Jay Leno: NBC wanted me out in 2007
“Actually, they wanted me out in three years,” Leno reveals to the NY Times. “I had to argue to get the other two. Oh, yeah. I said: ‘Let’s make it five. You want me out? I’ll do five.’" But, according to NB late-night boss Rick Ludwin, “That is definitely not my recollection… Maybe Jay heard from someone else something to that effect."
Jay Leno lucks out: Kanye West is a (musical) guest on his 1st show
As luck would have it, "The Jay Leno Show" is kicking off tonight with Kanye West (as well as Jerry Seinfeld) just as Kanye is embroiled in a national controversy over his VMA disruption. Could tonight be Leno's Hugh Grant moment, Part 2: "Without a doubt producers are convening at Jay Leno headquarters," says James Poniewozik, "trying to figure out how to come up with a way to ask "What the hell were you thinking?" for a new generation. And NBC must be thanking God for giving them evidence of their argument that The Jay Leno Show will be a hit because it can comment on watercooler topics."
MTV boots Kanye after outburst // Leave Kanye alone! // Tuesday: Taylor on "The View"
The Jay Leno joke tracker // What if he's a success? // Expect big ratings this week
Hollywood is scared because it means the good old days are gone // Pros and cons
NBC's Leno marketing blitz is unavoidable // "Leno Show" will backfire on NBC
NBC affiliates will suffer the most // Expect lots of product placement
VH1 cutting down on crazy reality contestants
After the Ryan Jenkins fiasco, a source says VH1 will "chill on the crazies for a bit." The so-called "crazies" have become mainstay on VH1 reality shows.
Is Oprah losing viewers because of her political views?
Ratings so far this season are down 7%, which some attribute to her endorsement of Obama. PLUS: Oprah quits politics, says she won't air her views anymore.
Contestant "shocked" over "Survivor: Samoa" racism
Elizabeth Kim, an Asian-American, says it was "just shocking" the amount of racist viewpoints she heard from some of her fellow contestants. "In this era, it surprised me very much that people can be racists," says the New Yorker.
Rupert Boneham pops up on Israel's "Survivor"
The winning team got to win Rupert for two days to share his survival skills.
"The Real World: San Francisco" house is facing foreclosure
The Lombard Street house, which was gutted in a 2000 fire, has an unpaid $3,715,730 mortgage balance.
