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  • September 2008

    • Letterman Perplexed by NBC's Move to Ditch Leno

      New York Times  |  Sep 3, 08 8:32 AM CDT

      Letterman Perplexed by NBC's Move to Ditch Leno

      (Newser) - David Letterman isn't planning to head off into the sunset when his Late Night contract expires in 2010, the New York Times reports, telling a Rolling Stone interviewer that he would love to keep going at CBS—and that he was confused by NBC's decision to put longtime rival Jay Leno out to pasture next year. "I don’t know why, after the job Jay has done for them, why they would relinquish that,” said the 26-year veteran. More »

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

  • August 2008

    • Leno Could Doom Nightline with ABC Move

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 11, 08 2:05 PM CDT

      Leno Could Doom Nightline with ABC Move

      (Newser) - These should be banner days for ABC’s Nightline , John Edwards’ confessional outlet of choice. Instead, staffers fear Jay Leno's departure from NBC will wind up costing them their jobs, the LA Times reports. ABC appears to be Leno's most likely destination after he retires next year, which would likely spell the doom of the 29-year-old news magazine. More »

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      Jay Leno  • David Letterman  • Conan O'Brien  • ABC News  • television news  • late night host  • Nightline

  • July 2008

    • Late-Night Takes it Easy on Obama

      New York Times  |  Jul 15, 08 7:16 AM CDT

      Late-Night Takes it Easy on Obama

      (Newser) - John McCain has been skewered by late-night comics throughout the presidential campaign, but Barack Obama has escaped relatively unscathed. As this week's New Yorker cover flare-up made clear, satirists are struggling to find an angle on the Democratic nominee. The New York Times speaks to half a dozen late-night hosts and writers, who cite everything from fear of racism to their own favoritism to explain the silence. More »

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      Barack Obama  • television  • comedy  • David Letterman  • Stephen Colbert  • late night talk show  • late night host

  • June 2008

    • Where Will Jay Go After Tonight ?

      Hollywood Reporter  |  Jun 28, 08 6:37 AM CDT

      Where Will Jay Go After Tonight ?

      (Newser) - Jay Leno might be losing his beloved "Tonight Show," writes the Hollywood Reporter , but the host still has a ratings punch and an enviable set of options (in decreasing order of probability): Take ABC’s 11:30pm-12:30am slot, displacing Nightline and Jimmy Kimmel Live and competing with Letterman and O’Brien. Launch a show on Fox at 11 or 11:30pm—Fox doesn’t currently run late-night shows, but could use Leno’s brand to push into the new territory. Sony Pictures TV puts Leno’s Tonight Show into syndication, which could eventually lead to another late-night gig. More »

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      NBC  • CBS  • ABC  • news  • Jay Leno  • David Letterman  • Conan O'Brien  • late night talk show  • Tonight Show  • late night host  • stand up comedy  • Jimmy Kimmel  • network TV

  • May 2008

    • Is Leno Jaywalking Out of NBC?

      New York Times  |  May 13, 08 6:28 AM CDT

      Is Leno Jaywalking Out of NBC?

      (Newser) - Jay Leno is probably leaving NBC when Conan O’Brien takes over the “Tonight Show,” an NBC executive said yesterday. After a news conference unveiling Jimmy Fallon as O’Brien’s 12:35 replacement, NBC Entertainment co-chair Ben Silverman said the network would try to keep Leno on board, but “I think it’s a reach.” More »

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

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