It was reported Thursday that in the wake of poor ratings for ‘The Jay Leno Show,’ NBC will move his show back to the 11:35 time slot, and then start Conan O’Brien’s ‘Tonight Show’ at midnight – though it’s a little weird to start the ‘Tonight Show’ at a time when it’s no longer tonight. […]
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Conan O’Brien Hits RedHead; Expected Back Tonight
“Tonight” show host Conan O’Brien spent the weekend recovering from an accident – after the redhead’s enormous head got in the way of a show stunt. In a statement O’Brien released to NBC: “Last thing I remember I was enjoying the play with Mrs. Lincoln, and the next thing I knew I was in bed […]
Oprah Makes a Lot of Money, Part 389: Tops Best-Paid Talk Show Hosts
Forbes has released its annual list of the the ten highest-paid talk show hosts on television. Number 1 was, duh, Oprah. Of the $568 million banked by the combined top ten, almost half came ($275 million) came from Oprah. Even other people on the list, like Dr. Phil (#2 with $80 million) and Rachel Ray […]
Jay Leno’s New Show’s Selling Point is That There’s Not Much Jay Leno
Jay Leno, head-to-toe denim afficionado and owner of 25% of the world’s automobiles, is returning to NBC soon with an hour-long program to help hasten the demise of scripted television. But it won’t be a Tonight Show retread – Conan O’Brien will still be the network’s premier provider of interviews with actors who don’t want to be there. […]
William Shatner Does Sarah Palin; Throws Down Alaskan Poetry
Look out Tina Fey – William Shatner wants your act! The Star Trek legend went on Conan the other night to throw down some beat poetry – AKA the former GOP Vice President candidate Sarah Palin’s crazy farewell speech. Quotes Shatner: “Here Mother Nature wins – and it is as throughout all Alaska that big […]
Conan Premieres to Negative Reviews.
The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien premiered last night on NBC and the reviews are all returning as mostly negative. But why? I understood when there were negative reviews for the first episode of Jimmy Fallon, who had never hosted a show like this before, but Conan O’Brien? The man has been doing Late Night […]
