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Talkshowpocalypse

  1. late shifting
    Jay Leno Goes On OprahAnd you know what? It worked!
  2. zuckered
    Comcast CEO Has No Plans to Move NBC to Cable (for Now)It also appears that Jeff Zucker’s job is safe (for now).
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    NBC Brass Never Anticipated Conan Getting So Darn Upset“I probably underestimated the emotion of everything that went on.”
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    Jay Leno Prepares for Tearful Reunion With His Long Lost DeskIt’s only a matter of time before the thrifty Leno hits his local IKEA.
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    Jimmy Kimmel Valiantly Continues His Assault on Jay Leno, Ken Burns StyleThis is easily the most riveting documentary we’ve seen since ‘Man on Wire.’
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    Bill Simmons, ‘the Sports Guy,’ Saw Talkshowgate Coming, and Now He’s Got Advice for ConanThe ESPN columnist called this whole debacle back in March. So maybe he should change his name to “The Talk Show Guy.”
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    Chris Parnell Talks Being Fired From SNL TwiceAlso, is he on Team Conan or Team Leno?
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    Fox Affiliates Not Exactly Thrilled With Prospect of Conan at 11, Stand to ‘Lose Millions’ in the Switch“It’s like drilling for oil — you just don’t know what you’re going to get.”
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    Rumor Mill: Is Next Week Conan’s Last As Host of the Tonight Show?That’s the rumor that ESPN’s Sports Guy, Bill Simmons, is spreading.
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    What Would Conan’s Potential Gabfest on Fox Have in Common With MADtv?More than meets the eye!
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    Conan O’Brien’s Tonight Show Monologue: Defiance Takes a Backseat to DisheartenmentHis jokes tonight carried the unmistakable air of someone who had been deeply hurt.
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    NBC Affiliates Are Thrilled the Leno Is GoneFinally, people will start watching the news again.
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    With Leno Gone from Prime Time, NBC Greenlights Six New PilotsTV writers will soon be employed again.
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    NBC: ‘Starting February 12, Jay Leno Will No Longer Air at 10pm’The TCA’s are happening right now!
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    Carson Daly Shows Up on Jimmy Kimmel’s Show to Joke About Jay-Conan StuffAll this meta commentary is getting to be too much.
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    Conan Jokes About Leno Time-Shifting: ‘Jay and I Are Joining the Cast of Jersey ShoreConan devoted most of his monologue last night to NBC’s late night issues.
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    Fallon: ‘I’ll Do My Show at 3 in the Morning’Fallon found himself in the hot seat last night at a New York Times’ Arts & Leisure Weekend talk.
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    Update: Leno at 11:30, Conan at 12TMZ claims ‘The Jay Leno Show’ will go on hiatus on February 1.
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    NBC Halfheartedly Denies Plans to Cancel Leno“It has presented some issues for our affiliates. Both Jay and the show are committed to working closely with them to find ways to improve the performance.”
  20. talkshowpocalypse
    Ferguson Beats Fallon, FinallyJay Leno makes another dream come true!
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    Sons of Anarchy Creator Blasts the ‘Last-Place Buffoons’ at NBCSays Kurt Sutter: “Let’s back off Jay and beat the right piñata.”
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    Jay’s Move to Prime Time: Disaster or Calamity?We’re going with calamity.
  23. Letterman Apologizes to Everybody for EverythingHis wife, his staff, and Sarah Palin, because why not.
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    More Letterman Details Emerge: Halderman Pleads Not Guilty; Birkitt and Letterman’s Relationship Ended Before Birth of His SonMore details emerge about this sordid case.
  25. oops
    Letterman Extorted, Admits AffairsAs if Dave weren’t already beating Conan badly enough in the ratings.
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    Letterman Wins in DemosWe excitedly await NBC’s press release spinning this as wonderful news for them also.
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    Obama on Team LettermanPresident Obama will follow up his fake interview on ‘The Jay Leno Show’ last night with a real one on Monday’s ‘Letterman.’
  28. theme songs
    Jay Leno’s New Theme Song Sounds Like a Rejected Demo From 90210This is the best thing they could come up with?
  29. talkshowpocalypse
    New Jay Leno Show Not Even As Good As Old Jay Leno ShowNo racetrack!
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    No One Killed in Trial Run of Jay Leno’s Racetrack“Selma Blair had two minutes to go around the track twice. She made it in 58 seconds … that felt like an hour.”
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    Jay Leno Finds Himself in the Somewhat Unusual Position of Being a ScourgeJay views himself as the good guy, but many people are rooting for him to fail.
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    Fans of Vehicular Manslaughter Will Love The Jay Leno ShowWant to see a video featuring Leno and Fred Armisen accidentally killing a guy with their car and then fleeing the scene before cops arrive? Click here anyway!
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    Britney Spears to Display Her TelePrompTer Reading Skills on Letterman TonightShe’ll be reading tonight’s top ten.
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    Jay Books JerrySeinfeld is the first confirmed sit-down guest for Jay Leno’s upcoming prime-time show.
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    Old Letterman Trumps New ConanDave beat Conan last week, even though ‘The Late Show’ was in repeats.
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    Jay Books JayJay-Z, Kanye, and Rihanna will perform “Run This Town” on the September 14 premiere of Jay Leno’s NBC prime-time show.
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    Letterman Beats Conan Four Weeks in a RowAnother day, another milestone.
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    Jay Leno’s Secret Weapon: A RacetrackLeno: “You can see who is faster, Shaquille O’Neal or Cameron Diaz.”
  39. talkshowpocalypse
    Even ABC Is Starting to Bully NBC Around in Late NightIs it time to push the panic button yet?
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    Jay Leno Threatens Viewing Public: ‘Primetime Had It Coming’Did it, really?
  41. talkshowpocalypse
    More Great/Terrible News for Conan O’Brien!’Letterman’ topped the ‘Tonight Show’ in total viewers over the past two weeks — the first time that’s happened since 1998.
  42. talkshowpocalypse
    Conan O’Brien’s Tonight Show Doing Great, If You Ignore Half the StatisticsSince he took over last month, the median age of ‘Tonight Show’ viewers has fallen by ten years. (Because old people stopped watching.)
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    Letterman Wins Again!As expected, Letterman’s more-famous guests helped him outdraw Conan for the second time this week.
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    Conan: Back!After Letterman’s victory on Tuesday night, Conan rebounded.
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    So How Bad Will Jay Leno’s Guests Be?NBC has demanded he “back off booking A-list celebrities because it would encroach on Conan’s turf.”