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Sunday Night Notebook

February 7, 2010

I've spent the weekend recovering from a cold, but have managed to sit through the Super Bowl so far. Much better game than it appeared at first. Loved the onside kick to start the third quarter: a terrific gamble, and one that woke up the game. (UPDATE: New Orleans has won what was a [...]

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This Is Opening Up?

January 25, 2010

That's what "Inside Edition" called this bob-and-weave with Jay Leno. From today's email, a plug for an "Inside" segment today:
Jay Leno opens up to INSIDE EDITION about his relationship with Conan O’Brien, speaking out for the first time since he was officially renamed the host of “The Tonight Show.”
Leno didn’t seem fazed by the hard [...]

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And So the Wrangling Ends

January 21, 2010

From NBC today:
NBC and Conan O’Brien have reached a resolution of the issues surrounding O’Brien’s contract to host “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien.”
Under terms of an agreement that was signed earlier today, NBC and O’Brien will settle their contractual obligations and the network will release O’Brien from his contract, freeing him to pursue other [...]

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Understanding the Late-Night Mess

January 19, 2010

I offer this explanation from a transcript of Seth Meyers' comments on "Saturday Night Live":
Let’s say you’re married. And it’s the #1 marriage in the country. But then you meet someone else who just sweeps you off your feet so you say to her, “I want to marry you – in five years.” [...]

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Conan Speaks — Sets Up NBC Departure?

January 12, 2010

Here's a link to a story, and a statement from Conan O'Brien, in which he says he won't go along with the plan to move "The Tonight Show" back to 12:05 a.m. Sure looks as if he is ready to jump networks, since NBC's proposal to put Leno at 11:35 p.m. makes clear that [...]

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NBC Notes

January 10, 2010

If you've been following my press tour colleagues online, you know by now that NBC has said Jay Leno is done in prime time as of Feb. 12, and the network is still deal-making on how its post-Olympics lineup will look. (In other words, what does it have to do to appease Jay and Conan?) [...]

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Saturday Notebook

January 9, 2010

I could devote long posts to some of the topics here, but I don't think I have the energy or will. Have been wrenched a lot lately. Read the book of "The Lovely Bones" to prepare for seeing the movie next week, and it was draining. Very well written, too, but still a difficult if [...]

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Swayze Tributes: ABC Trying to Blunt Leno?

September 15, 2009

From today's email:
ABC News will air “Barbara Walters Special – Patrick Swayze: Last Dance” tonight at 10:01 p.m., ET on the ABC Television Network. In the exclusive interview, which was his first television interview since being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer early last year and ended up being his final interview before passing away yesterday, Patrick [...]

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Hello … Leno.

September 14, 2009

Tonight begins what may or may not be a watershed moment in the history of television, as NBC tries airing Jay Leno in prime time five nights a week. After the jump, my Beacon Journal column on the subject, and on the fundamental question for viewers in this business experiment.

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The Conan Transition

June 2, 2009

I can't say that Conan O'Brien was smart on his debut as host of "The Tonight Show." But he was logical.

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Morning-After Leno

December 10, 2008

I know, I already posted at length on this topic. But if you want to read my story about the change in today's Beacon Journal, you can find it here. And after the jump is an NBC-provided transcript of Leno's remarks from last night's "Tonight Show," including a couple of jokes he had already tried [...]

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Leno Beats NBC, AND Saves Its Prime Time?

December 9, 2008

UPDATES: The full NBC announcement is here. And the press conference, which I watched via webcast, was especially amusing because of NBC's triumphant ragging of the NBC execs with him. (Among the lines: that Leno's parents taught him "whatever you do in life, always try to come in fourth.") Over at "SNL," they have had [...]

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