There are rumblings that NBC’s experiment with Jay Leno in prime time may be nearing an end. It appears Leno may get a 30-minute show at 11:35 p.m. EST, pushing back Conan O’Brien’s Tonight and Jimmy Fallon’s Late Night. Madeleine Brand gets the latest from Kim Masters, host of member station KCRW’s show, "The Business." http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122350739
NBC’s Jay Leno May Get His Old Time Slot Back
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NBC Eyes Moving Leno Back To Late Night
This fall NBC scheduled Jay Leno’s new talk show five nights a week in primetime, getting rid of dramas at that hour. But Leno’s ratings took a nosedive almost immediately, hurting the lead in to the local news on many NBC affiliates. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122372384
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Bill Carter: The War for Late Night
Elvis Mitchell hosts New York Times writer Bill Carter (The Late Shift, Desperate Networks) to talk about his latest book, The War for Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy.
Carter talks contrasts the talents and motivations of talk show hosts, including Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, and David Letterman, and Johnny Carson’s impact on all of them. Carter also provides insight into the networks and the expression “no one knows anything,” as he quotes various senior executives who “didn’t get” shows such as Survivor or The Office.
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WTF Episode 163 - Conan O’Brien
Conan. That’s really all you need to know. The late night legend makes good on his promise to sit down in Marc’s garage for a chat.