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Conan’s Revenge Game

Now that Conan O’Brien has landed at TBS, he’s out to get back at his former boss, Jeff Zucker . Can you guide the NBC honcho through a sea of Cocos? Read more

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The Tonight Show Hires a New Bandleader (and It’s Not Max Weinberg)

That was fast. Less than 24 hours after the Tonight Show bandleader Kevin Eubanks announced that he would officially be leaving Jay Leno’s side after 18 glorious, “Headlines”-filled years, NBC has allegedly hired his replacement. One quick word on who it isn’t : Max Weinberg, who had been angling for the position to the chagrin of Team Coco.

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The Tonight Show Hires a New Bandleader (and It’s Not Max Weinberg)

Conan Goes on Tour, Brings Some Old (New) Friends: VIDEO

Conan O’B rien may be legally prohibited from being funny on television — at least until November — but that doesn’t mean he can’t bring some laughs to YouTube. The new TBS host started his nationwide comedy tour last night in Eugene, Oregon, and — wouldn’t you know it — many of the surprises and jokes from the show have already found there way onto the Internet. So if you can’t wait to see Conan on your HD television in seven months — or if you couldn’t get tickets for the live shows in the other 29 cities — check out these crappy cell phone videos after the jump. Spoilers, kinda.

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Conan to Fans: ‘They Kinda Tried to Kill Me’

Conan O’Brien made his triumphant return to the stage last night — for his new comedy tour — where he busted out a version of ” I Will Survive ” with some lyrics aimed directly at NBC . Andy Richter , Jack McBrayer and Masturbating Bear all made… Read more

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Kevin Eubanks Officially Breaks Up with Jay Leno

Mark April 12, 2010 down as one of the most bizarre days for late night announcements in history. First, Conan O’B rien psyched out industry insiders by inking a five-year deal with TBS instead of Fox. And now, Kevin Eubanks has officially announced that he is departing The Tonight Show after 18 glorious years with Jay Leno. To make things weirder, Jay Leno responded to the news by saying that he would miss their date nights.

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Conan Treats Lopez with Royal Respect

Filed under: Conan O'Brien , George Lopez , TV TMZ has learned how the deal went down with Conan O’Brien , George Lopez and TBS , and Conan made it clear — he didn’t want anyone to endure the same shabby treatment he got at NBC. Sources tell TMZ the idea of bringing Conan to TBS was hatched by… Read more

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(Senior) Citizens For Leno

On the morning of Conan O’B rien’s first Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television stop, NBC faces some good and some bad Tonight Show news. The good being that the audience has increased more than 50 percent from Coco’s average. The bad being that the median age of the audience has also climbed more than 10 years to 56 years old, posing a potential risk to advertisers. Maybe NBC should just rip a page out of the playbook of the late night show with the youngest demo — Lopez Tonight , which boasts a median age of 33 — with some Chola makeovers . Si? [ NYT ]

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Reruns of Seinfeld Could Prevent Conan From Signing With Fox

Before Conan O’B rien starts his 30-city nationwide tour tomorrow night in Eugene, Oregon, he better plan on giving a big hello to Mark Metzger. Who’s that? Well Metzger is the general manager and vice president of Eugene’s Fox affiliate, KLSR, and he’s just one of the people that could prevent Conan from becoming a late night television fixture once again.

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