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Late-night TV viewers scattering
The laughs aren't what they used to be in late night. NBC has confirmed weeks of speculation by saying it plans to blow up its late-night schedule (once again) to clear the way for a younger comedian. NBC's "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno, 62, has agreed...
Tags: Demographics, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, David Letterman, Satellite and Cable Service
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Critic's Notebook: Leno, Lauer are now not-so-gracious hosts
You can say what you want about the labyrinthine nature of the Vatican, but when Pope Benedict XVI decided it was time to go, he announced he was leaving and then he went. A few weeks and a few puffs of smoke later, voila — a new pope. If only the...
Tags: Today (tv program), David Letterman, Stephen Colbert, Ann Curry, Alex Trebek
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'Tonight's' forecast calls for scattered viewership
Jimmy Fallon has been crowned the next king of late-night television, but the empire he will inherit has seen better days. "Late Night" host Fallon, who will succeed Jay Leno in "The Tonight Show" chair in 2014, is charged with trying to reenergize a...
Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Coca-Cola Co., Entertainment, ABC (tv network), TBS (tv network)
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Who will replace Jimmy Fallon on 'Late Night'?
Jay Leno is out at "The Tonight Show"; Jimmy Fallon is in. Now the question on everyone’s lips is who will be the new host of “Late Night”? The candidates might include Seth Meyers, John Mulaney, Chelsea Handler, Andy Cohen and W....
Tags: Michael Strahan, Stephen Colbert, Kelly Ripa, Entertainment, TBS (tv network)
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Could a move to New York revitalize 'The Tonight Show'?
If the rumors are true and “The Tonight Show” is set to return to its ancestral home at 30 Rockefeller Plaza with Jimmy Fallon as host, the move would be a boon for New York City – and maybe even the aging late-night genre itself. A...
Tags: David Letterman, Ed Sullivan, Entertainment, Lorne Michaels, 30 Rock (tv program)
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TBS extends Conan O'Brien through 2015
Turner Broadcasting has extended "Conan" through November 2015, solidifying the network's relationship with late night host Conan O'Brien. Time Warner-owned Turner scooped up the red-haired O'Brien in 2010 shortly after red-faced NBC executives...
Tags: The Colbert Report (tv program), David Letterman, Conan (tv program), Entertainment, TBS (tv network)
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U.S. says free speech 'stifled' as Egypt satirist is investigated
The U.S. has “concerns that freedom of expression is being stifled” in Egypt after the questioning of an irreverent television satirist frequently compared to American comedian Jon Stewart, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland...
Tags: Trials, Prosecution, U.S. Department of State, Mohamed Morsi, Egypt
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Jimmy Fallon will inherit real estate that has lost a lot of value
Being the king of late-night TV isn't as valuable as it once was. If Jimmy Fallon takes over for Jay Leno as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show" (when it comes to Leno and succession, it's always better to use "if" and not "when"), he will be taking over...
Tags: Jimmy Kimmel, David Letterman, Stephen Colbert, ABC (tv network), Arsenio Hall
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Barbara Walters got chicken pox from smooching Frank Langella
Barbara Walters made her triumphant return to "The View" this week after being laid up with a series of maladies, including chicken pox, since late January. And after a few surprises for her, like an appearance by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg with a...
Tags: Celebrities, Viral Diseases and Infections, Shingles, Frank Langella, Chickenpox
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In Egypt, a satirist facing charges remains irreverent
CAIRO — He arrived with a prankster's aplomb. Bassem Youssef, a popular Egyptian TV satirist often compared to Jon Stewart, appeared before a prosecutor Sunday on charges of defaming President Mohamed Morsi. The mercurial comedian milled around...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Religion and Belief, Separation of Church and State, Political Dissent, Entertainment
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The Sunday Conversation: Shepard Smith
Shepard Smith, longtime host of the nightly "Fox Report," is Fox News Channel's No. 1 anchor. That's thanks in part to his mix of folksy accessibility and anchor-worthy gravitas, which have earned him a perch at Politico.com, where his news clips are...
Tags: The Washington Post, Fox News Channel (tv network), Papal Conclave (2013), Religion and Belief, News Media
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Jon Stewart wonders who's weirder, Dennis Rodman or Mitt Romney?
On the surface, Dennis Rodman and Mitt Romney would seem to be polar opposites: One’s an infamous bad boy with a taste for flashy clothing and body piercings; the other’s a straitlaced Mormon whose guiltiest pleasure is chocolate milk. But...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Fox News Channel (tv network), Donald Trump, Mitt Romney, ABC (tv network)
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