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Emmy Central: Afterward, It Was All About the Parties
Emmy Awards Governors Ball Presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Location: Shrine Auditorium Expo Hall, Los Angeles Type: After-party Stars who attended: Chris Rock, Larry David, Billy Crystal, Tyne Daly, James Belushi, Jon Stewart, Chris Noth, Helen…
‘Fear’ of Reality in Syndication
| Syndication | ‘Fear Factor’ Has OK Debut; ‘Pauley’ Makes Corrections
His Crazy Way With an Ad-Lib
Steve Allen, the first host (1954-57) of what was then titled “Tonight” died in 2000 at the age of 78. Reprinted with permission from Mr. Allen’s memoir “Hi-Ho, Steverino!” published in 1992 by Barricade Books, Fort Lee, N.J. What is…
TVWeek Honors Jay Leno: ‘Tonight Show’s’ 50th Anniversary
Night Becomes ElectricAllen Apologized for the First Show’s Length, but Each Host Has Made Staying Up Late WorthwhileBy Chuck Ross It started on this date-Sept. 27-50 years ago. It’s 11:30 at night in Manhattan. The camera zooms in on the…
Two New Additions to TVWeek’s Staff
| Marketing | Teitle, Orenstein Join L.A. Office
Tech Briefs: Terayon Markets HD Splicing System
Equipment provider Terayon’s technology is making possible Fox’s massive HDTV programming initiative to carry up to six football games a week in high definition, and the technology vendor said the solution could be used by cable networks to deliver targeted…
Wright: ‘Tonight’ Backbone of NBC
To Robert Wright, chairman and CEO of NBC Universal and vice chairman of parent company General Electric, “The Tonight Show” and its stars have been important in both a professional and a personal sense. “`The Tonight Show,’ and the `Today’…
Adelphia for Sale in Parts or as a Whole
| Cable | Company Also Preparing Reorganization Should It Not Sell
Adelphia in VOD, HD Content Deal
Cabler Looks Beyond Bankruptcy, Sale, Builds Services With Discovery