Fri, Oct 24th, 2008 | Entertainment |

Matt Lauer was on the hot seat Friday as the The Friar's Club of New York roasted the TODAY co-host. First out to take his shots at Lauer? Tom Cruise.Cruise, who was famously roasted by bloggers and other pundits after ...Read More

Conan O'Brien injured during 'Tonight Show' stunt

Sat, Sep 26th, 2009 | Entertainment, Top Stories |

Conan O'Brien hit his head during a stunt for the "Tonight Show" on Friday and the production was halted, NBC said.O'Brien was being examined Friday at a hospital. The network declined comment on his condition or whether he had been ...Read More

Conan O'Brien Hits Head During 'Tonight Show' Stunt

Sat, Sep 26th, 2009 | Top Stories |

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Conan O'Brien hit his head during a stunt for the "Tonight Show," an accident that halted production and brought back memories of a rare absence by his predecessor in the job. But while NBC canceled two episodes ...Read More

Conan O'Brien hits head doing 'Tonight Show' stunt

Sat, Sep 26th, 2009 | Entertainment, Top Stories |

LOS ANGELES — Conan O'Brien hit his head during a stunt for the "Tonight Show," an accident that halted production and brought back memories of a rare absence by his predecessor in the job. But while NBC canceled two episodes of ...Read More

Did Jay Leno Just Have Beginner's Luck?

Thu, Sep 24th, 2009 | Entertainment |

If only every week could be so easy for Jay Leno. Blessed with stars, a contrite Kanye West, the industry's nearly undivided attention and a lack of competition from NBC's rivals, his new prime-time show had a strong opening week. All ...Read More

Jay-Z, Whitney Houston lead pop album charts

Wed, Sep 23rd, 2009 | Entertainment |

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Billboard) - Jay-Z led the U.S. pop chart for a second week on Wednesday, while Whitney Houston's recent chart-topper rebounded one place to No. 2 after receiving a big sales boost from her "Oprah Winfrey Show" appearance. Jay-Z's ...Read More

Panel call NBC's 'Leno' move gutsy

Tue, Sep 22nd, 2009 | Entertainment |

With just a 1.5 rating, "The Jay Leno Show" could make $300 milliona year for NBC -- and probably spark other networks to followsuit. That was the judgment of WME head of nonscripted John Ferriter,speaking Tuesday on a Producers Caucus panel ...Read More

Nielsens: 'Leno' is lagging after a big start

Tue, Sep 22nd, 2009 | Entertainment |

•Leno launch.NBC's weeknight Jay Leno Show started strong Monday with 18.4 million viewers, but by the time the TV season kicked in a week later, it had lost more than two-thirds of that crowd: only 5.8 million tuned in. The ...Read More

Leno's new show has strong opening week for NBC

Tue, Sep 22nd, 2009 | Entertainment, Top Stories |

Sep 22nd, 2009 | NEW YORK -- If only every week could be so easy for Jay Leno. Blessed with stars, a contrite Kanye West, the industry's nearly undivided attention and a lack of competition from NBC's rivals, his new prime-time ...Read More

Fox wins first night of TV season; Leno slides

Tue, Sep 22nd, 2009 | Entertainment, Most Viewed |

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fox won the closely fought opening night of the U.S. television fall season for the first time in the network's history, despite a strong challenge from ABC's "Dancing with the Stars", early ratings showed on Tuesday. CBS, ...Read More

Barney: Meet the new Leno, same as the old Leno

Sun, Sep 20th, 2009 | Entertainment |

Jay Leno couldn't have asked for a better setup for his prime-time debut last week. His main competition was still in reruns. His smiling mug was plastered on the cover of Time magazine. And, thanks to a big dose of ...Read More

Rinaldi: Will Jay Leno ruin prime time? Or will he save America?

Sun, Sep 20th, 2009 | Entertainment |

Things were a mess Monday morning. Not funny at all. On the heels of a congressman calling the president a liar, a slighted tennis player dropped a threatening F-bomb on a line judge; a rude rapper stole a microphone, and a ...Read More

Nope, Halle Berry is not pregnant, her skintight dress on the Jay ...

Fri, Sep 18th, 2009 | Entertainment |

Halle Berry certainly put those pregnancy rumors to rest! The hot mama stepped out in a skin-tight little black dress on Jay Leno's new NBC primetime show on Thursday – and there wasn't a baby bump in sight. The 43-year-old gave birth ...Read More

TV Tirade: Ellen DeGeneres on "American Idol," Kanye West on MTV, Jay Leno in Primetime and the End of "Guiding Light"

Thu, Sep 17th, 2009 | Entertainment |

The new television season officially begins on Monday -- and it can't get here soon enough. Perhaps the excitement of all those new shows, some of them quite promising, will take my mind off the bad decisions and boneheaded moves ...Read More

A Winning Wednesday for Leno and NBC

Thu, Sep 17th, 2009 | Entertainment |

With help from a huge lead-in audience thanks to the finale of the talent competition, "America's Got Talent," Jay Leno bounced back up Wednesday, the third night of his new prime-time hour, adding about 2.5 million viewers from his Tuesday ...Read More

Swift Accepts West's Apology

Wed, Sep 16th, 2009 | Entertainment |

Taylor Swift has forgiven stage invader Kanye West after the rapper reached out with a "sincere" phone call to her on Tuesday. West picked up the phone following the singer's appearance on "The View," where she revealed he had yet to ...Read More

Critics slam Leno, viewers tune in by the millions

Wed, Sep 16th, 2009 | Entertainment, Top Stories |

The critics savaged Jay Leno's prime-time experiment. Viewersgave it the biggest audience for an entertainment show since the"American Idol" finale in May. What's next is anybody's guess. An estimated 18.4 million viewers sampled the first night of"The Jay Leno Show" Monday, Nielsen ...Read More

Leno Ratings Dip on Second Night, But Remain Hefty

Wed, Sep 16th, 2009 | Entertainment |

As expected, the audience for Jay Leno’s second night in prime time fell off sharply from his opening night, but it was still a big, dominant win for the former “Tonight” show host with an average of 10.7 million viewers. ...Read More

Jay Leno Takes It On The Chin

Wed, Sep 16th, 2009 | Entertainment, Top Stories |

Jay Leno snagged mostly negative reviews with his entry into primetime as he stuck to familiar ground -- just 90 minutes earlier. Monday's premiere of "The Jay Leno Show," which transports the longtime "Tonight Show" host to 10 p.m. EDT weekdays ...Read More

Critics not amused by Leno - Omaha World

Wed, Sep 16th, 2009 | Entertainment |

NEW YORK - Jay Leno snagged mostly negative reviews with his entry into prime time as he stuck to familiar ground - just 90 minutes earlier. Monday's premiere of "The Jay Leno Show," which transports the longtime "Tonight Show" host to ...Read More

Jay Leno's new show attracts 18m

Wed, Sep 16th, 2009 | Entertainment |

Jay Leno's new earlier show airs in the US at 10pm US television talk show host Jay Leno has pulled in 18m viewers with the first outing of his new programme. Leno, who presented the late evening Tonight show for 17 ...Read More