CBS Says It Benefited from NBC’s Failed Leno Experiment AP

CBS entertainment president Nina Tassler told reporters at press tour that the network had reaped more 10 p.m. ad revenue as a result of NBC’s decision to slot “The Jay Leno Show” in the hour, the Associated Press reports.

"Ten o'clock is a great business for us," Tassler said, according to the AP. "The unfortunate thing is that our creative community was to some degree somewhat bruised by this ... A lot of people were put out of work. A lot of people really saw this as having a negative effect on our business."

She also said the network is close to extending contracts with late-night hosts David Letterman and Craig Ferguson through mid-2012.

--Elizabeth Jensen