Tag: Jay Leno

The Takeaway

Leno's Back: Will Conan and His Writers Tune In?

Monday, March 01, 2010

The late night wars are officially over as "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (re)starts tonight, just nine months and two days after he said good-bye to the show and Conan O'Brien took over. A little over a month ago, Conan O'Brien hosted his last broadcast in the time slot, and very likely his last on NBC.

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The Takeaway

Takeouts: Money, Sports, Comedy

Friday, January 15, 2010

  • MONEY TAKEOUT: The Red Cross has collected more than $5 million for its earthquake relief fund from text message donations. We talks to New York Times finance reporter Louise Story.
  • SPORTS TAKEOUT: Sports Contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin talks about this weekend's NFL faceoffs: Indianapolis vs. Baltimore, Arizona vs. New Orleans, The Jets vs. The Chargers, and Dallas vs. Minnesota.
  • COMEDY TAKEOUT:  It's musical chairs at NBC as Leno moves back to late night and Conan O'Brien refuses to move the tonight show past midnight.

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The Jay Leno Experiment Fails?

Friday, January 08, 2010

Jeno Leno's experiment in primetime may be coming to an end. We talk with Bill Carter, media correspondent for our partner, The New York Times, about what this means for late night talk.

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