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Daily Archives : Jan 21, 2010

How to Keep Having Fun Watching TV About Latenight Once Conan Leaves NBC and All the Jokes About the NBC Situation Stop Flying

With Conan O’Brien’s lkely departure from "The Tonight Show" tomorrow night (Friday, Jan. 22), all the jokes about NBC’s latenight fiasco will likely fade away. The problem with that is that for the last several weeks it’s the most fun…

The Recipe to Following Up ‘Jon & Kate’: A Baker, Some Police Women and a Few Little People, Of Course

Consider this dilemma. You take over a cable network whose ratings have plummeted 30%. Miraculously, you turn it around and ratings jump 43%. Then, your No.1 show self-destructs under the glare of the nation’s media. How do you rebuild from…

Steve Harvey To Host Classic Game Show

Comedian Steve Harvey is stepping into the host role at a syndicated classic game show, the Associated Press reports. He’ll take over on "Family Feud" in the fall, replacing actor John O’Hurley, who has been hosting the show for four…

Ted Koppel Not Headed to ABC News’ ‘This Week’

Ted Koppel won’t be returning to ABC News as the replacement for George Stephanopoulos on “This Week,” B&C reports. Sources told B&C that talks ended without an offer, noting that ABC News President David Westin was irked because he believed…

NBC Orders More of its Current Shows to Fill Hours

NBC gave a number of its existing shows additional episode orders, as it looks to fill five extra hours of primetime when Jay Leno moves back to late night, reports The Hollywood Reporter. "Law & Order" and spinoff “SVU” will…

A&E Reality Show for David Hasselhoff

David Hasselhoff left one show and is jumping into another, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The actor recently left his judge post at NBC’s "America’s Got Talent." Now he’ll star in a 10-episode A&E reality series. The new series will track…

Eileen O’Neill, President and General Manager of TLC

We certainly want to grow our ratings. We’re going to have some challenges with ‘Jon & Kate’ off-the-air. We’re very mindful of that. TVWeek: So what do you consider your biggest challenge? And what do you feel was your biggest…

Congress Sets Comcast-NBCU Hearing

Congress set a Feb. 4 hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee to review Comcast Corp.’s proposed deal to take majority control of NBC Universal, the Los Angeles Times reports. NBC Universal head Jeff Zucker and Comcast CEO Brian…

Springsteen, Bono, Rihanna, Keys, Coldplay, Jay-Z, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift, Among Others, Set for TV Benefit Friday Night

There will be an all-star cast of musicians performing for the "Hope for Haiti" telethon, including Wyclef Jean, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, and Sting in New York, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Justin…

With Conan Soon to Go Off-Air, and Thus the End to Latenightgate, the Most Fun We’ve Had Watching TV in A Long Time Will Also End. But Don’t Fret–Here’s How to Continue Laffing

The new golden age of latenight, which started a few weeks ago when we heard that Leno’s primetime show was going to be cancelled and that he was going back to a latenight slot, will likely end this week, and…