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

'Jay Leno Show' Comes Up Big on Debut Night

Wed, Sep 16th, 2009 | Entertainment, Most Viewed |

Comedian Jay Leno snagged a big television audience Monday for his debut in prime time, but it will be months before it becomes clear whether his show will turn into a success for NBC. About 18.4 million people tuned in to ...Read More

Barack Obama will be on David Letterman show next week; first appearance since candidacy

Tue, Sep 15th, 2009 | Entertainment |

LOS ANGELES - President Barack Obama will appear on comedian David Letterman's late-night talk show next week, the CBS network said on Tuesday. Obama will be the sole guest on the Monday, September 21, broadcast of the "Late Show with David ...Read More

Kanye West Calls Taylor Swift To Apologize For VMA Outburst

Tue, Sep 15th, 2009 | Entertainment, Most Viewed, Top Stories |

After three public apologies, Kanye West has personally apologized to Taylor Swift for disrupting her VMA winon Sunday Night. MTV News confirmed that Swift has accepted West's apology, which was made on Tuesday (September 15). On "The View" earlier on Tuesday, ...Read More

Obama to appear on Letterman TV show Monday

Tue, Sep 15th, 2009 | Entertainment, Top Stories, U.S. |

LOS ANGELES, Sept 15 (Reuters) - President Barack Obamawill appear on comedian David Letterman's late-night talk shownext week, the CBS network said on Tuesday. Obama will be the sole guest on the Monday, Sept. 21,broadcast of the "Late Show with David ...Read More

Kanye West apologizes to Taylor Swift

Tue, Sep 15th, 2009 | Entertainment, Top Stories |

NEW YORK (AP) — It looks like Kanye West has finally given a personal apology to Taylor Swift. Representatives from daytime TV talk show The View say West called Swift after her appearance on Tuesday's show. During the broadcast, the 19-year-old ...Read More

Thank you, Kanye West: Jay Leno wins ratings (if not Emmys)

Tue, Sep 15th, 2009 | Entertainment, Most Viewed |

Jay Leno drew almost 18 million viewers to the debut of his new prime-time show Monday. That is more than three times the number of people who used to watch him on "The Tonight Show." A large number were ...Read More

New Leno show draws big audiences, lukewarm reviews

Tue, Sep 15th, 2009 | Entertainment |

LOS ANGELES, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Jay Leno's new prime-timeexperiment on the struggling NBC network pulled in bigaudiences, according to early ratings figures on Tuesday, butmostly underwhelmed TV critics. Some 17.7 million Americans tuned in for the closelywatched debut of "The ...Read More

Fans React To Kanye West's Latest Apology

Tue, Sep 15th, 2009 | Entertainment, Top Stories |

After issuing two apologies on his blog, Kanye West appeared on "The Jay Leno Show" for his third public offering of remorse to Taylor Swift after he jumped onstage during the VMAs and interrupted Swift as she was accepting her ...Read More

Poll: Do you think Kanye West will ever win another MTV VMA?

Tue, Sep 15th, 2009 | Entertainment, Most Viewed, Top Stories |

OK, now that Kanye West has apologized on national TV (Jay Leno's new NBC show) and at his website (twice) for spoiling Taylor Swift's first-ever victory at the MTV Video Music Awards, do you think Kanye will ever win a ...Read More

The Jay Leno Show Debuts!

Tue, Sep 15th, 2009 | Entertainment |

Jay Leno introduced his prime-time variety/talk show Monday at 10 p.m., and it turns out that Jay Leno at 10 p.m. wasn't much different from Jay Leno at 11:30 p.m.. But did anyone expect him to alter his DNA and ...Read More

The Jay Leno Show: Thoughts on the premiere - The Star-Ledger

Tue, Sep 15th, 2009 | Entertainment, Most Viewed |

I don't, which is why I said yesterday that I'm more interested in watching the ratings for the new(ish) show than I am in watching the show itself. But as with doing any kind of review, it's a marathon and ...Read More

Kanye West On Jay Leno: Apologizes To Taylor Swift (VIDEO)

Tue, Sep 15th, 2009 | Entertainment, Top Stories |

LOS ANGELES -- Kanye West used Jay Leno's prime-time debut Monday to offer another apology for ruining Taylor Swift's night at the MTV Video Music Awards and to say he's going to take some time off for reflection. West said he ...Read More

New 'Jay Leno'? Nah. And That's the Silver Lining

Tue, Sep 15th, 2009 | Entertainment, Most Viewed |

They said "The Jay Leno Show" wouldn't feel like going to bed really early, that it would feel new. But it's like going to bed really early. It feels old. For a lot of people, "The Jay Leno Show," which premiered ...Read More

Rapper Kanye West Taking Time off After Debacle

Tue, Sep 15th, 2009 | Entertainment |

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A day after Kanye West earned widespread scorn for upstaging Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards, the remorseful rapper said on Monday he would take time off to reflect on his behavior. "... I need ...Read More

Jay Leno gets an apology for Taylor Swift out of Kanye West as new show premieres on NBC

Tue, Sep 15th, 2009 | Entertainment |

Just one night after getting booed at the "MTV Video Music Awards" for crashing Taylor Swift's acceptance speech, rapper Kanye West used the much-ballyhooed premiere of NBC's "The Jay Leno Show" to offer a prime-time apology. It was a damage-control ...Read More

Kanye West Tells Jay Leno He's 'Ashamed' Of VMA Outburst

Tue, Sep 15th, 2009 | Entertainment, Most Viewed, Top Stories |

A contrite and visibly chastened Kanye West appeared on "The Jay Leno Show" on Monday night (September 14), delivering a third public apology to Taylor Swift, following his onstage outburst at Sunday's Video Music Awards. West sat with Leno on his ...Read More

Kanye West: I'm Just Ashamed

Mon, Sep 14th, 2009 | Entertainment, Most Viewed, Top Stories |

A contrite Kanye West helped Jay Leno kick off the TV host's new primetime NBC show on Monday, with the emcee thanking him for not backing out of his commitment to appear – despite the mountain of criticism since he ...Read More

NBC: West set to sing and talk on `Jay Leno' debut

Mon, Sep 14th, 2009 | Entertainment |

LOS ANGELES -- Kanye West is getting his Hugh Grant moment on Jay Leno's new show. West was set to perform with Rihanna and Jay-Z on Monday night's debut of "The Jay Leno Show" but wasn't originally scheduled to chat with ...Read More

Kanye West could be Leno's new Hugh Grant

Mon, Sep 14th, 2009 | Entertainment |

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Jay Leno says immediacy is key to his new show, and he should have plenty of it for his prime time premiere Monday, when Kanye West is a musical guest. The rapper created a fan and ...Read More

The Jay Leno Guessing Game is About to End

Mon, Sep 14th, 2009 | Entertainment |

Jay Leno was joking when he said on NBC that President Obama would be his guest on the first episode of "The Jay Leno Show." But Jerry Seinfeld will be there. The outburst-prone performer Kanye West will be there. If NBC's ...Read More