President Obama heading to Letterman
"The Late Show" will host the president on Monday, marking the 2nd time a sitting president has appeared on a late-night talk show, after Obama's appearance on Jay Leno last March.
Jay Leno's huge debut: Nearly 18 million tuned in!
10 o'clock Leno doubled Conan's "Tonight Show" debut and, as the NY Times, notes, was "almost NFL sized." Most viewers even stuck around through the most of the show, especially for the Kanye West apology. The NY Times also notes: "For NBC the other good news was how broad the interest was in Mr Leno’s return. He scored a hit rating of 5.1 in the age group NBC most prizes – viewers between 18 and 49 (about 6.7 million viewers) – but he was even bigger with older groups, hitting a 6.2 rating among viewers 25 to 54 and a huge 10.8 rating among viewers over 50."
Opening ratings really don't matter // Leno was born for primetime
Leno offers the perfect alternative to dramas and DVRs // "Leno" coming to radio
Leno slumped, his hair became disheveled as the show wore on // He's fast and funny
How did Leno become "the most punk rock upstart revolutionary force in media today"?
Leno was too relaxed, almost subdued // He was too rusty with monologue, interview
Taylor Swift recounts Kanye incident on "The View"
"Ouch," she recalled. PLUS: Kanye calls Taylor to apologize after she said on "The View" that he had yet to offer a personal apology.
Conan O'Brien has "flamed out" with young viewers
NBC used to tout Conan's big ratings among young viewers, but now has about as many young (18-to-34 year old) viewers as Jay Leno had one year ago.
Simon Cowell is still keeping his mouth shut about Ellen DeGeneres
Asked when the "Idol" judge will finally make a comment, his spokesperson says: "Not at the moment."
TV Land celebrates anniversaries: "Brady Bunch" at 40, "Cosby Show" at 25
The cable channel will present tributes to both shows starting next week.
Guiness says "Dancing" is the world's most successful reality TV format
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, "Strictly Come Dancing" — the British inspiration for "Dancing with the Stars" — is the world's most successful reality format. The BBC has sold "Dancing" to 38 countries.
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