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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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The New “Tonight Show” Logo

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Jay Leno “reclaims” the Tonight Show on March 1st. I’m interested to see how they have altered Conan’s old set…

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Letterman, Leno Upstage Super Bowl

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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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Jay Leno went on “Oprah” on Thursday to discuss NBC’s late-night follies, and said there’s “a lot of damage control that has to be done now.” Did Jay do much damage control during the interview? What do you think? Leno wasn’t very introspective and he didn’t say anything we haven’t heard before. At times, he [...]

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Hog Quickies (Jan. 26)

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Forest Whitaker will star in CBS’ “Criminal Minds” spinoff.
Jay Leno visits Oprah on Thursday (Jan. 28); Massachusetts’ new senator Scott Brown visits Leno (via satellite) that night.
Taylor Swift’s new Valentine’s song “Today Was A Fairy Tale” is No. 1 on iTunes.
“Avatar” ($551.7M), No. 1 at the box office for the sixth straight week, passed “The [...]

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Oprah Winfrey has regained her crown as America’s favorite television personality, according to the latest Harris Poll rankings. Oprah held the title in 1998, 2000, 2002-06. Jay Leno (No. 1 last year) and David Letterman dropped, while Glenn Beck shot to No. 2 from nowhere.
1. Oprah Winfrey (No. 4 last year)
2. Glenn Beck
3. Jay Leno [...]

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Conan Reaches $45M Deal

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It’s official. NBC said Thursday it has reached a $45 million deal with Conan O’Brien for his exit from the “Tonight” show, allowing Jay Leno to return to the late-night program he hosted for 17 years. Under the deal, which came seven months after O’Brien took the reins from Leno, O’Brien will get more than [...]

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