tvdecoder.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/3/2008
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Although David Letterman had writers on Wednesday night and Jay Leno officially did not, Mr. Leno managed to draw the higher ratings, as he normally does, according to initial Nielsen Media Research ratings. Mr. Leno, of NBC, has led Mr. Letterman, of CBS, in the ratings for years, but Mr. Letterman’s writers were expected to give him an advantage. But in metered market households, Mr. Leno ...
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What's going on Thursday?
brooklynvegan —
new R.E.M. album - "Accelerate" | Main Posted in To Do | music on January 3, 2008 What's going on Thursday? The Flaming Lips in Oklahoma - New Years Eve ( CRED ) * Variety Shac @ UCB * Mr. Oizo (Ed Banger) is DJing Hiro Ballroom * Marco Benevento is playing Sullivan Hall * Jeffrey Lewis is playing Sidewalk Cafe * Dave Davies' son's band is playing Mercury Lounge * Even Without Writers, Leno Tops Letterman What else? Tags: Earl Greyhound , New Years Eve Posted by ...
Who Grew the Best Strike Beard?
Gothamist —
... still getting WGA picketers outside of their studios (Conan O'Brien, Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel). Only two hosts were willing to grow, and keep, their strike beards -- and we want to know whose you like best!
We added a Photoshop-bearded Leno (because we wanted to know what it would look like), so your voting options will include him.
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Amazingly, without a beard or writers, Leno still topped Letterman in ratings.
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Amen to Jimmy Kimmel!!!
seriouslyomg.com 1/3/2008 —
via Jimmy Kimmel Live!!!
Jimmy Kimmel has said what I have been saying about the strike and the late night talk shows. I guess that is why I like so much, great minds think alike!!! What was not seen in that monologue is that he has ...
Even Without Writers, Leno Tops Letterman
tvdecoder.blogs.nytimes.com 1/3/2008 — David Letterman on CBS, above, averaged 4.7 million viewers on Wednesday, about a million fewer than Jay Leno on NBC. (J.P. Filo/CBS)
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Writerless shows win ratings battle —
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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.
The return of latenight: David Letterman, Jay Leno —
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TV Reviews: Latenight television loves its writers, especially the hosts, regardless of whether they are back to work or not. The returns of Jay Leno sans scribes and David Letterman with his writing team in tact were dramatically -- and comically -- ...
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