 3.38 million viewers to the Tonight Show’s 2.63 million, the New York Daily News reports. That makes four straight weeks Letterman’s come out on top, his longest streak since 1995. But NBC is quick to... More »

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late night talk show • late night host • Conan O'Brien • David Letterman • Tonight Show

(Newser) - After months of promoting Jay Leno's move to 10pm, NBC may shake up its prime-time schedule again, moving its late local news to 10 and Leno to 10:30, the network's onetime programming head speculates. Garth Ancier, now chief of BBC America, shared his speculation with critics at the summer... More »

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entertainment • television • NBC • CBS • programming • Jay Leno • late night talk show • late night host • Conan O'Brien • David Letterman • Tonight Show • comedian • television personality • Late Show • The Jay Leno Show

 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

(Newser) - Sarah Palin’s farewell speech may have sounded like random meandering gibberish, but it was actually random meandering performance poetry, Conan O’Brien explained last night on NBC's Tonight Show. To celebrate her obvious gifts, he enlisted William Shatner for a Beat-style reading—and yes, it's as amazing as you... More »

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late night talk show • Conan O'Brien • poetry • Tonight Show • William Shatner • Sarah Palin

(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

 Cohen: 'Bruno' 
 Interviewed a Real Terrorist 

Comedian appears as himself for once to discuss film

Jul 8, 09 9:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sacha Baron Cohen made a rare appearance as himself last night on the Late Show, telling David Letterman about Bruno’s interview with a real terrorist, the Huffington Post reports. “When we were making this film, we thought, what could people see that they’ve never seen before on... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • terrorist • late night talk show • late night host • David Letterman • Borat • Sacha Baron Cohen • interview • Bruno • Late Show

(Newser) - It wasn't exactly a throng, but a group of protesters showed up outside the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York today to urge CBS to dump David Letterman, reports the Daily News. "Fire Dave! Fire Dave!," chanted the group, which numbered about 50 at its max. Letterman, who... More »

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late night talk show • apology • David Letterman • Sarah Palin • protesters

UPDATED

Letterman Apologizes to Palin, Bristol, Willow


Jun 15, 09 6:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - David Letterman has apologized to Sarah Palin, daughters Bristol and Willow, "and everybody else who was outraged" by his joke last week about Alex Rodriguez impregnating the Alaska governor's daughter, TV Week reports. At this afternoon's taping of tonight's show, Letterman expanded on the apology he offered last week,... More »

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entertainment • Alaska • Alex Rodriguez • late night talk show • late night host • David Letterman • governor • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Willow Palin • Late Show

OPINION

 Dear Dave: Shut Up About Palin 


Jun 15, 09 4:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin is "glowingly happy to be in the national spotlight again and doesn't want to give it up any time soon," Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly observes in the course of offering David Letterman unsolicited advice: "Clam up." The Late Night host returns tonight after... More »

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entertainment • Alaska • Alex Rodriguez • late night talk show • late night host • David Letterman • Sarah Palin • Late Show • Ed Sullivan Theater

 Palin May Give 
 Letterman an 
 Accidental Boost 

Is Palin to Letterman what Hugh Grant was to Leno?

Jun 14, 09 9:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - David Letterman's recent skirmish with Sarah Palin might be just what the late night host needs, reports the AP. Just as a repentant Hugh Grant, post-prostitution bust, launched Jay Leno into the ratings stratosphere in 1995, so might the Palin flap put Letterman back on top. And her timing is... More »

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Hugh Grant • Jay Leno • late night talk show • Conan O'Brien • David Letterman • Sarah Palin

(Newser) - The barbs flying between Sarah Palin and David Letterman over which daughter he’s been making fun of (she says it’s 14-year-old Willow, he says it’s 18-year-old Bristol) moved Daniel Kurtzman, on About.com, to go to the videotape. He found none about Willow and enough about Bristol... More »

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late night talk show • David Letterman • Sarah Palin • jokes • Bristol Palin • Willow Palin

(Newser) - Sarah Palin has a new ally in her feud with David Letterman: the National Organization for Women. "The sexualization of girls and women in the media is reaching new lows these days," NOW says on its website, taking particular offense at Letterman's remark about Palin looking like a... More »

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sexism • late night talk show • late night host • David Letterman • Late Night • National Organization for Women • Sarah Palin • jokes • Bristol Palin • Willow Palin

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