webstersismybitch.com - 7/22/2008
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The Late Shift (Expression) Refers to the political wrangling involved in the late-night talk show wars, originating from a book from the same title about the 1992 late night wars after Johnny Carson retired. So, the late shift is heating up again. NBC announced yesterday that Jay Leno's last night on the air will be May 29th, 2009, while Conan O'Brien will take over the "Tonight ...
Jay Leno's Last Tonight Show Set for May 29
usmagazine.com 7/22/2008 — Jay Leno 's last Tonight Show will be Friday, May 29, NBC announced Monday.
Late Night host Conan O'Brien will take over the 11:35 p.m. time-slot on Monday, June 1.
Comedian Jimmy Fallon will succeed O'Brien , 45, on Late Night in ...
Transcript: Leno Posing As "Ala Kimmel"
deadlinehollywooddaily.com 7/22/2008 — Here's a transcript made by IFmagazine.com of Jay Leno posing as TCA reporter "Ala Kimmel" and pretending to grill Ben Silverman and Marc Graboff, the co-chairmen of NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios, about his exit from The Tonight Show. ...
The Office Spinoff Lives! Plus More from NBC
buzzsugar.com 7/22/2008 — It's the last day of sessions here at the TCA press tour , and it's NBC's turn to hawk its wares. Just a few minutes ago, NBC Entertainment Co-Chairman Ben Silverman took the stage to clarify a few things about the Office spinoff ( and not-spinoff), ...
With Leno out and Conan and Fallon in, will late night skew younger?
connectwithyourteens.blogspot.com 7/23/2008 — You can't look at this story without the issue of age coming to mind. Youth in media is more prominent than ever before. Although usually not as much an issue for men as for women, it is obvious that this is the reason for what is happening with Leno. Johnny Carson didn't retire until he was 66. That wouldn't happen today. Jay Leno is 58. Conan O'Brien is only 45.
Conan Succeeds Leno in June of 2009 —
ComingSoon.net - Television 7/21/2008
Conan O'Brien, the dominant late-night host at 12:35 a.m. (ET) for the past 14 seasons, will succeed Jay Leno as host of the preeminent series on late-night television, NBC's "The Tonight Show," in June of 2009. Beginning in Spring 2009, Jimmy Fallon ...
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Extra 7/22/2008
Sarah Silverman's longtime pal, actor John Hamm, says the comedienne is moving on with her life after the sudden split with Jimmy Kimmel, telling People magazine , "She's doing great."
Hamm, a star of the hit series "Mad Men," said of the ...