Jay Leno returns to The Tonight Show on Monday, but will he be able to reclaim the throne David Letterman captured when he opposed Conan O’Brien? The shows have ramped up their guest lists as the rematch begins. A look at the first- week lineups:
Monday

Jay: Jamie Foxx, Lindsey Vonn, Brad Paisley
Dave: Bill Murray, Ludacris

Tuesday

Jay: Sarah [...]

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Everyone’s talking about CBS’s “The Late Show” surprise promo that aired during Sunday’s Super Bowl telecast. David Letterman, Oprah… and Jay Leno sitting on a couch watching the game. It was Letterman’s idea and Oprah and Leno went along with it. Leno flew to New York in disguise for the shoot last Tuesday. Said [...]

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Adam Lambert got everybody’s attention with his shocking performance at the American Music Awards. What’s next? ABC, which got several viewer complaints after Sunday’s AMAs, doesn’t want to know. It canceled Lambert’s scheduled appearance on Wednesday’s “Good Morning America.” But CBS has jumped in, booking Lambert for “Early Show.” Lambert will also appear on the [...]

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David Letterman’s blackmail scandal, no surprise, is getting the “Law & Order” treatment. But that’s more. The planned episode will also target “The View.” Two-for-one. Josef Adalian reports in his TV MoJoe blog that the episode will revolve around a character named Vanessa Carville, who hosts a daily talk show with a panel of other [...]

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Now what? David Letterman dropped a bombshell on his show Thursday night, telling his “little story” about blackmail and sex, and doing it in such a unique way that it made for extraordinary television. Letterman continues to steal the late-night thunder from Leno and Conan… there was the Sarah Palin flap, the Obama interview, the [...]

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Madonna made her eighth appearance on “The Late Show With David Letterman” on Wednesday night. It was a fun time. The 51-year-old pop star was carried onto the stage by a group of New York Rangers, discussed her changing personality and marital status — Madonna said she’d rather get hit by a train then get [...]

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The Beatles sold more than 2.25 million copies of their re-mastered albums in the first five days after their Sept. 9 release.
Dan Brown’s “The Lost Symbol” sold more than 2 million copies in its first week.
Sunday’s Emmy Awards were seen by 13.3 million people, an increase of a million from last year’s all-time low of [...]

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