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Writerless shows win ratings battle
Published 1/3/2008 by By Paul J. Gough at Hollywood Reporter
The late-night hosts' return seems to have helped writerless Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien more so than David Letterman and Craig Ferguson, who had the benefit Wednesday night of having their writers on staff.
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